saffron rabbit stew and mille crêpe cake

12-25-2020 Fri. 

WEEKEND BREAKFAST --- coffee |  croissant | fruit 

AFTERNOON-TEATIME ---  holiday snacks | tea 

DINNER ---   saffron rabbit stew with root vegetables and mushroom | pan fried brussels sprouts | stir fried cabbage | parboiled pea leaves | wine || homemade mille crêpe cake 

20 layer mille crepe

• excellent holiday feast, layers in terms of  flavor, texture, or actual layers in the cake. 
• rabbit recipe ... to follow ...

Surf and turf in Languedoc

8-28-2011 Sun. hot, sunny.



BREAKFAST --- ( at the market in Toulouse) coffee | croissant
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- ( at Chateau Raissac in Languedoc ) white wine | nuts
DINNER --- ( in the garden of Chateau Raissac ) white wine | baguette with butter | warm oysters | Moroccan rice | rabbit stew with prune and toasted almond | red wine | cherries with ice cream | chocolate biscuit | coffee

browsing Toulouse


Chateau Raissac


sea of artifacts inside the chateau,
including the bedside chocolates (ceramics)

sleeping in yesterday's glory

wine, wine everywhere
Chateau Raissac has its own vineyard and labels

oysters and rabbit dinner in the garden

• headed east into Languedoc land, the 19th century Chateau Raissac sits outside of Beziers surrounded by vineyard. several bottles of wine are consumed within a few hours. the oyster and rabbit dinner is prepared by Jean and Christine, traditional french with a bit eastern twist. a perfect evening of good food and good conversation with a group Norwegian ladies.