CROQUETTES, CROQUETS, OR CROQUANTS: A PROVENÇAL SPECIALTY BY ANY NAME
My advice is to find some Muscat de Beaumes de Venise and forget the confusion of what to call them! [...]
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CALISSONS, CROQUETTES, BEAUMES DE VENISE, AND TEA FROM PALAIS DES THÉS: THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IN PROVENCE AT CHRISTMAS
“Calissons” is the first of a three-part series that focuses on what you may find in Provence after [...]
TWO BOTTLES OF ROSÉ FROM PROVENCE’S CHÂTEAU PIGOUDET: ONE FOR THANKSGIVING AND THE OTHER FOR LEFTOVERS (MY FAVORITE MEAL!)
From The Modern Trobadors Rosé can be the perfect match for your turkey and its varied trimmings, especially [...]
PATRICIA WELLS IN MY KITCHEN
Okay, Patricia Wells is not really in my kitchen. But her new book, The French Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and [...]
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 [...]
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