A French Woman's Secrets to Having Your Cake and Eating it, Too!

A French Woman's Secrets to Having Your Cake and Eating it, Too!


The Secrets to Domestic Arts, Optimal Health, Courageous Fashion, With a Revolutionary Cookbook





This book came about through the encouragement of a friend who envisioned the value

of my gathering together, in written form, what he referred to as my "secrets", as a French

woman, to living so energetically, productively and well with wisdom, style and grace.

Since my passion in life is to empower others, his words were the impetus to begin

compiling a lifetime of knowledge absorbed from my native French upbringing and

personal life experiences to create a manual that would inform and stimulate as well as

empower its readers. I knew that a focus on the devouring, time-consuming facets of daily

life, if infused with a refreshed order, simplified, rendered practical, economical, functional

and comprehensive, would impact the reader in a positive way. Giving my readers the right

tools would enable them to transform the myriad of actions performed on a daily basis into

a more purposeful, efficient, meaningful and rewarding way of living.

Nothing in this manual is extraordinary or unusual, quite the contrary; it is all basic, classic

and logical. In the last three decades, we have been distracted by so much newness in

services, products and their uses that we are all somewhat confused about what is actually

most beneficial to us. There is an underlying simplicity to life that is unfortunately

overshadowed by the complexities of modern living. My goal was to clearly explain the basic

principles of this simplicity that enhances life for one's own ultimate benefit, gratification

and pleasure.

I expect my readers to put their own "spin" on the recommendations in this manual, that

is, to modify and improve upon them according to their own preferences, especially those

in the culinary section. Assuredly, it is in synergism, of different thoughts and ideas that

magic occurs.

Recommendations throughout the manual are tried and true, emanating from the French

culture, with its centuries-old traditions and high standards for living well, and from what

I have learned and practiced in my daily life. I most definitely have been justly served and

benefited enormously by following these principles.

My wish for readers of this manual is that your lives are enriched by the amazing potency

that lies in the wise teachings of the French culture and traditions and that you are inspired

and empowered to refine the daily actions that, in part, define us.