Return to Cambremer and Lunch at Au P’tit Normand

I was pleased when I realised that I was close enough to Cambremer to go back one day during this holiday. My first trip there last year with Jonathan and Lyndsey was a highlight of the holiday last summer, following the Route du Cidre and discovering this pretty little village. I wanted to buy them […]

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A Trip to Pont L’Eveque, Calvados and Deauville Beach

The sun’s not playing. The weather forecast keeps promising sun, but only cloud comes. I’m not really complaining though because I’m having such a lovely relaxing time here and love Deauville-Trouville. Since there was still no beach weather when I got up this morning, I decided to head for nearby Pont L’Eveque where there is […]

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Apple & Calvados Souffle

It’s taken me nearly a year to get round to this. Nearly a year because it grew from my holiday in France last summer where deep in the heart of cider and Calvados country we indulged in wonderful Normandy dishes – which often mean apples, cider, Calvados, Camembert cheese and cream. I don’t think any […]

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Apple Sorbet with Calvados & Caramelised Apple

It’s just over a week ago that we were in France and had a lovely meal at La Fine Fourchette in Falaise, Normandy. Jonathan’s dessert of apple sorbet, with some calvados poured over it, was so delicious I decided I’d try to recreate it when I got home. One of the things I particularly liked […]

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