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Tag Archives: frites
The Flaming Tower of Beef
Just in time, before you completely forget about Radio Free Daglan since my posting of October 8, I am back from my surgical interlude (carpal tunnel release operation; right wrist; went very well; thank you, thank you very much). And … Continue reading
An early start at our favourite night market
Yesterday (Saturday, June 21) was the first night market of the season in the village of Saint-Pompon, just five or so kilometres from our home base in Daglan. Since it’s become one of our favourite summer events, my wife Jan … Continue reading
Some down-home French cooking
The ingredients at yesterday’s lunch may have been all French, but the idea actually came from a U.S. food show that my wife Jan and I were watching several days ago. “Mmmmmmm,” we both thought (yes, there were simultaneous thought … Continue reading
Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Recipes
Tagged Caesar dressing, Caesar salad, Daglan, fig chutney, foie gras, food, frites, lemon mayonnaise
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When in Toulouse…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the trip that my wife Jan and I took to Toulouse, where I had a medical appointment. In that posting I described the dinner we enjoyed at Brasserie Flo les Beaux Arts, … Continue reading
Posted in Food, French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Travels in and out of France, Wine
Tagged Beaujolais, Brasserie Flo les Beaux Arts, Champagne, Daglan, desserts, food, frites, Garonne River, Hotel des Beaux Arts, restaurants, risotto, saucisses de Toulouse, scallops, seafood, Toulouse, Toulouse sausages, whipped potatoes, wine
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The night market’s last hurrah (of 2013)
It’s a sign that summer in the Greater Daglan Area is officially coming to an end — the final Saturday in August heralds the last of the year’s night-time food markets in St. Pompon, just five kilometres from our village. … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals in France, French food, Holidays in France, Life in southwest France, Markets in France, Tourist attractions, Weather in the Dordogne, Wine
Tagged couples dancing, Daglan, dancing, dancing in France, food, French oysters, frites, night markets, oysters, seafood, St. Pompon
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Lunch with Eleanor, and lomo
Before we begin our previously scheduled posting, it is time for a Public Service Announcement. Public Service Announcement: As you will see from the new photo at the top of this blog, we are approaching the time when our village … Continue reading
Dorade Royale, Spanish-style
We’ve often eaten at the Basque restaurant Le Tournepique, located at the foot of the bridge at Castelnaud, about 10 kilometres from Daglan — to the point that we’ve become creatures of habit. My wife Jan orders the mussels with … Continue reading
Posted in French food, Life in southwest France, Restaurants in France, Restaurants in the Dordogne, Wine
Tagged Basque food, Basque omelette, Bodegas Orvalaiz, Castelnaud, Daglan, Dorade Royale, dordogne river, faux filet, food, frites, kir, Le Tournepique, Navarre wines, restaurants, rosé wine, seafood
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