Salad Recipes

Courtesy of Sandwich and friends:
#1
wild rice & white rice
sliced roast chicken
fresh sliced mushrooms
pistachios
spices & vinaigrette dressing
#2
sliced roast chicken
pomegrate seeds
sliced roast pear
watercress
nuts
spices & vinaigrette dressing

Travel Tips

less than an expert on anything travel but this is what I found:

Montpellier, France
Splendiferous French city, a hotel on the tram line connects you with the entire area. Older part of the city is filled with stone streets, quaint squares, and street side cafes. Get a 7 day TaM pass for €13.20, which allows you unlimited travel. At night there are some dodgy areas and be more cautious especially any unlit streets. For shopping fancies the old part of the city contains a myriad of boutiques which are sustained by the wealthier occupants of the city. For average stores take the blue tram line to Odysseum, there you will find a wide range including an IKEA, and a Casino MEGA supermarket. Had to phone my husband three times as we kept losing each other just in the grocery store. Well manicured gardens lined with their kaleidoscopic flowers so intrigued me.

Perpignan, France
A week is sufficient time to explore this little city. The 20min bus trip to the beach is definitely worth the effort, markets on Saturdays with fresh fruit and the usual wares. Really enjoyed having a salade at a beach front restaurant. Buses are cheap and for €1 you can visit villages surrounding the area. The Majorque Castle on the hill was free the Sunday we visited, they had an open archaeological dig and a fantastic view of the city from the tower.

My favourite dish is now the salad everything is fresh made to order (surprise surprise). I will have to put those recipes up soon, I can't wait to make them for all my friends.

delectable dishes & flavoursome foods

Biting into a crispy, crunchy baguette whilst strolling down a cobbled path is the picture of a day in Montpellier. Macaroons, a biscuit sandwich of mouthwatering flavour, crunchy outer with a soft, smooth and creamy interior are enjoyed with a cafe(coffee). Other sweets include chocolat au pain(a chocolate croissant) amongst many pastries that titillate my tastebuds. Fresh fruit and chocolate are plentiful and are difficult to resist(if I must).

I have to agree that Cuisse de grenouilles(frogs legs) taste somewhere between fish and chicken and are rather tasty at that. It is my experience that the French care deeply about their food. Each meal has been well-seasoned and gratifying whether fast food from a kiosk or a more extravagant meal.

Crispy waffles were a highlight in Belgium, the syrupy sticky sweetness was absolutely delicious if not toothaching. Amsterdam had scrumptious waffles of its own. Thin wafer-like waffle biscuit sandwiches, filled with a buttery syrup that melts when left resting on your cafe for a few minutes.

I am feeling so hungry now...

Me the Spoilt Brat

Dutch waffles in Amsterdam, a visit to Hema and a walk through the infamous glowing district. Waffles, chocolate and pancakes in Brussels and an exploration of its funky vibe and many churches. Eiffel Tower by night, Notre Dame, viewing the Mona Lisa at the Louvre and eating in the Latin Quarter in Paris so far, aren't I the lucky bugger. I am enjoying myself so much that I feel I must be a brat of sorts to be so spoilt! Yet I push on to enjoy some more...

Saint Pierre de Montmartre church, surrounded by a warm spring day attracted the likes of us (and hundreds of others) to its beautiful gardens and we enjoyed the variety of live entertainment from its steps, street dancers, magicians and bands. Inside the basilica the mosaics were particularly magnificent, especially Christ in Majesty and The Sacred Heart worshipped by the Virgin Mary, Joan of Arc and St. Michael the Archangel which is the largest in the world.