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Jingle jangling within earshot of Plasne’s dairy, the milk from these cows is well within the 25km transportation limit between farm and dairy required to produce Comté cheese. The dairy, or fruitère, is where the magical process transforming raw milk into young cheese must occur within 24 hours. These new wheels are destined to acquire [read more]
Like most summer days, Dynamite, Erotique and their younger sister Fiesta have been ruminating outdoors enjoying the pure meadow grass rich in flora and fauna. Early evening is time for their twice daily milking and the beginning of the process making Comté cheese. The tiny flowers and greenery the cows have spent their day chewing [read more]
Originally published on Maison Cupcake in 2016. Certain locations may since have closed. Window shopping for cake is my favourite pastime and I adore admiring French patisseries. Paris’s Left Bank is packed with patisseries and chocolatiers so it’s heaven for cake voyeurs and baking addicts. Carrie Bradshaw may have tirelessly admired shoes whereas for me it’s [read more]
Originally published in 2012, one of my earliest France travel posts on Maison Cupcake, about a trip to Ladurée to buy macarons. Maison Cupcake in Paris Part One Is it Easter already? Twelve months have passed yet it feels like yesterday my husband and I escaped by ourselves for a holiday weekend in Paris by Eurostar. [read more]