14.19 - Come with us to The Loire Valley to end our figure eight trip around France
Let's learn all about making 'mille-feuille' as we also learn more about the amazing women of WWII and more...
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→ France Off the Beaten Path: Anjou in the Loire Valley - Part 11 - by Craig Healey
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→ French recipe: Peach Mille Feuille - by Ally Mitchell
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This is off the beaten path article is part 11 of a 12 part series. A trip that is a figure eight around France. Have you followed from the beginning?