Garbure refers to a soup from Aquitaine in the south-west of France containing cabbage, pork or duck, seasonal or dried beans, a feast of vegetables and bread. In old cookbooks, the garbures that were common in Europe were thick soups containing lots of cabbage and were baked with layers of bread and a good garbure [...]
A fabulously authentic but easy recipe from a restaurant in Montreuil-sur-Mer for French onion soup or soupe a l’oignons gratinée as the French call it. It doesn’t seem to matter which white wine to use – though we wouldn’t be sure about using a sweet desert wine – but it certainly adds a little je ne sais [...]
This is a classic French leek and potato soup recipe – ideal for autumn and winter rustic fare and very easy to make. French cook Marie-Claire who provided this recipe makes this leek and potato soup beautifully, no measuring of ingredients and no fuss – we have put the official measurements in to help though! [...]
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So today, after indulging for 4 days on a press trip to northern France – well really I should be honest and say over-indulging – I am starting my French diet with a 4 day fast! This is not something I’m doing lightly or that I particularly want to do but I have reached the [...]
The weather in the last couple of years in France has been very tricky. It used to be that I’d know that in the summer I’d be wearing T Shirts and shorts all day. I’d go to the beach where it would be hot and sunny and eat outside at night enjoying pavement style dining, [...]
Donna and Dave Faulkner moved to a house in Deux-Sevres. To say that it needed renovation is an understatement – the couple had no electricity, no water, no mains drainage and no septic tank – and the house itself was in an overgrown garden and could hardly be seen. Undaunted they took on the task [...]
I woke up early this morning and listened to the doves cooing outside my window – they are there every morning and quite noisy at times. The cuckoo that lives in the garden across the road went on and on and I could hear other birds, little wrens, blue tits screeching a warning sound and [...]
Expats living in France: Victoria Burton, from Lancashire, UK had been holidaying with her family in France for years before deciding to take the plunge and relocate to Normandy. The whole family loved the French way of life – first her brother made the move, then, Victoria says “It was no surprise to me when [...]
Most days I work very hard, I write from dawn until dusk as a journalist – researching my facts and figures, learning more about my beautiful adopted country of France and writing about it, as well as being editor of this fantastic website you are currently accessing! Sometimes I am lucky enough to go on [...]
Lots of excitement on the news alert grape vine – the French have officially now got a French word for “French Kiss”! I’m not really sure why everyone is getting so excited about it but newspapers around the world are transmitting this news with much relish and enthusiasm. There has never been an official French [...]
When we found the two spaniels in Rue du Chateau, Hucqueliers they looked awful, exhausted, shivering, hungry and thirsty and covered in cuts – it was a Sunday afternoon so we took them home as you know, and I was pretty sure they were lost dogs. We gave them something to eat and drink and [...]
