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 going. But when my sister said she was planning a week's cross country skiing with some friends, my …from Ylläs, Finish Lapland[Read More]
Food
New Years Day in Provence with Aigo boulidou, or Garlic Soup
In France, the Christmas festive days are spent inside with the family, but for le réveillon, or New Year’s Eve the doors are flung open and all and sundry are invited in. Everyone must have a party to go to and if they don’t they go to a restaurant or hotel to celebrate New Years Day in Provence with Aigo boulidou, or Garlic Soup[Read More]
Christmas Eve in Provence
Christmas Eve is the most important date in the Provençal calender. It is when the family gets together to eat le gros souper, or the big supper before going to Midnight Mass. Most people I know skip the Mass but still get together en famille to eat the supper. Like most Christmas Eve in Provence[Read More]
Olives Cassées de Paradou
I love olives, which is just as well, as there's a lot of them about in Provence. There are olive groves everywhere you look and most people living in the countryside have olive trees in their gardens. My favourite olives are called picholines, they are slightly elongated and Olives Cassées de Paradou[Read More]
Glacé Cherries are not just for Christmas
I'm the bah humbug sort of person when it comes to Christmas. I get annoyed if it is even mentioned before the 1st December and even when the day itself arrives, I usually find it a huge anti-climax and would rather be out walking the dogs. There is a family myth, that my Glacé Cherries are not just for Christmas[Read More]
