Tuesday, February 10, 2009

jeudi le douze février


J'avais vingt ans. Je ne laisserai personne dire que c'est le plus bel âge de la vie.
I was 20 years old. I won't let anyone say that it's the most beautiful part of life.
Paul NIZAN, Aden Arabic (Maspero), I
Trivia: The ascoma (fruiting body) of truffles is highly prized as a food. Brillat-Savarin called the truffle "the diamond of the kitchen". Truffles are held in high esteem in French, northern Italian and Istrian cooking, as well as in international haute cuisine. Looking for truffles in open ground is almost always carried out by this specially trained animal, although more recently dogs have been preferred.

Déjeuner:

7th grade:
  • Go over trivia from Friday about that French chef...
  • What did you think of food day?!
  • Tu as faim? Tu as soif?
  • Qu'est-ce que tu aimes manger? J'AIME MANGER _______. (LES POMMES DE TERRE!)
  • Qu'est-ce que tu aimes boire? J'AIME BOIRE ____________. (LE VIN!)
  • Give out Vocabulary Sheets and Lotto Cards...finally!
  • Fill out both.
  • FROMAGE - either Friday or Tuesday...get yr cheese on...
8th grade:
  • Je regrette, not so fun as above :( Time to get serious...
  • Go over exams from Monday.
  • Take 1st practice "PROFICIENCY" - the test you take at the end of the year...see what you think...

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

Trained pigs or truffle hogs.
Super-weird!

<3Krissy

Anonymous said...

Proficiency test? That does not sound fun. Or easy. It sounds like a big long test that takes forever.

Anonymous said...

they found truffles by hunters in
itay by pigs and mixed breed dogs.

Anonymous said...

Aww your sick? :( Get better!!!!! =]

Anonymous said...

pigs? hey thats what google said.



-"FOX NUZZO"

Anonymous said...

PIGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(my brother, Liam, went through a long pig obsession so i just knew this.....) I hope you're feeling better, physically or emotionally! Miss you!

Harriet said...

Pigs hunt truffles, although apparently there are frequently problems where the pig tries to go ahead and eat the truffle! After all, they did go to the trouble of finding it...haha.

I hope you are back on Thursday, Miss B!

Anonymous said...

PIGS OR MORE RECENTLY DOGS!!!!





from da BIG CHEESE!!!!

Anonymous said...

Truffle Hog

garlor

Anonymous said...

Jambon! Chochons! Pigs! and sometimes Cheins!

Monk. Esq

Anonymous said...

The Truffle hog or Truffle pig






D@RR3N3 Z@N0L1N1
( Mrs. B rocks my socks)

Eleanor said...

Pigs, or truffle hogs, find this black gold.

Anonymous said...

Female pigs or truffle dogs are used to find the truffle.
-Brooke Frasch

Anonymous said...

Female pigs or truffle dogs have been used to find the truffle.
-Shannon Conlin

Anonymous said...

Ewwwww!!! Why do they use pigs?
-Brooke

Anonymous said...

Hey Mlle.Battaglia,
I think what you are doing for us is really awsome. You can write me back any time at my e-mail address
heins.kimberly87@yahoo.com!!!!!!!!!
See you tomarrow in school 7th period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BY:KIM HEINS :):):):):):):):):):)

Anonymous said...

cochons which are pigs find the truffles which are mushrooms

Anonymous said...

pigs.

JENN BROCCO.<3

Anonymous said...

Pigs.
Jordan Polacco!
<3

Anonymous said...

pigs snif out the truffles

Anonymous said...

Pigs look for the truffles.


-Marijane

Anonymous said...

pig (a.k.a. Babe)




Doug D.

Anonymous said...

piggies
-lucy

Anonymous said...

They use pigs to find truffles!!! How weird.
~Darsen Hover

Sarahhh said...

Pigs. Or supposedly they're also called "truffle hogs"