Madame got a wise man. I got a donkey.
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I got a Pokemon, my missus got something from Paw Patrol 
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No⊠no⊠Iâm saying nothing. 
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Iâm sure none of us would be so unkind as to extrapolate any greater significance from thatâŠ
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I bought a small one from the boulangerie yesterday, will last me 4 days and I had the first quarter this evening for pudding with custard, Very nice, no tooth breakers found so far.
Youâre much kinder than Madame. Or the cat.
A tiny Smurf was lurking in the Pear and Chocolate GdR that I bought, purely in the interests of research.
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Apropos of that canât trust anyone now
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yes, I chuckled when I read this reportâŠ
Our club secretary makes the most wonderful caneles and once gave me a demonstration (ready, steady, cook) which was so impressive that I went out and bought the baking moulds for these delicious offerings.
You mustnât stint on the ingredients and they are delicious freshly baked⊠no idea what theyâre like when theyâve been in the freezer as we always eat 'em up same day.
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Weâre blessed to have five superb local artisanal boulangeries in three different towns (actually oneâs a village) from whom we buy regularly (the stocktaking is continual and complicated) but only three in two local towns whose gateaux and related confections are highly desirable. And, as usual Figeac comes out top.
However to digress, we think the boulangerie below the gare at nearby Capdenac Gare allows her wood-fired oven to be used by the pizzeria next door - will find out next week if itâs a challenger to our favourite in Rodez - Pizzeria des Remparts if youâre passing through and in need of very good pizza.
La Toque Cuivrée is the place to buy your canelés according to proper locals, Baillardran are a ripoff and fart above their bottom.
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Yep, can confirm⊠we were given that advice upon moving here.
Personally Iâm not a fan of canelĂ©s and would much rather have a dune blanche 
Think Iâve just learned a new French phrase. 
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I thought that this could be taken up a notch and (1) I have never made jam and (2) had a bottle of Monbazzilac open from all the Xmas eating and drinking. So I made the âDordogneâ version of this tarte using the basic recipe with just the wine substituted- lovely colour and tasted good. I think Monbazzilac jam would go well on toast with the other Dordogne specialityâŠ
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Monbazillac lasts forever in the fridge, weâve found. So thereâs always an open bottle dozing, waiting to be reawakened 
not considered cooking with it though⊠not yet
Monbazillac makes excellent granita by itself, and - whizzed with white peaches - delicious sorbet.