First of the Haricot Vert

Joanne has been busy in the kitchen bottling the first of the Haricot Vert, we have had a superb crop this year with a second sowing already flowering. They are delicious, bursting with flavour and goodness, because of their rich green color, we don't always think about green beans as providing us with important amounts of colorful pigments like carotenoids. But they do! Recent studies have confirmed the presence of lutein, beta-carotene, violaxanthin, and neoxanthin in green beans. In some cases, the presence of these carotenoids in green beans is comparable to their presence in other carotenoid-rich vegetables like carrots and tomatoes. The only reason we don't see these carotenoids is because of the concentrated chlorophyll content of green beans and the amazing shades of green that it provides.

Legumes

Can you imagine not having to buy anything and preparing an evening meal that is so fresh & wholesome you just don't want it to end? Well then, join us at La Petite Maison to savour the fresh vegetables and meat prepared by Joanne in the country kitchen.

The perfect end to a perfect day

With the guests well fed and tucked up in bed for the night, Chris & Joanne share a well deserved supper of cheese and French bread washed down with a nice bottle of Bordeaux, a perfect end to another perfect day.

Mont D'or Puy du Sancy

A recent visit to Mont D'or found us once again marvelling at the scenery, from the summit at 1885 meters (6184 feet) you feel like you are on top of the world and can see for miles and miles. The area is volcanic and the rock formations are stunning. The summer months find walkers and hikers of all ages and capabilities, the winter months are for skiers, the slopes range from green to black, Joanne and Chris will learn to ski this year, Mont D'or is only 50 minutes away from La Petite Maison, why not take a Winter break with us? watch out for the Christmas specials http://www.lapetitemaisonlimousin.com

Such a long time since the last post

So sorry to our faithful followers for not posting anything for a while, we have had a telephone and internet outage for nearly 2 weeks following a direct hit during a real humdinger of an electrical storm, everything in the junction box was fried, we still have neighbours without any service. It's been a real mare trying to manage the business here at http://lapetitemaisonlimousin.com our luxury chambres d'hotes.
Anyway, service is resumed and the posts will continue on a regular basis, what have we been doing whilst we have been away you may ask?
As usual, enjoying ourselves !