It's frustrating to all of us when we can't find the ingredients we were counting on at the grocery store. Now imagine going into a store where nothing is familiar and you need to figure out how to find and use even the most basic of ingredients.

My guest this week is Estelle Tracy, food writer and founder of the online chocolate tasting site 37chocolates.com. We're talking about her experiences getting used to shopping and cooking in the United States after she moved here from France. Her experience was so difficult that she wrote a book to help others navigate this same situation: Le Guide de Survie Alimentaire aux Etats-Unis. Estelle also has a Facebook Group with over 10 thousand members who help each other find the comfort foods they miss from home: Bons plans gourmands aux Etats-Unis.