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 [...]
Food
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 [...]
LE CASTELLAS ENCORE: IT’S ALWAYS A WILD EXPERIENCE AT LA FERME DE CHÈVRE IN SIVERGUES
At Le Castellas, to guess who else is coming for dinner is always part of fun. You can count on the [...]
ENCHANTING EVENING IN PROVENCE: WINE TASTING AT CAVE AURETO AND DINNER AT “LE JARDIN DANS LES VIGNES” IN LA COQUILLADE (AT AN ENCHANTING PRICE, TOO!)
We began at Cave Aureto where we met our friend Pierre Schott, the retail cavistes of the winery’s cellar. After a very interesting tour of their uncommonly modern winery and a tasting flight of their award-winning wines, we made our way to the [...]
NO NEED TO GO TO PARIS ANY MORE—I’VE LEARNED TO MAKE MACARONS!
MacaRONS versus MacaROONS First, let’s establish that I am referring the famous Parisian macaron that, in [...]
ROSÉ, WHITE, AND BLUE ON BASTILLE DAY
Yesterday was Bastille Day. I know I should have been thinking red, white and blue—thick swaths of each color—as I arranged our small French Tricolors around the dinner table, listened to French CDs, chopped fennel, onion and parsley for our soupe de poisons aux [...]
MILLE-FEUILLE IN MANHATTAN: PINCH ME ’CAUSE I THINK I AM IN PARIS!
Serendipity, according to the Oxford Dictionary on my iPhone, refers to “the occurrence and development of [...]
LE CHATEAU IN LES CALANQUES: A WELCOME REFUGE ON A HOT DAY IN PROVENCE
When the summer temperatures begin to rise in Provence, one of our favorite destinations for lunch is Le [...]
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