L’Abbaye de Frigolet
The town I live in, Tarascon,borders the Rhône River and lies between two mountain ranges, Les Alpilles (mini Alps) to the south and Les Montagnettes (little mountains) to the
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A visit to Lilamand, Artisanal makers of Fruit Confit in Saint-Rémy de Provence
Christmas in Provence is steeped in tradition, both religious and culinary. It’s the culinary ones that mainly survive today and one of these is the eating of glacé, or
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Parsnip Soup or Soupe au Panais
The first winter I spent in Provence I felt that there was something lacking in the vegetable department in my local market, but couldn’t quite put my finger on
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Uzès on a cold winter’s day
Most people when they think of Provence, think of sunflowers, lavender, sunshine, blue skies, a glass of rosé wine and a handful of olives on the table. This is
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Pot au Feu
I drove back from the UK last week, to find Provence experiencing the coldest weather I have ever known. I could feel the wind shaking the car as I
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…from Ylläs, Finish Lapland
Finland, or more precisely, Finnish Lapland, was not a place I had considered visiting; I do not have children to take to Santaland and couldn’t imagine another reason for
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Emmaüs
When we first came to Provence, it was a second home and so we didn’t ship any of our possessions. Besides buying new beds, a fridge and cooker, I
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