How the French Treat Leftover Bread

Today's Tip

Nothing is thrown away. Yesterday bread becomes pain perdu, croutons, or the thickener in a soup. A French kitchen assumes bread has three lives and plans for all of them.

Try This

Keep your stale baguette. Tear it into a bowl, pour over hot vegetable soup, and let it sit two minutes before eating. That is a meal, and it costs nothing.

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