Thursday, June 29, 2023


Martha Hall Foose’s Bacon Crackers


Serves 6

A snack from the Mississippi Delta



Don't let the simplicity of this recipe fool you.  


These little snackies are delish!


INGREDIENTS

    • 3/4 pound (about 16 slices) thinly sliced bacon

    • 42 rectangular butter crackers (such as Club or Captain's or Waverly)

PREPARATION

  1. Heat the oven to 250°F.

  2. Slice the bacon slices into thirds crosswise. Wrap each cracker with a piece of bacon, overlapping as little as possible. Place the wrapped crackers ½ inch apart on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet or broiler pan. Bake 1½ hours or until the bacon constricts the center of each cracker and becomes crisp. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the crackers to cool on the rack before eating.

Recipe from Martha Hall Foose’s cookbook, A Southerly Course.

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

My Paris Reading List - NON-FICTION - Updated 8/1/2023


Photo by Willy Maywald, 1952



Photo by Austeja Gudziunaite




UPDATED - 8/3/2023


 THERE ARE NOW TWO SEPARATE LISTS

FICTION AND NON-FICTION

You can find the Fiction list here

I am going to try to do a better job with updating both lists


Non-Fiction:



Paris: A Curious Traveler's Guide by Eleanor Aldridge





My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me Home by Lisa Anselmo




Paris Peasant by Louis Aragon & Simon Watson Taylor




Joie de Vivre: Simple French Style for Everyday Living by Robert Arbor





Walking Paris Streets with Eugene Atget





The Vanished Collection by Pauline Baer de Perignon







The Gardener of Versailles: My Life in the World's Grandest Garden by Alain Baraton




A Place in the World Called Paris edited by Steven Barclay





Lunch in Paris: A Love Story, with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard





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Here's one I highly recommend!


Carousels of Paris by Kaye Wilkinson Barley and Don Barley




Read
About
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Me. Photo taken by Don Barley


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The Bonjour Effect by Julie Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau





Chic & Slim Toujours: Ageing Beautifully Like Those Chic French Women by Anne Barone





Ritz & Escoffier by Luke Barr






Sweet Paris by Frank Adrian Barron




The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John Baxter





Montparnasse by John Baxter





Shakespeare and Company by Sylvia Beach




Paris Cocktails: An Elegant Collection of Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the City of Light (City Cocktails) by Doni Belau






Le Petit Paris, French Finger Food by Nathalie Benezet





The Artist Who Loved Cats: The Inspiring Tale of Theophile-Alexandre Steinlein by Susan Bernardo, Illustrated by Courtenay Fletcher






My Paris Dream by Kate Betts







Paris and Her Cathedrals by R. Howard Bloch






Kiki Man Ray by Mark Braude





Paris Sketchbook: Jason Brooks





A Paris All Your Own - Bestselling Women Writers on the City of Light edited by Eleanor Brown - Contributing authors include Paula McLain, Therese Anne Fowler, Melissa Shapiro, Jennifer Coburn, Maggie Shipstead, Lauren Willig, Cathy Kelly, Rachel Hore, Meg Waite Clayton, Ellen Sussman, M. J. Rose, Susan Vreeland , Megan Crane, Michelle Gable, J. Courtney Sullivan, Julie Powell, Jennifer Scott, and Cara Black.







Five Hundred Buildings of Paris by Kathy Borrus and Jorg Brockmann







F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Paris Years by Paul Brody






The Lost King of France by Deborah Cadbury





Hidden Gardens of Paris: A Guide to the Parks, Squares, and Woodlands of the City of Light by Susan Cahill






Parisian Charm School: French Secrets for Cultivating Love, Joy, and That Certain je ne sais quoi by Jamie Cat Callan






The Gargoyles of Notre-Dame by Michael Camille







City of Immortals: Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris by Carolyn Campbell






The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier by Thad Carhart





Pancakes in Paris by Craig Carlson





Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train by Ina Caro





Flâneur: The Art of Wandering the Streets of Paris by Federico Castigliano





The Grand Louvre: From the Fortress to the Pyramid by Catherine Chaine







Hermes: Heavenly Days by Alice Charbin





My Life in France by Julia Child





Mastering the Art of French Cooking (2 Volume Set) by Julia Child





A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm




Hidden Paris: Discovering and Exploring Parisian Interiors by Caroline Clifton-Mogg





Samaritaine: Paris Pont Neuf by Harold Cobert





The Hermes Scarf: History & Mystique by Nadine Coleno




A Parisian Bistro: La Fontaine de Mars in 50 Recipes by Delphine Constantini






A Walk in Monet's Garden: Full Color Pop-Up With Guided Tour by Francesca Crespi









Permanent Parisians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of Paris by Judi Culbertson & Tom Randall






Dinner for One by Sutanya Dacres






In Paris by Jeanne Damas and Lauren Bastide







Strapless by Deborah Davis





Life in a French Country House by Cordelia de Castellane




Five Love Affairs and a Friendship by Anne de Courcy






The Secret Gardens of Paris by Bruno de Laubadere and Alexandra D'Arnoux





100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go by Marcia DeSanctis





Old-Fashioned Corners of Paris by Christophe Destournelles







Forever Paris: 25 Walks in the Footsteps of Chanel, Hemingway, Picasso, and More by Christina Henry de Tessan





