We left our life in the US with our four kids - 9, 7, 5 and 2 - to exchange houses, cars, schools, friends, and languages with a French family in the Cote d'Azur. Who knows what will happen in this life?
The cherry tree yielded a good crop. Everyone had a great time picking the cherries! If my sister were here, I'm sure she would make cherry pie or something. Oooh, maybe I should learn how to make cheesecake from scratch!
posted by La Vie est Belle at
23.5.08
After a home exchange in the south of France in 2007-8, our family of six decided to stick around a little longer. We live in an old French farmhouse that was built sometime in the mid-late 1800's.
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Dave, if your muscles get any bigger they will rip your t-shirt. :)
didn't Sam want to pick any cherries?
i have an amazing cheesecake receipe....easy and it turns out great...perfect for those cherries. let me know I'll send it over.
Alisa I would love your cheesecake recipe. Please send it to stashaATgmailDOTcom. (have to avoid those spammers). But send it quick because the cherries are starting to spoil...Hope I can find all the ingredients here in Mougins!
Mmm! Or cherry cobbler! Have you thought about canning any? Kind of a project now, but so yummy later. I have a great cobbler recipe!
Hey Stasha! I'm a Canadian living in Marseille and I love reading your blog!
I just wanted to give you the heads up if you decide to make cheesecake with your lovely cherries... Creamcheese is nearly impossible to find in France! I know, I know... How can a country that produces hundreds of different cheeses not have a good brick of Philly around, right? I spent days asking myself the same thing a few Thanksgivings ago when I was trying to make a pumpkin cheesecake. I eventually read somewhere on the internet that neufchatel was a good creamcheese substitute and decided to try it - something I would definitely advise against! I read a few months later on another site that neufchatel had a nice 'mushroomy flavour' which I'm sure made my pumpkin cheesecake taste just wonderful! I've since been told that St.Moret cheese is apparently quite creamcheese-like but have yet to try it myself... Or you may just be lucky enough to find the real thing near you!
Another fabulous French dessert to make with cherries is clafoutis! I have a recipe I could send you if you like or there are surely lots of them to find on online cooking sites and I think all the ingredients will be found eaily in France!
Bon courage and have fun!
Good luck finding cream cheese in France. Although they do have Philadelphia's at the store I told you about (still can't remember where it is).
stash! Thanks for my bday comment! Hope you had a happy one!! Looks like you are having a blast still! so jealous....I went to a french bakery the other day....not quite the same...:) love ya lady! cute fam,love the pics!
Wow, your husband is a hottie!! :-)
As for the cheesecake, I use half St Moret and half Marscapone, and it's not exactly the same, but it's about as close as you can get.
PS. They sell Philly in Italy, so if you're ever over there, take a peak in a grocery store!!
Thanks to La Canadienne and Sam de Bretagne for the advice on cream cheese! And please send me the recipes (stashaATgmailDOTcom), including for the cobbler, Janae. If I can find the ingredients I might make them and post. But we'll EAT first...
And thanks for your comments, I loved reading them!
Shanel and Samantha: I think those were compliments and if that's the case, thanks! They made me feel good!
Dave
What a great family activity...picking cherries, eating cherries, cooking with cherries. They look like sweet, yummy cherries.
your pictures are great, by the way.. you never needed to fly me out. :)
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