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Bulletin bimestriel de l’Alliance Française de Toledo
Bimonthly newsletter of Toledo’s French Alliance
Numéro/Issue 2
Décembre/December 2008
Calendar of events
EDITORIAL
Entre Amis
@
December 12, 2008
Bonjour à toutes et à tous !
(2nd Friday of the month at noon at
Joyeux Noël !
the AFT suite)
The holiday season will start
Soirée au restaurant
@
December 17, 2008
at the Alliance Française
(3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm)
with the AFT Party December
th
7 featuring a presentation
4 Heures
@
December 30, 2008
by the children's classes.
(last Tuesday of the month at 4:00 pm at the
Following the holiday party,
AFT suite)
the AFT will graciously host
December 7, 2008
?
Christmas Holiday Party (2pm, AFT suite)
their
annual
Christmas
Dinner December 11th, 2008
December 10, 2008
?
Board Meeting at 7pm at the AFT suite
at
Walt
Churchill's
Supermarket in Maumee.
December 11, 2008
?
French Country Christmas Dinner, 5:30 pm
We hope these events will be
Walt Churchill's Supermarket
as
successful
as
the
3320 Briarfield Blvd, Maumee
Masquerade Party at Maumee
Wines
last
November.
We also would like to hear
from you. Should you like to
Wine tasting and cassoulet Dinner contribute your comments,
Perhaps on a previous November evening you have enjoyed an AFT suggestions,
or
articles,
celebration of the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau. This year, AFT Treasurer please contact Rodolphe
BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATION 2008
and resident œnologist Tom Reed thought we could do better, and those who Toledo’s French Alliance celebrated Bastille Day with ‐ of course ‐ a gourmet "picnic". Jamet at [email protected].
participated all agreed! In lieu of limiting ourselves to Beaujolais Nouveau, Tom Saturday, July 12, 44 members and friends of the Alliance gathered at Un Coup de Thank you again for your
conducted a tour of the wine (and cheese) regions of France, but with a twist…it Main, near Dundee, Michigan, where Georgeann Brown maintains a cooking school. support and à bientôt ! (C.J)
Several folks arrived early to help Ms Brown put together a great menu, was a mystery tour! th
complemented with wines from Maumee Wines. Fortified with good food, good drinks Thirty‐four œnophiles gathered at Maumee Wines on November 6 and the belted out of the French National La an and fine were conversation, greeted with an group excellent glass white wine, a nice Anthem, pâté, and Marseillaise, with more enthusiasm than finesse. opportunity to mingle. AFT President Marci Cannon‐Fisher began the “formal” There is a little video of the event, along with the menu, on the Alliance website at part of the evening by extending a greeting to all and introducing Tom, who http://www.aftoledo.com/BastileDay08.htm. Events like this one nourish the social life introduced the wines and cheeses. Each person was presented with four glasses PRESENTATION
of our little Francophile community. (D.B)
of unidentified white wine, one each from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Alsace, and The Alliance Française of
Loire. The tasters were then challenged to match each wine with tasting notes. Toledo is an educational,
Of course the focus was on enjoying the wine and educating the palate rather cultural
non-profit
than keeping score! The white wines were accompanied by French cheeses, organization.
imported by the Boulevard Market in Tecumseh, MI., which included an Haute‐ Its
objectives
are
to
encourage and develop the
Savoie cow’s milk, a Pyrénées sheep’s milk, and an Alsatian cow’s milk cheese. Le réseau des Alliances
La Chorale de l’AF de
L’Assemblée Générale
study and knowledge of the
Françaises de Chine connaît
Providence, vient de
Annuelle The flight of red wines included glasses from Burgundy, Bordeaux, the de
la
un développement très
fêter ses 2 ans. Menés
French language and culture,
Fédération aura lieu à
southern Rhone, and Provence. These were accompanied by cow’s milk cheeses rapide. Depuis la première
par Mme Duvillers, les
Naples, Floride, du 22
and to promote friendship
from the Massif Central, Isère (Alps), and Flanders. While attempting to match ouverture
à
Canton
en
1989,
25 choristes chantent
au
26
octobre
2008.
between the Francophone
the reds with their respective tasting notes, a traditional cassoulet was enjoyed. il y a maintenant 10
des morceaux de la
Les sujets de discussion
and American peoples.
This classic Languedoc “stew” includes white beans and meats such as sausage, Alliances dont Pékin et
Renaissance ainsi que
porteront surtout sur les
BOARD
Shanghai. Quatre autres
des chansons plus
pork, and duck. Richard Fortney, the proprietor of Maumee Wines, prepared the changements apportés
Marci Cannon Fisher President
Alliances vont ouvrir afin de
populaires. En Juillet,
par le gouvernement de
cassoulet in a wonderful Le Creuset pot and accompanied it with baguettes.
Rodolphe Jamet
Vice President
satisfaire
la
curiosité
ils sont allés chanter à
Nicolas Sarkozy.
The culinary part croissante
of the evening concluded with French chocolates, Thomas Reed
Treasurer
des Chinois pour
Québec pour le 400ème
Dave
Barnes
Secretary
petits gâteaux, and palmiers. The camaraderie, however, continued! (H.H.)
la culture Française.
anniversaire de la ville.
