This time of year, wandering through the market in Tarascon, or any other town or village in Provence, it's easy to see how the dish ratatouille came about; the vegetables, crammed next to each other on trestle tables are practically asking to be taken home and cooked Ratatouille[Read More]
tomatoes
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]
Poppies and Chocolates
From snails (and puppy dogs tails) to sugar and spice and all things nice; I have decided this week to write about chocolate and poppies. Everyone in and around Saint Remy knows the chocolate shop, Joel Durand; it is more than just a chocolate shop, it is a roller coaster Poppies and Chocolates[Read More]