Lately I've been reading the Julie/Julia project, which I love, and preparing for a trip to france. This is turning me into a mini-francophile: listening to french language tapes while doing Yoga, seeing "Le Divorce" (which is, btw, so-so to completely sucky-- Paris doesn't even look particularly appealing, more like my gray vaguely gothic fears about what it would be like to live there), collecting guidebooks and, of course, opening up Julia Child's classic, Mastering the Art of French Cooking which I've now completely bookmarked to death with things I want to try to cook in the upcoming days.

This one is a gorgeous simple and tasty appetizer that I tried to make into an aspect of a proper meal, as if it were a side dish. That didn't really work-- they are terribly self contained and don't seem to go with anything except their happy selves. But they are so delicious I'll do it again anyhow. This is definitely a candidate for the Christmas table as well.