I realized this morning how much I love all things french. I got a great book for Christmas from my mom called "French women don't get fat." It was a discovery through our great public library system and I loved it. So did my mom, but she got a copy for Christmas last year! (I was just a little jealous) So since I had been "borrowing" her copy so much, she decided to give me one of my own! Now I have the lovely book and can add to the collection alongside Julie Child and my English-French dictionary.
It is delightful that the opera here at MSU is in french this semester, it allows me to truly indulge in the language as well as music. I took some little french in high school and then had one summer here at MSU where I took both FRN 101 and 102. That was a lovely summer, I would drive to the free parking lot, then ride my bike into campus, go to class and then sit in a shady bench near the fountain whilst eating my lunch, ahhhh, I have pleasant memories of that summer. Especially now, that Christmas is done and the brunt is winter is still upon us.
But back to the french stuff. This morning I tried a new recipe from the aforementioned book, "Peanut butter-banana oatmeal", now obviously if you are not a fan of either of the three food items in the title, this will not appeal to your taste buds, but I thought it was delicious. Its a very simple recipe, but very rewarding, because once the peanut butter is blended into the oatmeal it doesn't taste as obvious and the bananas start to mush just a bit so they release all their sweetness but still keep the texture. I truly enjoyed it. And it was so nice to start the day cooking something. Most of the time during the week, there's just not enough time to cook a nice breakfast (hence why I love Saturday mornings so much) but today it was a delightful step out of the ordinary. A french step out of the ordinary.
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