Desperate Anglo Housewives : Bordeaux > she's back and dating in her 50s

Pesto excites me.  It always has.  Its the George Clooney of my pantry. PANTRY, she said, not panty!  Tonight, a family basic, Pesto Salmon. Nothing could be easier. I serve this doddle of a recipe with steamed Chinese greens ( bok choy and family) and new potatoes. Salmon is full of Omegas and an important growth food for teenagers whose bones don't always keep up with their growth spurts. Choose your salmon carefully. The white stripes shouldn't be too wide - if they are it risks being fatty. Never overcook your salmon. If it flakes its too late! 10 mins per inch maximum.  Pesto Salmon Salmon fillet s ( as many as you need!) Tablespoon pesto per fillet, good quality pesto Preheat oven to 180°. Spoon pesto over fillets. Cook, skin down, for about 10 mins per inch/3-4 cms.

Yeah yeah yeah its Friday. Tomorrow is market day at St Michel for me... St Michel is the most amazing experience, especially to a foreigner. Its a huge market every Saturday morning underneath the spire of St Michel which is the second largest spire in France ( that's a fact!!). If you are a reader from out of Bordeaux I'm sure you can inform us about other fab markets. Please do... So why is this market so special...well its just different from all the others..Yes I LOVE strolling along the riverside at the Chartrons Sunday market, and I always take tourists there but its rather pricey...not much change out of 10 euro for a handful of hard cherry tomatos and a kg of rather ordinary apples. I take the tram among the "quais" to the St Michel stop and walk through the dark alleys, not yet privy to the municipality's clean up programme, into the interior of the Place St Michel and am instantly in another world...cloth and shoe vendors yelling out bargains, 2 m...