Last summer when Monsieur and I found ourselves at the Saturday market in Sarlat-le-Canéda, we were tempted into buying some delicious foie gras at one of the many stalls selling duck produce. The foie gras is long gone, but the preserve jars in which it was sold are still with me. Time and time again, [...]
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Tomato, avocado and mozzarella salad – with a French twist.
Posted in A Tale of Two Cities, Dordogne, France, French Summer 2007, French food, Paris, Restaurants - Paris, tagged France, Paris, French food, tomato avocado mozzarella salad, salad recipe, recipe, cooking, Italian food, food presentation, preserve jars, Sarlat-le-Caneda, 7th arrondissement, Tribeca rue Cler, salade de tomates avocat mozza, food, cuisine on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Canoe-Kayak on French rivers.
Posted in France, French Holidays, French Summer 2007, Travel, tagged beaver, boat, Cahors, canoe, canoe-kayak, Cele River, dams, Figeac, France, kayak, river, river sports, Travel on July 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Monsieur and I love kayaking, which is called canoë-kayak in French (pronounced CAN-OO-AY kayak). Why the French feel the need to use both words, I really don’t know. Anyway, apart from our common enjoyment of this boating experience, each time Monsieur and I set off in a kayak we leave the concept of togetherness on the shore. Monsieur paddles [...]
A Rocamadour High
Posted in Dordogne, France, French Summer 2007, tagged Ballooning, France, Hot air balloons, Montgolfier, Rocamadour on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The alarm went off in the dark. Usually, getting up pre-dawn means one of two things: illness or an early flight. Today was a case of the latter, but not in the normal sense. We left the hotel just as a hint of breaking sun highlighted the river mist, following the trusty Michelin map to [...]
