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Provencal petit fours and a needy washing machine (on a tropical beach)
We bought a new washing machine a few months ago, when the old one held up a white flag and said: ‘Have mercy, I can’t take any more dog hair!’ The thing is, as sophisticated and Germanically robust...
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Courgette and goat cheese soup and raucous men
Neither Luc nor I are fans of shopping, especially shopping together. You know those couples you see casually and contentedly wandering around shops hand in hand? That will never be us. Lockdown...
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Stuffed peppers and a bread shop desert
Our son, Léo, has recently finished an intense cycle of competitive exams and interviews for his next three years of further education. He wants to pursue viticulture/oenology studies in an...
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Courgette flower fritters and a cruel summer
Léo and I went to London in June, leaving Luc in the company of a couple of deer that appear to have moved in. The lady deer, who Luc calls Georgette, is quite pally with the horses and they graze...
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Gazpacho and midnight feasts
France has been subjected to apocalyptic heat and unusually large, uncontrollable forest fires over the past ten days. Apparently though, this isn’t punishment enough; according to Britain’s...
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Cajun-style tuna steaks and raves on the terrace
Cajun marinated tuna steaks, rich in Omega 3 Welcome to my updated blog. Apparently the original blog, which was over ten years old, was ‘fine on the outside, but chaotic on the inside!’ Sounded...
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Watermelon and feta salad and birthday pandemonium
Watermelon and feta salad I overheard a telephone conversation, in which Luc described the food at his birthday party, the previous day. His side of the conversation went like this: ‘Well to start...
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Barbecue pork marinade and internal mutterings
Marinated barbecue pork I like listening to audio books while I’m out walking with Java and her assorted boyfriends, mostly because it takes my mind off the fact that Java’s obedience training has,...
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Courgette and shallot tart and fucking pharmaceuticals
Courgette and shallot tart I mentioned a while ago having been very sick for over eight months following my second mRNA vaccine. Now there are more and more doctors raising questions, and subsequently...
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Walnut and blue cheese pasta sauce, and the fine art of understatement
Ravioli with walnut and blue cheese sauce One of the things I love about the French is their tendency to understatement; ‘Il est spécial’ (he is special) might easily be used to describe anyone from a...
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