If you have been reading Crème de Citron for a while now, you probably already know that Nantes is one of my favourite cities to visit and has been mentioned a few times in various travel blog posts. And if you happen to follow me on Instagram, you also already know I spent two weeks in France last month, most of it in this beautiful city.

Because I lived in Nantes for 5 years as a student but also because I spent a lot of my school holidays with my cousins there as a young girl, I am very familiar with my surroundings, the streets and the various landmarks there. 
However, now that I live abroad and do not get to see it evolving on a daily basis, I am constantly amazed by all the changes the city encounters.

​Breakfast is and has always been part of my everyday routine. I might swap it for brunch occasionally at the weekend but other than that, I just cannot skip it.
The thing with breakfast and me is that I cannot stick to the same things to eat day after day. For example: two pieces of toast with butter and jam, a fruit and a mug of green tea. That sounds great and perfect to start the day, and honestly it would be so easy to have this everyday. I like eating this type of breakfast, I really do. But after a couple of weeks, breakfast food boredom starts to set and I need to find something else to eat. 
I usually swap the pieces of toast for slices of brioche or toasted challah bread, and green tea for a mint infusion. Another time, I like to move on to porridge and a mug of lemon and ginger infusion. And on occasions, I make myself a bowl of Greek yogurt topped with granola and drizzled with Irish honey (we get ours directly from E.’s family, it is so delicious!). Since I am in a granola phase at the moment, I thought I would try and make my own so I get to choose what flavours go in it.

Bonjour and happy Saturday!
Did you eat delicious pancakes/crepes last Tuesday? I surely did and had even made a batch last weekend to , ahem, test that the recipe was still good (yes, this is a lame excuse for 'I just wanted to eat a whole lot of crepes').
This weekend should be full of recipe testing (things I really look forward to sharing here with you dear readers), catching up with lovely friends and some welcome relaxing time with a good book and maybe a few episodes of Derry Girls.
Here are a few things I have been collecting lately to share with you:

​Last December, we started the winter season with a long weekend in Barcelona. I am aware this is already three whole months later but a little throwback is good now and then, especially if this means sharing different ideas of places to visit and where to eat from our last time there.
Since E. was attending a music festival with some of our friends just outside the city, I took the occasion to go and spend a long weekend with my brother who lives there. 

Bonjour and happy Saturday!
This week, I turned another year old! I took a day off for the occasion and was gifted many lovely things such as lunch and dinner out, a visit to the Irish Museum of Modern Art to see an exhibition about Mary Swanzy, going to the cinema and this beautiful Winter bouquet above. And guess what! Do you remember last week when I mentioned my favourite type of birthday cake would consist of a delicious cheese platter? I also got this as a gift, how wonderful!
​As well as all the celebrating, I collected a few interesting things for you to look at this weekend:

We have reached the time of year when all I can think about are crepes, crepes, crepes. If you have been following the blog for a while, you know what I mean: next Saturday, 2nd February, is la chandeleur (also known as candlemas or in my vocabulary ‘eat all of the crepes you want’ day). I know that many French people will be making crepes and galettes (the buckwheat version) their main meal for the occasion with a wonderful display of ingredients to add as fillings. And, you have probably guessed it at this stage, I intend to do the same!

I have talked A LOT about crepes on this blog already but I just cannot stop myself, I need to share yet another delicious recipe.