DAY 21, MARCH 21, 2024, HAPPY NATIONAL FRENCH BREAD DAY!
Good Morning, Everyone,
It is funny now, but I didn’t eat much bread as a child. I thought it was an unnecessary item on the table. In our home, cornbread and biscuits were the bread items offered with our meals. Both breads, cornbread, and biscuits were made from scratch.
My father used to love to eat bread. I didn’t understand that, and at every meal, he expected bread to be on the table. I didn’t know at that age that moving to Europe would challenge my taste buds and change my opinion on bread.
The Europeans bake excellent bread. Each country has its specialties. Today, I am focusing on breads that come out of France.
The French loaf of bread that is bought from the bakeries tastes fantastic with Jam. One can cut it into big slices, warm it in the oven or toaster, spread it with butter, and eat it as it is. You have a meal if you want to spread Jam or cream cheese on it.
Who hasn’t heard of the French Croissants? Thinking about them right now makes me hungry. One can buy them plain or filled with chocolate, Jam, or cheese inside them. They are delicious for a snack. However, many French people eat their croissants plain. Croissants are delicious, and the best way to eat them is the way you want them.
Another French bread that I have fallen in love with is the baguette. I love to buy it fresh from the bakery and then slice it into pieces, spread butter over the slices, and freshly grated garlic. If you desire, pan-fry some fresh shrimp and make a green salad; it makes an outstanding evening meal. I must admit that I sometimes eat a baguette with only butter and garlic. It’s yummy! I add a glass of Pinot Noir, my favorite wine, and sit back and relax.
Remember that at the beginning, I said I wasn’t a bread person. Well… now, a meal without some fresh bread is unthinkable—my, how I have changed.
Happy National French Bread Day! Go out and buy some French bread and celebrate this day.
Have a lovely day
Shalom shalom
Cornbread made from scratch was always on the menu at my southern grandmother’s house, too, Pat. My mother (a very bad cook, by the way) tried to fool my father by making cornbread from a mix, and he spat it out. He was usually pretty tolerant of her poor cooking skills, but that was one thing he couldn’t tolerate. That’s when I decided I’d learn to make everything from scratch.
I saw a commercial a few weeks ago online that showed someone setting US-made bread on fire with a single match. When the person tried that with French-made bread, the bread refused to ignite. That proves Yvette’s comment!
Hello, Wanda,
I make my cornbread and biscuits from scratch too. I am not surprised about US-made breads. You cannot compare them to the breads made in France and Germany. When we say the bread is fresh here, it is fresh.
Thank you so much for stopping by and have a lovely Sunday.
Shalom shalom
I’m not a big bread eater. It isn’t that I don’t like it. I don’t eat it because the American way of making bread is extremely unhealthy. Wheat is no longer the wheat of years ago. Between the fillers and the sugars, I just prefer to stay away from it. I’m happy you have found your love for it overseas.
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Hello Yvette,
Yes, I have heard they have a lot of fillers and sugar in the bread made in the USA. In fact, some companies tried to enter into the German market. But we had a huge demonstration here and they were not allowed.
Thanks for stopping by.
Shalom shalom
Sorry Pat, no time to comment today as you made my mouth water…I’m leaving for the bakery!
Hey JP,
I hope you found the bakery. 😊 Don’t eat too much.
Have a great day and take care.
Shalom shalom
Pat, you are so right. No one makes bread like the French. I cannot get their bread here, so I do not eat much bread at all. Once in a while, I will load up a slice of toast with peanut butter and jam (only seedless black raspberry jam). Yummy yummy. When I grew up, we always had the ubiquitous plate of bread with each meal. It was always something bland, like Wonder Bread. I don’t miss that at all.
Hello, Karl,
So true. No one makes bread like the French and I would also say the Italians.
Thank so much for stopping by.
Have a lovely Sunday.
Shalom shalom
Hi, Pat!
My favorites are the croissants, especially those stuffed with chocolate. Although the pictures make me want to eat some fresh bread right now, I’m on a low-carb diet and they’re verbotten for now. One can dream! The photos are scrumptious! Enjoy your meals with fresh French bread!
Blessings!
Patty
Hello, My Dear Patty,
I will enjoy it. Whenever you can, indulge yourself with one croissant stuff with chocolate.
Thank you so much for stopping by and have a nice day.
Shalom shalom
Thank you so much for the pingback.
Have a very lovely day.
Shalom shalom
Out of all your tasty offerings here, my favorite is the baguette. Yummy!
Hello, Marian,
I like the baguette too and especially with garlic and butter. It is yummy.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have a lovely day.
Shalom shalom
I used to have a bagel with cream cheese every morning for breakfast down in the cafeteria in the Free Press building where I worked. Unfortunately for me, all that cream cheese and french eating I did caught up with me and I got stomach problems big time.
I don’t begrudge anyone else enjoying themselves. Pat, have one for me, ok?
Hello, Shirley,
I will have a baguette for you. They are delicious.
I hope you get well enough so that you can eat one every once in a while.
Take care of yourself and thanks for dropping by.
Shalom shalom
I have never tasted cornbread, Pat. It sounds good. The French bread now that is different. I love it, fresh in the morning straight from the bakers.
Hello, Joy,
Cornbread is delicious and especially when it is made from scratch.
Thank you for dropping by.
Shalom shalom
Joy, we ate cornbread and some type of beans in a pot everyday when I was growing up. It was all we could afford to eat. I cannot have beans like I once did. I do remember the gas we got and can believe that it contributed to my condition today, along with dairy products which we also consumed as a kid.
I no longer eat dairy and no beans with a couple exceptions. I loved that cornbead though. I hope you get to experience that one day.
It may be French bread day, Pat, but your post has me craving cornbread!
Hi Karen,
Great! Bake some and enjoy it.
Have a lovely day.
Shalom shalom