Roasted Tomato Soup

As the tomato season is wrapping up, I am receiving the final harvest from the cooperative and buying them in bulk for cheap at the market.  These tomatoes are mostly only good for soups and sauces.  So I delved into my favorite soup cookbook to see if there was something I could use for this … Continue reading

Andalusian Tomato Gazpacho {raw}

This summer I continued to work on some raw soup recipes.  Raw soups with summer vegetables are much easier and logical than fall and winter crops.  And of course, with the heat outside, it’s nice and refreshing to eat cooler foods for lunch and dinner.  Out of all the summer soups, I would consider the … Continue reading

Fig Jam!

We happen to have 4 fig trees in various locations around the property. Out of those 4 trees, there are 3 different types of figs, which represent the 3 varieties of figs grown here in Provence.  Every year, I pick the figs in several different batches and make jam. It’s possibly the easiest jam you … Continue reading