Hier (yesterday), it was the holiday called Le Chandeleur, which is a holiday to eat crepes! So, naturally my host mom made crepes for dinner. We had crepes with ham and cheese and just cheese for dinner. Then we had incredible crepes for dessert with nutella or chestnut butter, ice cream, and a touch of whip cream. So delicious!!
I must say that I eat sooo much here. If I don't take a full second helping at dinner, my host my says, "Oh tu suis un regime?!" which basically means, "What, you're on a diet?!" Well no... but that's a lot of food! Oh la la.
Some of the other dinners I've been enjoying here are:
-le poulet et les frites (chicken and fries)
-le pizza
-la soupe (of the mystery vegetable variety)
-a French dish with ham wrapped around some kind of vegetable (can't remember what it was called though)
-And then Sunday night, the host family had guests come over and we had the full-out 5-course meal. Seriously, how much can a person eat? We started with aperitifs (drinks) and hors-d'oevres, then had le pate avec des boules et des saucisses (pasta with meatballs and sausage). Now keep in mind... I was full after my host mom made sure I had a second helping of pasta. So then we had our salad course, and then le fromage avec du pain (cheese and bread). My host mom makes all of the bread herself. So full. And then out comes the special cake... it was kind of like a tiramisu. My housemate Cate and I had watched her make it the night before. She had showed us how to make the mousse au chocolat and given us recipes the night before. Well I have to say that it was an absolutely delicious dinner, but it was definitely a lot lot of food.
So, if anyone was remotely worried about me being hungry, this is to assure you that I am not. I am eating wonderful French etc cuisine... and lots of it. Santé!
Up Next: Nice and Monaco
This weekend I am visiting Nice and Monaco on an overnight trip with my school. We get to tour the cities, check out a perfume factory, go to Monte Carlo (but I can't get into the fancy casino area cuz there's a 21 age limit), and get to know the people in the group.
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