by Admin | Dec 14, 2011 | Amuse Bouches
Ingredients 130g Tuna 4 fillets of anchovies 150g jar of whole Piquilos peppers 50g Feta Cheese 100g boiled potatoes 1/4 tsp Piment d’espalette or 3 drops Tabasco Juice of 1/2 a lemon 1 tsp finely chopped chives 1 tsp Chopped Basil 3 Tsp Greek Yoghurt or...
by Admin | Dec 14, 2011 | Live in France
Albi is the principle city in the Tarn (81) department in the south west of France, 50 minutes from Toulouse and less that 2 hours from the Mediterranean coast. It is known as the ‘Red City’, which needs no explaining as you near the town, nestling on the...
by Admin | Dec 14, 2011 | Châteaux, History, Live in France, Where to Go
This is my first try at doing a timelapse, which, when I get to be able to do this correctly, will really bring out the beauty of the Midi-Pyrenees region. This took about 8 hours to make – with a total of 3,000 photos, all sewn together by hand. The Music is...
by Admin | Dec 14, 2011 | French Language
Greetings and goodbyes in French may appear a little more formal than in English, especially as people do not often go directly for first names in a first meeting situation. Most of the convention lies in the difference between “Vous” and “Tu”...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2011 | Art & Cratfts, Villages
The small village of Sainte Julia, or to give it its full name Sainte Julia de Gras Capou (Saint Julia of the fat Capon, in Occitane) will be holding the annual festival of art, where both professionals and amateurs alike set up their easels and palettes in the...