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Jul 212011
It’s that time of year again where villages across France hold their annual themed Fêtes, a local get together and all round knees-up.
The little village of St Julien La Geneste (2.5km from Gite La Jonchere) celebrates the Myrtille with stalls selling local artisan cheeses, wines and punnets of wild blueberries, wood fired bread baked on the day, tales of folklore and this year a Mexican song and dance group (yes, you did read that right…)
Coming soon -
Fête du Bois at Sainte Christine (23-24 July 2011)
Fête au Pays de Desaix in Ayat sur Sioule (6 August 2011)
Jan 072011
We’ve decided to start the year by giving something away.
So we made a small but hopefully useful microloan via the not-for-profit organization Deki, after reading this article
Aug 272010
It may look like just an ordinary tomato, but to us it’s an absolute triumph…
The first tomato to make it to edible ripeness (the first of many we hope!)
We think we did it justice by eating it with a little sea salt, home grown basil, pain de campagne and some delicious artisan goats cheese from La Ferme du Crest.
Jul 102010
I wanted to make a cake for someone who can’t eat butter, and found this recipe for an orange scented olive oil cake, a Tuscan speciality.
So I gave it a whirl
Absolutely delicious! And easy to make which is a bonus. In the picture it’s served with local Fromage Blanc with a little bit of vanilla, and alpine strawberries which I sowed last year (seeds from Sarah Raven), and have been harvesting daily for the last couple of weeks.
The recipe is from the excellent site http://www.nativefoodandwine.com/.
Their summary ”In the spring of 2009 we set out on a journey to learn about unique production methods, environmentally responsible solutions and the diverse ways food & wine are appreciated around the world”
I used a fairly standard extra virgin olive oil that I had in, but in the spirit of the website the recipe came from perhaps I should have a go making it with some local oil from the Huilerie at Blot l’Eglise. They specialize in rapeseed, walnut and hazelnut oils as these are all grown locally.
I’m going to pay them a visit soon so will keep you posted.
