In Praise of the Fall Season

In Praise of the Fall Season

Mid-NovemberThe trees have lost most of their leaves and the first frost has killed the last flowers in the garden. Pushed by an eastern gale, a few flurries have been dancing horizontally across the window panes, hardly visible against the white sky. We have changed...
In Praise of Tradition: Galette Recipe

In Praise of Tradition: Galette Recipe

The argument has been going on since before we were married, but notwithstanding my husband’s opinion that crêpes come from Normandy (where he was born), crêpes – and galettes – originate from Brittany (where I was born).

In Praise of Staples: Caramel Custard

In Praise of Staples: Caramel Custard

I have a sweet tooth. It originates with my childhood (again!), when my mother sent us back to school after lunch with a plain slice of bread and two lumps of sugar in a brown paper bag. This was our snack.

STAY UP TO DATE WITH JACKDAW JOURNEYS!

FIND OUT ABOUT OUR UPCOMING TRIPS, TAKE A LOOK INTO OUR TOURS, AND MUCH MORE!

THANKS FOR SIGNING UP!