On hangovers… and how to avoid them

On hangovers… and how to avoid them

Home The Courses Contact Videos Recipes Writings Who am I? FRANÇAIS A propos… Les Cours Qui suis-je? Recettes en français On hangovers… and how to avoid them   Man discovered alcohol thousands of years ago – without doubt as a result of a fortuitous accident...
Valentine visits Mirepeisset…

Valentine visits Mirepeisset…

Home The Courses Contact Videos Recipes Writings Art Still life Paintings Landscape Paintings Installations Who am I? Valentine visits Mirepeisset Just recently, Mirepeisset’s Mayor Andre Ratia, sent an official letter to the Mayor of the neighbouring village of...
The Joy of Cooking (in Africa..)

The Joy of Cooking (in Africa..)

Home The Courses Contact Videos Recipes Writings Art Still life Paintings Landscape Paintings Installations Who am I? The Joy of Cooking (in Africa)… My storm-tossed and weather-beaten 1974 edition of the Joy of Cooking appears shabby and sad beside the new...
Olive picking in Tuscany..

Olive picking in Tuscany..

 One knows it is autumn in Italy when the Tuscans slip into their fur coats and the half-a-million-or-so Vespas don shiny windshields to protect their daredevil drivers from the chilling slipstreams…But then again, you would have already known it was autumn if...