Something a little different today. We have all this delicious cheese, so I figured I should help take care of it 😉 Keepin’ those dairy levels high!
Meal #94: Dinner
We were still very full after our Italian lunch, so we kept dinner light and easy. On our way to Italy we stopped at a Petit Ferme (small farm) and bought fresh cheese from an adorable little girl. We bought Tomme de Savoie and Serac – all handmade by the little girl’s father! We also bought some beautiful cheese from a cheese shop in Italy – Pecorino Romano, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Taleggio (yes, Jill it was awesome)!
So I made a fabulous cheese platter with all the cheese we bought as well as a lovely tomato salad with crazy heirloom tomatoes, basil, olive oil, salt, and pepper. All served with amazing local wine, of course!
Meal #93: Lunch
Today we went to Italy! It’s amazing how different it was even though we were just over the French boarder. We had a lovely lunch at a small restaurant overlooking the valley. We stared with a charcuterie platter which had procuito, dried ham, and lardo (super thin sliced pig fat that is cured with tons of herbs) which melted on the tongue and was spectacular (Mario Batali is right)! We then had the pasta of the day which was homemade pasta with a garlic, parmesan, and truffle sauce – WOW! Finally we had the dessert which was ice cream with walnuts, almonds, and prunes in a warm brandy sauce with espresso. Everything was amazing!!! I could get used to this 😉
Meal #92: Breakfast
Simple and yummy!
Meal #91: Dinner
After a long day of adventure we were all very hungry! I made an herb roasted chicken with steamed broccoli and herb-butter potatoes all with a wonderful bottle of Chignin that we bought from the producer on the wine trail. We also had bread that I bought from a bread vending machine along the way 🙂 Our resident vegan had leftovers.
Meal #90: Lunch
Today we decided to drive the Savoie Wine Tour Circuit! So beautiful! We started in Albertville and ended in Chignin. The vineyards were spectacular. We were driving along and we spotted a huge, ancient chateu. We left the wine tour circuit and went in search of the awesome Chateu! After just ten minutes we found signs pointing to Le Chateu de Miolans and we headed up the mountain. We toured the amazing castle then continued our wine tour. What a day! Perfect! I wish you had been here with me mom… you would have LOVED it (kisses <3)!
We stopped at this cute restaurant which offered just one set menu – celery root and mustard salad, beef stew with rice, and tooti-fruiti ice cream with raspberry coulis and espresso. All was excellent. We actually really enjoyed having no choices. It simplified the entire process. No choices. No decisions to make. No French to stumble over. No problems 🙂 Nothing was bad, but none of it was overly exciting either. I did, however enjoy the celery root salad. I’ve never had raw celery root and I was very pleasantly surprised by its crunchy texture and fresh, watery bite. I should also mention that the cheese board was huge and ridiculous! Une journée parfaite!
Meal #89: Breakfast
Yummy fruits! I love the produce here… I don’t know how or what they do to make it better, but it is. I think it may be because they allow produce to ripen before picking it. The figs, cherries, and nectarine were all perfect!
Aperitif # 1
We had our neighbors over for aperitifs tonight. So fun! I served a selection of cheeses – some kind of blue goats cheese, fresh ricotta, young Pecorino Romano with pepper corns, and a Emmental de Savoie- all delicious with figs and apricots. I also served Jambon de Savoie and salami with cornichon and a lovely vegetable platter with hummus. We drank Suze – an excellent, very bitter, herbal aperitif. We had a great time! I always love entertaining and we had the added bonus of a slight language barrier – fun! 🙂
Meal #88: Lunch
I made Epinettes with Vodka sauce and nice big salad! Yum!
Meal #87: Breakfast
Back to the usual…
Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. 
