tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post2050752806334209582..comments2024-02-17T14:50:54.001-05:00Comments on Notes of an Anesthesioboist: Clafoutis Comes from ClafirT.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-12450061803181598402009-08-14T08:38:24.202-04:002009-08-14T08:38:24.202-04:00Oh, I totally agree it's wonderful when it'...Oh, I totally agree it's wonderful when it's sweet, fresh, right off the cob! But the guilty doctor in me that's supposed to be "eating healthy" and encouraging that in otehrs knows it's considered the worst of all grains in terms of omega-6 to omega-3 ratio / nutritional value / fungal contamination, etc. Yet I love it so...T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-39758877218397657352009-08-13T22:52:12.842-04:002009-08-13T22:52:12.842-04:00Corn is evil?? Sweet, fresh, right off the corn? H...Corn is evil?? Sweet, fresh, right off the corn? How can that possible be evil??Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175894138510047787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-6478120582601181332009-08-12T03:59:57.275-04:002009-08-12T03:59:57.275-04:00You are amazing! Cooking all this great food for y...You are amazing! Cooking all this great food for your young French visitor... Can I take his place ;)<br /><br />When we visit my in-laws, they never cook for us, and we always end up eating sandwiches, ordering pizzas or eating out (big sigh)...Isabellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17941076675305356648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-28981528367496397432009-08-12T01:58:51.860-04:002009-08-12T01:58:51.860-04:00I agree about the liking to feed people and the lo...I agree about the liking to feed people and the love of food. It is a source of great joy.Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759938692575603663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-23804747483325178102009-08-11T17:13:49.668-04:002009-08-11T17:13:49.668-04:00OCCITAN! That was it. I couldn't remember. ...OCCITAN! That was it. I couldn't remember. I knew it started with an "o."<br /><br />In any case, a bunch of "history of cooking" posts I've seen in both English and French point to "clafir" as the origin of the word "clafoutis."<br /><br />Looking forward to trying yours!T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-15663187958873549752009-08-11T16:59:52.863-04:002009-08-11T16:59:52.863-04:00Hey T,
Where did you ever find clafir? It's a ...Hey T,<br />Where did you ever find <i>clafir</i>? It's a verb not in French but in <i>limousin</i>, a dialect of the non-French language (still sometimes) spoken in southern France, known generally as <i>occitan</i>. The best known of the dialects is Provençal, the language of the troubadours in its medieval version. Dumas' Three Musketeers spoke <i>gascon</i>, another such dialect. There are many others. Occitan has a very rich vocabulary for daily items—many different words for all sorts of pots or pans, for example, to remain in the current topic area—, much of which is comparatively impoverished in 'standard French', i.e. that acceptable in proper company in the Paris area. Some words, like <i>clafoutis</i> (but not <i>clafir</i>), have made their way into standard French.<br />BTW, I have been known to make a mean <i>clafoutis</i> myself, using a family recipe for crêpe-like Finnish pancakes known as <i>lettuja</i> as the batter, then filling it with slices of apple, peaches, or whatever other fruit is available. You have probably sampled some. If not, remind me to make it again, it has been a while.Brianhttp://earthen-vessels.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-31209744271714529582009-08-11T13:11:44.570-04:002009-08-11T13:11:44.570-04:00I know just what you mean - we've had the occa...I know just what you mean - we've had the occasional indulgence in the foot-long sub, the massive pizza lunch, the burger at the sports bar, but for the most part it's been home fare.<br /><br />It's been a nice reminder for me that simplest is bestest! :)T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09208990104460795917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5628616877664827988.post-11729632761545843692009-08-11T13:05:28.493-04:002009-08-11T13:05:28.493-04:00Wonderful post!
We too recently had a visitor fro...Wonderful post!<br /><br />We too recently had a visitor from Europe, and I also wondered how to show him American food and still keep it healthy. The farmer's market was my inspiration for many meals. Yes, he had some fries and barbecue, and a hot dog at the ball game, but the rest was our usual home cooking, which is almost always healthy.Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.com