I have never had a hobby as such and haven't worn an anorak since I was a child; but since I have been blogging, I have felt the rub of its nylon fibre against my skin on a number of occasions. No more so than when I realised that my attendance at FoodbloggerConnect11, a Blogging and Anoraks[Read More]
Soupe au Pistou
In August the markets are bright and full of beans! There are many different varieties and they are so pretty, I can't resist them. I decide to make a Soupe au Pistou, which uses three types of beans, coco rouge, above, coco blancs, below and haricots verts, Soupe au Pistou[Read More]
Almond and Lavender Shortbread
Besides the many qualities that lavender has, it is also great in cooking. I was trying to think of a biscuit (cookie if you're in the US) that I could use lavender in, but couldn't think of a French one, as they don't do tea and biscuits like we do. So instead I ended up doing Almond and Lavender Shortbread[Read More]
Lavender Fields and Giveaway
What comes to mind when you think of Provence? Olives, rosé wine, cicadas and of course lavender. Every year, around the end of June and beginning of July, parts of the Provençal countryside are transformed with the colour of lavender fields in bloom. It is like someone has Lavender Fields and Giveaway[Read More]
Almond Tuiles and French Tiles
Almond Tuiles are thin almond biscuits (cookies if in the US) that are shaped to resemble Mediterranean roof tiles and that according to Richard Grausman in his book French Classics Made Easy every French pastry chef strives to perfect. I'm not sure how well I'd be rated, but Almond Tuiles and French Tiles[Read More]
