Provence Cooking
Rain's Low Fat Dressing
The Provence Cooking
usually starts with session
on the patio looking for a
Provence recipe in Mireille
Johnston's book,  "The
Cuisine Of The Sun" ,  
(Amazon), a good source
of authentic recipes, and
the book "At Home In
Provence"  by Patricia
Wells,.   At other times
fledgling chefs fall back on
old habits and go online
risking a sauce-drenched
computer. Tasting while
you cook is always fun.  
June in Provence brings fresh asparagus, zucchini, cherries, plumbs, apricots,
berries, egg plant, melons, and much other produce.  Provence wines are
inexpensive and plentiful. Here one dispensed from a carton de glazes the pan.
After dinner a walk
through town to catch the
low light of a 9:30 sunset
satisfies the urge to make
photos of beautiful
Provence.
Stuffed peppers started with a wild boar sausage and ground beef from the butcher
browned in the pan. The local garlic has a purple covering and is milder than the
familiar white garlic.
A little of the fresh thyme
and rosemary from the
foraging trip will go into a
blender and be added to
the stuffing.

French bread has at least
three lives. Fresh, sliced
and eaten; second day,
toast; third day stuffing and
pedestals for baked
peppers.
Try Provence Cooking and Rain's Low Fat
Dressing a recipe inspired by a Provence
Cooking Vacation in the South of France.   
Olive Oil and Herbs de Provence make a
cooking Vacation in the South of France
memorable.
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Provence Cooking, Stuffed Peppers
Rain Rodolph's low-fat salad
dressing: Provence inspired recipe

Ingredients
herbs de provence     pinch
extra virgin  oil    2 ozs
rice vinegar           1 oz
lemon juice               1/2 teaspoon
honey                        1/2 teaspoon
*orange/ginger/sugar syrup   2
tablespoons (*mix one to one of OJ
and sugar, add sliced ginger, heat
for about 10-15 minutes until a light
syrup forms. Strain and use reserved
sauce.
Fresh chopped basil       1  teaspoon
mix all ingredients together and alter
the balance of sweet and sour to
your taste. Drizzle over salads or
serve on the side.
The peppers, once stuffed with the meat, herbs, and breading, get a
sprinkle of grated Parmesan and a tomato cap. As the tomato roasts it
releases its intensified juices into the stuffing.  
Do You need an International Driving Permit to Drive in Europe.
In France and Italy you can rent a car and do not need to show an International Permit, only your drivers license  
  Italian law, however,  requires that.....  
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Speed limits will be clearly marked and the Rotary will be a welcome site with its directions to various
towns.  
Gassing up is similar to US with credit card and automatic shut-off at modern pumps. Car rental are
available in all large cities and at many
TGV Train Stations..
Information for those renting a vehicle in Provence
Shop for your rental car online well  ahead of your trip and
choose diesel
(more economical) or gas, luggage
space,
(important)  standard or automatic,(important)  two door,
four door and other options.     S
ee  renting a vehicle in Provence
Make a salad of fresh uncooked Basil ,
spinach or other fresh green topped
with dried plumbs or dates  (pictured
above) for a nutritious accompaniment
to a Provence meal
Provence agricultural fields in the south of France
Provence Cooking, Salad with Rain's Low
Fat Dressing
Provence Cooking, recipes