Telling the Truth about Autumn in Provence and Fall Recipes
Paula Kane
Contributor blog post by Paula Kane:
Oh autumn, with your pretty colours, your shifting light and cool days. Everyone seems to be madly in love with you. “My favourite time of year” appears to be the overwhelming sentiment. So why exactly is it that I don’t feel that same way about you? Why do you fill me with dread?
Coming from Ontario where autumn is truly a spectacular time of year for the senses, I do have a soft spot for the season.
to find out why autumn in Provence (and anywhere else) fills Paula with dread. We too understand that the bright orange potimarron (Red kuri) squash, mushrooms and walnuts signal the end of warm weather until next year.
Fall weather recipes
Bistro Inspired Sandwich with Chanterelle Mushrooms and White Truffle Oil
Cozy Fall Dinner Party Menu with Love from Provence
Recipe for Chicken and Truffles
A Twist on Bouillabaisse with Champignons de Saison
Via:: A Table en Provence
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Paula Kane
From a background in advertising and design, Paula Kane has forged a career that combines her love of good food and wine with her expertise in marketing to produce highly successful culinary events across Canada. Paula first travelled to France 20 years ago and has been returning ever since. She received a scholarship from the James Beard Foundation to attend Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, from which she was graduated in 2009. She has completed the International Sommelier Guild Wine Fundamentals and recently, the Hautes Etudes du Goût program in gastronomy from which she was awarded a Masters degree from the University of Reims in Champagne, France. For the past ten years, Paula has spent part of her year in the Vaucluse where she cycles, cooks, drinks wine, explores and shares her discoveries with others on her website A Table en Provence. Recently she launched an online magazine —Olive + Sweetpea— dedicated to all things she is passionate about: food, wine, travel, home and women trailblazers.
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