Since spending more time in the UK, The Artist and I have started a monthly 'mystery tour', where one of us organises something, without telling the other what it is. My 'tour' took us to an Italian restaurant, Guiseppe's Gourmet which is in the club house of The Bristol and Yotam Ottolenghi comes to Bath[Read More]
Recipes
A Late Provencal Smoothie
People often ask why I blog. It takes up a lot of my time and I don't make any money from it; in fact it costs me money! Everyone has their own reasons for writing a blog. Some people do it to share information with their families, others to enthuse about their hobbies and A Late Provencal Smoothie[Read More]
Wild Boar
Around the end of August and the beginning of September, if you live near the garrigue (scrubland) or woodlands in Provence, you can hear the pop, pop, popping of gunfire, heralding in the shooting season. Near us in the Alpilles there are signs to beware of the chasseurs. The Wild Boar[Read More]
Foraging for Nettle Soup or Soupe à L’Ortie
The other day, walking the dogs in the hills near our house, I noticed the first clusters of nettles growing alongside the path. My foraging instincts took over and the next day I took a plastic bag with me and made sure I had a pair of gloves in my pocket. I was going to make Foraging for Nettle Soup or Soupe à L’Ortie[Read More]
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 it. There were winter vegetables I hadn't come across before, like cardes, or cardoons, and there were plenty of Parsnip Soup or Soupe au Panais[Read More]
