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Christmas Markets & other Holiday Events

NOTE: INTHEVENDEE.COM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR EVENT CHANGES OR CANCELATIONSNOVEMBER 2021Saturday 20th November *Sainte-Cécile 85110   Salle Famisol from 10h00 – 20h00 *Sallertaine 85300 RECOMMENDED   L’Ile aux Artisans event with some forty artists, craftsmen who present their creations and their new collections in the workshops, at the Romanesque church and at the Buissonnière School. Saturday from 14h00 –  to 21h00 website Sunday 21st  November *Sainte-Cécile 85110   Salle Famisol from 10h00 – 18h00 *Sallertaine 85300 RECOMMENDED   L’Ile aux Artisans event with some forty artists, craftsmen who present their creations and their new collections in the workshops, at the Romanesque church and at the Buissonnière School. Sunday from 11h00 – 19h00 website Friday 26th November *Avrillé 85440   Place des Halles from 16h00 to 22h00 *Chavagnes-en-Paillers 85250   École Nazareth, Rue des Écoles, La Gerbaudière from 18h30 – 23h00 Saturday 27th November *Bellevigny 85170   Salle du Quadrille from …

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Stuffed cabbage

Winter veg! In France, the changing of the seasons in nowhere more apparent than at the weekly outdoor market and even in the supermarkets. One of the things I love the most about our adopted country is the very fact that people cook or eat with the seasons. This means more opportunity for local producers to sell their goods, which is epically better for the environment. I must admit, cabbage is not a staple in our house. Sadly, I’m the only one who eats it. BUT, recently while visiting my mother, her cousin brought a couple of homegrown cabbages from her garden and, well, I saw a carpe diem moment like none other. I’m happy to say, not only was my dish cousin and cousin’s husband approved (I made two dishes, one for us and one for them), but also mother-approved! I’ll tell you right now there IS some measure …