Rita SellesDec 14, 20194 minBûches de Noël-Last Pastry Class In the past two weeks I've been peeking in at every bakery/pastry shop I walk by to see their Christmas Logs or Bûches de Noël. It is the...
Rita SellesDec 7, 20191 minSustainable Christmas MarketThe sustainable Christmas market features fair trade vendors from Africa, Palestine, India, and other countries, as well as local...
Rita SellesNov 25, 20192 minChristmas MarketThe Christmas markets or marchés de Noël are in full swing in Grenoble. With Christmas music and lots of lights, the mood is festive. The...
Rita SellesNov 11, 20193 minPastry Class # 3: Ganache and MousseIt was a grey Saturday afternoon and I was very ready for another pastry class. With three other people, we made three different...
Rita SellesOct 23, 20191 minMore DessertsMillefeuille--a messy but amazing pastry: crispy layers of puff pastry alternating with rum-flavored pastry cream, along with a sweet...
Rita SellesOct 22, 20192 minBreadThere are so many bakeries to choose from and so many bread options. After trying several bakeries in the neighborhood, I generally go...
Rita SellesOct 22, 20191 minCafésLike bakeries, there are so many cafés to choose from. I have not become a regular at any one café in town, probably because our...
Rita SellesOct 21, 20192 minStreet ScenesThe making of a modern day cobble stone street. Art work and precision! Doors of Lyon "Do not go on the grass"—in a park Self-serve bike...
Rita SellesOct 16, 20191 minDoors of GrenobleMore accurately, these are the doors to apartments on one street in Grenoble—the street Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The street is named after...
Rita SellesOct 15, 20191 minMore PastriesI saw these in a window in Paris and can't remember what they are. From looking at the garnishes, they must be a chocolate hazelnut...
Rita SellesOct 15, 20193 minPastry Class # 2This second pastry class was a group class with three other women. We just fit into the kitchen. The plan for the afternoon was to make a...
Rita SellesOct 2, 20194 minPastry Class #1:Chocolate and RaspberriesWhen you look at beautiful pastries displayed in a pastry shop I wonder what kind of space they were made in and of course, the a-z of...
Rita SellesSep 20, 20191 minMore DessertsThere are lots of options to choose from in a pastry shop. I have been opting for individual dessert which allows for more sampling...
Rita SellesSep 20, 20192 minHike in the Chartreuse mountainsChamechaude is the highest summit in the Chartreuse Massif and the fourth most prominent mountain in France. This one is practically in...
Rita SellesSep 16, 20192 minHiking in the VercorsGrenoble is surrounded by three mountain ranges: the Vercors, the Chartreuse Mountains, and the Belledonne. Grenoble and its environs has...
Rita SellesSep 16, 20191 minViennoiseries"Viennoiseries" refers to breakfast pastries or snacks that are sort of like a bridge between pastries and bread. They are often made...
Rita SellesSep 11, 20191 minA walk in the ParkFor an apartment dweller, a park is a beautiful thing! It becomes your back yard where you read your book, talk on your phone, meet up...
Rita SellesSep 11, 20191 minTo Market, to marketThe Halles Sainte-Claire market in our neighborhood is open every day except Mondays. Part of it is in a building, where you can buy...
Rita SellesSep 8, 20191 minGrenoble at a glanceThese pictures are courtesy Otto Selles who captured a wide view of the city when we arrived. The city of Grenoble is very flat but...
Rita SellesSep 8, 20192 minA day in the Chartreuse MountainsOur day started early to catch an 8:30 bus to a mountain range--the Chartreuse mountains, about 25k from Grenoble. In a short time we...