Venise en Provence: holidays in Provence

15 June 2012

June in Provence

I love June : summer's coming , cherry trees charged with rich and juicy fruits , the first shiny lavender flowers and the last poppies dance together in wind.....
That's what you will see if you're coming on holidays in this period of the year .Sweet life in Provence .

A simple lunch under the pergola

14 June 2012

Weekend in Camargue part two

The day after the party here we took a day of relax . As we love so much fish and the seaside we decided to have lunch in "Le Grau du Roi" , a village on the coast and then to make a "siesta" at the beach .

The restaurant were we had lunch is called "Le Palangre" see their site here

We had a tour of the port were the most of restaurants are and then decided to have lunch here
and I must say that everything was delicious with very fresh fish and lots of tasty vegetables .Before leaving I asked to enter into the kitchen to make my compliments to the chef and then I realised why everything was so good : he was skinny annd with an healthy look ! I commanded a traditional recipe of Camargue "Brasucade de moules " here the recipe in french : it's very easy to do and nice to share with friends on summertime .

Brasucade of mussels

For 4 servings
2,5 kg of mussels
25 cl of extra-virgin olive oil (possibly of Provence )
Thyme , rosemary and laurel
1 clove of garlic crashed
freshly grounded black pepper
1 teaspoon of Pastis
Arrange all the ingredients for thee marinade in a jar , close and let stand for one day at least ( better few days )
Wash the mussels , put them in a big Paella plate and on the fire ( you'll need a big fire , better on wood like in the video here ) throw the water that mussel will eject , then add thhe marinade and let cook about 5 minutes . To eat immediately with friends while tasting a chilly Rosé !