<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[French Countryside Companion]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Pastorale Farm]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:57:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[my Countryside Culinary Retreats-Part I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photos: Jane Hope Last week, I had the pleasure of hosting (alongside my husband) another culinary retreat that honors the palate and the...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/my-countryside-culinary-retreats-part-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6669db25f852e0148cbcaee9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2a98c_6de74d43edba4bfba787a0ef7ac6f5be~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_681,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Citrus Cheesecake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crust 1 ½  cup homemade or store-bought graham cookies 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup granulated sugar Cake 1 ½ pounds...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/winter-citrus-cheesecake</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d4e08e719ce0f50272d059</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 17:28:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_5fdc4f7f1aa14922b70e82c46ec25d05~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paysage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baskets piled high with acorns and chestnuts lined the rough-hewn table, ready for decorating our cottage that October day. Frequently, I...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/paysage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">657377fe2f40519ff7e05290</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:26:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_6f0f584e0eb94640b317f88b6857461d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chou Farci]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh-là-là, The French film Les Saveurs du Palais is one of my fondest. Watch it in French without subtitles if you can. It tells the true...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/chou-farci</link><guid isPermaLink="false">641f3c46e3d7d8df85033415</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:54:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_cf1c20ed89c5432e8e10e873772bfa7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyday Life in the french countryside]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Instagram gets more and more crowded, and I feel a bit lost, I decided it's high time to start blogging again. I thought I might be...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/everyday-life-in-the-french-countryside</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62f4e3a072e422d48f5da51a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 13:35:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_c3ed7e64a99d49b2b5e98e9bfe57c9b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[a Dilettante in the garrigue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clutching a picnic basket and shifting my weight to avoid the garrigue's  prickly junipers, I led my guests through the Provence...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/a-dilettante-in-the-garrigue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">628a5fd03c12a53d74fdc6e6</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2022 16:21:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_4627454843b54771a3b3be09fe557122~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Un Aperçu de la Vie à la  Campagne*]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dedicated to Alexandra, a new IG friend who encouraged me to keep writing stories for my blog. (@alexandra_literary_salon) Alone this...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/un-aper%C3%A7u-de-la-vie-%C3%A0-la-campagne</link><guid isPermaLink="false">627692dd502c56a28792dc4c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2022 16:05:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_776418e05eb844f69f683d2ac1e6d5de~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[à la maison in the french contryside]]></title><description><![CDATA[The morning in my French village passed with only the sound of birdsong and Gemma dog's occasional yawn. Bird wings flapped overhead in...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/%C3%A0-la-maison-in-the-french-contryside</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6234d4c78e4b929babab1b40</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:54:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_66996bf05fd647379fa463c5d132a33e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Les Cornichons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer means many simple things that I enjoy: slipping off sandals and dangling my feet in the river, peach juice dripping off of my...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/recette-de-cornichons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">611543b9d4abab0015468516</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_264d0d15d4924ebd8a22199e9ab28a10~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Les femmes de France]]></title><description><![CDATA[French Female Écrivains - Part I George Sand The tangle of memory and imagination inspires me to take to a journal or keyboard, most...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/les-femmes-de-france</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c211397edc4c0015dbb07e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:33:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_49649e282d7841d09b2e58b3a8f5d8ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Countryside Restaurants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each Friday morning, I point to an unfamiliar village on my GPS and leap in the car to pursue it.  After locating a spot to park under...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/french-countryside-restaurants</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f63914347ce010017a5d78c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:47:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_e7c4bc8ebc8a473ab13f64236d720d52~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_853,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[French Countryside companion]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Frenchman and I were able to return home to our cottage in Burgundy one week ago. With everything that has gone down this spring, I...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/french-countryside-companion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ee39f936a8c9500174e4867</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_5d007696909a440d83c3d18f017359ba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can all agree that this draconian COVID-19 pandemic hurt our lives like an asteroid far from everything we consider normal. It...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/_update</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e9f4ff9b0d2ba00170d8bf4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2020 20:10:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_5a9ec9b827d44f0aaa99de7776dbd765~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biscuit with love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each Saturday, my mom, little brother, and I dutifully paid a visit to my Grandmother Juanita's house along the Gulf Coast. She was...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/biscuit-with-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e65918e48fcc30017b78744</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:53:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f2a98c_279f040cd7fb4b6ca25dc8935da3b8cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spicy Ratatouille in Puff Pastry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Method: 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil One large eggplant chopped into 1- inch cubes One yellow onion, peeled and chopped finely Two...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/spicy-ratatouille-in-puff-pastry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d3db294aae5f50016188ff8</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2019 14:39:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_d1a5224286764b9fba1bb5ce60dae931~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fourth of July in France
]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a family of swans that live along the river Yonne in Burgundy, France. I also share this river as my house sits directly over...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/fourth-of-july-in-france</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d1e4afcb54e4c00160f42c2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 19:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_01321d4847444a06b979207a3dec467f~mv2_d_2277_4048_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chewy Pâte de fruits 
]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you've endured the snowiest and numbingly coldest winter of your life, thoughts drift to citrus fruits. Meyer Lemons, blood oranges,...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/chewy-p%C3%A2te-de-fruits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ca66a07a8c177001574b36e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2019 22:04:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_efb8197e1cc9464eb3ef0f362f16a0c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_900,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books for Francophiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[As promised I put together a list of my favorite books for Francophiles. There are many more that I might have forgotten to include and...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/books-for-francophiles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c8eed7128894e001c06e79b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 01:06:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_f9d05461291f40aa8929ee3b0acaa709~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The lost art of letter writing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living alone in a slow time for six months in the French countryside last year, and cut off from the noise of the world, I took to letter...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/the-lost-art-of-letter-writing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c8ad316a1244f001c757526</guid><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2019 22:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_f7fe32f9383740f2ab5034af586fc3ff~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Craftsmen: Les Vanniers]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you stroll through a farmer's market in France, you might notice some women, usually older, pulling shopping caddies. My belle-mère...]]></description><link>https://www.lapastoralefarm.com/post/rural-craftsmen-les-vanniers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c886037c5fec2001b34647a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2019 02:09:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a495a2_1db0a166d3ef45249acb9e3a3bcc748a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_720,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Shannon Elisabeth</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>