The clue to the blue is the Pastel Bleu shop in Lautrec. The owner is “trés contente”!
The third team of Brave Hearts head back home today.
Our place of work for four busy, sun-blessed days has been the magnificent kitchen of the comfortable gite in Lautrec…
Daisy, sous chef numero uno and me getting ready for the Thursday launch.
in the grounds of La Terrasse…
hosted by Dominique and Philippe in their beautiful B&B in the heart of Lautrec.
“Sous chef” Brave Hearts:
Rod and Teri from Calgary close to the Canadian Rockies who celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary yesterday; Sandy and Pat, two intrepid women from upstate New York; Paola from Rome, who learned her perfect English in Hull; Cathy and Dave (husband not cooking, but keen consumer) from Newmarket, celebrating their wedding anniversary too; and Jen, ex-BBC Radio 4 sound engineer and Chelsea fan from Cookham (appropriately!) in Berkshire– all cooked up a storm and we celebrated with a final lunch under the parasols in the garden.
The al fresco menu included aubergine slices with garlicky walnut topping, white bean gratin
and stuffed peppers–all recipes from my first cookbook, Delicious Dishes for Diabetics.
oven-bound pyramid of peppers…
This variation is a work in progress :
Red pepper boats stuffed with a courgette “cargo”!
Thinly-sliced, small courgettes are mixed with garlic, cheese and breadcrumbs and stuffed into peeled red peppers, then roasted.
Recipe to follow in a couple of days!
Robin Ellis 
Totally vegetarian! wonderful and looks so good too. I know everyone had a blast. Wish I could come and cook too.
Love the group photo with everyone wearing the pastel blue.
Robin, must head off and buy your books soon – they really do look like they put the FUN back in to diabetic cooking. But I have to ask – why do you appear to be wearing a towel at the dinner table? Are you a very messy eater…?
It’s my apron at half mast!
well, that means ,
I’ll have to be there for the next year …. beautiful and gorgeous
I have your first cookbook and had not tried the stuffed red peppers, but meant to. Those pictures were a great reminder. I’ll definitely fix them this weekend. I only wish I could gather as great a group at short notice.
Looks like a fun time once again! Glad to see Meredith’s back out & about, too.
Can’t wait for the recipe–sounds DELICIOUS!
beautiful photos!! So glad you will be in the new Poldark! Exciting for us fans!
On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Robin Ellis
Looks like you all had a nice time with fantastic food!
That looks delicious!
Looks like you have had a fabulous time! It seems so easy and relaxed but of course there is a lot of hard work behind it. Hope you are now taking some time off to recover and reflect. All love to you both.
Thanks, Maj-Britt–yes we had a lovely time and now for some repos! rxx
We day dreamed ourselves over there with all of you and had a wonderful time and the food was delicious. We had a mini vacation in our minds and we feel refreshed. Thank you for all the wonderful sites we visit with you.
ellen and family
The owner of the Pastel Bleu shop really owes you and Meredith a commission, Robin. 😉