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]
Food
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]
French Classics – Come Dine with Me
Amazon.com WidgetsWith The Artist's Daughter staying with us in Provence over the last month, we seemed to have got through an awful lot of back episodes of 'Come Dine with Me', (that's right, blame the children....) the English TV show where 4 or 5 people cook dinner for each French Classics – Come Dine with Me[Read More]
Niçoise Salad
What is in a Niçoise Salad? I would have said, Lettuce, potatoes, green beans, tuna, tomato, cucumber, hard boiled eggs, Anchovy fillets, small black olives and some torn basil leaves tossed with a garlic vinaigrette........ But according to Niçoise lore, this would not Niçoise Salad[Read More]