Oui Paris!

I just finished reading Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard. How brilliant an idea to create a memoir discussing her life in Paris with her French husband and adding in the recipes for the food she eats at the end of each chapter. Such a great way for her to remember because after all so many memories can be tied with food. I didn't want the book to be over, it was such a nice, casual breath of fresh air. So much so that I ended up reading the discussion and about the author section at the end, which was great because now I know she has a blog (click here to visit). Yay! Adding it to my blog reading list (which seems to grow daily). In one of her  entries there was a girl who wrote telling her that her two daughters and her were cooking their way through her book. I love that idea, so very Julie and Julia but on a much more reasonable scale.

BTW, how cute is the watercolor on the front of the book? On her blog heading there is another one that is of her in a similar pose and her husband next to her, both walking together. I would absolutely love to have someone replicate that of Brian and I. Looks like I will need to finagle Brian into a "walking away" photo shoot. 
In other good news, Brian has finally seen the magic that is J. Crew. Not that special of news, I know, but love that he's into that design now. He's gonna look so handsome in this shirt we picked out.

-J