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Quote: Originally posted by Nick J on 17/7/2010

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Not, if like us you take a 2 x burner electric hob with you... 

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Greetings,

Can I join in on this one.?

I've only skimmed the above but I have one word warning/caution regarding meals and it comes as a result of my stubborness in not allowing SWMBO to take a shedload of food TO France.

I banned her from taking loads of food and then discovered that the french have no history of curry eating.

The result was (and with six bottles of Korma left at home) that I went bah't curries for six weeks.

If you like your Indian meals, take it with you.

I think prices can vary considerably between regions. My parents live in the SW and say poultry was very expensive last year. Whilst we holidayed in the Jura and got some fantastic deals on chicken breasts. I often make go further by adding beans or lentils. You can make a nice tagine with a couple of chicken breasts and a can of chickpeas. A can of green lentils goes well with beef. If you're feeding a crowd then for a chilli use 1 x chickpeas and 1 x kidney beans with the meat.

I have to confess I've not always experienced French restaurants welcoming children  or seen loads of French children out in restaurants during the night time. I have in touristy places in the summer hols. I suppose we've been going to my parerents for years out of season. When we've got them to babysit and had a night out there's been very few children about in restaurants and then mainly 10+. We did once take our toddler out and were "tolerated".

Quote: Originally posted by Xantippe on 17/7/2010

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Soup Dragon perhaps you have hit the nail on the head, not that the waiters don't like you!!! But that loads of holiday makers make a difference to service.

Our area has a few holiday makers but nothing like the seaside areas and and I expect the Waiters aren't as friendly as kids don;t usually tip very well.

I must admit to steering clear of places where there will be loads of Tourists so I don't encounter overly busy restaurants.

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Pitch perfect...I am definitely going to try your ratatouille and sausage recipe when we go to France. I do like suasages but try not to eat meat every day so i can have veggie only but OH will be happy as he loves the suasages in France!!

Some fantastic ideas here, love the ratatouille and sausage recipe and also Val's paella, and will also do risotto (why have I never thought of that before?)

As others have mentioned, one of the things I love about holidaying in France is eating yummy food outside the caravan. After a long hot day on the beach, mealtimes are very social. We always lay the table and light candles (yes we have a tablecloth, got it from The Range, it's a picture of lots of different ice-creams).

Our evening meal is our time to spend together as a family and talk about the day. We often play cards afterwards too.We have a 12yr old and a 15yr old, and I would love to think that one day they might enjoy camping holidays in France with their friends and families. For me, mealtimes and particularly evening mealtimes are special and I like to make the effort. We normally only eat out a couple of times on hols, preferring to relax on our pitch, chatting to friends and neighbours whilst dinner is cooking and making the most of the evening sun.

Roll on August 11th!