Category Archives: Food

Happy New Year for 2017

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Rosemary Kneipp

And there you go – another year has just flipped by. Admittedly, we did spend a whole three months travelling – first to Australia and India in the winter, then to Italy, Austria and Germany on a cycling holiday in … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – gigue, gigot, gigoter, jig, leg

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

Susan Walter from Days on the Claise was wondering recently about the use of gigue and gigot when referring to a leg of venison or lamb. I was not aware of the term gigue as I don’t often buy venison! … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – pêche, nectarine, brugnon, peach

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

There is a popular belief in France that nectarines and their cousins, brugnons, are combinations of peaches and other fruits such as plums and apricots. Jean Michel was quite adamant before I was able to prove the contrary. He even … Continue reading →

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Friday’s French – châtaigne, chestnut, marron, brun, brown

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s roast chestnut season. If you come from Australia, you probably think there is only one kind – the edible sort you read about in English novels. Not so! In French, there are two different words: marron and châtaigne and the … Continue reading →

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Jaipur – temples, elephants, forts and palaces

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Rosemary Kneipp

We are up bright and early at our beautiful Shahpura House Heritage Hotel in Jaipur so we can have breakfast and be ready to leave at 8 am because today is a big day – my first elephant ride! Our … Continue reading →

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A Restaurant for Two and Lavardin

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

It’s that time again – the anniversary of the day Jean Michel and I met. We’re up to nineteen years. I have friends celebrating their 40th wedding anniversaries but not everyone is lucky enough to meet the right person the … Continue reading →

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Cycling along the Cher from Montrichard to Saint Aignan

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

Sunday is cool and rainy so we have reserved our weekly cycling excursion for Monday which dawns bright and sunny. We are off by 10.30 am to Montrichard on the Cher River, about a half an hour’s drive from Blois, … Continue reading →

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Blogger Round-Up: Choosing accommodation with airbnb – Luggage transfer when cycling – History of potatoes in France

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

In recent times, I have sadly neglected my once-weekly blogger round-up due to my very busy life since moving to Blois last October but three posts caught my eye recently that I would like to share. The first is Simply … Continue reading →

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Cycling in the Poitevin Marsh #2 – The Wet Marsh

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We wake up rested in our B&B and have a delicious breakfast in the courtyard in front of the main house, consisting of freshly-squeezed orange juice, two types of bread, two types of brioche (a sort of bun loaf), a … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Poitevin Marsh #1 – Aiguillon

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

The outside of the new kitchen window is finally finished and we are taking a well-deserved 3-day cycling holiday. We’ve chosen Poitevin Marsh after talking to friends. It’s been on the agenda for a while and isn’t too far by … Continue reading →

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