PATRICIA WELLS IN MY KITCHEN
Okay, Patricia Wells is not really in my kitchen. But her new book, The French Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and [...]
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FIGS IN PROVENCE: A CAUSE FOR SLEUTHING, CELEBRATION, AND A LINGERIE SHOW
The luscious fig—its sweet flesh accented by crunchy seeds and enveloped by a deep purple skin—will soon [...]
LE QUARTORZE JUILLET: CELEBRATING BASTILLE DAY
Le Quartorze Juillet, also known as La Fête Nationale or, especially in English-speaking countries, simply [...]
CAVAILLON MELONS HERALD THE START OF SUMMER IN PROVENCE
For years I thought I didn’t like melon. However inviting those deep orange slices of juicy cantaloupe [...]
RACLETTE: THE BEST MEAL YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
It is 12 degrees outside as I write this post. The wind is howling and the ground is covered with several [...]
WHAT ARE ALL THOSE FRENCH CHILDREN DOING UNDER THE TABLE?
All across France today, on January 6th, parents are asking the youngest member of the family to sit [...]
À TABLE EN PROVENCE: WHEN THE WORKDAY IS LONG AND HARD, THE MEAL PREP IS QUICK AND EASY
The allure of Provence for many of us is its wonderful cuisine coupled with an unfettered life that we [...]
LE CASTELLAS ENCORE: IT’S ALWAYS A WILD EXPERIENCE AT LA FERME DE CHÈVRE IN SIVERGUES
At Le Castellas, to guess who else is coming for dinner is always part of fun. You can count on the [...]
ENCHANTING EVENING IN PROVENCE: WINE TASTING AT CAVE AURETO AND DINNER AT “LE JARDIN DANS LES VIGNES” IN LA COQUILLADE (AT AN ENCHANTING PRICE, TOO!)
We began at Cave Aureto where we met our friend Pierre Schott, the retail cavistes of the winery’s cellar. After a very interesting tour of their uncommonly modern winery and a tasting flight of their award-winning wines, we made our way to the [...]
NO NEED TO GO TO PARIS ANY MORE—I’VE LEARNED TO MAKE MACARONS!
MacaRONS versus MacaROONS First, let’s establish that I am referring the famous Parisian macaron that, in [...]
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