Its summer here in Provence and with all the lovely tomatoes, lettuces and vegetables in the market, all I want to eat is salad for lunch. But to save it getting monotonous, I like to add different things to the basic lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radish combination; so Spicy chickpeas[Read More]
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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]
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]
