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]
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Pot au Feu
I drove back from the UK last week, to find Provence experiencing the coldest weather I have ever known. I could feel the wind shaking the car as I passed Lyon, a sure indicator that the Mistral was blowing. The whole of France was below zero degrees centigrade, in fact the Pot au Feu[Read More]
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]
