Springtime visit to Les Olivades
All the signs of a beautiful spring have come out across the Riviera. We have taken advantage of the beautiful weather to get a head start on planting our vegetable garden. We followed this up with a visit to our friends Daniel and Denise Vuillon’s gorgeous AMAP (Associations pour le maintien d’une agriculture paysanne) Les...
Eggplant Tomato Gratin
As summer ends and fall is on the horizon, this a great recipe that bridges the gap between the two. We put this one together with all the last harvests from our vegetable garden. Even friends who in principle hate casserole/gratin dishes were surprised at how tasty this one was. We used up the last...
Herbed Eggplant Stuffed Tomatoes
Since our arrival in the south and with the (overly) productive tomato garden, every French person near and far has requested that I make tomate-farcis. It seems that anything farci (stuffed) is treasured as much here as grandma’s apple pie is in the states. So, I made up my own concoction for this filling recipe using as many...
Summer Tomato Tart
The tomato tart is a staple on most French tables throughout summertime. Though the recipe doesn’t vary much, it is always a treat and can be enjoyed over and over throughout the season. Yield: 1 Ingredients: 1 pate feuilletee, prepared 3 tablespoons mustard 5-6 small ripe tomatoes , sliced, ends discarded 1 tablespoon rosemary, minced 1...
What to do with summer tomatoes?
Are you getting tired of eating your summer tomatoes in salads? I know my parents love to eat tomatoes in August with nothing but a dollup of mayonnaise, but we were getting a bit tired of eating raw tomatoes. Here are four recipes we have tried and tried again over the tomato season, we hope...
Garden harvest
Thanks to the careful tending of the RK crew and our guests (some even weeded!), our vegetable garden is starting to produce beautifully! We have loads of tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant and peppers, all ready to come into our kitchen. We have learned many tips, such as picking tomatoes before they are totally ripe, and letting...
Tasting and vegetable gardens
For the recipes we will be making this summer, we wanted to get our tasting garden and vegetable patch cleaned up and replanted so that we can start getting a wider variety of vegetables for the rest of the season. It is easy to let herb gardens go a bit wild, and sometimes hard to...