tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3575097600002485502..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Pizza in a café on Bastille DayKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82816179148447895302009-07-17T23:14:07.848+02:002009-07-17T23:14:07.848+02:00Oui, Myriam a trouvé ses crudités trop vinaigrées,...Oui, Myriam a trouvé ses crudités trop vinaigrées, mais, pour ma part, moi, j'ai tout aimé : la terrine de chevreuil était très bonne, et, oui, mon andouillette était très bonne et n'avait pas le goût dont tu parles parfois, Ken ;-) !!!!!!! Ma crème caramel était aussi bonne, et notre bouteille de rosé était sympathique :-) C'était un déjeuner très correct pour un prix très attractif :-) Bises MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21115996602117392592009-07-17T00:41:20.696+02:002009-07-17T00:41:20.696+02:00If you get an artichoke blossom, pick it and spray...If you get an artichoke blossom, pick it and spray it with hair spray. It will keep for months and make a unique floral decoration.Gabbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42893776148746353172009-07-15T17:54:30.799+02:002009-07-15T17:54:30.799+02:00Hi Chris, I wish that pear tree was in our yard! W...Hi Chris, I wish that pear tree was in our yard! We do have one -- I'll have to go take a picture of it too.<br /><br />Islandgal, yes, I'm American. I've been in France for 6 years this time, and I lived in France earlier in my life too. By the way, there are certainly more grapes in Touraine than people...<br /><br />Judy, one of our friends had the "crudness" as her appetizer. She said it was good but the sauce was too vinegary. She's French and you know how certain French people are never happy with the food in restaurants. Sigh. I enjoyed my meal: a terrine of roe deer (venison) and a plat of little fried minnows called Friture. Have you ever had that? Walt had pig snout (!) "museau" in vinaigrette and a steak. He said it was good. The two French people had "andouillette" and said it was very good. I'll take their word for it.<br /><br />Bill, they are making good wines down in the Languedoc region these days. You could probably get that Cuvée de Pena down there at about the same price we pay for our local wine here in Saint-Aignan. Over in Vouvray we paid 5 euros a bottle for a mixed case of dry sparkling and sweet still wines that are very good.<br /><br />Anne, the artichoke continues to open up. I'll take some more pictures of it over the next few days.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-62947405482799009872009-07-15T17:15:01.933+02:002009-07-15T17:15:01.933+02:00Those pears are so pretty!Those pears are so pretty!chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-84994638362731953412009-07-15T15:50:17.527+02:002009-07-15T15:50:17.527+02:00Please let us know how the "crudness of seaso...Please let us know how the "crudness of seasons" was :)<br /><br />I loved picturing the whole pizza/café scene... love these stories.<br /><br />JudySeine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6328274704282469602009-07-15T15:35:42.044+02:002009-07-15T15:35:42.044+02:00The artichoke flower is amazing, never knew that i...The artichoke flower is amazing, never knew that is what happened to them, maybe because we don't see this very often in the UK.Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-74039350000780044342009-07-15T15:23:39.001+02:002009-07-15T15:23:39.001+02:00I visited Normandy many many years ago and was tol...I visited Normandy many many years ago and was told that there are more cows than residents LOL. c'etait drolle! c'etait longtemps que j'ai visite la France. J'etait une estudiante de mode a Paris depuis 23 annees. J'adore la cuisine et la vie des gens ordinaire. Mais oui la vie c'est dure maintenant mais la joie de vive c'est toujours la. Merci pour votre blog de la vie en france. Votre pays d'origine? Etats Unis? Au revoir a prochain fois de Barbade.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-21287062190954024422009-07-15T11:55:22.283+02:002009-07-15T11:55:22.283+02:00You're killing me here...buying good wine for ...You're killing me here...buying good wine for approx. $1.40/bottle!<br /><br />My best local deal is a boxed red labeled Cuvee de Pena from Languedoc-Roussillon. At $22.00/box it comes to about $5.50/bottle. It's my everyday red.<br /><br />http://boxedwinespot.blogspot.com/2006/11/chateau-de-pena-cuvee-de-pena-2003-3.htmlBill in NHnoreply@blogger.com