France Culinary  Vacation, Provence Wild Herbs, Olive Oil, Healthy Cooking
A Provence Culinary Vacation will include recipes that make use of the fresh produce and meat,
particularly spring lamb, ingredients readily available in the villages or at the weekly markets although it
takes some searching in a small village.  

The butcher handles only meat, the baker, bread and pastry, the grocer, produce and wine and
some household goods. That search becomes part of the fun of cooking in Provence.
For your culinary adventures you can hike in the hills and find interesting old ruins in fields of rosemary and
rocky outcrops sprouting thyme. South in the Camargue you can see the white horses roaming free. There you
can see the making of Camargue sea salt, used on every table for salting to individual taste at the table.

A French culinary vacation means cooking each day in the Provence style with fresh produce and fresh herbs.
French culinary offerings
in the South would
include stuffed squash
and stuffed tomatoes: A
combination of beef,
wild boar sausage,
thyme, oregano and left
over French bread is
mixed in a grinder after
the meet is cooked. The
stuffing is inserted in the
hollowed out zucchini
squash and tomato. The
caps are replaced after
a sprinkle of Camargue
sea salt and grated
Parmesan cheese. They
go in the oven for about
an hour. The caps of
tomato blacken as the
juices intensify and mix
with the stuffing  
The Camargue is
noted for its horses,
bulls,  and its salt. The
people evaporate sea
water and harvest the
salt in a huge
operation near the
mouth of the Rhone
River. The salt is
available throughout
Provence at the table
in restaurants,
Stuffed squash and tomatoes served with chicken
soup, minced chicken and thyme canapes, sliced
fruit with goats cheese, and Cotes Du Rhone
Forage for herbs
along the old canals
for  interesting walks.
No Passing for
commercial
vehicles
No Passing
zone ends
Highway or
Expressway
Intersection
with right of
way to right
road
showing
right of way
Rotary
with yield to
traffic in
rotary
The Camargue is noted for rice growing, Sea salt production, the black bulls used in the bull rings, and the
white Camargue Horse.
Considerations:
Standard shift and
luggage space
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Europe.
In France and Italy you can rent a car and do not need to
show an International Permit, only your drivers license    
Italian law, however,  requires that.....  see Article
No Passing
for
commercial
vehicles
No
Passing
zone ends
Rotary
with yield
to traffic in
rotary
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two door, four door and other options.  Renting for more than 17 days; see their options: GPS,  Cell Phone      
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Speed limits will be clearly marked and the Rotary will be a welcome site with its directions to various
towns.  Gassing up is similar to US with credit card and automatic shut-off at modern pumps. Car rental are
available in all large cities and at many TGV Train Stations..
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A France Culinary  Vacation in Provence will introduce Wild Herbs
and Olive Oil as part of Healthy Cooking.
Recipes will include fresh produce and meat, particularly spring lamb,
ingredients readily available in the villages or at the weekly markets.
A France Culinary  Vacation in Provence will
include Wild Herbs and first cold press olive oil as
part of Healthy Cooking.
Recipes will include fresh produce, meat, and fish
available in the villages or on Provence village
market days.
The butcher handles only meat, the baker, bread
and pastry, the grocer, produce and wine and
some household goods. That search for
ingredients can become part of the fun of cooking
in Provence.
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