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La valle de la Sedelle  Crozant vue de la route Photo Gilles Joyeux77

Painting Limousin

Limousin is deservedly celebrated by those who know it for its marvellous landscape, its castles and lakes, wonderful traditional cuisine and its abundant wildlife. You might even have heard of Limousin beef...

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We often serve apple Flognarde at Les Trois Chenes Chambres d'hotes73

Flognarde - Traditional Limousin Recipe

Clafoutis and Flognarde are specialities of the Limousin and Auvergne region, and we serve this dish, along with other regional food and wine, at Les Trois Chenes chambres d'hotes, Limousin, France.

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Tasty, colourful and can be served straight from the dish.64

Fish for Friday - easy one pot fish dish

That is what we needed when we first began to offer evening meals at Les Trois Chenes guest house, and our friend Nick came up with this amazingly simple and mouth-wateringly gorgeous one-pot fish dish. ...

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Feeding our bees ready for winter.Our bees produce the most divine honey for breakfast.73

Bee-keeping for beginners. Why keep bees?

Bee keeping is fascinating, ecologically essential and produces pounds of deliciously healthy honey. Recent worldwide bee colony losses have worried experts who are calling on ordinary people to set up hives in their back gardens.

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We made this tart for Halloween!72

Vegetarian wild mushroom tart

It is late October, the weather has been wonderfully sunny, it is warm, and then the rain came, lightly, and the mushrooms began to sprout. They cover the lawns of our chambres d'hotes, the road sides, the...

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Lovey, organic, 'wild' peaches from our orchards67

How to make peach jam

Peach trees grow easily - very easily. It is so easy to grow a peach tree that you don't even need to try. Our peach trees grow as weeds from fallen peaches, from compost heaps with peach stones, from peach...

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Our hand-readered goslings are pretty as a picture.79

Ecological Lawn Mowers, The Goose

Do you dream of a lawn mower that would work by itself, run on free fuel and provide you with free fertilizer as it goes? What if I added that this lawn mower would cost you between six and eleven euros? How...

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The magnificent Chateau of Rochechouart70

Rochechouart and the land of the meteorite

The historic city of Rochechouart, Limousin, France, is dominated by a magnificent chateau, now a centre for modern art. The second most prominent building is the church, famous for its twisted spire. The surrounding countryside is ideal for fishing, walking, riding and cycling and there are many foot paths and bridleways.

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Limousin is famous for beef cattle, but there is also alot of dairy farming in this area.77

How to make your own natural yoghurt

A step-by-step guide to making your own natural yoghurt. No special equipment needed. Save money, have lots of good, healthy food. It is easy to add your own fruit as well.

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Creamy, warming winter soup76

Creamy Jerusalem artichoke and carrot soup

A warm and creamy winter soup made with carrots and jerusalem artichokes, a firm favourite at Les Trois Chenes Bed and Breakfast in Limousin, France. Here they grow like weeds, so get gardening and get cooking this delicious and unusual root vegetable.

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