Almost there…

I wish you the very best Christmas. As a thank you for all your kindness and support this year, I offer you a winter salad to keep the scurvy at bay made with things you probably have in your kitchen.

Brussels sprouts, cranberry and pecan salad.

All is safely gathered in, the food, the wine, the people. The mince pies are made, the cake decorated. Now all that is left is to surrender ourselves to pleasure.

This morning, we collected the meat, oysters and bûche de Noël from our local shops in the village, and then went to Pézenas market to pick up th…