Soufflenheim and its pottery

France is obviously a very important part of my life.  My first view of it was through Paris and of Tours, living in the latter for an academic year of college.  I thought that I would always prefer Tours and the Valley of the Loire, but I was mistaken.  Although I frankly adore it all,

Thoughts from a Thanksgiving morn…

  It is a bit after 7 am on Thanksgiving morn. I have done the duty I have for some twenty-six years now (without a break), the ritual preparation of the family turkey. I woke up, without wanting to, at 5 am and got up and started the massive task of getting the bird stuffed

Thanksgiving Turkey à la Szucs

Stuffing Szucs             This stuffing is an old Koerner family favorite which was created by my maternal grandmother, Barbara (Szucs) Bori, who came to the United States in the early 1900’s from Hungary.  Originally it was an all-bread stuffing which my grandmother converted to saltine crackers because of the lighter consistency, which is comparable to