Comments for Blog in France

Comment on Hedgerow bounty by Vanessa Couchman

Vanessa Couchman — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:43:27 +0000

It would be a shame to leave all that fruit to rot, so you’re quite right to help yourselves. There comes a point, though, where you can have too much of a good thing! I never make jam since mine is so hopeless, but we get given a lot. Just watch out for the wasps amd hornets lurking in the fruit!
Amitiés, Vanessa

Comment on Hedgerow bounty by Keith Eckstein

Keith Eckstein — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:27:05 +0000

Detailed recipe for jam (for an idiot like me?)… and, could I publish it on the Sunday Recipes From France bit of A Taste of Garlic?

All the bets

Keith

Comment on In the news by Vanessa Couchman

Vanessa Couchman — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:50:57 +0000

Congratulations on all the publicity you’re getting. I can see there’s a downside, though, and no doubt they turn up just as you’re sitting down to a meal. It doesn’t occur to people that you’re not a public attraction.
Amitiés, Vanessa

Comment on Cherry nice by Alan Leishman

Alan Leishman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:26:33 +0000

We were lucky with our cherries too which Mel turned into a number of cherry bakewells and pots of Cherry and Cinamon Jam some of which we used to curry favour with English and French friends alike. Have had Clafoutis before and I’m afraid it is one French treat I won’t partake in again. Aside from nearly choking on a stone (nobody had warned me) I found it rather like a cherry Yorkshire pudding. Might be nice with figs though.

Comment on Cherry nice by llamalady

llamalady — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:19:11 +0000

Fig clafoutis – I must definitely try that. Thanks for the tip.
How lovely to get home grown veg without the work! I’ve been watering potatoes, peas and pumpkins these last few days – hooray for the rain that’s coming our way!
Yours in blogging,
Stephanie

Comment on Cherry nice by Vanessa Couchman

Vanessa Couchman — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:30:21 +0000

Sounds delicious. I made a clafoutis with ripe figs late last summer (same recipe, just cut each fig in four), which worked well. Some friends have cherry trees and we benefit every year, as we do from their potager (we are too lazy to have one), which provides us with potatoes, lettuces, tomatoes, courgettes…all much nicer than shop-bought ones.

By the way, I met a niece of the Tatin sisters (originators of Tarte Tatin, said to have started as a mistake) a few months ago, who runs a chambres d’hôte in Toulouse. She makes Tarte Tatin according to their recipe.

Amitiés,
Vanessa

Comment on Blog slog by Vanessa Couchman

Vanessa Couchman — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:17:53 +0000

Like you, I find it difficult to get down to blogging in the summer. In fact, I haveing trouble getting down to any work at all. I’d rather be outside than chained to a computer. Thanks for the interesting info about the different twilights – I didn’t know that.
Bien amicalement
Vanessa

Comment on High Speed Delivery by Karen

Karen — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:42:29 +0000

Love the baby llama, our “baby” is 3 now, and we live in Tarn&Garonne. Hope to meet up and talk llamas one day? Do you know Bernard who lives up near you?
Karen

Comment on Comment ? i.e. You what? by catharine

catharine — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:34:45 +0000

Love it – I once hired a floor sander and the pictorial instructions seemed to prohibit using it to surf across the floor whilst holding a toddler….

Comment on Comment ? i.e. You what? by Vanessa Couchman

Vanessa Couchman — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:25:01 +0000

Hi again, Stephanie, Just to say thanks for your nice comments on my blog yesterday and I’ll contact Karen, our local llama-lady and check it’s OK to put you in touch.
Think the weather’s changing at last – but temperatures worthy only of March, not June.
Best wishes,
Vanessa