Aller au marché! Plus a little fishing on the way back...
On Wednesday and Friday mornings, very early, I go to the market. It is, even after nearly two decades in France, one of my greatest pleasures. The interaction between the producers and the customers is like a delicate ballet, and it took a few years to learn it. But now I shop with confidence, and know my farmers well. I shop at the market because it is local, fresh and seasonal The end of September says good bye to the summer vegetables - tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes, and hello to the more substantial veg of the Autumn. Pumpkins, squashes, chard, things that I haven't eaten for months whet the appetite. For years I have told myself that I cannot use clay or model things very well. But I have always wanted to! There are so many amazing miniature food artists out there, that I have always generally bought rather than attempt to make. But I had a real desire to make a pumpkin! I bought some fimo in cognac, thinking that if it were a total disaster, I would not h
