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Lockdown France V2 – Pickled Chillies
We are now into the third week of the second lockdown in France. This time things are a lot freer than they were with the first lockdown and life in the McArthur household is pretty…
Lockdown France – Food glorious Food
Week 7 in the big McArthur brother house So, we have been “locked up” now for approaching two months. My husband Gary and I, our four sons (aged 30, 26, 18 and 15), our daughter,…
Why the Chayote isn’t Shite
A few years back our French neighbour introduced us to the humble Chayote, a funny, knobbly, oval shaped, green vegetable (which I think is actually a fruit) with a tough, difficult to peel skin. It…
The Best Fig Chutney in the World……ever!
When we first moved to France back in 2004 we didn’t miss much, but we did crave for Branston Pickle. However, since discovering this delicious recipe, Branston no longer makes it onto our wish lists…
Home Grown Cauliflower Soup
My French neighbours had very kindly given us a bag of their home grown cauliflower this week. So far I’ve made cauliflower cheese (a bit boring) and Brown Rice with Vegetables which is an old…