Yesterday we had crumpets and marmalade after the market
Pate from the butchers, radishes, chutney and cornichons for lunch.
Supper was a cold poached chicken with green asparagus with an egg vinaigrette and gorgeous new potatoes, which cost more than the asparagus.
Today our children arranged and paid for lunch at our friend's restaurant, It was utter bliss.
First course was a foie gras terine layered with baby violet artichokes and an artichoke puree
Main was a fillet of line caught pollack -lieu jaune in French. Perfectly cooked and on a bed of spring vegetables in a morel and white wine sauce. There were broccoli, peas, broad beans, carrots, baby fennel and artichokes.
Dessert for me was a sable biscuit with a calvados flavoured mousse topped with slow cooked apple which had carameised into a gel almost. all held together with almost transparent tuilles and served with a caramel and sea salt ice cream. I was so silent for 10 minutes that Mr R thought I had had a seizure. It was just so good

Cooking for those you care about is the most profound expression of love - Anne-Sophie Pic