A simple guide on how to buy a property in France as a primary residence, such as a house, apartment or plot of land. Key steps A typical property purchase transaction will include all of these steps usually executed in this sequence: Your project 👩👩👦👦 It is common for the estate agent accompanying you on… Continue reading Buying property in France 🇫🇷
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Roadside self-serve stall: Bolle & Cie
This rather upmarket vigneron sets out a little table at their entrance selling a few indulgences: caramels, madeleines, hazelnut and chocolate cake and biscuits. We took a bag of the sablés: the crunchy little shortbread-style biscuits that one can pop in the mouth in one go (just about) made with salted butter and crunchy sugar.… Continue reading Roadside self-serve stall: Bolle & Cie
Mousse de Fera Fumée
A smoked fish pâté that is delicious simply and thickly spread and hot, thin toast. Add a squeeze of lemon and have some cucumber on you plate; fresh, picked, or both. Only available from the producer Pêcherie d’Ouchy at Chemin des Pêcheurs 9, Ouchy View Larger Map
La Chocolatière, Lausanne
An artisan chocolate shop in Lausanne. Good selection of truffles. All nice. The 73% was particularly nice.
Saillon, Valais
A visit to Sallon in the Valais makes a pleasant day out. Our visit today was based on a walk (I think that it may have even qualified as a short hike by Swiss standards). It is about a 1 hour drive from Lausanne to Saillon, although the drive back on a sunny Sunday afternoon… Continue reading Saillon, Valais
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly vegetables.
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly vegetables. Michael Pollen Eat the rainbow. Eat whole. Imagine all the possible foods there are along a line with the least processed food at one end (a carrot straight from the ground, maybe) and the most processed at the other (a sugary soft drink, perhaps). I think of this… Continue reading Eat food. Not too much. Mostly vegetables.
TouThé tea shop, Lausanne
With an astonishing selection of black, flavoured, green and herbal teas, TouThé Lausanne is a good place to stock up on loose tea. There are some organic bio teas. We bought a Rwanda black and an Assam black, both bio. It is not a big shop and so can be crowded on a busy day,… Continue reading TouThé tea shop, Lausanne
Prangins history trail
While we set out to follow the prescribed Sentier Historique Sur les terres du baron Guiguer, we deviated quite a lot. The suggested route is approximately 9km and not a circuit. This means either a long walk or a bus ride back to the car. There are a good number of paths in the area… Continue reading Prangins history trail
Experiments in Sourdough
No Starter Water Flours Salt Extras Method Vessel Bake Result 13 150 g 210 g 100 g rye200 g strong white 9 g 50 ml olive oil AutolyseI fold & prove Baking tin Focaccia 12 11 250 g 210 g … Continue reading Experiments in Sourdough
Pickling Time
At this time of year we inevitably develop eyes that are much, much bigger than our bellies, and that’s simply because there is so much good produce. It’s autumn here and with the season comes the new season of late fruits such as apples and pears. There are also more pumpkins, butternuts, and any other… Continue reading Pickling Time