Jo Maeder

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Q&A: Teresa Engebretsen, the Sabbatical Chef, on How to Speak French and Indulge Your Inner Francophile

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Teresa Engebretsen has been teaching French to middle school students at Durham Academy in Durham, NC, for over 30 years. Often she takes her students on field trips to France. Her blog The Sabbatical Chef began when she took a sabbatical from teaching in 2008, lived in Arles, and worked with a French chef. It’s […]

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PISSALADIERE RECIPE – THE QUICK AND EASY (ALYCE) WAY

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Hi. This is Alyce speaking. Or Al-ees, as the French say. I chained Jean-Luc to his computer to write. Also so he can’t see me make my E-Z pissaladiére (or the spelling of easy). Pissala is a fish paste made from sardines and anchovies. I’ve left it out. This is supposed to be quick and easy, […]

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AUTHOR 2 AUTHOR: SUSAN CRANDALL’S Q&A WITH JO MAEDER

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From Lady Banks Commonplace Books (“Front porch literary gossip from your favorite Southern bookshops”) where I explain the difference between a Yankee and a Damn Yankee, and more. This is part of the Authors Round the South’s “Author 2 Author” series. Thank you Nicki Leone and Susan Crandall. Be sure to check out Susan’s outstanding […]

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