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Freezing figs and making fig jam and pie
Last Friday, we gathered another 5 kg of fresh, ripe figs from the tree in Odette’s garden. They don’t keep long at all, so this morning we had to do something with them. And since there’s only so much fig pie two people can eat, and we already have 5 pots of fig chutney, we…
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About an incredibly athletic cat and 5 pots of fig chutney
For the second time this week, we are woken in the dead of night by one of the cats. At 4 o’clock in the morning, Dusty jumps in through the window and demands to be let out of the bedroom. We do as she asks and let her out on the landing. She stops yelling…
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Chutney of Cocagne figs by Christophe and Karen
This morning, we did a trial version of our very own fig chutney. We didn’t want to make a large amount yet, for we had to make sure the result was good. Well, it is more than good. This chutney is absolutely delicious! So we’ll make more of it soon (since we have about 3…
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The market of Tarbes and an abundance of figs and walnuts
We had heard from multiple sources that the market of Tarbes is worth a visit. Allegedly, they have fair prices. This we wanted to see for ourselves and today is the day. We have visited many markets over the past few months, and all of them were extremely pricy. Not at all what we were…
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A story of red bricks, figs, honey and bagpipes
After saying goodbye to the family in Lubersac, we went south to visit Brive la Gaillarde and Collonges la Rouge. They are not far from Lubersac, but we hadn’t had time to visit during our stay, because we were so engrossed with “our” horses and the ones in Pompadour. Before leaving the area, we wanted…