Category Archives: Food

Valentine’s Day lunch — an encore at LPP

Posted on February 14, 2020 by

Exactly nine years ago to the day, I posted a piece in this blog about a lunch that my wife Jan and I enjoyed on Valentine’s Day. Here’s my introduction, from February 14, 2011 (and can you believe I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Getting the (Christmas) turkey right (encore edition)

Posted on December 20, 2019 by

Christmas is fast approaching, and you may be thinking of serving turkey as the centrepiece of your big holiday meal in a few days. So today I’m re-posting “Getting the turkey right,” exactly as published on December 26, 2018. It’s … Continue reading →

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Our Super Sunday successes (holiday edition)

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

Did you ever have this thought: “What if I threw a party, and nobody came?” I must admit I was feeling a bit of that apprehension before yesterday’s Marché de Noël. Knowing the huge amount of work that had gone … Continue reading →

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Getting the most from Sunday’s events

Posted on December 6, 2019 by

This posting will provide you with an easy-to-follow three-stop itinerary for your enjoyment this coming Sunday (December 8), provided that you will be in the Greater Daglan Area on that date. The focus of my suggestions is the Christmas market, … Continue reading →

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A sneak peek, plus a few rich dishes

Posted on December 4, 2019 by

Today’s posting covers two fairly different topics — one related to the holiday that is fast approaching, and the other related to a favourite topic in these parts (food, of course). First, the Christmas item. Admiring our village Christmas tree … Continue reading →

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Early December notes (2019 edition)

Posted on December 2, 2019 by

Things may be quiet around here, as I wrote recently, but the village is starting to get that Happy Holidays vibe. A few of our neighbours have started to adorn the exteriors of their homes with Christmas trees and other … Continue reading →

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Dish du jour — 27-10-2019

Posted on October 27, 2019 by

This past Thursday, we enjoyed another wonderful meal at Restaurant O Moulin in Carsac, about 30 minutes from Daglan. This time it was lunch with our friends Joanne, Chris and Les, and we all had splendid food. Having written about … Continue reading →

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