Because the chlorophylle green in the kitchen garden is irresistible, because confinement means we take time for cooking, because a healthy diet is the best prevention against cover and everything else, but also because healthy doesn't have to mean boring, here are...
A stroll through the garden is music to one's eyes.. Sakura on the drive.. Lilas Jasmin Wild roses Accacia flowers from the patio's tree mix their aromas with the huge wisteria that overwhelms the senses We have a wide variety of Sauges, quintessential to Provence...
September has been quite hot and the kitchen garden keeps happily producing. This year I have added many varieties of onions, and a few peppers... most actually turn out to be way too spicy for us, so they are mostly a photooportunity before being gifted out to some...
Chef Sylvain Robert, from the restaurant L'Aromat and his head waiter Damien came to La Baye des Anges for a blissful evening! Starting with the aperitif by the pool We are given a master class in Champaign sabering, by Luc Trottier, the Bear Foot Bistro sommelier who...
Processing the lavender field's production, but also the kitchen garden's aromatic / medicinal herb production Before: After:
Very often, it starts with a Petanque. All are welcome, and our Japanese friends are most excited to learn a new game Pind pong under the wisteria is another big draw But of course, it all ends around the pool.. This was a lucky evening: chef Sylvain Robert, from...
We have now hit the "Corne d'abondance" point, to which it impossible to keep up eating daily what the garden produces, especially tomatoes so I am experimenting with the age old conserve making (tomato coulis, ubiquitous in Provencal cuisine) All the ratatouille...
Sylvain Robert, L'Aromat's chef and his wife Virginie cater for our summer fiesta this year, the brief is to cook from our kitchen garden's production: tomatoes, courgettes, courgettes flowers, aubergines; spring onions, and a variety of herbs... the result is awesome...
Since the whole point of a kitchen garden is to have create delicious meals, here is our take on how to use it.. Our very first courgette, how exciting! So tender that it can be eaten raw, and makes a delicious salad with your choice of herb and a drizzle of olive oil...
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