Trip to Chateaudun, France

The castle is not so impressive on the inside. Inside there are left only empty walls and some old rugs.

Caramel beurre salé - recipe with step-by-step photos

It´s easy and delicious. You won´t be sorry!

Ingredients for a medium jar:

• 200 grams of sugar
• 10 grams of fresh cream
• 70 grams of salted butter
• 30 grams of normal butter
• 2 spoons with water

Put the sugar and the water in a pan and let it caramelize without mixing, at slow fire.

When yellow-brown, add both types of butter and mix vigorously.

When the butter is well incorporated, remove from the fire and add the fresh cream. Mix well.

Let the caramel cool then pour it in a jar.

You can keep it in the fridge for a few weeks...if you resist the temptation ;) .

You can eat it with pancakes, fruits or whatever you like.

Enjoy!

Trip to Lavardin, France

It´s advertised as one of the most beautiful villages in France. Well, not according to what we´ve seen.

Trip to Dourdan, France

Apparently we were not the only tourists, but we really don´t see the point going there.

Trip to Vendome, France

Not bad and if you are at lunch time you can also find a decent place to eat.

Veggie rose tart - recipe with step-by-step photos

Ingredients for the dough:

• 200 grams wheat flour
• 100 grams butter
• 50 milliliters water

Ingredients for the filling:

• 250 grams of ricotta
• 3 carrots
• 2 zucchini
• 1 egg
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 yellow bell pepper
• pepper
• salt 
• olive oil

Prepare the dough:
Mix the flour with the butter at room temperature and the water and make a non sticky dough. Let the dough rest at room temperature for 10 minutes.

Spread the dough on the table.
Put the dough in an oven pan covered with baking paper.

Prepare the filling:
Mix the ricotta with the egg, the salt and the pepper.
Add the cheese mixture over the dough.

Cut in thin slices all the vegetables.

Roll each one of them in a mini rose flower shape and stick them in the cheese. Alternate the vegetables and the colors. Spread a bit of olive oil on top of the vegetables before baking.

When done, put the tart in the oven at 190 Celsius degrees for 1 hour.

Serve hot!
Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found here

Hotel review - Tenuta Inagro**** San Severo, Italy

The superior double room was large. The bed and the pillows not so comfortable though.

The breakfast was embarrassing. They had some ham and cheese that didn´t look too good and some croissants. At least the croissants were fresh and the coffee was decent. They also had some fresh fruits.

Free but really slow wi-fi and free parking places.

The maids in the hotel are very noisy. They are singing and yelling so it´s impossible to oversleep.

Eating out - Crêperie Les Blés Noirs, Perros-Guirec, France

While in Bretagne we tried some of their famous dishes.

The service was fast and the food was good.

Gorges du Tarn, France

Splendid.