Lifestyle – Page 23

Souper supper

By drdblogs on April 21, 2016April 21, 2016

In line with the recent theme of all things a la Francaise, I recently made French onion soup, or as they say in France, onion soup. It’s really simple. Saute a pile of onions in butter for about 20 mins until caramelised. Then mix in a tablespoon of flour. In another pan heat some beef stock

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Haut cuisine et haut drama

By drdblogs on April 16, 2016April 16, 2016

Eating and drinking in Noumea, New Caledonia Given New Caledonia’s curious licensing laws – no sale of alcohol between midday and 9pm at the weekend (and also Wednesday) – and the constraints of an apartment-based long weekend, a trip to the supermarche was Saturday morning’s priority. Whilst walking up the road from Anse Vata to the

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New Caledonia

By drdblogs on April 1, 2016January 3, 2018

France is closer than you think Less than a thousand miles from the East Coast of Australia or just two and a half hours from Sydney and you could be in France. The South Pacific’s best kept secret, New Caledonia (Nouvelle Caledonie), is a French Overseas Territory – the Tricolour and European Union stars flutter