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One of many, of course ….
Apéritif:
A glass of rosé from Domaine des Pascales in Gabian, cucumber from the garden, carrots from our neighbour’s garden and olives (from a shop). / Un verre du vin rosé du Domaine des Pascales, Gabian, du concombre de notre jardin, des carrottes du jardin de notre voisin et des olives (achetées dans un magasin).
First course / entrée
Sweetcorn from our neighbour’s garden grilled on charcoal – the photo of the cooked ones didn’t come out very well, so here they are as they came off the plant). / Du maïs du jardin de notre voisin.
Main course / plat principal
Barbecued lamb chops and courgettes, cucumber and yogurt salad with red wine from Domaine Estève at Roquessels. / Côtes d’agneau et courgettes grillées, salade de concombre et du yaourt et du vin rouge du Domaine Estève, Roquessels.
Salad / salade
Borlotti beans, sweet onion and tomato salad. / Salade d’haricots Borlotti, oignon doux et tomates.
Cheese / fromage
Goats’ cheese from Mas Rolland, near Gabian. / Fromage de chèvre de Mas Rolland, près de Gabian.
And a little desert / et un petit dessert
A friend gave me the fruit from her small citrus tree – not a kumquat, but a bit like it – which I crystallised and dried in the oven. / Une amie m’a donné les fruit de son petit orangier – pas le kumquat, mais qui le rassemble un peu – que j’ai fait confire.
A very good lunch after we’d spent the morning bottling tomato sauce and making tomato purée for the winter. It’s nice to see the shelves filling up with jars again!
olivesandartichokes 
>That's such a nice bracketing of the season — both eating from the garden currently (and how jealous am I of your menu?) and also saving some for the winter. I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to have to make a deal with a local farmer about tomatoes if I want any to can. This year, at least.
>Lunch looks absolutely delicious and delightful. I'm envious of your tomato harvest – still waiting for the first ripe one from my garden. Thank goodness there's some good local ones at the farmer's market.
>The whole meal looks great, and very French… because I have to confess that we usually cook in a fairly Enlish fashion with the odd bit of Spain thrown in, but not very often even after being here for a year!
>Perfection!
>Oh, yum!I've just had breakfast but I'm salivating anyway at those delicious-looking plates!Like Michelle, we're waiting for tomatoes, but the basil to accompany them is ready.Happy eating!
>Very nice. Makes me feel quite peckish. Glad you are having good weather. Apparently our supposed "barbecue" summer was all a big mistake on the part of the weather forecasters. There's a surprise!
>Count me in! But, many have to pass on more borlotti beans, see comment http://woodlandfay.blogspot.com/2009/08/plum-full-of-plums.htmlAll eaten under sparkling blue skies I bet, overcast and drizzly in London.
>Beautiful meal.Might the kumquat-like fruit be calamonsi? Calamonsi is a naturally occurring cross between kumquat and mandarin, is highly aromatic with sweeter skin and tangy-sour flesh. It is essential in Filipino cooking.