Lolo's French Bloguette: November 2013

Thursday, November 28, 2013

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

While we're celebrating Thanksgiving turkey style here in the U.S., Lolo will be an ocean away, having delicious blue lobster, shrimp, scallops and langoustines from the local seafood market.

Fresh Seafood Inside the Supermarket

Blue Lobsters

Shrimp

Sea Scallops

Lolo's Thanksgiving Lunch....Langoustines!

Last Thanksgiving we both got to have a French style dinner with friends at the beach. This year I'm spending Turkey Day with my family at the beach and Lolo will spend another Thursday with his family in Nantes. We both have so much to be thankful for!

Traditional Turkey

Thanksgiving Prayer

We’re thankful for Thy blessings, Lord,

Thy watchful eye above,

For freedom’s bell that rolls for all

In this dear land we love.

We’re thankful, Lord, for useful work,

For measure of good health,

For family ties and friendship dear,

More precious this than wealth.

For all Thy tender mercies, Lord,

For sunshine and for rain,

For golden harvest richly blessed

In yield of fruit and grain.

On this Thanksgiving Day, dear Lord,

We bow in humble prayer.

We’re thankful for Thy blessings, Lord;

Thy gifts are everywhere.

~ Kay Hoffman ~

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Lolo & Mimi

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

"HEAR THE PUDDING SINGING IN THE COPPER"...DAY 5

This holiday season you can "hear the pudding singing in the copper" just like Tiny Tim!

The copper used to boil the famous plum pudding (made with raisins, not plums) like the one Mrs. Cratchit makes to crown the Cratchit Christmas dinner was used the rest of the year for the Cratchit family laundry, thus the Cratchit children help Tiny Tim to the wash-house "that he might hear the pudding singing in the copper".

Copper Time!

Lolo definitely heard the pudding this trip!

A Plum Pudding Recipe

1 cup finely chopped beef suet

2 cups fine bread crumbs

1 cup sugar

1 cup milk

1 pint flour

1 cup seedless raisins

1 cup dried currants

1 cup chopped almonds

½ cup citron, sliced thin

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cloves

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

4 well-beaten eggs

1 tsp of baking soda dissolved in 1 tbsp warm water

Flour the fruit thoroughly.

In a large bowl, mix the eggs, sugar, spices, and salt in the milk.

Stir in the fruit, nuts, bread crumbs, and suet. Then stir in the dissolved baking soda. Then add in the flour.

Boil or steam for 4 hours.

To flame pudding:

Warm ¼ cup of brandy.

Make a small depression in the top of the pudding. Pour brandy over it.

Light with a match.

À Bientôt!

Lolo & Mimi

Saturday, November 23, 2013

WE'VE BEEN INVITED...AGAIN!

One Kings Lane is not the only "other" place you'll be able to find us! Marcy Cowan, owner of taste, a local culinary arts shoppe, will be featuring Lolo French Antiques et More in her seasonal pop-up store located on the second floor of Phipps Plaza, just above Tiffany's.

Marcy's love of fresh and flavorful ingredients, fine cooking, pragmatic, beautiful cookware, lovely tabletops and fine French antiques made it easy to say "yes" when she invited us to showcase antiques with her high-end gourmet, kitchen and tabletop items, many of them imported from France.

Edmund Fallot Moutardes

Alabama-Made Earthborn Pottery

Our antique furniture, chandeliers, copper pots, oyster plates and other culinary items will be for sale alongside local Georgia products, hand-loomed Tunisian tablecloths, Italian earthenware bean pots, unique cooking utensils, French-made aprons, gourmet gift baskets and cookbooks signed by local chefs/authors. Everything for the cook and the sous chef, the gourmand and the gourmet can be found.

Setting Up Shop

Gourmet Gift Baskets

If you are trying to find the perfect gift for your favorite food lover, be sure and stop by taste. Tell them Lolo sent you and receive a 10% discount on purchases over $200.

And if you need something for the wine lover on your list, we'll have that this holiday season. Lolo spent the morning at a local flea market where he found this hand forged wine cage with 250 fitted slots for wine bottle storage and a pair of hinged doors with a locking clasp to secure priceless vintages. It will look fabulous utilized anywhere from a wine cellar to a gourmet kitchen. The aged patina only adds to its charm, making this unique item the perfect gift for the wine lover in your life.

French Wine Cage

Bon Appétit!
Santé!
&
À Bientôt!

Lolo & Mimi

Thursday, November 21, 2013

NO "SITTING" STILL FOR LOLO...DAY 3

Lolo's at it again today. He just can't "sit" still, especially with all these wonderful chairs to be found!

Set of 8 Louis XIII Os de Mouton Dining Chairs with Nail Heads

Pair of Louis XIII Os de Mouton Fauteuils

Vintage Art Deco Club Chair

Set of 8 Louis XIII Dining Chairs

Set of Louis XIII Os de Mouton Dining Chairs

1930's Pair of Leather Club Chairs

Set of Louis XIII Os de Mouton Dining Chairs

Set of 6 Country French Rush Seat Chairs

Set of 6 Louis XIII Os de Mouton Dining Chairs

Set of Louis XIII Dining Chairs

Vintage French Leather Club Chair

But you can sit back and "Let Lolo Know" if there's anything you want him to find or if you've seen something that you want. Just email us at info@lolofrenchantiques.com.

À Bientôt!

Lolo & Mimi

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

LOLO IS ON A MISSION...DAY 2 FLEA FINDS

Brrrr....it's chilly in France, but Lolo is on a mission this trip. Neither wind nor rain, nor a cold blustery day could keep him from the vide-greniers, brocante and marché aux puces!