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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Provencal Recipes · Seasonal Menus · Taste

A Lunch Menu Inspired by Springtime in Provence

March 17, 2023

For our 2023 spring menu, we turned to Ginny Blackwell, the founder of International Property Shares. Blackwell and her husband split time between their farm near Portland, Oregon and the glorious southern France countryside. Lunch in Provence Doesn’t that sound like a dream? Ginny Blackwell has chosen four (4) recipes for lunch with friends in

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Inspire · What's On Provence & Cote d'Azur

Spring Events in Provence Discover What’s On 2023

March 16, 2023

Spring Events in Provence Springtime in Provence is lovely. As with most of the year, the sun shines brightly, but you should expect an odd rainstorm. Moisture in this period is critical for the grapes, olives, and almonds to start their growing cycles. You will see the apple, pear, apricot, cherry, and plum trees bloom

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Appetizer · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Créole Salt Cod Fritters a Recipe from Café Brun in Antibes

March 15, 2023

The new Head Chef at Antibes hotspot Café Brun, formerly of Fish Corner in St Barths in the Caribbean, shares his recipe for Créole salt cod fritters. Before joining Café Brun, Baptiste spent four years as Head Chef at Fish Corner in St Barths in the Caribbean. Originally from Martigues near Marseille, he learned his

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Explore · Julie Whitmarsh

Provence Holidays in the Luberon Without a Car?

March 14, 2023

Recently, I’ve seen quite a few questions about whether it’s possible to visit the Luberon without coming by car. The queries range from how to get to the area from airports across France to whether it’s possible to explore once they arrive. The simple answer to them all is yes. It may be a National

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Lunchtime Meals · Provencal Recipes · Street Food · Taste

How to Make Pan Bagnat the Classic Sandwich from Nice

March 6, 2023

If you like a salad Niçoise, then pan bagnat should be on your list to try. This sandwich is perfect for a lunchtime bite on the go or a picnic and includes many of the same ingredients (tomatoes, olives, tuna, anchovies, and radishes) as the salad inside the centre of a fresh bread roll. What’s

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Swiss Chard Pie a Sweet Dessert from Nice

February 21, 2023

Nice, France’s 5th largest city, was not always part of l’hexagone but rather part of Italy until 1860, when it was ceded to France under the Treaty of Turin. As a result, the local cuisine evolved from Italian and French culinary influences. Mediterranean ingredients such as almonds, olives, olive oil, citrus, tomatoes, sardines, anchovies, and

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Appetizer · Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Pissaladière a Delicious Flatbread Recipe from Provence

February 17, 2023

A traditional recipe from Provence, pissaladière is a flatbread with caramelized onions and often a few anchovies as garnish. Although pissaladière is commonly found in bakeries throughout Provence, the dish originates from the City of Nice on the French Riviera. Given the city’s proximity to Italy, which only became part of France in 1860 with

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