Eat like a European

As most of you already know, I am now back in the US. That means my adventurous eating in Europe has been put on pause, I am planning a trip back (don't tell my parents!). I was very sad to leave a culture that valued food so highly, unlike America where food is mainly an afterthought, hence the success of TV dinners and Hamburger Helper. Living in Europe really made me aware of how much processed food I ate and I am working on eating like a European in the US. It is more of a challenge to eat non-processed food when I can't walk to an outdoor market everyday and pick up fresh produce and cheese but it is not impossible.
I really enjoyed blogging and sharing all of my food experiences. I am considering starting another blog focusing on my food discoveries in the US and all the food I will make in my new house. I also have two roommates that could be used as taste testers!

In honor of France, my home for six amazing months!

Au Revoir

During my last weekend in Lyon, I was on a mission to eat as many pastries as possible. I was lucky that most fruit was in season so all the fruit pastries were delicious. I ate a strawberry fraisier. A fraisier is a two layers of sponge cake filled with a creamy, buttercream-like filling and strawberries. Cherries were also in season so I had to eat a clafoutis. Cherries are arranged in a dish and then covered with a flan-like batter. The cherries are not pitted because the pits release flavor when they are cooked.

Clafoutis and a cafe

No fork, no problem