Life in the Deep South of France

Mostly, but not entirely, about cooking, eating, drinking, markets, festivals, exploring and glorying in life in general in this lesser-known part of France (and in other parts of the planet).

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Apples, juniper and sage--and where they come from.

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     That sprig of sage is from the huge bush in the garden, grown from a cutting given me four years ago.      Trying to avoid the prick...
Friday, January 18, 2013

Guess what I found in Léran!

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   More days than not, I go for a walk through some part of our village. Sometimes it's just down to the halles to buy a baguette. Othe...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Two recipes that taught me to love endives.

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    For as far back as I can remember, I've been ambivalent about endives. Chicory, witloof, those little pale green torpedos that come ...
Monday, January 14, 2013

Let it snow....

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   As seen through the kitchen window: our garden a couple of hours ago. Those large, drifting cotton-wool flakes have now turned to rain....
Saturday, January 12, 2013

On knitting and wool in France...

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   Those who know me well know that I'm just as passionate about crafts as I am about cooking and eating. It's total joy having more...
Friday, January 11, 2013

Salt and pepper squid French style

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    It took me a long while to feel comfortable with the idea of cooking non-French food in France. God knows why but it was as if being her...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

A new restaurant discovery in Carcassonne

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    Back sometime in December. Rainy, slate-grey skies, bitingly cold...why would I take my camera on a day-trip toCarcassonne when the plan...
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