We dropped Gary and Aimee at the airport in Geneva then headed towards Lyon, our final French home. We had a lovely lunch! We started with the house-smoked salmon which was smooth and delicious! We then had the steak frites with a wild mushroom cream sauce – yum! We shared the chocolate mousse then finished with espresso. We’re going to miss these huge, delicious French meals! 
Meal #112: Breakfast
Our final meal at the chalet 😦 Sad day.
Meal #111: Dinner
The last supper…
Tonight is our last night in the chalet 😦 We’ve had such an amazing time here. It has gone way too fast! We didn’t want to buy more groceries, so we had a “clean out the fridge dinner”. It was very good! I made a mushroom and pea risotto with creme fraiche and Adam made a fresh green salad. Not bad for an almost empty refrigerator!
Meal #110: Lunch
Today we headed to Lac d’Aiguebelette for some fun in the sun, but first we stopped at a lovely terraced restaurant overlooking the beautiful emerald lake! Our meal was fantastic!
The chef sent out an amuse bouche – a unique carrot and cumin soup with cheesy, savory macarons! I started with the terrine of the day which was a delicious duck and pepper terrine served with fig jam, apple chutney, and cornichon. Yum! Adam had the chef’s specialty fish soup with fresh croutons and cheese. Very good. Then we both ordered the chef’s special – fresh caught Lac d’Aiguebelette white fish with a lemon cream sauce. It was served with roasted tomato and zucchini as well as a wonderful side of sauteed mushrooms! Everything was absolutely excellent! We each completely the meal with espresso.
After lunch we headed to the lake. We lounged around then rented a paddle boat for a few hours. We jumped off the boat into the spectacular emerald water, swam, drank lots of wine, ate olives, and tanned our skin to a pinky-golden brown 😉 It is Gary and Aimee’s last day in France and our last day at the chalet. I’d say we did it right!
Meal #109: Breakfast
Simple and delicious! Toasted baguette with chevre, blue cheese, and Beaufort with half a mini melon. Yum!
Meal #108: Dinner
Lazy dinner 😉 I made a fresh green salad with lots of vegetables and a balsamic vinaigrette. We reheated leftover potatoes then placed cold Raclette cheese on top. We microwaved it all for 30 seconds, and voila! Lazy Raclette! Sorry Frenchies! It actually tasted very good 🙂
Snack # 15
It was a hot one in Annecy, so we needed some ice cream! I had two scoops – honey-lavender and lemon! I loved it! I love floral flavors and the lavender and lemon perfectly complemented each other! Adam had peach and pistachio- Delish!
Meal #108: Lunch
We were on our way Annecy when we spotted this beautiful chateu. We decided to go of the beaten track and find the castle! Good thing we did – it was a restaurant! The setting was spectacular and the food couldn’t keep up 😦
We each started with the salad of the day which was fresh greens with duck prosciutto, foie gras, pine nuts and balsamic vinegarette – excellent! The foie gras was the best we’ve ever had – smooth, buttery, subtle minerals and salt. Awesome! Unfortunately, the entree didn’t stand up to the setting or the salad. It was a pan seared fish (not sure what kind – “zubelette”?), on a bed of finely diced vegetables and dried fruits (why?), and butter risotto. The risotto was totally bland – overly buttery (I know! I didn’t know that was possible!), lacking salt and pepper, and no contrast of flavors. The plate was, however, beautifully and simply presented.
Meal #107: Breakfast
With only a few days left in France, we’re using up all the leftovers and bits and peices. Today we had pan fried polenta with summer vegetable stew and half of a grapefruit for breakfast – Yum!
Meal # 106: Dinner
Another delicious Raclette dinner!!! Gary and Aimee had never had it before – they loved it! 🙂
Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. 