Every day starts with a country walk, a way to get some air and admire the surroundings, forever changing forever beautiful.

I love this view – the contrast of the fields with the sky.  Today the fog unwrapped texture – I feel inspired to explore it further with my brushes and paint…I can see the sketching taking shape in my head.  Closing my eyes I am running towards my treasure chest, picking my canvas, laying out the colours I will be using…opening my eyes I am thinking: bring on Sunday.

When I was a child my mum used to cook râpées which are a bit like  potato galettes – I tried my own version this week replacing the potatoes by swede and adding cheese and mustard.  You can replace the potatoes by any root vegetables I guess,  I loved them so much that I am sharing it with you here.

Recipe:

4 potatoes

French mustard

4 eggs

2 to 3 tablespoons of flour

2 tbsp of olive oil

2 to 3 tablespoons of grated cheese either french Emmental, Cheddar (if you have to) or even Parmesan.

Get a large bowl, grate the root vegetable of choice, mix in the rest until you have a nice mixture not too pasty not too runny, I cooked mine straight on the Aga but the alternative will be to use a non sticky pan, wipe it with a bit of olive oil and add a small ladle of the mixture on medium heat.  Wait a few minutes and turn it, cook it until both sides are golden and enjoy…

They are also great eaten cold as a snack.

No forgetting.