Download Our Summer Menu Collection

Since summer entertaining should be a breeze, this collection, designed with simplicity in mind, features 20 easy-to-follow recipes and a few menu suggestions. Download this PDF, which includes recipes for starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts.

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Fish & Seafood · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Stephanie Villegas · Taste

Grilled or Roasted Daurade Royale in Fresh Herbs for Dinner

June 6, 2023
Some people shy away from cooking fish, particularly whole fish, but my recipe below for Grilled or Roasted Daurade Royale is failproof. Dorade Royale is sometimes referred to as Sea Bream. If you can’t find Dorade or Sea Bream, Red Snapper or Branzino are good alternatives. Simply ask your local fishmonger for fresh fish and …
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Bed & Breakfasts in Provence · Stay: Accommodation & Rentals in Provence · Sue Aran

A Magical Stay at Le Prieuré La Madelène B&B in Provence

June 5, 2023
Imagine living in a beautifully restored 12th-century priory set amidst fields of bright orange poppies while enjoying a delicious breakfast or an evening aperitif on a shaded terrace under a starlit sky. Or relax by a tranquil pool, take leisurely day trips to nearby villages, and be guided to restaurants by your hosts, each suggested …
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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · French Decor & Gardens · Inspire

Roseraie de Gérenton a Magnificent Rose Garden in Provence

June 2, 2023
Provence’s Roseraie de Gérenton has 300 Rose Varieties! Cultivating any garden takes time, patience, and lots of challenging work. In early 2015, Sylvie and John Brun bought a property near Bédoin in the Vaucluse. Although the property was previously an agricultural plot about 50 years ago, the old grapevines and cherry orchards were uncultivated and …
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Books on Provence · Inspire · Mary Jane Deeb

The Essence of Provence: the Story of L’Occitane a Book Review

May 30, 2023
The Essence of Provence: the Story of L’Occitane, by Pierre Magnan, translated from the original French L’Occitane: une histoire vraie, Denoël, Paris, France, 2001, by Richard Seaver, Arcade Publishing, New York, 2nd edition, 2012. Book Review by Mary-Jane Deeb About the Author Pierre Magnan (1922-2012) was a prolific French writer born and lived in Manosque, …
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