Category Archives: Food and Drink

Restaurants and recipes, not all in the Aude

Dorie Greenspan’s Caramel -Topped Semolina Cake

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Sam

It must be the middle of September because I want to cook. I want to use the oven again now that it’s cool enough. Last night I made ‘real’ dinner. Chicken breasts with dijon sauce, rice, green beans, and – … Continue reading →

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Le Bistrot Gourmand Restaurant in Homps Languedoc

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Sam

After all my moaning about the same old same old restaurants in the Aude I’ve found another terrific place to eat.  My friend Yvette and I stumbled on Le Bistrot Gourmand in Homps on Monday evening. We were driving past … Continue reading →

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La Petite Maison – restaurant in Lagrasse, Aude, Languedoc

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Sam

There are 2 new restaurants in Lagrasse since I was last there.  Last week I had lunch at one of them, La Petite Maison.  It’s a tearoom and restaurant and all the baking is done on the premises. It’s just … Continue reading →

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ON NEMS – Vietnamese Restaurant in Ouveillan, Aude Languedoc

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Sam

Such a treat for lunch today.  Vietnamese food at On Nems in Ouveillan. I have to admit that I get tired of French food.  And that inexpensive restaurants in this part of France are pretty much the same old same … Continue reading →

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Cookbook: Around My French Table by Dorie Greenspan

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Sam

I couldn’t tell you the last time I bought a cookbook.  When I want to know how to make something I turn to the internet.  And it was on the internet that I discovered Dorie Greenspan and her new cookbook … Continue reading →

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