Lidl caters to American tastes!

Lidl's special offers for the week of January 14-21 will make Americans in Lyon feel right at home! From peanut butter to pecans, cranberries to 1000 Island dressing... Lidl's got your American grocery needs covered.

To find a Lidl near you, click here.


Pecans and cashews
200g for €2.10


Blue cheese dressing, Caesar dressing, 1000 Island dressing, Ranch dressing and Honey Mustard dressing
300ml for €.99


Dried cranberries in a resealable package
200g for €1.99


Cranberry drink (25% juice)
1 litre for €1.29


Plain, sesame seed and oatmel bagels
3 bagels for €1.19




Peanut butter, creamy or crunchy
454g for €1.79


Sweet popcorn 'American style' for movie night with friends
300g for €2.39


Blueberry, chocolate and classic muffins
€1.69 for a packet

What's for dinner? Le Pizza Hut!

Delivery available 7 days/week. Order by phone or, if you prefer to avoid speaking French over the phone, from their website.

Buy one get one 50% off for all deliveries!

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For 2 people: 1 appetizer or salad (entrée) + 1 pizza + 1.5 liter drink for 19.90 euros

For 4 people: 2 appetizers or salads (entrée) + 2 pizzas + 1.5 liter drink for 28.00 euros

For 4 people: 2 appetizers or salads (entrée) + 1 XL Classic pizza + 1.5 liter drink for 26.00 euros

Student special: Free refills on drinks with purchase of a meal. Remember to bring your student ID!

Updated list: 9 new items found!

The updated list is now HERE.

I realized that many people looking for products were looking at this blog entry and not the actual list that gets updated. So click on the link above.

Found: Butternut squash!

Seen at markets, Intermarché, Auchan, Casino and Ed, which probably means you can find them most anywhere now! And yes, they're called 'le butternut'.

Mark your calendars!

Sunday, December 7th at 4pm
the 4th annual
Christmas Carols in English

Temple du Change (Eglise Réformée)
Place du Change, Lyon 5ème
Parking St Jean / metro St Jean / Bus 1 terminus St Paul / navette Presqu’île

Information: 06 22 69 65 16 (English or French)
Sponsored by the International Christian Community of Lyon

Update: Bahadourian now online!

Bahadourian announces the launch of their online shop at www.bahadourian.com. Sign up for their newsletter and get 5% off with the code NEWSBAHA5.

You may be surprised to find that one of Lyon's greatest sources for groceries and fun ingredients is...a Middle Eastern supermarket! Bahadourian is a one-stop shop for staples such as dried beans (think black bean soup), nuts, flours (think flaky pie crusts), granola ingredients, cornmeal (think cornbread), spices and seasonings. And of course, it's great place if you're wanting to try something new and a little exotic.



20, Rue Villeroy, 69003 Lyon
04 78 60 32 10‎

166, Grande rue Guillotière, 69007 Lyon
08 72 98 85 55‎

102, Cours Lafayette, 69006 Lyon
04 72 84 86 86‎

102, Cours Lafayette, 69003 Lyon
04 72 84 84 84

Found: sweet potatoes!

Sweet potatoes can (usually) be found in the exotic produce section of the grocery store. They've been spotted at Carrefour, Auchan, Intermarché and even Ed and Spar.

Look for a section within the produce marked exotique that has items such as star fruit, ginger root, plantains, etc... They're called patate douce and are usually around 3euros/kilo.

If you can't find them there, try an African import store...or use carrots instead !

American recipe: Sweet potato casserole



4 cups sweet potatoes (cooked, peeled, and mashed)
2 Tbsp butter
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup coconut
3 tablespoon butter, melted

In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed sweet potatoes, margarine, eggs, milk, vanilla and sugar. Mix well. Spread into a greased 1 1/2-quart casserole.

Prepare the topping by mixing the coconut, brown sugar and butter. Sprinkle over the potatoes.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until heated thoroughly.

Found: Buttermilk!

There are many possible substitutes for buttermilk, but the best I've found is Yorik fermented milk made by Yoplait. You can find it in most grocery stores in France and it works perfectly in many American recipes.

If you can't find Yorik, look for lait fermenté in the yogurt aisle. A word of caution - Yorik also comes in fruited flavors, so if you want plain buttermilk, look for nature.






American recipe: Buttermilk pancakes



2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 Tbsp sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup Yorik lait fermenté
1 cup milk
3 Tbsp melted butter
1 Tbsp oil

Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix the eggs, milk and buttermilk in a separate bowl. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix until the batter just comes together. Add the melted butter. Mix lightly.

Heat a flat griddle or frying pan to medium high heat. Oil the pan then ladle the pancake batter onto the griddle to about 5 or 6 inches wide. When air bubbles start to appear on the surface at the center of the pancakes, use a flat spatula to flip them over. After a minute, check underside for doneness. When golden or darker golden brown, they are done.

Serve with butter and maple syrup (sirop d'érable).

American recipe: Green bean casserole in France

All these ingredients are available at local grocery stores in France:

- fried onions (look for oignons frits near apéro foods)
- canned mushrooms
- instant mushroom soup mix OR boxed mushroom soup
- French-cut green beans

Happy Thanksgiving prep!

This week's spotlight: City Bagels

Located conveniently downtown at 32 rue Férrandière (near Starbucks), their menu offers more than just freshly-baked bagels.

Bagels
(5 to 6 euros, with coleslaw or chips)

Wall Street: guacamole, lettuce, cucumber, mozzarella
Chinatown: cream cheese, salmon, cucumber, red onion, dill
Soho: mayo, lettuce, pastrami, tomoato, pickles
City: cream cheese, lettuce, magic chicken, onion crisp
Central park: tuna, mayo, tomato, red onion, lettuce
Little Italy: cream cheese, lettuce, smoked ham, goat cheese, honey

Philadelphia: cream cheese or peanut butter


Wraps
(around 4 euros)

Brooklyn: tuna, mayo, tomato, lettuce, corn, olive
Greenwich: guacamole, tomato, mozzarella, corn, lettuce, olive
Manhattan: cream cheese, tomato, magic chicken, lettuce, onion crisp


Salads

Coleslaw: white cabbage and carrots
Broadway: lettuce, tomato, salmon, corn, cucumber, surimi
Vegetable: lettuce, grilled eggplant, mozzarella, tomato, pine nuts
Madison: lettuce, smoked ham, goat cheese, tomato, fig, pine nuts


Paninis
(around 4 euros)

Chelsea: mozzarella, goat cheese, gruyère, cream cheese
Empire States: cream cheese, pezzicosa, magic chicken, tomato, gruyère
Big Apple: pesto, tomato, mozzarella


...and Hot Dogs!


Desserts

Cheesecake
Chocolate muffins
Brownie
Cookie
Fruit salad
Donuts
Crumble
Fromage blanc
Ben & Jerry's ice cream
Milkshakes


Drinks

Dr Pepper, Bud, cranberry juice, capuccino and flavored coffees, among the the usual selections.



* Open Monday thru Wednesday, from 8:30 am to 7pm, and Thursday thru Saturday from 8:30am to 9:30pm.

City Bagels
32, rue Férrandière, 69002