Pine

There are lots of pine trees in the grounds surrounding the villa. We didn't have any recipes for pine but we did find two on the web.

Pine Tea
Spatchcocked Chicken – with Pine!

You may be interested in reading an amusing article about one person's attempts at using pine in cooking.

Did You Ever Eat a Pine Tree?

"The prototypes of strong sensation: blazing lights, red earth, blue sea, mauve twilight, the flake of gold buried in the black depths of the cypress; archaic tastes of wine and olive, ancients smells of dust, goat dung and thyme, immemorial sounds of cicada and rustic flute."

Robert Hughes on Provence



"Provence is a country to which I am always returning, next week, next year, any day now, as soon as I can get on a train."

Elizabeth David