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Appetizer · Guest Post · Provencal Recipes · Starter Course · Taste

Eggplant Cakes with a Pesto Sauce to Start the Evening

May 8, 2019

They prepared several delicious dishes for the evening, but these Eggplant Cakes in a Tomato Pesto Sauce were my favourite. You can serve this recipe as an appetizer, the first course for a dinner party or even at lunchtime with a green salad. Think of this as a savoury cake. Once the eggplant is cooked, simply combine with the rest of the ingredients and bake. The dish can be served with the pesto sauce (below), a tomato sauce or combine the two for a rich flavour experience.

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François de Mélogue · Provencal Recipes · Soup · Taste

Marseille Fish Soup – Soupe de Poisson

May 6, 2019

Marseille Fish Soup - Soupe de Poissons You will want to make a big batch and freeze what you don’t eat. Making fish soup at home can be a very messy, labor-intensive process.

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David Scott Allen · Provencal Recipes · Seasonal Menus · Taste

December Holiday Menus Christmas with Provencal Flavours

November 28, 2018

For most people, Tuscon, Arizona does not spring to mind as a foodie capital, but if you are “into” food the city has a surprising culinary vibe. Marc and I moved to the desert city without much of a plan. We took a leap of faith, quitting our jobs and selling our house in New York

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Barefoot Blogger · Explore · Road Trips South of France

Sète Food Lovers Guide to Eating Your Way Through Town

October 15, 2018

There are few things I enjoy more than eating seafood. A gourmet tour designed by Absolutely Southern France in the seaside city of Sète introduced me to a whole lot more favorites for food lovers. I was brought up going to a fish camp on the Catawba River, just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, where you could

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Fish & Seafood · Main Course · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Recipe for Salt-Cod Brandade a Provencal Classic

October 12, 2018

In Portugal, the culinary rumour is that there are 365 (or more) ways to cook salt-cod (bacalhau) - one for every day of the year. Cod is called morue in French. It is quite common to find this fish on menus, and it is often the "centre" of attention in the traditional Provencal aioli (recipe here). Gilles recipe for brandade a purée of salt cod, olive oil and other ingredients is below.

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Books on Provence · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire

Explore Provencal Cuisine Top Books for Food Lovers

October 2, 2018

Joy of Cooking in Provence True confession: I am a committed foodie (although the grammar checker doesn’t seem to like the word). Maybe that admission will get me off the hook for being unable to delete thousands of photos of markets objectively. Over the years, we have taken many (did I say many?) cooking classes.

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Barefoot Blogger · French Cooking Classes · Taste

Cooking Classes in Marseille? Spend a Day with the Provence Gourmet

September 14, 2018

For someone who had never spent much time in Marseille, now I’m loving it! I jumped at the chance to join a cooking class in Marseille with Gilles Conchy of Provence Gourmet. Marseille is a city of wide, busy streets and tight alleys. High-end fashions and ethnic robes. Elegant eateries and takeout pizzas. It’s everything

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