October, Novermber is the time of year when quince appear in my local market in Tarascon. They’re not cultivated commercially like apples or pears, so you’ll have to look out for them and most probably will find them on a paysanne or small holder’s stall, who will have picked Pâte de Coing, Quince Jelly or Membrillo[Read More]
Tarascon
Making bread with Mark Stambler of Pagnol Boulanger
Last December and January, I found myself unexpectedly in Los Angeles. My only regret, other than being away from my husband and dogs, was that I had enrolled in a day’s sourdough making class with Vanissa Kimbell, which I had been very much looking forward to. When I sent her Making bread with Mark Stambler of Pagnol Boulanger[Read More]
Le Tour de France, time to get on yer bike!
The town that we live in was built in the round as many of the old medieval towns in France were, and sooner or later, I like to say, everything comes around the town. In the summer bulls run round pursued by gauchos on horseback, marching bands blow their trumpets and bang Le Tour de France, time to get on yer bike![Read More]
