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Summer food... we want fresh, we want healthy, we want quick and abundant and high in colour.  La belle tomate makes an appearance nearly every day on our table during the summer.   Oven roasted, sun dried, puréed in a gazpacho or quite simply sliced and seasoned with olive oil  as a salad.



























































all these great pictures were taken by my daughter Ella, you can see more of her photos  here .... please excuse her for not updating too recently, she is busy living her life!!   :)

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While we were on holiday in the south last week, we kept the meals fresh and simple, but in the evening it was nice to enjoy our dinner al fresco and dress it up a bit!





Of course, away from home, I had none of my familiar 'accessories', but one little foray to a local brocante fair provided me with a heavy linen sheet to use as a table cloth, and some charming vintage glasses and pitcher that immediately gave a 'special' feel to the table.










Added to that a few candles in champagne glasses and really the simplest of flowers, nothing more than branches of pink roses and a variegated greenery.  First we tried them in tall wine glasses, then finally simply laid them down the table centre.









How about you, do you like to improvise a special table now and again, or is the holidays for making life as simple as possible?








all the wonderful close up shots here are by my daughter Ella - thank you sweetheart!  :)

photos thanks to Art et Decoration