A must see....Dior Filmed at Versailles

Fabulous photo from dior.com

I hope that you are all having a fabulous weekend. All I could say after watching the latest Dior Film was WOW, WOW, WOW!

To view click here.

Je vous souhaite un week-end fabuleux, Leeann x

French Food Friday...strawberries with Cointreau

As usual, we have an abundance of strawberries at our house, hence this week's recipe uses strawberries and this is a recipe that I used last night.....

 

Ingredients

• 500g strawberries, hulled halved or quartered, depending on size         
• 3  tbsp Cointreau
• zest 1 orange
• 4 tbsp icing sugar
• mint leaves, roughly torn, to serve

Method

1. Tip the strawberries into a large bowl. Splash over the Cointreau, add the orange zest and sift in the icing sugar, then give everything a really good mix. Cover, then leave for 1 hr or more for the juices to become syrupy and the strawberries to soak up some of the alcohol.
2. To serve, scatter the mint leaves over the strawberries and give them one more good stir, then spoon into individual glass dishes.

Bon appetit à tous, Leeann x

Market day...

It is market day and the sun is shining here in SW France.

One of the many things that  I adore about living in France, is that for the last 600 years or so there has been a weekly market in most villages in France.

vive le Marché....Leeann x

A little bit of shopping....

Fabulous photo from here

Is there such a thing as a little bit of shopping?

I am not sure especially when it comes to shopping on the net. It started with buying a pair of boho sandals direct from one of my favourite shops in India and ended up with buying some makeup from Bourjois here in France.

I just wish that it only took as long for the delivery as it does to order the items.

.......Bonne journée à tous, Leeann x

je suis fatiguée...

photo from the fabulous Rodney Smith

I am tired or in French je suis fatiguée.....the last few days have  been busy and hot so I am looking forward to a bit of calmness if such a thing exists!

Belle semaine à tous! Leeann x

bon dimanche à tous...

Bonjour from a very hot and sunny SW France,

Hope that you are all having or had a fabulous Sunday. After I finished serving breakfast at Maison No. 20 I quickly rushed to the main road which is lined with hundreds of stalls as Eymet is hosting a Brocante/Vide Grenier today.

Despite being a few hours behing the professional treasure hunters, I manged to find a few treasures including a fabulous large Napoleon III mirror along with these antique baguette baskets.

 I am off out again now as I need to take FBF his lunch and have to stop at a few stands on the way...

bon dimanche à tous, Leeann x

French Food Friday...Mousse aux Fraises

 

At yesterday's market there was an abundance of strawberries or as they are called in French fraises hence today's recipe uses lots of strawberries.... 

Mousse aux Fraises

INGREDIENTS:

• 500 grams/1 pound strawberries, plus 6 small ones for decoration if you wish
• juice from 1/2 lemon
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 4 egg whites
• pinch of salt

METHOD:
1. In a blender or food processor, puree berries with lemon juice and sugar.

2.In a mixing bowl beat cream until it is stiff. Gradually and gently mix the whipped cream with the berries.

3.In another mixing bowl beat egg whites with salt until stiff. Mix one cup of egg whites into berry and cream mixture, and then gently fold this back into egg whites.

4.Pour the mousse into individual serving dishes and decorate with a strawberry. Refrigerate for at least two hours.

Makes 6 servings.

             .....bon appétit à tous, Leeann x