Many thanks to La Vernia News Room and especially to my new friend Pascalle for the exciting La Vernia News Article. Click Here to View!
My afternoon with Pascalle was smashing. We chatted away the afternoon, eating bread with European butter and sipping chocolate from eggshell tea cups. Thoughtfully, she brought along a family recipe (from her French mother's side) and I had a blast making the holiday bread then and there, a certain Pain d'Epices (a spice bread, similar to gingerbread: soft, spicy, sweet and delicious).
Pascalle blessed me in another way. I'm embarrassed to inform you, reader, that my spelling, of which I'm not a little proud though it is of little real life value, has not been completely accurate. My beloved Pan d'Epi is now officially Pain d'Epi. Thank you Pascalle!
