See those mouth-watering pastries? That's my French
breakfast. When I feel like treating myself, I take the 15-minute walk down to "Du
Pain et des Idees," one of my favorite bakeries, and indulge.
My usual selection is one of the "escargots" (the
one type of snail that I will eat!), preferably the pink ones. A twist of buttery
puff pastry stuffed with pralines. If that's too much pink for you, you can go
for the lemon and nougat, the chocolate and pistachio or the rum raisin. I
could make my way through the week on these…
For more classic tastes, there are the apple tarts,
croissants or pain au chocolat (but with the extremely gourmet Valrhona
chocolate). I've tried and approved all of these multiple times!
But that hasn't pushed aside my craving for American
breakfasts. Seriously? Seriously.
On each trip back to the U.S., I stock up on microwavable,
flavored oatmeal and almond, cashew and other nut butters. My latest find was
pumpkin pancake mix… yum! And I dream of cinnamon bread and bagels (I still
haven't found ones that I like here).
Between my own "imports" and a wider variety of
products in larger grocery stores in Paris, I manage to recreate my favorite
American early morning eats.
So one day my breakfast is French, the next day it's
American and often it's a combination of both. What could be more balanced than
that?
Oh my gosh that looks soooooo yummy!!! I'm hungry for a delicious pastry now. . .
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ReplyDeleteOooh, Parisian pastries look soooo sophisticated.... and delicious. Chocolatines and amandines are about as exciting as it gets here. But that's fine. Sometimes I need plainer fare. And that's when I get the porridge bowl out
ReplyDeleteHa, ha! It's funny how after having a lot of croissants and fancy French pastries I really get a craving for good old hot cereal... It's very comforting in this cold weather!
DeleteWow, yummy!
ReplyDeleteI do go a bit crazy when I go there! :)
DeleteThose pastries look heavenly. I find it hard to believe you are yearning for American-style breakfasts. Don't tell me you miss Dunkin Donuts! Thanks for playing along today with Dreaming of France. Here’s my Dreaming of France meme
ReplyDeleteHa, ha! Not really Dunkin Donuts, although they do make better donuts than the ones here in France... When in France, stick to the croissant :)
DeleteOh breakfast pastries! Some day I will go to Paris. Some day.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny because most Parisians dream of going to the U.S. And they love our American breakfasts! I hope you will indeed take a trip to Paris...
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