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Cooking Outside of My Comfort Zone
Make a vegan meal? I’ve never tried that before, but I’m game. Instead of relying on items like butter, milk, cheese, and eggs, like I’m...
Adeline Olmer
Jan 12, 20242 min read
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Our Home Was Invaded with Green Frogs!
Our home was invaded with green frogs
Adeline Olmer
Jan 5, 20242 min read
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As Time Goes By
The end of the year and the holidays are whizzing by and before 2023 leaves me behind, wondering why I totally missed it, I’ve decided to...
Adeline Olmer
Dec 22, 20231 min read
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A Follow-Up to My AFib Diagnosis
Last week's post He Saw my EKG and Everything Changed After spending four days in the hospital with AFib, I had a lot of questions. So I...
Adeline Olmer
Dec 14, 20233 min read
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He Saw My EKG and Everything Changed!
I am not one who is comfortable sharing very personal information, especially when I feel vulnerable. Actually, that’s not exactly true....
Adeline Olmer
Dec 7, 20234 min read
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A Resistant Cook's Story of Carrot Ginger Turnip Soup
A Resistant Cook's Story of Carrot Ginger Turnip Soup This week, I’ve had a lot going on in my life (more about that later), and just as...
Adeline Olmer
Nov 30, 20232 min read
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Let’s Talk about Not Cooking
The best part of the holidays is the leftovers. I don’t know about you, but by the time I sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving, I’m not...
Adeline Olmer
Nov 24, 20232 min read
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What a Wonderful Party!
My book signing party at the French Consulate was amazing! It wasn’t just my book signing; it was the French-American Aid for Children...
Adeline Olmer
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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How to Entertain without Stress?
That is the question that is on my mind. But the part of the question that isn’t mentioned is how do you do that and enjoy the...
Adeline Olmer
Nov 9, 20231 min read
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What’s Up with Ice Cubes in France?
I Have Exciting News! I’m having a book signing party! During COVID I wrote a book! Le Kitchen Cookbook: a Workbook, everything you need...
Adeline Olmer
Nov 2, 20233 min read
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I Have Exciting News!
I’m having a book-signing party! COVID and the COVID lockdown had many effects on everyone in this country. Some were bad (the...
Adeline Olmer
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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Is Entertaining a Chore or Fun?
I love to entertain. I’ve always found having people over to be exciting; there is a little unknown, a bit of the unexpected, and I find...
Adeline Olmer
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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What to Eat When You Can’t Eat
For the past few months, I’ve been dealing with acid reflux. I had no idea how debilitating it could be until I started having symptoms....
Adeline Olmer
Oct 12, 20232 min read
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An Easy Way to Fix a Bad Recipe
This past weekend Mark and I decided to try a recipe I found on the internet. It was for Poulet a la Normand. The recipe calls for the...
Adeline Olmer
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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How the French Stay Thin
I was asked about my recent blog post “The French Formula: Enjoy your food = Enjoy your life” concerning how enjoying food leads to a...
Adeline Olmer
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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Summer of 2023 Was the Hottest Ever Recorded—Now What?
“Keeping green” has become a nagging thought that stays at the back of my mind. When I see something that I know is a waste, I wonder how...
Adeline Olmer
Sep 21, 20232 min read
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Picking Grapes in the South of France Plus a Great Recipe
As a child, I remember when the conversation would change from the pleasures of summer and begin to focus on the ripeness of the grapes...
Adeline Olmer
Sep 14, 20234 min read
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One chart shows you spices from around the world
What do you do when you want to make something with exotic flavors? Mexican to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, or Chinese, maybe Indian, or a...
Adeline Olmer
Sep 7, 20232 min read
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7 tips to make cooking easy immediately
There are procedures that make cooking easier. If you don’t use them there is a good chance that you’ll find cooking a lot harder than it...
Adeline Olmer
Aug 31, 20234 min read
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The French formula: Enjoy your food = Enjoying your life
When I was writing Le Kitchen Cookbook: a Workbook I thought a lot about food and our attitudes toward what we eat. I read a research...
Adeline Olmer
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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