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French Clafoutis Recipe

January 31, 2017 by ashleyt 4 Comments

cherry clafoutis

When we first moved to France, the property we lived on had a large, abandoned cherry orchard. Consequentially, we researched all the best French cherry recipes. Everyone kept telling us about cherry clafoutis!

Clafoutis, most often made with cherries, is one of the classic French grandma desserts. People are most likely to feel nostalgic about clafoutis. It was often eaten as an afternoon snack when kids got home from school.

It’s cheap and incredibly simple to make.

Personally, I like it for breakfast at either room temperature or just out of the fridge. As all French desserts, there is very little sugar and all the better for it.

Clafoutis is almost bordering on the healthy…

This dish is one of those rare dishes that don’t improve with more luxurious ingredients such as cream, chocolate or a fresh vanilla pod. The joy of clafoutis is the squidgy lovely texture.

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Filed Under: My Recipes Tagged With: cherry clafoutis, clafoutis recipe, country life, country living, french life, homemade, provence blog

How to Pick Walnuts (noix de grenoble)

October 19, 2015 by ashleyt 3 Comments

walnut in shell detail

If you happen to live near to a walnut tree here in Provence that has yet to have been ravaged by squirrels… I suggest the very satisfying activity of foraging free food! There are many walnuts here in Provence; you’ll often find wild specimens on country lanes. These tend to be the ‘English’ variety of walnut rather than the black walnut.

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Filed Under: Foraging/Wild Things Tagged With: country living, Foraging, noix, provence, walnut harvest, walnuts

The Curious Forager: Wild Leeks and Rocket/Arugula

June 29, 2015 by ashleyt 4 Comments

Foraging in Provence

One of the wonderful things about living in the countryside in Provence is taking advantage of the free food found all over the landscape. Any amateur forager can benefit without putting their lives at risk! (Although my other half gets quite anxious when I’ve come back with a pile of unidentifiable greens).

wild leek flowers and bulbs provence

The flowers and bulbs of wild leeks during the month of June

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Filed Under: Foraging/Wild Things Tagged With: country lifestyle, country living, Foraging, poireaux sauvage, wild arugula, wild leeks/onions, wild plums, wild rocket

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