Pleurote - les marchés de Paris

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dfe0TFqtNsNBa8mbaCZ5dS2lG6RshUATX5XTU3MvB4NhI_3qMwGvOcnn_Tzw-5tlpuQqRI8TUXSfCy61rdCeCCgplc9mdevFpN2Mzx6JOyir1WfC9OnKWRnJeDkyOWVkYwltWDKJj9o/s1600/2010+June+19+DSC_0764.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dfe0TFqtNsNBa8mbaCZ5dS2lG6RshUATX5XTU3MvB4NhI_3qMwGvOcnn_Tzw-5tlpuQqRI8TUXSfCy61rdCeCCgplc9mdevFpN2Mzx6JOyir1WfC9OnKWRnJeDkyOWVkYwltWDKJj9o/s640/2010+June+19+DSC_0764.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Pleurote</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Oyster mushrooms</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The mushrooms are plentiful in the Paris markets, fresh from the countryside.  Although I have not cooked in Paris, it would be a delight to choose from the abundance of fresh produce.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These oyster mushrooms would be just the thing for a recipe I use at home for mushroom soup.  The basic premise is to use all the mushrooms you can fit into the pan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marché Maubert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Place Maubert</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75005, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Pleurote - les marchés de Paris

Pleurote Oyster mushrooms The mushrooms are plentiful in the Paris markets, fresh from the countryside.  Although I have not cooked in Paris...

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MORA - des fèves

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRQYlhRLI-2zlO2qYl_0vTRI0lHZeXM9sdzbGkmVnl6qR3OZA7TAydMnDiu8PslwwBhOlTqoYyj9gORCKNUv8KnAASe6na8-jIQ9Z112uu0hva4Hk7wV7DvwRn1g0impGRxraMQ6wfY4/s1600/2012+Jan+11+IMG_6511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRQYlhRLI-2zlO2qYl_0vTRI0lHZeXM9sdzbGkmVnl6qR3OZA7TAydMnDiu8PslwwBhOlTqoYyj9gORCKNUv8KnAASe6na8-jIQ9Z112uu0hva4Hk7wV7DvwRn1g0impGRxraMQ6wfY4/s640/2012+Jan+11+IMG_6511.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Window of MORA </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(Le Spécialiste des Ustensiles de Cuisine)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">MORA is one of my regular stops in Paris, to buy a French cookbook, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">powdered colors for making macarons, moule cannelé (for making Canelés de Bordeaux), and <span style="color: yellow;"><b><a href="http://parisandbeyond-genie.blogspot.com/2012/01/feves-pour-la-galette-des-rois.html" target="_blank">fèves</a></b></span>.  There are many themes for a collection of fèves and we really wanted the row with the bees (including the Queen bee on the left).  They did not have any left for sale but there were other charming selections as you can see.  Perhaps you would be interested in the row of purses?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I promised a recipe for the galette des rois and have included a link <span style="color: yellow;"><b><a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Puff-Pastry-Tart-Filled-with-Almond-Cream-107614?mbid=ipapp" target="_blank">here</a></b></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for a very easy galette.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">However, I will be back later with a photo of my galette des rois,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and a French recipe which I prefer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>(Joyeux anniversaire, Marie!)</i><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>MORA, au service de la Gastronomie depuis 1814</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>13, rue Montmartre</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>75001, Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Métro Étienne Marcel </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

MORA - des fèves

The Window of MORA (Le Spécialiste des Ustensiles de Cuisine) MORA is one of my regular stops in Paris, to buy a French cookbook,  powdered ...

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La Tour Eiffel-

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf6rm6xHzpt9u1UTsDeRz0hl15Ywji5ibYJaOZ1_KofeSSK26gr54fBAqWcnYkxMNMhzGApc-76waq-qhFskR3g_MjNX2dCTbNZsRaD-B_ZpnD_0CyprPKq6-1KajXJoXzKVOjK4aZQI/s1600/2011+april+2+DSC_0329.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612213093042860146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf6rm6xHzpt9u1UTsDeRz0hl15Ywji5ibYJaOZ1_KofeSSK26gr54fBAqWcnYkxMNMhzGApc-76waq-qhFskR3g_MjNX2dCTbNZsRaD-B_ZpnD_0CyprPKq6-1KajXJoXzKVOjK4aZQI/s640/2011+april+2+DSC_0329.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; ; DISPLAY: block; ; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">In the window of Galeries Lafayette, the display of kitchen utensils had this special grater. I wish that I had bought a few of them for gifts and one for my home. It would certainly give one something to think about while grating carrots for dinner.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Galeries Lafayette</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Boulevard Haussman</span><br /></span><br /><br /><div></div>

La Tour Eiffel-

In the window of Galeries Lafayette, the display of kitchen utensils had this special grater. I wish that I had bought a few of them for gi...

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