Re the very delicious, very wicked Pear and Almond cake. And real reasons french women don't get fat

Hi R and other skinny jean wearers
Re - the very delicious, very wicked Pear and Almond cake which was posted on http://fitinyourjeanscuisine.com and which you no doubt saw and wondered what was happening.

Clara's first attempt at
Pear and Almond Cake
tasted amazing but didn't look
quite the same as Belinda's

Veronica, http://stantoninteriorstyle.blogspot.com who passed this recipe on to me, commented,

"Clara, the cake is very good but don't eat too much or you won't fit into your jeans! "

And she is absolutely correct! It should have come with a warning so here is a retrospective one. 

What was I thinking? I promise it won't happen again, but here is a little justification via an article in the weekend Telegraph.

The secret - small portions.

"Oui! the secret's out: real reasons french women don't get fat." And the relevant point here follows exactly what Veronica wrote.

"They eat cake and chocolate - Why it works paradoxically: not having a list of forbidden foods can put an end to bingeing, Sainsbury-Salis says. French women only eat small amounts of treat foods- and those foods are available in small portions."

There were a few other hints which I will tell you about in the next blog

Clara

ps I only ate one and a half pieces with low fat, low sugar icecream .......it was a special occasion.......... hmmmmmmmm
pss I hope Roberto didn't see the blog. 

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'Fit with Your Jeans Cuisine' is up and running.

Hi to all our friends out there who love fresh food with flavour and still want to 'Fit in Your Jeans',

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The long awaited 'Fit with your Jeans Cuisine' is up and running on my website http://www.babyboomerconnections.com.au/  then click on 'Fit with your Jeans Cuisine'.   It is an archive of the recipes posted on Grannycircle and Babyboomer blogs, with the added 'gift of my experience and life long passion for fabulous food.'     


I dedicate this, with love, to my daughter, who was so busy socialising, that she missed out on what was happening in the kitchen.    'Catch up time' now involves phone calls from the supermarket as to what would go with what etc.   I love those phone calls and hope they will continue for a long time, but it's also for others out there who like to eat well and still look great in jeans. (My son was an avid student in the kitchen at the time, motivated probably by a healthy appetite and with his creative mind, puts amazing flavours together.)

'Fit with Your Jeans Cuisine' is a work in progress and will evolve and morph with time.  I have to say that I am excited re the fluidity, and flexibility that this E medium allows me to express my ideas on  healthy concepts of food and fitness for all ages.
Clara
ps - They, ie my children, now teach and lecture me.  And yes, I still want the latest cookbook even though there is no room for any more.  I like Roberto's suggestion, "You can never have too many cookbooks.  When you run out of space, store them in the boot of your car."  A good Italian boy!
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