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).

Monday, May 18, 2009

A Truly Impressive Paella

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Being geographically so close to Spain means this classic dish is sold at most local markets. Usually there are a couple of sellers at Mirep...

Straw chapeaux

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Another sure sign of summer are when straw hats alight alongside the usual cloth caps and berets on market stalls. To anyone over a certain ...
Sunday, May 17, 2009

Hacking back the undergrowth on a Sunday morning

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Recently, a note was dropped in our mailbox announcing a debroussaillage --a clearing of one of the main local walking and riding trails. An...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Just one shelf in the kitchen

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The two shelves either side of the stove have almost reached saturation point. Here's a section of the one on the left and here's wh...
Saturday, May 9, 2009

Petite sea shells

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I am nuts about the tiny shellfish called tellines . You only see them occasionally and when you do, you pounce. We'd already planned to...
Thursday, May 7, 2009

First 2009 appearance of a summer stand-by

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On average, we probably eat salade Niçoise once every ten days once the warm weather sets in.. Yesterday and today, it's been 26 degrees...

First Meal in the New House

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Three plus hours of heavy duty gardening in the sun had made us all hungry. Here's what we ate: a tomato-and-goat-cheese tarte, another ...
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