Making Bacon

By Colin, on April 14th, 2011%

Making bacon, sounds like the slogan from a dodgy 70’s tee-shirt, but on this occasion it is not a reference to my infantile sense of humour but about my first attempt to make proper bacon.

I love living in France and part of my love is the food but there are a couple of things . . . → Read More: Making Bacon

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Yummy Yogurt

By Colin, on January 5th, 2011%

Well Christmas and New Year is nearly wrapped up, I am a stoic believer in starting Christmas late (preferably on the 24th and finishing on the 12th night which by my calculation is the 6th January – 2 more days.

Life Chez Nous is of course getting back to normal, Cynan is back at school, . . . → Read More: Yummy Yogurt

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Enough of the sideshow

By Colin, on January 1st, 2011%

In my last post I blogged about Christmas dinner and the Amuse Guele. In this post I am going to write about a frugal gourmet approach to the remainder of the Christmas dinner savoury courses.

Premier Plat – Prawn Cocktail

I like prawn cocktail and after hitting my guests with crispy pigs ears it seemed . . . → Read More: Enough of the sideshow

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Pork Tenderloin Glazed with Vanilla and Honey

By Colin, on May 13th, 2010%

This one is turning into a bit of a fav in our house, which suits me as it is dead easy, quick and Pork in France is cheap, every other meat (compared to the UK) is expensive. A perfectly ordinary decent but not top quality Chicken can easily cost £10, it is good that we . . . → Read More: Pork Tenderloin Glazed with Vanilla and Honey

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Bed and Breakfast at La Canterie

We now offer bed, breakfast and the possibility of an evening meal at La Canterie. Information and booking can be accessed through the ' Blogs that I like' link on the right.