A blogger meeting in Provence

I started reading Barbara's blog some time ago.  I tend to lean toward French blogs since I have such a love for their country, traditions, food and wine.  Cuisine de Provence is a wonderful place to sit for a while.  Barbara, is an outstanding cooking instructor and even more, she and her husband, Robert, are beautiful people.  The Trout and I were invited to come visit and partake of a typical Provencal dinner.

The gite' we were renting near Carpentras was but a short drive to Vaison-la-Romaine, to their lovely home.
Barbara's brother was also a guest this evening.  Everything clicked immediately.  There was never a lack of conversation and, of course, the meal was delightful.  Barbara had a table filled, but her red pepper mousse, quail eggs dipped in hickory smoked salt, her special tomato tapenade and a chocolate mousse...well, you get the picture.  Since Barbara and I have a German connection, we were absolutely delighted when Barbara's brother placed grilled Nuremberger sausages on the table.  You can't imagine how wonderful they were.   And then,  I was also sent home with a container of her tomato tapenade which we totally enjoyed the next day and an apron from her cooking school with Cuisine de Provence written on it.  I am so looking forward to wearing this at home for my dinner guests.

Thank you Barbara for an unforgettable evening.  It was absolutely the highlight of our trip to France.