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It’s nigh on impossible to pick just three places to fall in love with in Provence but author Janine Marsh chooses three towns that she finds truly irresistible… Historic Avignon No photo can do justice for the sight that greets you when you stroll into Place du Palais in the sunny city of Avignon. There …
Autumn is my favourite season for cooking. Our blackberries have been collected and our apples harvested. Warming crumble leaves the sweet smell of cinnamon filling the air. Blackberry recipes are hard to beat in the Autumn. Blackberries have such a short season though, so we always collect plenty and freeze them to use throughout Autumn …
Choices, choices, choices! There is so much to see in the different areas of Provence and so people are always asking me where they should visit? Provence is a popular area of France with tourists and captures the hearts of many who visit it. This is partly because of the mild yearly climate and hot …
A French Classic This flan could quite possibly be my favourite dessert (although I do love a cheesecake…..A LOT). Flan Pâtissier (or Parisian) is a simple custard tart and a classic French recipe. I first tried this flan on holiday in Paris. Sat outside a cafe on a Spring afternoon. Perfect. However, it was only …
Love a bit of ‘homemade’ We love natural, beauty products like this fantastic recipe for homemade lavender bath salts. They are often cheap, easy and we like that we know exactly what has gone into them. This quick and simple recipe for homemade lavender bath salts from Sunrise Botanics will be our new favourite we …
Cotswold Lavender Farm have kindly agreed to be featured on our blog today to talk about distilling the lavender oil. We always wondered what happened to all that beautiful lavender after it had been harvested. How is it distilled? How does it become that pure essential oil that helps us to sleep or reduces our …
