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RSS feed for this sectionHow to use a bumper crop of walnuts in your campervan kitchen
07
Nov
The FMH depot is nestled at the edge of the Foret D’Othe region and at this time of the year we always enjoy foraging for walnuts from the many trees in the forest. Just some of my 5kg crop of foraged walnuts from the Foret D’Othe in Burgundy, France. 2018 has brought a bumper walnut […]
Recipes from the campervan kitchen: Mushrooms in Camembert
12
Sep
Mushrooms have just stared to appear in the farmer’s markets ahead of main mushroom season and their arrival has inspired this easy seasonal recipe to make in your motorhome kitchen. Ingredients – 250g Mushrooms sliced* – 150 ml (10 tablespoons) half-fat crème fraiche – Half a Camembert cheese (chilled) – Knob of butter for sautéing […]
Summer desert you can make in a campervan kitchen
17
Jul
There are a vast number of dishes that you can rustle up in even the tiniest of campervan kitchens and this one has to be one of the easiest ever. It tastes like something from a kitchen with a Michelin star but takes just minutes to make so impress your fellow travellers with our zesty […]
Dieting on a French motorhome trip is bad for the soul!
24
Jan
Hannah shows you how to eat like a queen (or king) on holiday in France while keeping your figure! If like me gourmet food and nice wines are high up your list of holiday priorities, you will always be faced with a dilemma during a French vacation. After many years of trying to find the […]
The easiest, gourmet campervan lunch or supper you’ll ever buy…right on our doorstep!
08
Nov
Sally Brown has just arrived from the UK to join the FMH Team as Customer Services Administrator, and she has already been busy unearthing local gems for our hire clients, including a fantastic “real-food” lunch or supper take-away! On Saturday, Sally visited our local town of Sens where she discovered a great new café/takeaway for […]
How to make a birthday cake in a campervan without an oven
26
Jul
I’ve just made a no-cook birthday cake in our campervan! I’m amazed at how easy it was to make and how delicious it was too! Read on to find out how you can make one too… When one lives in the land where heavenly patisserie was invented, the need to actually make a birthday cake […]
Let’s talk about snails baby!
19
Jul
A change of pace in this week’s blog… After the frenetic action of the Tour de France, with clients coming and going, I’ve decided to slow things right down and talk about snails! The FMH depot is based in Burgundy, where the food and wine is justifiably world famous. However, there is one local gourmet […]
Learn how to bake sourdough bread in a medieval castle oven!
03
May
Take part in a 21st-Century medieval adventure… Watch and learn how sourdough was made, wood was turned and pots were thrown exactly as it was done in 1228. Back in 2014, we wrote about the amazing Guédelon Castle project, just one hour from our depot. It amazed us then and continues to do so now. […]
Never mind mulled wine, try my mulled cider recipe
28
Dec
Just about everybody has heard of, and probably tasted, mulled wine, but have you tried mulled cider? You can even make this one-pot recipe on your campervan hob. Try my family recipe for a delicious alternative to the more traditional mulled wine recipes, and enjoy it hot when you get back from a long winter […]