Right here, we’re nonetheless having fun with mellow climate, however you’ll be able to inform that autumn is ready on the doorstep. Slowly leaves are turning gold and escaping their branches. There’s a slight chill within the air at night time. And we have now obtained our annual invitation to have a good time the marriage anniversary of neighbours Delphine and Paul.
It’s been a number of years since they married, one thing that shocked all of us who know and love Paul. He’s type, clever and humorous however he does haves questionable vogue style – classic (not the kind which can be cool) fits are his factor, and really massive vibrant ties. He had a behavior of falling out and in of affection with folks he noticed on the telly however by no means met for actual. He as soon as had a pet hen referred to as Cheri which slept on his pillow and went all over the place with him. And he can, and does, speak for hours on finish about mushrooms – do you know that genetically they’re nearer to people than to vegetation? And that there have been big mushrooms on Earth 350 million years in the past? He’s obsessive about mushrooms – choosing and consuming them, and has a passion for home made crème de menthe which makes his tongue go inexperienced. In his late 50’s, he had by no means fairly made it to the wedding stage till he met Delphine. She has the sweetest nature and like her beloved, can also be obsessive about mushrooms.
Annually, in honour of their wedding ceremony day, they maintain a celebration celebration at which mushrooms of every kind take a starring function – morels in coq au vin, cep mushroom fricassee, nut flavoured fungi with truffles and pasta. It’s not remotely nouveau delicacies, it’s the form of consolation meals that warms the cockles of your coronary heart and makes your soul soar. It’s, as Paul and Delphine say, the form of cooking that’s love made seen, and to me it’s the beginning, and style, of autumn correct.
In my final publication I advised you about my quest to hitch the Guild of Chantilly Cream Makers. Nicely, final week I used to be on a barge cruise with CroisiEurope (croisieurope.co.uk – they run river and canal cruises throughout France, and they’re fabulous) by means of the Oise Valley which is within the Oise division, Picardy. And I’ve to let you know, I’ve fallen head over heels for this pretty space, residence to the Chateau of Chantilly, and Auvers-sur-Oise, the place Van Gogh spent his closing months, portray in a frenzy. I can’t wait to share the story with you in an upcoming difficulty of The Good Life France Journal (which is completely free to learn, subscribe and share). However within the meantime, I’m thrilled to say, that whereas there I had a lesson from a Knight of the Brotherhood of Cream Whippers, La confrérie des chevaliers fouetteurs de la crème chantilly. I realized how to make Chantilly cream, and my dream has come true. I’m now a Squire of the Brotherhood. I’m not kidding. Knighthood beckons…!
Wishing you a bon weekend from a newly made squire in France,
Bisous,
Janine
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Janine Marsh is Creator of My Good Life in France: In Pursuit of the Rural Dream, My 4 Seasons in France: A Yr of the Good Life and Toujours la France: Dwelling the Dream in Rural France all accessible as e book, print & audio, on Amazon all over the place & all good bookshops on-line. Her new e book How one can be French – a celebration of the French way of life, is out in October 2023 – a have a look at the French lifestyle.
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