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  • Culture,  Dance, Art, and Music,  Travel

    Dives Sur Mer and the Venetian Fairy Festival

    Located only 30 minutes from the city of Caen in northwest france, not to be confused with Cannes in the south. The location between resort villages Cabourg and Deauville is the small village of Dives-sur-Mer, in the department of Calvados, in the region of Normandy France. It is a charming port city with approximately 6000 inhabitants. The history of Dives is famously linked to that of of William the Conqueror Guillaume, who gathered his fleet there before leaving for the conquest of England in 1066.Although Normandy is best known for its WW II D-Day history, the history of Dives Sur Mer goes further back even before its most famous inhabitant…

  • Culture,  Recipes and World Cuisine,  Travel

    Coconut Tart shell with Chocolate Ganache

     Coconut shell 2 cup (256gram) fine coconut (coco) flakes 1/2 cup (100gram)sugar 1/4 cup flour +2tbs (157 gram+30 ml)total =160grams +/- I also added 1tsp nutmeg  and 1tsp cinnamon for flavor 1tsp vanilla  and 2 egg whites Grease pan with butter evenly. press mixture evenly into pan Bake at 375F(190C) center oven 15 min  or until golden brown Cool on wire rack 2min Use knife to gently separatefrom pan sides. Allow to cool completely. 1-2 hrs before filling. Can also make small shells using muffin tins. Can be use for other non baked or baked fillings. Chocolate Grenache  (1 1/2 cups) always 1-1 coconut to – heavy cream ratio(can double recipe…

  • Culture,  Recipes and World Cuisine,  Travel

    French Taco?

    What is it ? What makes it French? Made by a fast food chain restaurant name O’Taco in France, according to Wikipedia it is a Taco from the Rhône alps region of Lyon created by 2 Moroccon brothers first made popular by mostly young people who loved the sandwich. Well mostly it’s like a panini. In my opinion really a cross between a TacoBell crunch wrap without the crunch or the veggies and a Panini or a real flat burrito with a lot of stuff inside and a ala cart so you can choose what goes inside . You see for yourself in the picture below. I had one this…