July

July Plat

Salade de la Mer

This a recipe that my dear neighbor, Frédérique, shared with me recently and served in her home. It’s perfect for lunch or dinner, with Charentais melon.

Ingrédients : 600 g de crevettes cuites, 250 g de cœur de saumon fumé , 250 g de saumon fumé 5 baies, 200 g du surimi , plus 200 g du surimi filété, 2 concombres, 2 avocats, 400 g de tomates cerises, , des perles pasta , un bouquet de coriandre frais, une vinaigrette à la mangue, du citron vert.

Cook the pasta al dente and set aside to cool. Peel and deseed the cucumbers, chopping them up in small cubes. Peel the shrimp, cut the salmon and the surimi into small bite size cubes, and cut the avocados into slices or cubes.

Add in the pasta, freshly ground pepper and pour over the mango vinaigrette and the juiçe of a lime.

Refrigerate for 2 hours before serving with a chilled rosé.

July Dessert

During my stay with Catherine and Stéphane, they introduced me to Les Tontons Papas Ice cream 🍨. Mango 🥭 is my favorite !

July Fromage

Fromages

visiting my dear Friends near Arcachon, Catherine et Stéphane, knowing my love for cheese, they took me to the local cheese shop, where I met Alex, and where I bought several cheeses.

Thank you, Alex, for taking the time to speak to me about your passion as a Fromager since 2008 and your work at the Maison Servat . The cheeses I tasted and bought with my good friend and host, Catherine, were the following :

– Ossau-Iraty sous paille

– Tomme aux fleurs sauvages

– Moliterno aux truffes

July Entrée

Huitres

Every time I go to the seaside, I have to have Oysters.

When I was recently visiting my friends, Catherine and Stéphane, they invited some friends over for a pool party and a light dinner.

We started with Oysters and Prawns, followed by Magret de Canard and Cathy’s homemade salade de pommes de terre followed by fromage and ice cream .

What a delicious way to spend the evening with good friends, good wine and good food.

July Vins

As you know, I do love rosé during the Summer months.

And I am still discovering new wines, new sensations, as I experiment this Summer, even buying wine boxes, or cubi, as we say in French.

But for this menu, I would like to propose The Studio, by Château Miraval, that my dear neighbor, Frédérique, served us during a recent weekend.

Light, dry, IGP Méditerranée, I found it rather enjoyable with her Salade de la Mer.