Peaceful life in France, harvests in the garden, breathing after the heatwave, baking with plums.

Bonjour friends,

How have you been?

I'm sorry for another very late video. With the heatwave in France, I've been hiding in the dark like a grumpy and sweaty little slug not doing much.

When the thunder arrives, I almost weep with joy and welcome it like a long lost friend. The heatwave has been really awful for most of us, but like always, especially for the most vulnerable people in our society. People without proper housing or no housing at all. Working class people who had to work in the heat for a low salary, elderly people or people with health issues, etc..

Nature has also been greatly impacted by the heat; birds, plants, wild animals, all have paid a heavy price too. It's quite heartbreaking to see.

The garden is no exception, most of my potato plants were all dried up so I decided to harvest them and I prepared a potato salad, which was quite good even if not the prettiest salad I made hahaha.

I also went to the ocean for a swim and fresh air; after those stifling days, it felt like breathing again after a long time. I also harvested some beans in the garden. In France, we call those yellow beans "haricots beurre" which means butter beans, but I think butter beans are different in other countries. They were really bad, stringy and tasteless, but it's okay. I will do better next time.

I also picked a little bit of Mirabelle plums and made a new recipe I was intrigued by. A plums sweet gratin. I was really good and I wrote the recipe just below, if you want to try it. The hazelnuts and plums are delicious together. It's even better when cold the day after.

Hope you will have a great day.

Thank you so much for watching this video and for your support.

Take care friends, see you soon

🏡🌧️

🌸🍊 Mirabelles plums Gratin 🍊🌸
Plums (Enough to cover the bottom of your pan)
Butter and sugar for the pan
3 Eggs
100g Hazelnuts or Almond flour.
90g Sugar
90 ml Milk
2 TBS Crème fraîche
3 TBS Cornstarch

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C
2 . Spread butter and sprinkle a little bit of sugar on your pan.
3. Cut your plums and place them in the bottom of your pan until it's covered completely.
4. Beat the eggs in a bowl and add the sugar and mix.
5. Add the cornstarch and the hazelnut flour.
6. Then add the crème fraîche and milk.
7. Pour the batter in your pan and bake in the oven for about 35 minutes, until golden brown.
8. You can eat it while warm, and it's also really delicious cold. Why not add a little vanilla ice cream on top? It's Summer after all... 🤭☀️


00:00 Preview
01:17 Finally the thunder is here.
02:04 Harvesting potatoes in the garden.
06:03 Preparing a potato salad.
09: 26 Fresh air and a dip in the ocean.
11:15 Harvest and disappointing beans.
15:18 Picking Mirabelle plums.
16:44 Trying a new recipe, the Mirabelle gratin.

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