We first caught sight of our guide on the side of the road, which leads out of the village of the Port de Sauzon. As far as we could tell, he was in the middle of a territorial stoush with one of the other locals and eager to soak up some local drama, we watched…
Tag: Travel
Slow-cooked lamb shoulder in cassis and red wine
I love anything slow-cooked and I love everything about it; the inner calm that comes from knowing that your dinner is taking care of itself while you plough through your day at work and/or home and ferry kids to their appointments and activities. That sweet, aromatic wave that wraps around you when you finally stumble through your front door.Most magically though, the dish is always beautifully caramelized and the slow-cooked meat just falls off the bone, which has its practical side too; so useful if you are exhausted to your core and don’t have much energy to chew.
Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut; literally in German ‘sour’ (or ‘pickled’) ‘herb’. It is a food that as a child, I would turn my nose up at as some very smelly culinary relic of the past.
Beet(root) Kvass
Kvass is well-known in eastern European countries as a refreshing fermented drink, and my earliest memories of it were when traveling through Russia with my family at the age of 12. Talk about worlds colliding; Aussie kid’s world of ice-cold, shiny cokes and fantas dispensed by glowing vending machines all of a sudden head-to-head with the very grim consumer realities faced by Soviet Russian citizens.
My food journey
The best food is often simple; hearty, nourishing and honest. At the same time its role in our lives is complex; it nurtures, heals and accompanies us in our life journeys, always there to celebrate the joys of life and console us in our trials.
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