FROMAGE

A Few Of The Cheeses We Tasted At the Royer’s

Brie

Gorgonzola

Chevre

Brie avec Herbes

Saint Marcellin

Chausseee avec Hoines

Cantal

Pecorino

Livarot

Cheese for breakfast, cheese for lunch, and cheese for dinner; some Americans thought it was only a rumor but I am here to tell you that it is true. I had more kinds of cheese in the last 14 days than I have had in the last fourteen years. When we went shopping with Veronique I was absolutely blown away by the amount of space the cheese shelves consumed in the supermarket. I have documented it thought so you don’t need to take my word for it. See the pictures and video clips below.

Fromage frais

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fromage frais (also known as fromage blanc, maquée and similar to some kinds of quark) is a dairy product, originating from Belgium and the north of France. The name literally means "fresh cheese" (with fromage blanc meaning "white cheese").

Pure fromage frais is virtually fat free, but cream is frequently added to improve the flavor, which also increases the fat content, frequently to as high as 8 percent of total weight.

Fromage frais can be served either as a dessert similar to yogurt, frequently with added fruit, or used in savory dishes. It is often served with honey in restaurants, as fromage blanc au miel.

This is not a cheese specialty store, this is a regular ol’ French supermarket.

The French say that you can eat a different cheese each day of the year, believe it!

CORBEIL-ESSONNES MARKET

Corbeil-Essonnes

France

town, Essonne département, Île-de-France région, north-central France, at the confluence of the Seine and Essonnes rivers, just southeast of Paris. Corbeil and Essonnes, formerly separate towns, were united in 1951. Corbeil (ancient Corbilium) has a 14th-century gate and the medieval church of Saint-Spire (originally an abbey). An independent county in the Carolingian period, it was annexed to France by Louis VI in 1108 and was probably the birthplace of William of Corbeil, archbishop of Canterbury (1123–36). A treaty between Louis IX of France and James I the Conqueror of Aragon was signed there in 1258. Industrial development included flour and paper mills, printing plants, and foundries. Today the manufacture of aircraft engines and the electronics industry dominate the local industrial economy. A new town has been built at nearby Evry. Pop. (1999) 39,378; (2005 est.) 40,900.

Montmartre is a hill (the butte Montmartre) which is 130 metres high, giving its name to the surrounding district, in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district. The other, older, church on the hill is Saint Pierre de Montmartre, which claims to be the location at which the Jesuit order of priests was founded. Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre such as Salvador Dalí, Modigliani, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh. Montmartre is also the setting for several hit films.

Jean Pierre went back to his car to avoid a parking ticket, and to wait for us while we continued to walk around the Basilica of the Sacré Cœur and into Montmartre. While waiting, he saw the reflection of the Basilica on the roof of his car; knowing how I am constantly taking pictures he thought that the reflection might make a good photo. Shown below are our collaborative efforts.

Veronique you are supposed to be looking at the camera, not that handsome Frenchman. Oh, sorry, the handsome Frenchman is your husband, Jean Pierre. Well you should still be looking at the camera.

Véronique vous êtes censé être à la recherche à la caméra, non pas que de beaux Français. Oh, désolé, le beau le Français est votre mari, Jean-Pierre. Eh bien, vous devriez toujours chercher à l'appareil photo

This is quite a busy tourist attraction. There are street performers everywhere you turn.

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Norma and I have always loved French onion soup. We couldn't resist the chance to share a bowl of FRENCH, French onion soup. Veronique was telling us that the artists that frequented the town would often have the onion soup as the only meal they would have.

This is the where Nicole Kidman hung out.

This is Noemie and Kersely's beautiful baby, Enola.