Christmas Eve Chez Nous

Christmas Eve, at our house

It was pretty laid back, a nice mix of traditions. I had a kir royal (although I prefer crémant with my créme de cassis),

Kir Royal

and we experimented with a pintade farcie (Guinea Fowl, semi-de-boned and stuffed with a mix of other meats and flavorings),

Guinea Fowl - Yummy!

alongside our traditional spicy carrots and cheesey broccoli.

Even though we started near 8:00 (normal for us here), that was much earlier than the French Christmas Eve tradition of midnight! And our dinner was much less elaborate, but very nice :-)

Christmas Season

Sète was leading up to Christmas with weekends full of mini-parades, music, and decorations; we decided to check it out!

On our way home, we couldn't resist a taste of a tradition or two: on the right, a bûchette (a small part of a Bûche de Noël, or Yule Log), on the left, a chocolate éclair (our own French tradition, falling any time during the year)

Winter Sky

Winter Sky