Something old becomes something new…

My website died. Suddenly.

Hundreds of recipes. Gone. No carnitas. No chocolate fondant cake. No memories. It was time to rebirth this testament to a life of feasting.

15 years of content takes a long time to migrate. Please enjoy the gradual relaunch of French Foodie Mom: a recipe repository.

Let the feasting begin again!

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Recipes make their way into this blog after three dinner trials. Hope your family likes them as much as ours does.

Golden Vegetable Soup: a Forgotten Childhood Staple
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Golden Vegetable Soup: a Forgotten Childhood Staple

This is the soup my sisters and I grew up with, the soup my mom served us for lunch on so many cloudy Parisian days when she was feeling uninspired. We complained about this vegetable soup, bored to tears by its simplicity and predictability, but now we crave it as adults. It’s what I often make as a gift to new mothers or sick friends: simple goodness in a bowl.

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