• Going to French class isn't just about learning new nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs! Mais non! We have our Language and Cultural Exchange Program every other year in Bourg en Bresse, France. Meanwhile, we have fun learning a lot of interesting cultural facts!  We don't have time to stare at a white board taking notes, and just repeating French people saying little words that sound funny!  We do the talking! Lots of talking! Our French IV students planned a wedding in February - a civil AND religious ceremony, followed by a reception. Below is a Powerpoint presention of the very fun and educational event, conducted in French!
     
     
     
     
     
    We also COOK CRÊPES and we make MARDI GRAS MASQUES and we CELEBRATE holidays French style ... which sometimes means eating amazing francophone foods and being merry. Below is a recipe for making les crêpes:
         4 eggs
         1 cup flour
         1/2 cup milk
         1/2 cup water
         2 teaspoons sugar
         1 teaspoon vanilla
         1/2 teaspoon salt
         2 tablespoons melted butter
    Measure all ingredients into a blender. Close lid and blend for 30 seconds. Scrape sides and continue blending for additional 1 seconds. Cover for one hour. Makes 12-14 crêpes. I use a crêpe maker, which can be bought in most kitchen specialty stores. A small skillet will also work. The trick is not to put too much batter into the skillet - your crêpe is basically a paper thin pancake.
     
     
     
     
    LES CREPES
     
    The French eat their crêpes for either breakfast, lunch, or dinner. They can be eaten with just sugar or jelly on top, or with meat and vegetables or fruit and ice cream inside. They can be as small as a tiny dessert plate, or wider than the largest pizza you've ever ordered. They are sometimes square rather than round. They are sometimes brown rather than yellow. They are always delicious!
     

    Bûche de Noël

    The French enjoy many wonderful desserts at Christmas. The most popular is the bûche de Noël, an iced (usually chocolate) and decorated cake shaped like the Yule log traditionally burned on Christmas night. In some French homes Christ Cakes, resembling the Holy Child and sprinkled with sugar, are either bought or baked for the holidays. In Provence, Christmas dinner ends with thirteen different desserts, which symbolize Christ and the twelve apostles. These include four kinds of dried fruits and nuts, a dessert called pompe à huile (a brioche made with olive oil), cookies, candy, fudge, and candied and fresh fruit. Guests are expected to try a bit of all thirteen desserts!

           

     

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Last Modified on July 30, 2015