Is Cassoulet Time’s ‘Man’ of the year?
With Russia’s Vladimir Putin on the cover and the year’s roundup of top news photographs inside, I had to smile when I picked up the current issue of TIME magazine and found our own star French dish reaching out from The Global Advisor section. Cassoulet is indeed still in the global consciousness as a journalist from Departures magazine also called this month to ask my opinions about THE best cassoles in the world. Of course, this prompted a last minute drive down... Read More
French Full Moon
Winter.Solstice.French.Full.Moon This darkest night,too bright with hope,leads lightly towarda New Yearof good Food, Friends& Family. For 2008, a Pantry full of New Ideas,a Book of French Fairy Tales,and a Welcoming French Kitchenat the Relais de Camont. Read More
Menu for Hope- winter solstice celebrations!
Winter Solstice Still Life with Clay- 21/12/07 Yesterday I drove to the Lauragais, that wide open valley famous for le bleu de Pastel, Minervois wines, and …cassoulet, of course. For those not lucky enough to have traveled in this part of Southwest France, let me just warn you of one alarming thing- the wind! And it’s not from the beans. Bacon and I could hardly walk the towpath along the Canal du Midi; there was enough choppy wave action on the narrow canal that... Read More
LAST DAY World Wide Menu for Hope Bargains!
Got Ten Bucks burning a hole in your pocket?Then get thee to That Pim! for a list of fab prizes that are going begging. Pim gives the goods away as to which prizes are the best bets and I’m going back for a few more tickets. Oh, and if you still want that hand thrown Cassoulet Cassole from the Not Poterie near Castelnaudary, a kilo of Haricots Tarbais , some pruneaux d’Agen and my original African Market drawing, there is still a lucky chance. Aime Not Waiting Pots I’ve... Read More
Tuscany Cooking Classes for $10…
With just a few days left to make this 4th Annual Menu for Hope match last year’s goal, I am only going to say a few more words… Tuscan Market Colors Cooking with Fire Meet the Meat Maestro- Dario Vino by the glass Butcher Friends Chianti Beef Italian Dreams rent by the day… Laundry Day Flag Madonna and Child making pizza Your friendly Hostesses welcome you to buy a raffle ticket for Menu for Hope.JUST $10 dollars for a week of Tuscan Wood Cooking Adventures!Click... Read More
