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Cakes & Cookies · Christmas & Holiday · Dessert · Provencal Recipes · Tasha Powell · Taste

How to Make a Bûche de Noël (Yule Log)

December 2, 2021

One of the Christmas traditions in Provence is called Cacho-Fio or Light the Fire. In Provence, Christmas evening begins with this ancient pagan custom. Cacho-fio is a ritual for lighting the Yule log (calendau, in Provencal) on the evening of December 24th. Together the youngest and the oldest of the family carry a fruit log.

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Explore · Our House in Provence · Villages Towns and Cities

Le Barroux Village in the Vaucluse and Family Connections

November 24, 2021

Who doesn’t love a good family mystery? My father Daniel Augsburger was born in Switzerland. His mother was French and at a young age, the family moved to the South of France. He came to the United States in 1939, just prior to World War II for college and to pursue graduate degrees at the

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Expat Living and Real Estate · Living in Provence · Virginie Van Der Wees

School in France Holidays and More

November 8, 2021

In France, the school calendar follows a rhythm of intense periods of study followed by well-deserved breaks. As a result, the vacances scolaire (school holidays) occur on roughly the same dates year-to-year, which allows families to plan their holidays well in advance. There are three school zones (A, B and C) within the country, and

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Explore · Villages Towns and Cities

Villages of the Alpilles: Eygalières

October 26, 2021

Pretty Eygalières Located on the northeastern edge of the Parc Naturel Régional des Alpilles, the hamlet of Eygalières has an official population of about 1,900 residents. However, when second homeowners and short-stay visitors descend upon the village in the summertime, the population swells well beyond the formal count. The setting for Eygalières is idyllic. The

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David Scott Allen · Main Course · Pork · Provencal Recipes · Taste

Wine Pairing with Cumin-Roasted Pork Chops

October 22, 2021

What’s for dinner? It is a question I have asked myself daily for the past 400 days. Yes, I have cooked every meal since mid-March 2020 at home. No restaurants, no take-out, nothing. But, if you know me, I enjoyed it, especially these cumin-roasted pork chops. In the spirit of transparency, Markipedia cooked a few

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Carolyne Kauser-Abbott · Taste · Wines and Spirits of Provence

Exploring the Vineyards of the Alpilles in Provence

October 21, 2021

The Stunning Alpilles The landscape of the Alpilles is not exactly the land of milk and honey but rather a harsh alpine climate that supports the growth of grapes and olives. Known as the Alpilles (small Alps), this 30km band of jagged limestone cliffs and scrub brush is a protected regional park infused with wild

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Dessert · Pies & Tarts · Provencal Recipes · Tasha Powell · Taste

Chocolate and Pear Tarts a Fall Dessert

October 15, 2021

This chocolate and pear tart is a perfect dessert for autumn. Chocolate and pears are a magnificent marriage of flavour and texture. For this dessert, I also created a leaf design with raspberry coulis and caramel on a white plate (using squeeze bottles) and blended the colours with a synthetic brush.  I meticulously placed chocolate

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