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Jemma - French Lessons · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Recipes for Figs: Jam, Tarts and Too Much of a Good Thing

November 1, 2019

This really is a Côte d’Azur heartache. When their fig tree produced fruit in huge quantities the whole family indulged in the bounty. Sadly, Jemma found out the hard way that too many figs, fig jam, fig tarts are not a good thing, in her case. The summer Philippe decided to make fig jam was

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Guided Holiday Tours

Yoga Provence La Belle Vie Beyond the Mat

October 28, 2019

Yoga in Provence La Belle Vie yoga retreat was in my calendar, but when the weekend finally arrived I was rushed, juggling life. As Pradeep Teotia began his class with his signature “Welcome Home,” all thoughts of my to-do list fell away. The warmth in the room embraced my soul, and it was not just

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Books on Provence · Guest Post · Inspire

Bories the Stone Heart of Provence

September 25, 2019

The following is a chapter on the stone Bories of Provence is adapted from Mary-Lou Weisman’s book, Playing House in Provence: How Two Americans Became a Little Bit French. The Weismans arrived in Provence in September 2003 for the first of many visits to the South of France. The couple was not content to visit

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Memoirs from Provence

August 4, 2019

For many, Peter Mayle’s best-selling novel A Year in Provence was their introduction to the Provencal countryside. Images of the Côte d’Azur have long covered the pages of travel magazines. Still, Mayle’s descriptions of bumbling through a home renovation in the arrière-pays (translation: backcountry or hinterland) shifted our view beyond the coastline. This book was published

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Keith Van Sickle · Markets in Provence and Cote d'Azur · Taste

Going to the Wednesday Market in St-Remy

June 18, 2019

My wife Val and I live part of the year in St-Rémy-de-Provence, a town just south of Avignon. There are lots of fun things to do in St-Rémy and one of our favorites is to go to the Wednesday morning market. What’s it like to go to one of the best markets in Provence? Follow

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François de Mélogue · Provencal Recipes · Seasonal Menus · Taste

Summer Lunch in Provence a Menu for Friends

June 17, 2019

I  am deeply moved by Jean-Andre Charial’s philosophical book “Lunch in Provence.” More correctly, it strengthened my conviction that the foundation of great food lies not only in the provenance of ingredients and simplicity of preparation but in emotion and passion while enjoying it. Charial spoke of lovely, outdoor makeshift lunches where just-picked vegetables and fruits from his

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Expat Living and Real Estate · Guest Post · Living in Provence

Top 5 Benefits of Living in a Rural Village in Provence

June 14, 2019

This guest post is by Susana Iwase Hanson, the founder of Provence Living Cotignac.  Susana is multi-talented and tri-lingual. She lives with her family in the Var in the beautiful, rural village of Cotignac (read more about her interesting backstory here). But after living on many continents, big city living is no longer her thing.

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