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10 Mar, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Rent a car and come stay at the hotel for several days...here is everything you can visit & do (post-Covid).

Forteresse Royale de Chinon
Azay-Le-Rideau
Villandry Gardens
Candes St Martin
Château de Chenonceau
the city of Loches
Sainte-Chapelle de Champigny sur Veude

...
Tapestries of the Apocalypse in Angers
Château de Saché (Musée Balzac)
Max Ernst's house
Musée Rabelais La Devinière where he was born
Saumur (the château & the Cadre Noir national riding school)
Wine tasting, visit, picnic in the vines at Château du Petit

...
Thouars (I take my friends & family here for this)
Wine tastings galore

Any questions?
And sunflowers 😊🌻
And Fontevraud Abbey

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For your continued #IsolationBaking ... my recipe for

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These dense & spiced cakes dotted with sweet currants are cooked on a griddle or in a skillet, eaten hot with butter & jam for snack or teatime.

Ingredients are in ounces/grams.

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¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
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For all of my new followers: welcome to my world. To all of my old followers: let's bake!

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warm, tender, comforting, elegant

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19 Feb
I have a baking project for your weekend to calm & distract you.

Fantans with cinnamon-sugar or jam...

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18 Feb
We all need a lift & a distraction. This calls for a recipe.

Chicken with Preserved Lemon and Olives

Few ingredients, easy to throw together, this flavorful dish tastes as good as it looks.

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1 garlic clove, peeled & chopped
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Frangipane Éclairs or Choux #RecipeoftheDay

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Handful slivered blanched almonds

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5 tablespoons (70 grams) unsalted butter
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