I found this article and thought it really interesting.
"Back in the late 1990s I lived in France. During this time I discovered the mysterious and hilarious art of ’snail hunting’. This article actually won a travel writing competition in The Age - my local newspaper. The story appears below. Lurking in the grass of the lush green hills of the Monts du Forez in Central France is a gastronomic icon.
This year we rented the chateau for Thanksgiving self-catered to a lovely group of young American university students who cooked up a storm for Thanksgiving.
They arrived with tonnes of food, including their turkey. They had collected all of their supplies from the American grocery store in Paris on route from Charles de Gaulle airport.
makes it “a perfect match for Thanksgiving turkey.” We like Vouvray Voltaire 2005.
A leftover recipe to die for is Turkey and thick cut smoked bacon with date and goat-cheese spreads on a french baguete.
Date spread: Chop 8 oz. Medjool dates, 1/2 onion, and 2 garlic cloves. Sauté until soft with 1/2 t. salt and 3/4 c. water.
Goat-cheese spread: Combine 8 oz. goat cheese and 6 oz. cream cheese with 2 T. roasted garlic. Add chopped chives, parsley, and tarragon, plus salt, pepper, and lemon to taste. Yummy!
