Cooking
Make a Mexican King Cake: la rosca de reyes
Epiphany. Twelfth Night. King’s Day. El Día de los Tres Reyes Magos. Whatever you call the celebration on January 6, the celebration calls for a King Cake! In many places around the world, people remember the Three Wisemen’s visit to the Baby Jesus with a delicious cake. A bean, porcelaine figure, or plastic Baby Jesus is [...]
A French King’s Day Celebration: J’aime la galette . . . la galette des rois
January 6 is Epiphany, or Kings’ Day. The French call it la Fête des Rois. I’ll be celebrating with my French class with une galette des rois, or a King Cake. Recipes abound online, but here’s my simple shortcut:
Purchase frozen puffed pastry dough. Roll it into two large circles. Spread almond paste onto one circle. [...]
Three Kings Day: Los Tres Reyes Magos
Taking down the Christmas decorations is one of the saddest days of the year for me. I absolutely refuse to do it until January 7. Though the radio stations abruptly stop playing carols on December 26, I try to honor the Twelve Days of Christmas through Epiphany on January 6. So, as I write this [...]
Chocolate Croissants: A Recipe for Learning French Shapes
If you’re ever having trouble exciting your kids about a new language or culture, just sugar them up and you’re good to go! My seventh grade French teacher just happened to have a culinary arts degree under her belt. Who knew that signing up for her class for the goodies would lead me down such [...]
