
I go Nuts for Nuts! The Walnut! Juglans sounds so much more fun.
Transitioning from Summer to Autumn becomes so much easier when we think of all the great things we are about to see on market stalls in...

Lavandula Calling! Lavender to you and I.
Continuing the Autumnal theme may I introduce to you Lavandula. My kitchen has that very pungent but glorious smell wafting through and...

Ooh, yeah! All right!
We're jammin':
I wanna jam it wid you.
We're jammin', jammin&#
September, I luv you. September is the start of my favourite month here in France. The 22nd sees the official start of autumn & although...

Its always about compromise! Sometimes that means sugar.
Tonight was one of those beautiful nights. Clear sky, warm with a gentle breeze. It was perfect for pulling on those walking shoes and...

Paint Provence with the FabUlous Tess Baker
This summer has seen the opportunity for me to be a small part of a rather FabUlous group of Artists, all who have taken the opportunity...

Wave goodbye to summer because Autumn is just around the corner and playing the Ace card.
Lets not be too sad, but summer is almost over! France lends itself to a fab interim between those summer nights and Autumn evenings and...

Beautiful Things! Make food POP.
This is a blog I am going to update and edit along the way. There are times during travelling when I come across some amazing artisans,...

Hail, Caesar!
So as you may know by now, I am simply not a huge fan of too many leaves in my salads. When I want a quick simple lunch, so simple that I...

Brexit - who would have thought
I shall remain impartial, no pun intended, but the last month as things really heated up and especially today, I feel Brexit has enter...
Not every salad has leaves!
Salads, the history. Salt was and is such an important ingredient in salad dressings that the very word salad is based on the Latin word...