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Perfectly Provence Newsletters

March 21, 2020

Join our newsletter subscriber list to receive a “taste of Provence” twice a month. When you sign up, you receive a free copy of our latest seasonal menu for culinary inspiration. Our newsletters feature articles from the following categories: Explore, Taste, Stay, and Inspire. Sign up for our newsletter Explore – Boutique Travel – There

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Appetizer · Maison Mirabeau Wines · Seasonal Menus · Taste

Easter Lunch Menu from Provence – Stuffed Courgette Flowers

March 20, 2020

Last year, we hosted the Gemma Wade of “You Say Tomato Cooking” (meal planning, recipes, cooking classes and more) here in Cotignac. Gemma is a talented cook, turns fresh, basic ingredients into delicious dishes with ease. She was impressed by our Tuesday morning farmer’s market in Cotignac, one of five (5) reasons to visit our

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Living in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities

Endless Reasons to Visit Marseille in Provence

March 18, 2020

Alexis Steinman is an American, an explorer and a storyteller who has chosen to live in Marseille. Fully bilingual, Alexis settled in Marseille in September 2017. The city continues to feeds her curiosity and her stomach. For this talented writer, the port city offers endless opportunities to share the stories under its cultural quilt. Join

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Guest Post · Inspire

Pétanque is Provence’s Sport

March 17, 2020

Provence is famous for many things. It’s a hotbed of culture, with many notable painters from the region, or living there for a while. The list includes Vincent van Gogh, who lived in Provence from early 1888 to the Spring of 1890, and Pablo Picasso, who spent each summer on the French Riviera for 20

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · Shopping & Gifts

Souvenirs to Take Home from Provence

March 16, 2020

What should I take home from Provence? Expect a sensory overload on your first (and every) visit to Provence. In mid-summer, purple-blue lavender rows contour the landscape. Market stalls brim with seasonal produce from blood-red cherries in the spring to the makings for ratatouille in late summer. Then there is the savoury aroma of chickens

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Take a Walking Tour the Fountains of Aix-en-Provence

March 10, 2020

Fountains and Roman Baths Aix-en-Provence is known as the City of Water. Settled in 122 BC by the Romans who found natural springs, they called the city Aquae Sextiae after one of their important consuls Sextius Calvinus. The “Waters of Sextius” provided the population with water (both hot and cold) for daily life, animal husbandry

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David Scott Allen · Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Fig Buttermilk Tart Made Easy

March 9, 2020

Sometimes, you have to wonder why great chefs don’t cut corners. I suppose that is why I am a cook and not a chef; occasionally, it just makes sense to skip a step for the same taste result. The recipe for this Fig and Buttermilk Custard Tart is a great example. The original version by

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