Explore the unsung heroes of Provençal cuisine
#VeganBlog
Welcome to my blog as a vegan chef in Provence! My blog focusses on two topics. For fellow vegans visiting the beautiful area that I am honored to call home the posts #plantbasedprovence will help you to quickly find your way in Luberon with handy tips on grocery shopping, markets, wineries and the other wonderful products that this region abundantly offers.
For curious cooks my #closetclassics posts is an exploration and celebration of unsung heroes of traditional Provençal cuisine. Plantified of course. Bon appétit!
Salade Niçoise: a delicious and stunning salad encompassing the sea and the land
The Salade
Niçoise, originally a composition of the catch of the day with the harvest of the day is a feast of tastes, colours, textures and a visual stunner!
Bohémienne (Bóumiano): delicious cousin of ratatouille
The closet classic “Bohémienne” is not unlike Italian “parmigiana di melanzana”. This nourishing plantified version contains eggplant, tomatoes, cauliflower cheeze, black olives, olive oil and Herbes de Provence and can be eaten both cold and warm. So get out your cutting board, light up your oven and let’s cook together for 2 persons.
Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk. (Rumi)
To set vintage picnic blankets and tables with vintage French crockery, cutlery and glasses with big bowls and plates to share. It invites people to exchange at the very least for passing a dish. And that often leads to true exchanges.
Floralies vege gourmande Cadenet – 3 Mai 2026
And that is exactly my goals: to promote the rustic Provençal familial cuisine that shares so many similarities with the cuisine I grew up on. The cuisine that invites you to cherish the flavors and textures of the produce, that makes you look forward to dance through the next season and that awakens memories.
A hidden spot for a good picnic
Picnic was, is and will always be a great love of ours. We are cyclists and hikers and the best thing is to just bring great food along, roll out your mat where you are togther alone and where you have that special view. A place to linger whilst you nibble, a place to...
Santé!
I love a good wine. But I am not a connaisseur as such who knows all about the grapes, the colours, or wine and food pairing. To my food I offer accompanying non-alcoholic fermented drinks like kefir, water infused with fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits and of course...