BlogHide Resteemsaubergedulis (56)in food • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Strawberry and Banana Kefir Breakfast SmoothieNothing happens around here until after breakfast. Usually a couple of coffees down, too. With the warming weather, a fresh smoothie often does the trick. Keeping it nice and simple, because we…aubergedulis (56)in gardening • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Early salad harvestA little bit of warm weather through the week had our little salad patch blooming. We decided to thin some out to have baby salad greens with lunch. The thinning also allows more room for those left…aubergedulis (56)in gardening • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Building a community where we canPart of our motivation for getting out of the city to a rural setting is the desire to connect more strongly to the community we live in. It appears that in smaller, more isolated places those bonds…aubergedulis (56)in gardening • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A little spring garden updateWell, I'm almost convinced spring is finally here...though I've been tricked before. It's sunny enough outside to take stock of the state of our little garden. It's only a 4m2 patch plus a couple…aubergedulis (56)in gardening • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.A surprising little bounty.Dashing out between rain showers to get some of these poor sun-starved tomato seedlings out into the ground, I pulled up one of our carrots. We don't have the deepest, or the richest soil in…aubergedulis (56)in food • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Coconut and Black Pepper Vegetable CurryIt's the end of the week, and supplies are running low. If we can't make it to a fresh market by Friday we are usually scrapping something together. This is a very different sort of curry to what…aubergedulis (56)in food • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Simple sourdough breadThis is our standard go-to bread, with fairly basic timing and instructions. As we wrote about the starter, there are many factors that affect the final bread, and we can tweak many of these to make…aubergedulis (56)in food • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Spring is coming...Spring is still coiled down here in Melbourne. But we might have some warm weather on the way to get us out in the garden. These chillies appear to have decided it's finally worth peering out.…aubergedulis (56)in food • 8 years agoHow to make the Auberge du Lis sourdough starterThere are plenty of blogs and websites and books that tell you how to make a sourdough starter. If you're looking for some new trick or technique, or a foolproof method, you won't find it here. Fact…aubergedulis (56)in food • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.What's brewing?There's always a brace of jars fermenting in the kitchen. In addition to the perennial sourdough starter, there are plenty of things to eat and drink in various stages of readiness. With spring…aubergedulis (56)in gardening • 8 years agoThe Auberge Garden, Part 4: Bedding DownThis is the final installment of the Auberge Garden. Check out the other parts of the series: Part 1: Laying the Foundations Part 2: Pruning and Planning Part 3: Observing the…aubergedulis (56)in food • 8 years agoBread done two waysA little experiment with my bread this weekend. These two loaves were mixed and proofed together, but one was baked soon after shaping, the other had another 24 hours of cold fermentation in the…aubergedulis (56)in gardening • 8 years agoThe Auberge Garden, Part 3: Observing the LandscapeThis is the third part of a series of posts showing what we’ve done with the garden so far. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 . The trees are trimmed and pruned, and now more light is flooding…aubergedulis (56)in food • 8 years agoSourdough for the soulTaking a little break from the garden to warm up inside. As winter insists on creeping on into the early weeks of spring here in Melbourne, we’re still looking for ways to keep warm. Turns out…aubergedulis (56)in gardening • 8 years agoThe Auberge Garden, Part 2: Pruning and PlanningThis is the second part of a series of posts showing what we’ve done with the garden so far. Check out Part 1 here . Permaculture is all about accelerating nature’s processes. We are keen to…aubergedulis (56)in gardening • 8 years agoThe Auberge Garden, Part 1: Laying the FoundationsThis is the first part of a series of posts showing what we’ve done with the garden so far. We have just spent six weeks of late summer at the Auberge in France, and at this stage it’s unsure when…aubergedulis (56)in france • 8 years agoOur story so far...On a warm, bright evening in late June we sat outside an innocuous bar in a quiet street in Avignon armed with cold pints of beer, watching the city wind down towards evening. A newspaper clipping…aubergedulis (56)in introduceyourself • 8 years agoWelcome to Auberge du LisWelcome to Auberge du Lis! We are two young Australians in the process of uprooting ourselves from busy city lives and desk jobs to a quieter, simpler life in beautiful south-west France. As we…
