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, October 16, 2012

Cause for celebration--our new village market.

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   Back in June our boulangerie suddenly closed, which meant no more baguettes, croissants, little quiches, patisserie and other daily essen...
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

The Never-Ending Packet of Lentils.

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    Here's a fact to bring out next time conversation grinds to a halt: Did you know that--even in France-- many "French" lent...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

Flashback Thursdays: More Good Eats in St. Sebastián

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    Even though we'd gobbled up several hefty pintxos earlier and sat down to a full-blown dinner the night before on Spanish time--aro...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

A Weekend in Provence

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  Not far from the city of Toulon, about an hour west of Nice,  a group of French ladies meets up every week to improve their English. Long ...
Saturday, October 6, 2012

3-minute meals. 1) Choir night pasta.

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   Sometime around when the church bells ring--somewhat tinnily--the angelus, we open a bottle of wine and enjoy an apero. Then I get on wit...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Flashback Thursdays: Weddings and Pintxos Bars in St. Sebastián.

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   Back in early June, we headed off for a mini-break in the Basque country with our next-door neighbours and good friends, Bea and David. S...

Plane trees at night...

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   As I suspected, our newly shorn plane trees are at their best--and scariest--at night. Imagine you're five years old and you look ou...
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