Saturday, February 1, 2014

Rain in Provence - Time for Comfort Food

It is raining, oh I wish you could see how much it has been raining here in Provence these last days! It truly is rubber boot weather, the lawn and the flower beds have all but drowned, the kitchen garden is one big muddy mess and I am on a roll. I am on a roll in my kitchen, the nicest, warmest place on earth to me right now cooking comfort food, trying out new recipes (just wait until I post about my porc cheek stew) and even happily doing the ironing in front of the kitchen TV....kind of pathetic, I know but better than getting soaked outside.
The above recipe for a wonderfully comforting, slightly crunchy and totally satisfying portato and lentil salad I found on "Smitten Kitchen" one of my favorite blogs. Très, très bon, merci Deb!
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  1. Schnitzel and the TroutFebruary 1, 2014 at 4:29 PM

    Barbara, what a wonderful recipe. It must be time to go back to France because my beautiful lentil supply is going down. I'd stay in your beautiful kitchen also. The heart of the home. Even makes ironing fun, but then I think all Germans like ironing, don't they? ;)

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    1. UnknownFebruary 4, 2014 at 4:05 PM

      I am not so sure about the Germans and ironing....

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    2. takileFebruary 11, 2014 at 1:17 PM

      Hi there,
      I am german and I am not so terribly keen on ironing :))
      I prefer to read "Cuisine de Provence" and be inspired to some mor creative cooking, thank you Barbara,
      Love from (sunny) Berlin (which is full of tourists because of the Berlinale...,
      Bea

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  2. UnknownFebruary 1, 2014 at 5:08 PM

    I love rainy or snowy days, just for the chance to be cosy and warm inside, especially in the kitchen!! This sounds like a wonderful potato salad.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 4, 2014 at 4:06 PM

      Thank you, Chris, but all credit for the salad goes to Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen

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  3. jaz@octoberfarmFebruary 1, 2014 at 6:12 PM

    i love lentils and this looks so good. it is raining here today!

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  4. Rosaria WilliamsFebruary 1, 2014 at 6:18 PM

    Wow! This does look yummy!

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  5. MichelFebruary 1, 2014 at 6:43 PM

    Shirley will love this recipe. Unfortunately, it is not raining here in Northern CA. For this rain year which started on July 1, we normally would have had 18.5 inches of rain but as of today, we have had only 2.0 inches. So there are all kinds of warnings about water rationing, crops, etc. With our luck, it will be raining when we get to Sablet at the end of the month.

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  6. BarbaraFebruary 4, 2014 at 1:53 PM

    Never would have thought of this combination! Really do like the recipe....definitely comfort food for a rainy or cold day.

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    1. Cuisine de ProvenceFebruary 4, 2014 at 4:09 PM

      Thank you Barbara, I found the recipe on Deb's Smitten Kitchen blog.

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  7. Madonna/aka/Ms Lemon of Make Mine LemonFebruary 5, 2014 at 7:32 PM

    I love lentils, but this sounds like an unlikely combination. If you say très, très bon, merci, then I am going to try it.

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    1. Cuisine de ProvenceFebruary 6, 2014 at 10:26 AM

      Madonna, the crunchiness of the cornichons and the vinaigrette make all the difference.

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