Le Piaf
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ACTUALITÉS FRANCOPHONES
* L'unique survivant américain des soldats de la première guerre mondiale, Frank Buckles, 107 ans, a été décoré à Washington des À La rentrée des classes (=back to school) 2008 a eu lieu en
France début septembre. À part (=except for) une courte grève
insignes (=badges) d'officier de la Légion d'honneur (the Legion of (=strike) de certains enseignants à Paris, tous les écoliers,
Honour is the highest distinction confered by France), par le collégiens et lycéens ont repris les cours.
secrétaire d'Etat français aux anciens combattants (=veterans), Jean‐
À Selon un sondage (=survey) de la SOFRES réalisé début
Marie Bockel. septembre 2008, 80% des Français interrogés préfèrent Barack
* Les Antilles françaises, Guadeloupe et Martinique principalement, Obama comme futur président des États-Unis. La plupart des
sondés (=surveyed persons) ont d’ailleurs une bonne opinion des
ont salué en chœur (=congratulate unanimously) la victoire de Barack Américains.
Obama. Tout en espérant une meilleure reconnaissance À Dans le cadre (=framework) de la lutte (=fight) contre les
(=recognition) de la cause (=case) des Noirs, les Antillais se sentent pandémies, les ministres européens de la santé, présidés par la
tout de même différents des Américains. Française Roselyne Bachelot, et le secrétaire d’État américain à
* À la mi‐novembre, des éleveurs ovins (=ovine farmers) et leurs la santé Michael Leavitt se sont réunis (=to get together) à
troupeaux de brebis (=ewe) se sont rassemblés au pied de la Tour Angers début septembre 2008. Le but (=goal) était d’élargir (=to
expand) la coopération internationale en partageant (=sharing)
Eiffel pour protester contre l’insuffisance (=inadequacy) de leurs les connaissances (=knowledge) sur les virus.
revenus (=income). Île Sainte Croix, the First French Settlement in the New World MARC MAILLOUX, SPEAKER OF 2007 In 1604, after prolonged religious warfare between Catholic and Huguenot forces, King Henri IV of France granted a fur trade In October 2007, the Alliance Française hosted reverend Marc monopoly to supporter Pierre Dugua and named him Lt.‐Gov. for New Mailloux, and his wife Aline, for the presentation of his book “God World territory between latitudes 40°and 46°. In March, Dugua’s five still loves the French”. ships, carrying 120 men including Samuel de Champlain, departed About 25 people attended the presentation. from Le Havre, France. With an enthusiastic and humorous tone, he described his life After landing at Sable Island off Newfoundland, three ships with 41 experiences, related in the book, from his youth on the North East men coast of the US to his actual teaching in the Antilles. headed to the St. Lawrence R. to trade. Meanwhile Dugua searched for a some location for his settlement along the coasts of Nova Marc read passages and gave more details about them, like Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine. By late June Dugua's two ships the anecdote about the Indian who gave him the bible when Marc and went 79 men sailed to into Passamaquoddy Bay. Here, up preachy, a river, they in India find the Nirvana. Without being the found a small 100yd by 200yd island which they named “Sainte Croix”. speaker was thoughtful and teasing. The anecdote about the French With the construction of dwellings, support buildings, and a chapel it road employees who took two hours for lunch and decided not to became the site of the first French settlement in N. America. go back to work because the rain was starting to fall was the most hilarious and in the same time very respectful toward the By October the first signs of winter arrived. The river jammed with ice employees who offered him to share the food without questions. and cut the settlement off from the mainland. Lacking fresh fruit and Through the insightful observations of the French people, Marc vegetables, the men fell ill to scurvy. By winter's end, 35 of the gave the audience some flavor of France, a land where the religious original 79 men had died. The latitude of Île Ste. Croix is much further practice is not very significant but where God feels at home. south than that of Paris. The harsh New World winter was not The evening was a success and everybody went back home anticipated.(H.H) delighted. (R.J) (to be continued in the next issue) THE PALATE
Moules au cidre/Mussels in hard cider
Pour 4 personnes/For 4 persons:
1,7 kg de moules/3.75 lb of mussels
25 cl de cidre/8.45 fl. oz. of hard cider
2 cuillères à soupe de crème fraîche/2 tbsp of sur
cream
3 gousses d’ail et 1 grosse échalotte pelées et
hachées/3 cloves of garlic and 1 big shallot, peeled
and chopped
poivre noir/black pepper
-Lavez les moules et retirez le byssus/Wash the
mussels and take out the byssus.
-Mettez les moules dans une marmite, versez le
cidre, ajoutez l’ail et l’échalote puis mélangez
le tout/Put the mussels in a pot, pour the hard
cider, add the garlic and shallot and mix up
everything.
-Couvrez, portez à ébullition et laissez cuire de 3
à 10 minutes en secouant la marmite de temps
en temps/Cover, bring to the boil and cook from
3 to 10 minutes (shake the pot regularly).
-Stoppez la cuisson lorsque toutes les moules
sont ouvertes/Stop the cooking when all mussels
are open.
-Ajoutez la crème fraîche, poivrez, mélangez et
servez dans des assiettes creuses avec le jus de
cuisson et des tartines de pain beurré/Add the
sour cream, pepper, mix and serve in soup plates
with the cooking juices and buttered slices of
bread.
-Dégustez avec du cidre ou du bourgogne
blanc/Savour with hard cider or white
bourgogne. (R.J)
LA LANGUE
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French Subtitles
and Language
Tracks 2008
on DVD's
ANNUAL
MEETING
The
next
time
you43watch
a DVD,
check
the main
menu for
SETUP
(fém.):
On
June
11,that
2008,
members
of the
Alliance
Française
of the
Toledo
gathered at
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officers
forslang
the upcoming
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pain
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planche
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button frequently and write down the words you do not recognize for later
Réponses
au prochain
numéro
Réponses
au prochain
numéro
research.(B.H)
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