Spring / Yellow fields (and a flat tire) / Forest kelly / Green trees & blue sky
Chateau de Barive / Gates / Earth / Barive & Madame Tanguy
The B&B we stayed actually belongs to Pascal and Nicholas who also runs the Chateau de Barive where the famed restaurant, Les Epicuriens is. So, we decided to have dinner there since we arrived pretty late (excuses) and can’t ignore the great reviews that raved about the place.
There we go – food galore!
The setting / Amuse bouches / Bread and funky butter / Crab roll / Red Mullet / Fried Maroilles / Cheese platters / Choco dessert / Creme dessert / Sorbet dessert
Bliss!
We planned to go somewhere during Easter break however, due to the madness of living, we were not able to really plan anything till the last minute. On the Saturday morning of Easter weekend itself. Frantically searching online and finally at 4pm, we found ourselves with our only choice – Le Prieuré at Champagne. 2.5hrs drive away. They had one last room available for us. So, off we went!
And oh wow, what a gem we chanced upon!
View from our room / Touch of furry green / Cute little Japanese figurines / Ducklings
Living room / All day breakfast / Nature’s painting / Quaint candy bar
I am still missing you, my dear friend. Hope all is well wherever you are.
Happy birthday!
For the first time, I stayed in the kitchen, with an apron on and cooked up a storm an entire Sunday afternoon. And surprisingly, I enjoyed it!
Although the end result of my bolognese sauce wasn’t up to my expectations (I think wrong tomato paste used), there were second helpings that went around the table. Thanks to Smitten Kitchen’s clear and entertaining instructions in her Lasagna Bolognese writeup.
While the sauce was brewing away for 4 hours, I whipped up a Spanish Tortilla for the hungry people at home with us this weekend. And that was a big hit!
There will be many Sundays as such to come till I can perfect the ultimate bolognese sauce!
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