Monthly Archives: April 2012

Notes on the health system — 2

Posted on April 30, 2012 by loren24250

This is my second posting in a row with some observations on the French health care system. This time, my topic is a national program designed to screen for a type of cancer that can often be defeated if it’s … Continue reading →

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Notes on the health system — 1

Posted on April 29, 2012 by loren24250

I’ll confess right away that I’m not particularly knowledgeable about health systems, whether in North America or in Europe. I’ve had personal experience with the health systems of the U.S., Canada and now France, and that’s about it. Never studied … Continue reading →

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Inside a cooking class with Your Own French Chef — The plating

Posted on April 27, 2012 by loren24250

Yesterday we took an inside look at the preparation that’s involved in a personalized cooking class with Fabrice Lemonnier — whose Daglan-based business is Your Own French Chef — and reviewed some of the lessons we learned.  The students? My … Continue reading →

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Inside a cooking class with Your Own French Chef — The prep

Posted on April 26, 2012 by loren24250

Whether you’re fortunate enough to live in the Greater Daglan Area already, or are planning a vacation here, you might want to consider taking a cooking (English translation: cookery) class. Or maybe you’d simply like a professional chef to create … Continue reading →

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Two seafood dishes, and a challenge

Posted on April 25, 2012 by loren24250

Okay, class, let’s see if you’ve been paying attention to Radio Free Daglan’s food coverage. Today we’re featuring two dishes built primarily around seafood, served for lunch in two quite different locations (although both firmly in the Greater Daglan Area). … Continue reading →

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Tidbits from the GDA — April 2012

Posted on April 23, 2012 by loren24250

The team at Radio Free Daglan has been taking a well-deserved break (from blogging) after a well-deserved period of fun (hosting guests). But it is time to stop all the relaxation and get back to some serious blogging. Here are … Continue reading →

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Operation: Oleander Watch, the last chapter

Posted on April 9, 2012 by loren24250

In my Radio Free Daglan posting of April 1, I happily announced that the wisteria vines in front of our house were coming to life, springing leaves all over the place. At the same time, I put another of our … Continue reading →

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Bike ride? No, a bike race

Posted on April 4, 2012 by loren24250

I was planning to take a nice bike ride late Monday afternoon. Seriously, I was. Then our plans got turned around rather quickly, and we wound up in the middle of what turned out to be quite a good, and … Continue reading →

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Operation: Wisteria Watch, Week 1

Posted on April 1, 2012 by loren24250

It’s been a week since I announced the start of Operation: Wisteria Watch, in my post called “The greening of the GDA.” Okay, that was March 23, which makes it nine days instead of a week. But close enough. At … Continue reading →

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