Finland, or more precisely, Finnish Lapland, was not a place I had considered visiting; I do not have children to take to Santaland and couldn't imagine another reason for going. But when my sister said she was planning a week's cross country skiing with some friends, my …from Ylläs, Finish Lapland[Read More]
wild mushrooms
Foraging and Wild Mushroom Risotto
Does the love of foraging go back to our hunter gatherer days? I wonder. What is it that lures us into the countryside to spend long hours poking a stick amongst the undergrowth in the hope of finding some wild mushrooms, or risk getting stung collecting nettles or scratched Foraging and Wild Mushroom Risotto[Read More]
Autumn Market in Arles
As regular readers will know, I buy most of my week's food at the Tuesday market in my town, however if for some reason I miss it, or feel like a change, I go to Arles on a Saturday. The market is huge and runs down both sides of the Boulevard des Lices, alongside the old city Autumn Market in Arles[Read More]
