‘My French life’ in Provence with Karen Stride.

Armchair travel back to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence – the birthplace of Nostradamus! My friend and colleague in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Karen Stride, established her Gourmet Escapades in Saint-Rémy, last year, and is living ‘My French life’ as described by Vicki Archer in her book of that name! January is my reading time and I treasure every moment. [...]

By |2016-12-07T19:32:26+11:00January 12th, 2016|Books and reading, Culinary Travel, France, French food, French wine, Provence, Travel, Uncategorized|Comments Off on ‘My French life’ in Provence with Karen Stride.

Cookbook favourites – please add your own

In my former life, I was a librarian, information manager. I still love books and especially I love my  collection of cookbooks, and books about cookery book writers, anything really to do with food.  I am surrounded by my library of books at home in St Kilda, at On the Ridge, in Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast, [...]

By |2014-01-28T16:55:30+11:00January 28th, 2014|Books and reading|Comments Off on Cookbook favourites – please add your own

January at On the Ridge! Day dreaming of La Varenne

January is always a precious time for me. The cooking school is in recess and I spend the month at Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast, where On the Ridge Cooking School was created. It this idyllic place with wonderful valley views and further out to the Coral Sea, surrounded by peace and tranquillity, warmth and blue skies. [...]

By |2016-12-07T19:32:43+11:00January 23rd, 2014|Books and reading, Culinary Travel, Culinary writing, France, France and cooking, French food, Musings, Travel|Comments Off on January at On the Ridge! Day dreaming of La Varenne
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