City Walks: Paris, Revise
d Edition: 50 Adventures on Foot City Walks by Christina Henry de Tessan






The Hare with the Amber Eyes: a Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal





My Paris Market Cookbook by Emily Dilling





The Best of Doisneau: Paris by Robert Doisneau





Paris Pop-Up by Ehrhard Dominiq












A Table in Paris by John Donohue







A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light by David Downie





Paris, Paris: Journey Into the City of Light by David Downie and Allison Harris







A Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake




Tasting Paris by Clotilde Dusoulier





Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London by Lauren Elkin





The 500 Hidden Secrets of Paris by Marie Farman





The Little Book of Paris by Dominique Foufelle





Poems of Paris edited by Emily Fragos




Paris Histories & Mysteries by John A. Frederick




All You Need to Be Impossibly French: A Witty Investigation into the Lives, Lusts, and Little Secrets of French Women by Helena Frith-Powell






Secret Paris by Jacque Garnce & Maude Ratton






Eugene Atget: Paris by Jean Claude Gautrad




Paris Mansions and Apartments 1893 by Pierre Gelis-Didot





Parisian Cocktails by Laura Gladwin






Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation by Charles Glass





The Maid and the Queen, The Secret History of Joan of Arc and Yolande of Aragon by Nancy Goldstone




Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology by Adam Gopnik





Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik




DON'T BE A TOURIST IN PARIS by Vanessa Grall




The Story of the Hermes Scarf






City Trails - Paris by Helen Greathead






Paris by Julian Green







A Drinkable Feast: A Cocktail Companion to 1920s Paris by Philip Greene






Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere by Dorie Greenspan






Around My French Table: More than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan






Au Revoir, Tristesse: Lessons in Happiness from French Literature by Viv Groskop






French Women Don't Get Fat by Mireille Guiliano





French Women for All Seasons by Mireille Guiliano






Why French Women Wear Vintage: And other secrets of sustainable style by Alois Guinut






Gail Albert Halaban: Paris Views by Gail Albert Halaban and Cathy Rémy






Shakespeare and Company: A History of the Rag & Bone Shop of the Heart edited by Krista Halverson







Dior in Bloom by Jérôme Hanover, Justine Picardie, Naomi A. Sachs, Alain Stella, and Nick Knight





Paris: Capital of Modernity by David Harvey






EVERY FRENCHMAN HAS ONE by Olivia de Havilland





There's Only One Paris by April Lily Heise





A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway






The Tuileries Gardens, Yesterday and Today: A Walker's Guide by Emmanuelle Héran





Eating and Drinking in Paris: French Menu Translator and Restaurant Guide by Andy Herbach






Paris Is Always a Good Idea by Renee Herrington






Monet's House at Giverny : A Pop-up Carousel by Bob Hersey









Paris: Through a Fashion Eye by Megan Hess




F. Scott Fitzgerald's Taste of France by Carol Hiker




Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne






The Red Widow by Sarah Horowitz





Demystifying the French by Janet Hulstrand





La Vie en Rosé: A Very French Adventure Continues by Jamie Ivey




Paris under Water: How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910 by Jeffrey Jackson





Paris in Love by Eloisa James



Forever Chic: Frenchwomen's Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style, and Substance by Tish Jett





I. M. Pei: The Louvre Pyramid by Philip Jodidio






The Little Pleasures of Paris by Leslie Jonath & Lizzie Stewart







Dreaming in French by Alice Kaplan





White Truffles in Winter by N.M. Kelby






The Little Paris Kitchen by Rachel Khoo





Paris Reborn: Napoléon III, Baron Haussmann, and the Quest to Build a Modern City by Stephane Kirkland







A Day with Picasso by Billy Kluver





French Milk by Lucy Knisley



French Love Poems edited by Tynan Kogane





Karl Lagerfeld: Paris Photo by Karl Lagerfeld





Paris in Bloom by Georgianna Lane






The Ceiling of the Paris Opera by Jacques Lassaigne





My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz






L'Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Home in Paris by David Lebovitz






That's Paris: An Anthology of Life, Love and Sarcasm in the City of Light edited by Vicki Lesage





Curiosities of Paris by Dominique Lesbros





The Most Beautiful Villages of France: The Official Guide by Les Plus Beaux Villages De France Assoc.




In a French Kitchen by Susan Herrmann Loomis




Man Ray's Montparnasse by Herbert R. Lottman





A PARIS YEAR by Janice MacLeod






PARIS LETTERS by Janice MacLeod






Mastering the Art of French Eating: From Paris Bistros to Farmhouse Kitchens, Lessons in Food and Love by Ann Mah





A Writer's Paris: A Guided Journey for the Creative Soul by Eric Maisel




King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV by Philip Mansel





Pop-Up Paris (Lonely Planet Kids) by Andy Mansfield





BEMELMANS The Life and Art of Madeline's Creator by John Bemelmans Marciano






My Good Life in France, In pursuit of the Rural Dream by Janine Marsh





My Four Seasons in France by Janine Marsh





Paris: A Love Story by Kati Marton




The Facades of Paris by Dominique Mathez 







A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle (and all those that followed!)






