Hope your weekend is wonderful.. I'm spending a relaxing day with Chris and Nicky chez nous, having walked already to the local farmers market and planning a springtime feast for a leisurely Sunday lunch, we've been listening to extravagant Italian opera on Sirius all day long. Throughout the day I've been peeking at pictures of Provence, and dreaming about being back there there next month! Who isn't captivated by the beautiful colors and settings in Provence?
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stunning use of pink on pink in this beautiful window |
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lavender growing in the haute Luberon.. magical |
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magenta, anyone? fearless use of glorious color against all that stone and stucco |
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somehow I could easily see whiling away several hours in this very spot.. join me? |
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could anything be more welcoming than this pretty entryway with bougainvillea and geraniums, a greenish door and sparking white trim? |
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un verre de bandol, svp? |
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Bandol, the beloved rose colored vin de provence; best served quite chilled when the temperatures are soaring! |
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sophisticated pink plays off the rustic unfinished and weathered doorway |
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this "les olivades" table cloth strikes just the perfectly artless note for your springtime table |
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you can just feel the warmth and hear the cigales buzzing in this setting where time slows down and old linen is on all the beds |
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le cigale.. the beloved bug of Provence! you see it everywhere in ceramic figurines, decorative painting, table linens.. un peu cheesy but really adorable :) |
This is the meal I ended up serving friends for dinner...
what do you think? Would you like to join us
next time?
Sunday lunch au printemps
Provençal Tapenade-Tomato Tart with Goat Butter Crust *
Pan Seared Lamb Provençal Style with Garlic and Rosemary
Smashed Red Bliss Potatoes
Roasted Asparagus
Spring Garden Salad
Strawberries Pomegranate
with Pomegranate Chantilly and
Gateau Quatre Quarts
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*gluten free and delicious tomato-tapenade tart |
from the brilliant baker Karen Morgan's
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no, just in case you thought it was, this isn't me and Chris at the market... it's the amazing Ben & Jen and they are carrying my friend Andrea's French Basketeer market basket! Buy your own at Andrea's site! |
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