Yesterday was a very busy day.
On Saturdays we buy our bread for the week from a tiny baker at a nearby village.
I picked-up a couple of large sourdough loaves, plus the above garlic-encrusted fougasse.
Outside the baker's, I noticed a small road-side stall about 20 metres away. I asked the baker what they were selling, and he replied 'Goat's cheese'.
So, I also bought a few Cabécous (small round fresh Goat cheeses), and this really delicious looking 'Garlic and Herb' Goat cheese, that will go perfectly with the fougasse. Whilst I was there, the baker turned-up with coffee and croissants for the cheese man. How nice of him.
On nearing home, I was flagged down by my neighbour, José, who very kindly gave me some 'Portuguese' Tomato plants (my favourites), and told me to help myself to Cherries.
Just in case we were short of something for lunch, I also knocked-up some hummus, which was sprinkled with sumac.
Pool opening, pool cleaning, hedge trimming, bread buying, Tomato planting, and Cherry picking; it was a good Saturday morning's work (and a very nice lunch too).
I decided to leave my mowing until tomorrow; I was knackered. I pottered for the rest of the day.
Sound like a lovely lunch. Reminds me to make some Hummus.
ReplyDeleteI'm hardly ever without a bowl of hummus in the fridge. Love it.
DeleteWhat a great shopping morning.Everything looks so wonderful for your lunc. The cherries !
ReplyDeleteparsnip
It was one of those days! I seemed to get more done than I'd have imagined possible.
DeleteCherries are not even close to being ripe here. I love a good sourdough.
ReplyDeleteI've just come in from looking at my own Cherry trees.... not a single Cherry on them; they've all fallen off. Yes, a good Sourdough loaf is wonderful. Our little baker makes the best!
DeleteHow lucky you are to have all this wonderful things.
ReplyDeleteWe are very spoilt in this area. Not all of France is like here.
DeleteSo jealous. It all looks fabulous.
ReplyDeleteMaybe, but you have Pork Pies, Fish-n-Chips, Chinese restaurants, Take-away curries from M & S, and Jellied Eels; to mention just a few.
DeleteUrgh jellied eels.. when I was a child I would walk in the door after school and there was that smell. My dad loved them and took every opportunity to jelly some eels. I used to walk directly back out and stay at a friends till the smell went.
DeleteJo in Auckland
I've never tried jellying them myself, but the ones I used to buy were delicious.
DeleteI am envious of your shopping. Your fougasse with goats cheese sounds exotic even to me. I am sure french goats cheese is a level, or two, above ours.
ReplyDeleteLife is good !
The cheese was very good, we shall have the Cabecous for lunch today. As I'm sure you know, it's so nice to buy really good quality products from the maker. I've not seen this man before, but I'm sure he'll do really well roadside.
DeleteI'm knackered just hearing all this. I'll pop off for a lie down.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could have a lie down, my day is already filled. Lady M has the rolling pin out.
DeleteThat's what I call a productive day!
ReplyDeleteBusy, busy, busy.
DeleteNow that's my kind of lunch. It's what France is all about!
ReplyDeleteGood bread, good cheese!
DeleteI had to look up sumac. I'd not heard of it before.
ReplyDeleteIt's a middle-eastern spice. A bit lemony; but nothing special. Out of habit, I always sprinkle some on my hummus.
DeleteSounds like a very good day. I make my own humous too but I'd not heard of sumac (despite my reasonably extensive collection of herbs and spices). It looks really interesting. I shall send out the searchers.
ReplyDeleteChicken roasted with a good covering of Sumac is good.
DeleteSumac sounds like am MP I am familiar with.
ReplyDeleteRishi Sumac?
DeleteMust be his brother Sunac.
DeleteSunac Sumac?
DeleteA delicious collection of shopping and a very busy and productive day. I decided to tidy the front garden. I dug over the beds and then decided that I would scrape the moss off if the drive. I woke up this morning with sciatica ..... I am really good with pain but this is excruciating .... I don’t know what to do with myself ... can’t even sit down ! That will teach me ! XXXX
ReplyDeleteI've been mowing most of the day, and I know that tomorrow my hips will be a disaster. Still, what can one do?
DeleteA very good day indeed.
ReplyDeleteThat Fougasse looks delicious
Sadly it has already been eaten. It's simply too delicious to last.
DeleteThat lunch looks divine - as does the pool.
ReplyDeleteLife is good at the moment; but hard work.
DeleteGood heavens, I can hardly believe how good the pool looks now. "After" is definitely much better than "Before".
ReplyDeleteIt's even better this evening; not perfect, but it will be. Water temp 19 C, still far too cold for swimming.
DeleteAhh...a pool! How I miss going to our local lido. Sounds like a good day was had. Enjoy your sourdough loaves.
ReplyDeleteThe bread is wonderful, we are so lucky.
DeleteYour pool looks so much better than stage 1 haha! Lunch looks good too.
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland
It still isn't 100% clear, but it'll soon get there. As for swimming; it'll be a while. Still only 17 C.
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