Tag Archives: France

New Recipe: Pan-Fried Provençal Market Lamb Fillet

Posted on 03/04/2012 by

So it turns out that this is most Googled recipe I’ve ever done. I don’t know why, but loads of people seem to be searching for things to do with lamb fillet. So, since I’m always ready to listen to … Continue reading →

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A Reader Writes…

Posted on 28/11/2011 by

So I’ve been re-jigging the recipe section a little, giving it a little spring clean so to speak. And it hasn’t gone un-noticed: “hello kay! the fabulous recipe of poulet noir dans son jus has disappeared from your site! please … Continue reading →

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Wine of the Week: Cave de Turkheim Pinot Blanc, 2009

Posted on 21/07/2011 by

It’s meant to be summer at the moment. So we’re meant to be quaffing something light, white and elegant in perfect evening sunlight. Just as well, then, given the utterly shoddy weather that vintners Underwood Wines claim this lovely Pinot … Continue reading →

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The Global Village… Literally

Posted on 24/09/2009 by

Chatting to some friends over a languorous lunch today, I was reminded again how small a world we live in, particularly in Europe, where flavours are melding as quickly as borders are disappearing. We try to spend a few weeks … Continue reading →

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Miramar-Magnifique

Posted on 26/07/2009 by

We spent our last night en France in Marseille, and booked into a wee hotel (oh! what I would give to get my hands on it!) on the vieux port, purely so we could have our fill of la vraie … Continue reading →

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The Big Block of Cheese

Posted on 26/07/2009 by

Somewhere between my bad French, my innate greed and the lovely-cheese-seller-from-the-Alps’ grasp of my bad French and my innate greed, I ended up with over a kilo of Tomme. Yes folks, that’s 2.5 pounds of pure Alpine cow milk in … Continue reading →

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On The Rosé Trail

Posted on 11/09/2007 by

Just back from a blissful week in the Luberon region of Provence. Made extra wonderful by the lack of modern communications – no internet, no mobile phone. And of course – lots of luscious rosé from Chateau Turcan! Hurrah. What … Continue reading →

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