Does the love of foraging go back to our hunter gatherer days? I wonder. What is it that lures us into the countryside to spend long hours poking a stick amongst the undergrowth in the hope of finding some wild mushrooms, or risk getting stung collecting nettles or scratched Foraging and Wild Mushroom Risotto[Read More]
Food
Autumn Market in Arles
As regular readers will know, I buy most of my week's food at the Tuesday market in my town, however if for some reason I miss it, or feel like a change, I go to Arles on a Saturday. The market is huge and runs down both sides of the Boulevard des Lices, alongside the old city Autumn Market in Arles[Read More]
The Goat Cheese Farm
There’s an old lady in my weekly market who I buy my eggs and goats cheese from. She also sells some fruit and vegetables; whatever is in season from her farm, peaches in summer, apples in winter and asparagus in the spring. She lives outside Arles in the Camargue with her The Goat Cheese Farm[Read More]
Figs
Late summer is the time to enjoy figs in Provence. I find that you either have a glut, if you own a fig tree, or none at all, if you don’t. You can of course buy figs in the market, but it’s not like other fruit, peaches or apples, which are readily available over several Figs[Read More]
Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Salsa
A red post for a red letter day! The Artist's birthday is on the 28th August, which if on a weekend, generally falls on a bank holiday in the UK. Here in Provence it is often the last hot weekend of the summer and we usually celebrate with a lunch or dinner outside. Roasted Tomato and Red Pepper Salsa[Read More]