The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in Paris by Tilar J. Mazzeo






The Widow Clicquot: The story of a champagne empire and the woman who ruled it by Tilar J. Mazzeo





The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough





Paris: Panarama Pops by Sarah McMenemy





BOOKS, BAGUETTES AND BEDBUGS by Jeremy Mercer




Time Was Soft There by Jeremy Mercer





ROOFTOPS OF PARIS by Fabrice Moireau and Carl Norac




Timeless Paris: Ateliers Emporiums Savoir Faire by Marin Montagut




60 Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong: Why We Love France but Not the French by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow




Quiet Corners of Paris Unexpected Hideaways, Secret Courtyards, Hidden Gardens by Jean-Christophe Napias








History of France by John Julius Norwich



Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide to Finding Her Inner French Girl by Debra Ollivier



What French Women Know: About Love, Sex and Other Matters of the Heart and Mind by Debra Ollivier






Delicious Days in Paris by Jane Paech






Paris by Carousel by Andi Paulin and Ellen K. Gladis







Inspired by Paris: Why Borrowing from the French is Better than being French by Jordan Phillips





American Expatriate Writing and the Paris Moment by Donald Pizer




Home Sweet Maison: The French Art of Making a Home by Danielle Postel-Vinay





FRANCE IS A FEAST: The Photographic Journey of Paul and Julia Child by Alex Prud'homme & Katie Pratt



Doorways of Paris by Rachel Puig




After the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport







Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet by Ruth Reichl





Spectacular Paris - Rizzoli Classics




Paris in Love by Nichole Robertson






Paris in Color by Nichole Robertson




Literary Paris by Nichole Robertson






The Paris Journal by Nichole Robertson and Evan Robertson





Follow Me Through Paris by Jill Robinson and Michel Delacroix






Enchanting Paris: The Hedonist's Guide (Hedonist Guide) by Hélène Rocco (Author), Sophia van den Hoek (Photographer), Zachary R. Townsend (Translator) 






French Toast: An American in Paris Celebrates the Maddening Mysteries of the French by Harriet Welty Rochefort






How to Read Paris: A Crash Course in Parisian Architecture by Chris Rogers






Communal Luxury: The Political Imaginary of the Paris Commune by Kristin Ross




May '68 and Its Afterlives by Kristin Ross




Paris Was Ours by Penelope Rowlands




Paris by John Russell





Drawing Lessons by Patricia Sands






Be My Guest: At Home with the Tastemakers by Pierre Sauvage (Author), Ambroise Tézenas (Photographer)





Do Not Go Gentle. Go to Paris.: Travels of an Uncertain Woman of a Certain Age by Gail Schilling




Hats by Madame Paulette: Paris Milliner Extraordinaire by Annie Schneider







The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs by Elaine Sciolino




La Seduction: How The French Play The Game Of Life by Elaine Sciolino




The Seine: The River that Made Paris by Elaine Sciolino




Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris by Jennifer L. Scott





LE PARISIENNES by Anne Sebba





Paris Chic by Alexandra Senes and Oliver Pilcher




Impressions of Paris: An Artists's Sketchbook by Cat Seto




Churches of Paris by Peggy Shannon





Half an Hour from Paris by Annabel Simms




An Hour from Paris by Annabel Simms



Paris Flea Market Style by Claudia Strasser





The Paris Apartment by Claudia Strasser





Paris in 500 photos 500 Photos by Maurice Subervie





Paris: An Architectural History An Architectural History by Anthony Sutcliffe





PARIS, MY SWEET: A YEAR IN THE CITY OF LIGHT (AND DARK CHOCOLATE) by Amy Thomas





A Kitchen in France: A Year of Cooking in My Farmhouse: A Cookbook by Mimi Thorisson



Living Well Is the Best Revenge by Calvin Tomkins





The New Paris by Lindsey Tramuta





The New Parisienne: The Women and Ideas Shaping Paris by Lindsey Tramuta





Almost French: Love and A New Life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull





Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy: A Lost Generation Love Story by Amanda Vaill





Seven Letters from Paris: A Memoir by Samantha Vérant





Le Grand Hotel & Cafe de la Paix by Laura Verchez






Quiet Paris by Siobhan Wall



In Love With Paris by Anne-Katrine Weber








Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution by Caroline Weber




PARIS IN STRIDE, AN INSIDER'S WALKING GUIDE by Jessie Kanelos Weiner and Sarah Moroz




Atget: Postcards of a Lost Paris by Benjamin Weiss




Our Paris: Sketches from Memory by Edmund White




The Guide to the Architecture of Paris by Norval White





The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops by Ellen Williams


 




Art Hiding in Paris by Lori Zimmer







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Bonne Lecture!


Photo by Paris Photographer Geneviève Thomas of My Joli Coeur Photography