Le cul entre les deux chaises

• Word Mystery: nun / monja / religieuse 2 hours ago Every Wednesday, I explore how something came to have many word origins in different languages. Yesterday we looked at a yummy French pastry called a religieuse which got its name from looking like a nun. Today, we’re going to look at where those crazy wimpled ladies got their names. EN...
• I chou-chou-choose you! 1 day ago I gave up on French pastries a while back. Part of me didn’t want to suffer the insult of hidden cream-filledness. Another part didn’t want to ask what precisely was in every baked good. Another just didn’t crave potentially sweet things and a final part woke up some days wanting...
• Morry's Bagels, Paris 11è 2 days ago The thing about bagels is that they’re not just comfort food. You can dress a bagel for just about any meal and be satisfied: for breakfast with a schmear of cream cheese or some peanut butter; slap some cold cuts and condiments on one for lunch; toast one up as a side for soup at […]
• Morry's Bagels, Paris 11è 2 days ago The thing about bagels is that they’re not just comfort food. You can dress a bagel for just about any meal and be satisfied: for breakfast with a schmear of cream cheese or some peanut butter; slap some cold cuts and condiments on one for lunch; toast one up as a side for soup at […]
• Stupid rabbit 5 days ago Teaching English to foreign children can be tedious. Being amused and being amusing are the pillars of my existence, so going over dumb verbs and days of the week forever is like torture for me. But it doesn’t have to be. One thing I do is subvert lessons to make them more fun (for me)....

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