Cooking in Swedish anf french

Apple tart from Allt Om Mat (with mandelmassa!)

With some vanilla sauce...

A chicken curry crumble with cashews, coconut and cilantro from the french crumble book Xavier gave me in french

More Pics from La Chaux, from Xav's Mom

See how nice and green and open it is??

We were playing the french lawn game "Pétanque"

Sunday lunch in La Chaux

It was really nice, warm and sunny day Xavier's parents made their delicious grilled duck and green beans from the garden. Xavier's brother and his girlfriend were down visiting for the weekend so we got to hear about their three week adventure in Norway and Laponia!

Suisse: sunflowers and tobacco

Such a cute house. I had to take a picture from the car window

25th B-day lunch

French boys can cook! Jumbo scallops with a creme fraiche pistachio sauce with salad and white beer. So good that I am still craving it...

Boat ride around Saut du Doubs

One part of the river is french and the other is swiss

Back in Franche-Comte France

We went on a bike ride around the small towns next to his (La Chaux de Gilley) in Haut Doubs

Typical architecture for Xavier's region. The chiminey is called a tuyé (a large smoking chimney). They smoke the salt meats: brési (dried smoked beef), Morteau sausage, Luxeuil ham, Montbéliard sausage, and Ballon des Vosges smoked shoulder.

We had a picnic over looking Lac Sant Pont before having a swim

Chateau Joux