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Recipe: shrimps flambe with Pastis
This is a typical recipe from Provence, Shrimps flavored with the alcohool "Pastis" , a drink so popular in the south of France. You can find it in the States in a bottle under the name of "Pernod". Pastis is made of anis and regliss ( i think it is called Licorice in english). This recipe is so simple, so quick and yet so festive you will love it. I always make it when there is a special occasion.
Ingredients for 2 people:
- 1 lb of cooked shrimps
- 2 tbsp of butter
- 1/2 cup of finely chopped italian parsley
- 1/2 cup of finely chopped garlic (more or less depending if you like garlic or not)
- 1/3 cup of Pastis (Pernod)
Melt butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Add shrimps. Saute for about 3mn. add parsley and garlic. Saute another 2 mn. remove from heat. Add Pastis and flambe with a match (in front of the guests, they will love it!). Serve right away. (there must be a nice sauce at the end made with the butter and the pastis)
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Thanksgiving in France - more addresses
Following my previous post, here is another address in Paris where you can celebrate thanksgiving all day long: Hard Rock Cafe.
http://www.hardrock.com/locations/cafes3/cafes.aspx?LocationID=92&MIBenumID=3&MenuID=15To get there: From the Metro/Subway: Grands Boulevards lines 8 and 9, Richelieu-Drouot, or Bourse Line 3. tel: 01 53 24 60 00
Also, if you are travelling the south of France, and particularly Monaco, you are in the right place to celebrate thanksgiving: visit the following website
http://www.starsnbars.com for more info. and also this one
http://www.amclubriv.org/node/5 which is the american club in the Riviera.
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Thanksgiving in Paris
Of course, French people are unfamiliar with Thanksgiving. it has nothing to do with french history or culture. But many americans live in France and many french have american relatives or friends who celebrate Thanksgiving in France. if you are visiting Paris during thanksgiving (why not),
here is a good address not to miss, to feel home during this particular time of the year.
"Thanksgiving" located 20, rue Saint Paul 75004 PARIS Tel: 01 42 77 68 28 or 29. There you will find both an american grocery store and a cajun restaurant owned by a french-american couple. Of course, they speak english which makes things easier for you. It is located in one of the most pleasant area in Paris (le Marais). It is very popular throughout the year but particularly during thanksgiving. It is usually booked long time before though so it is probably too late for this year but if you plan to go next year, just book now. You can also enjoy delicious brunches on saturdays and sundays.
For more information, visit their website
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French recipe: tomatoes "a la provencale"
This is the recipe of a dish that was often cooked in my house when I was a kid. It is very easy to do and very good. It can be served with any meat dish (good with chicken).
The trick is to let the tomatoes cook on very low heat for a long time. Many french people cook them in the oven but my mother used to cook them in a skillet, it gets less dry like this. at the end, you should have a nice sauce (combination of the olive oil and the tomatoes water) to go on the rice. I usually put a little bit less parsley than what is shown on the picture. As for the garlic, it is up to your taste but without garlic, it is not Tomatoes "a la provencale anymore!"
Ingredients:
- 6 to 12 ripe tomatoes (depending on how many you are, count about 5 halves per person)
- 2 garlic gloves, finely chopped
- 3 to 4 tbsp of olive oil
- 1 half cup of fine chopped italian parsley
- Cooked rice for everybody
1. cut tomatoes in half. Remove seeds.
2. in a non stick skillet, on medium-low heat, add the olive oil
3. when warm, place each half of tomatoes in the skillet (cut sides up). cook for about 3 minutes.
4. then, reduce heat to low and let the tomatoes cook 45 mn.
5. then, carefully so you don't break them, flip the tomatoes over for about 5 minutes
6. flip them over again and add on each tomatoe, about 1 teaspoon of garlic, and same of parsley, salt and pepper and leave on low heat for about 5 minutes.
Serve on white or brown rice.
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Great park to take the kids: Asterix Park
Asterix Park:
30 km north of Paris. Highway A1 Paris-Lille, direct exit toParc Astérix, between exits no. 7 and no. 8.There is a little know attraction park ( at least by tourists) where you should take your kids: it is the Asterix Park ( from the well-known french comic book Asterix). It is a smaller park than Eurodysney but less tiring, less expensive (around 35 euros), and very fun: my kids love it. It has everything, roller costers and more roller costers, nice shows, dolphins, reproduction of Asterix villages. Everybody will have fun.
Be careful that the park is closed until April 6th, 2007.
Visit their website for more information, there is an english version:
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