This week on the say YES to yourself! podcast Wendy sits down with Karen Allen  author of Ooh la la! French Inspirations for Entertaining and Travel.

They talk about their shared love of France and the immense gift it is to share it with loved ones. 

Listen along as they share their past and future travel plans to France, where they invite you along, so you too can immerse yourself in all things French.

Get to know Karen:
Karen was born in Salem, Oregon, and graduated from the Bassist Institute (now Art Institute of Portland) located in Portland, Oregon, in interior design. She worked at Henry Meyer Interiors and House of Design, and managed the interior design studio at Meier and Frank before owning her own company, Design Etc. located in Corvallis, Oregon, for over 40 years. She loves designing home interiors, photography, gardening, painting, flower arranging, reading from her library of 3,000 books, being with her grandchildren, shopping, cooking, and traveling.  She started traveling to France 25 years ago and fell in love with all things French. 

Thirteen years ago Karen decided to embark on writing her own book which took 10 years to make. Her book is an authentic celebration of French inspiration and French expression. It is beautifully illustrated with her own photographs, her clear recipes and step-by-step instructions. It offers French-loving home cooks both simple, delicious recipes and complex, show-stopping masterpieces. All cooks will appreciate her original menus and creative recipes. French classics such as Cheese Soufflé and Lemon Tart sit side-by-side with inventive surprises like Toulouse-Lautrec-inspired “Snake Cake” and Paëlla from Nyons. Infused in each dinner party menu are delicious cocktail recipes for every palate, from a Green Fairy to a Cocktail Coco Chanel. Ooh la la!

Instagram: oohlala_frenchinspirations
Website: Ooh la la!
Her Book: Ooh la la! French Inspirations for Entertaining and Travel

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• PWH On the Road in Woodstock, Vermont 
• PWH On the Road in Paris, France

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