Monthly Archives: April 2013

How green is our valley? Quite, thank you

Posted on April 30, 2013 by loren24250

We’ve had an unusually rainy late winter/early spring and now, on the last day of April, we’re back to grey skies and more rain. But all that water finally seems to be having an impact, as the countryside is now … Continue reading →

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Dish du jour — 29/04/2013

Posted on April 29, 2013 by loren24250

While our personal budget for eating out is getting close to what economists now call “a fiscal cliff,” my wife Jan and I are persevering. So today it was a three-hour-and-forty-five-minute lunch (I know, not bad for a Monday) at … Continue reading →

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Sports day

Posted on April 28, 2013 by loren24250

Yesterday was a sports day of sorts in the Greater Daglan Area — at least for some rugged ultramarathoners and a lot of charged-up young rugby players who we watched on and off through the day. For my wife Jan … Continue reading →

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Seasonal firsts: cutting, charcoaling, cycling

Posted on April 26, 2013 by loren24250

Until today (Friday), our weather has been getting better and better. Now we’re to have a few days of showers, but we’ve certainly enjoyed a few good days this week, with temperatures climbing and the sun shining down.  Yesterday afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Buy the sea, buy the sea, buy the beautiful sea…

Posted on April 25, 2013 by loren24250

First of all — yes, thank you, I do know that the actual song is “by the sea.” With today’s title I’m just making the point again that in the Greater Daglan Area, one does not need to live by … Continue reading →

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The duck confit express

Posted on April 23, 2013 by loren24250

The last time I wrote about duck confit, or confit de canard, one of my readers thanked me for pointing out that the duck leg should be finished in a hot oven to brown it and make the skin crispy. … Continue reading →

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First of the season: White asparagus

Posted on April 22, 2013 by loren24250

One of our purchases at yesterday’s market in St. Cyprien was a bunch of white asparagus, as this delicacy made one of its début appearances of the season at several vegetable stalls (and one stall that was selling nothing but … Continue reading →

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From the Sunday market to the plate

Posted on April 21, 2013 by loren24250

In the Greater Daglan Area, not every day involves dining out. Often we prepare our own meals, and often we base our meals on what’s available in the local markets. Since today was Sunday, that meant that it was market … Continue reading →

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Dish du jour — 20/04/2013

Posted on April 20, 2013 by loren24250

Well, we just couldn’t go cold turkey and stop fine dining altogether, could we? So today we picked up our friend Suzanne and headed west from Daglan to Bergerac for some shopping and, of course, lunch at La Table du … Continue reading →

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Lunch under the chestnut trees

Posted on April 19, 2013 by loren24250

Yesterday I reported on Tuesday’s superb lunch at Le Vieux Logis, a lovely restaurant that’s certainly worthy of its Michelin star. Now let’s have a look at a similar lunch the very next day at another Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Gindreau, … Continue reading →

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