Sarkozy-Bruni, it's a baby girl...

Little baby girl Sarkozy-Bruni arrived October 19, 2011 ! No photos for the time being, baby's name's a mystery also!!! Parents Nicolas Sarkozy, 56, is father to Pierre (26), Jean (25) and Louis (14). Carla Bruni, 43, is mother to Aurélien aged 10. Best wishes to the family!!

As most French babies, this little girl will very certainly receive a Sophie la Giraffe toy!!! My two daughters both had their Sophie's and found it fun to play with.

Ambalaba, Mauritian Sega

I wanted to share a sample of Mauritian sega by famous Claudio Veeraragoo in 1966. This song was taken up twenty years later by French singer Maxime de Forestier… "Ambalaba".

So here's the Mauritian and French versions from Youtube videos, enjoy!

Ambalaba by Claudio Veeraragoo
You will notice that the first image from the clip is that of "Chateau de Mon Plaisir" in Pamplemousses Gardens, Mauritius.

Maxime Le Forestier's version

If you want the lyrics, here's a site for you

Egg size meteorite hits Comette's roof outside Paris!

It's not a joke!
Comette family, living in Draveil south of Paris, found a leak in their roof caused by a 88g meteorite that went through their roof a few weeks ago, probably as they were on holiday. A very rare case of meteorite falling so near Paris! And did it choose it's landing platform? Comette family house!!!!

Article in French here!

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First time in France: Socialist Primary

For the very first time in France, a primary election will determine who will run for the 2012 presidential election as candidate of the socialist party.The principle of this primary election is simple, everyone gets to vote and choose one of the 6 socialist candidates. You only need to be on electoral lists and contribute one euro and you get to choose - you don't need to be a registered member of the Parti Socialist Party. It's heading to be a success as more than two million voters have been recorded.
Here's a screenshot of the dedicated website to this vote:

Devilish chocolate and salted caramel cake

Last weekend we tried a recipe from Marmiton website - the Gateau au chocolat et au caramel salé. It was so moist and you could taste a well balanced mixture of chocolate, caramel and salt. A delicious cake that melts in the mouth and so terrible for the diet!!!! Of course it reminded us of "caramel au beurre salé" - salted caramel recipes from Brittany.

Here's the recipe, very simple one that I'm translating here from the original website.

Ingredients
200g dark chocolate
180g sugar
150g salted butter
4 eggs

Note: except for the egg whites, all these mixing and beating steps are done manually with a whip or spoon.
Make a caramel with the sugar and a tablespoon of water.
When it's done, take the pan from the heat, add salted butter and mix until the caramel becomes liquid.
Add the chocolate that you have cut into pieces beforehand. Mix well
Separate the egg white and yolk and beat the whites to stiff
Add one egg yolk at a time to the chocolate mixture and mix
Incorporate gently the beaten whites to the chocolate mixture
Put in a greased mould and cook in a preheated oven for 25 minutes, 180 degrees
Enjoy while it's warm...miam...

our pictures before eating a very unreasonable share of the cake: