Monthly Archives: November 2010
Finding our own farçou
In 2009, visiting market after market across the wildly beautiful Aveyron region of Southern France, we ate a wide variety of farçous. The chard-laced pancakes from our local town’s market stall were small and sort of thick, while vendors in … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Food, France, Vegetarian
Halve a tart, save an apple
Winter is slowly, inexorably grinding its way into Gourmandistan, and our supply of local crops is dwindling. We’ve been told there are only a couple of more weeks left for local apples. While we have them, we’re occasionally enjoying one … Continue reading
France, meet farm share
On our recent trip to Gascony we once again enjoyed the sight of plump orange potiron squash at local markets. We’ve watched vendors slice wedges from these squat, pumpkin-esque gourds, but never bought even a piece—although we would often joke … Continue reading
Gourmandistan-to-go: Bacon, egg & cheese “biscuits”
Michelle’s family was leaving Gourmandistan in 30 minutes or so, and we knew their plans for dinner didn’t include slowing down much before reaching their Western Kentucky home. We despaired at the thought of Mom, Dad and Sister dining on … Continue reading
