Entries by Rosa Jackson
Secret sushi
A few weeks ago I would have sworn that there was no good sushi in Nice. It turns out that I just hadn’t looked in the right place.
The best fruit vinegars
It all started with a few tiny bottles, small enough to slip into my hand luggage without causing suspicion at the airport.
Cockerel with chestnut honey and peaches
It has always come naturally to me to throw fruit into a salad – raspberries with asparagus, figs with feta cheese, blood oranges with beets – yet in France this makes me something of an eccentric.
Les Cévennes
Staying in a chambre d’hôtes with breakfast and dinner included would be a new way for us to spend a summer holiday, but the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of leaving the cooking to someone else – especially when that someone seemed to love food as much as I do.
The Arles market
My first visit to the medieval city of Arles happily coincided with the Saturday market along boulevard des Lices.
Keeping cool
The sun is far too dazzling here in Nice so I’m off to England for a few days, where it promises to be cold and wet.
Chocolate mousse with fleur de sel
A recipe for chocolate mousse with fleur de sel in an old issue of Régal magazine reminded me of the remarkable way that salt can accentuate the character of good chocolate. It also made me wonder why it had been so long since I last made chocolate mousse.
Salad days
People often ask me why I’m not enormous. Even if I do have a penchant for cakes, I think what saves me is that my idea of a perfect meal is some variation on this.
A perfect morning in Paris
How would I spend a perfect morning in Paris? I found out on Saturday when I realized that I had several hours stretching in front of me with no obligations.