The French Connection

My husband grew up eating French food.  He still loves it.  Unfortunately for him, I know next to nothing about french food.  Every now and again he will have mentioned something he likes and I'll find something like it at the grocery store.  This weekend I must have had him on my mind because I came across a couple of treats he might like.  Although prepackaged, he said they were good.

Madeleines are his favorite.  I've not tried them yet because I've yet to purchase a proper Madeleine pan.  That will be on my list of things to find today.  He liked the palmiers OK.  He said they were best with coffee.

    

Obviously we aren't sophisticated coffee drinkers.  He's not big on black coffee so we buy this brand because it's pretty creamy and only slightly sweet.  Though he still adds milk even to this one.  I'm partial to the tea of course.

It took some doing but I finally found a location where he can get a decent baguette.  Of course it's out of the way but it really is the better option.  He announced today that he might cut back as he seems to be eating too many carbs.  That's new but I respect it.  We only purchased 4 loaves for the week.

Instead of our regular omelet for breakfast, I threw together a frittata.  It has one potato, one tomato, 1/4 C peas, 1/4 onion and egg whites and seasoning.  Not french but we both enjoyed it. 

The finished product. (I forgot to take a pic before we cut into it.)

Obviously my French connection to food is lacking. That is why I have decided to try some french recipe.  Of course I'll be picking the husband's brain before making the selections.  After all, he will be the guinea pig!