From Bordeaux to Bali, finding home again
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I am French, live in Bali, Indonesia with my Balinese husband Komang.I am interested in cooking, art, south-east Asia textiles and crafts, building houses and trying to be the most eco minded I can..
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Baking bread in a different world
Posted on 14/04/2011
If there is one thing I miss a lot here in Bali, it is a good, crusty, warm loaf of bread fragrant with the sweet smell and heady tang of yeast. I have been dreaming for a long time to...
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Rejang Dewa and Lawar
Posted on 08/04/2011
Today all over Karangasem where we live, families are celebrating Odalan, the birthday of temples. On Saturday we will go pray at Pura Lumbung but today, Odalan has already started at that...
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In an Angel's kitchen: Tarte au Chocolat and...
Posted on 15/02/2011
Her name is Céleste Mathilde and if her first name suits her perfectly, we should have thought of something more befitting for her middle name, Suzette or Madeleine perhaps?At three...
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Balinese Offerings: Canang and Banten
Posted on 13/02/2011
Yesterday morning, I woke up early and headed to Komang's uncle house to prepare the Canang and Banten, the traditional Balinese offerings. Everyone was already busy at work cutting...
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Kalio and Rendang
Posted on 29/01/2011
The rain is enveloping us and even if I tell myself every day that it is wonderful to receive water from the sky, I do miss the sun and the happiness it brings to the day. At this time of...
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Rice, two ways: Nasi goreng and Nasi Kuning
Posted on 27/01/2011
One of the first things we prepare every morning is the rice. My mother in-law, Ibu Boni, still makes Nasi for the day the traditional way: soaked, steamed in a conical bamboo basket in an...
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Going Ghetto in the Jungle
Posted on 24/01/2011
Ghetto sous-vide, that is! Louise and I have been talking a lot lately about this technique and how it can transform the texture of food. Being interested in the science behind all things,...
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Cool, crunchy and spicy on a rainy day
Posted on 17/01/2011
We have had rain for over a month here in Bali; the humidity is high, the spirits are getting low and everyone watches the sky hoping that today will be different and wondering if it will...
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Temples on the day of Kuningan
Posted on 18/12/2010
Penjor Today was Kuningan, the last day of the Galungan festival which span a period of ten days and occur every 210 days in the Balinese calendar year (the Pawukon). It is a time...
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Made is getting married!
Posted on 17/12/2010
Made Suarta aka Made Pintar (Smart Made) got married to his long time sweetheart Ketut Sepi (Quiet Ketut). Not only Ketut is quiet and beautiful, she is very patient as well since Made and...
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It's has an interesting love story made in Bali.Sooooooooooo......romantic.
Interesting! Nice to meet you. Have you been in Vietnam already? Are there still people who are able to speak french?