Cookbook and Travel Stories – Lavender and Lovage (and a recipe for Coronation Chicken from the book) I’ve known Karen almost since I started my own blog. I’ve admired her food photography and enjoyed her recipes both in my own home and at hers in France. We share a love of travel and in many […]
Chicken in Red Wine – Coq au Vin from Raymond Blanc
Classic Chicken in Red Wine or Coq au Vin paired with Moon Wine! For years I’ve made Chicken in Red Wine, Coq au Vin, using the recipe Elizabeth David called Coq au Vin de Bourgogne and the second of her two recommended methods. I generally drink French wine with it though not necessarily the Burgundy […]
Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Sauce
Creamy Chicken with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Sauce from Hello Fresh. Ad: This post was written in conjunction with Hello-Fresh Recipe boxes are a great way to learn how to make new dishes. All your ‘mise en place’ is done – the food arrives ready prepared and portioned. When you need a specific, unusual ingredient […]
Chicken and Leek Quiche – testing Oast to Host Flour
Chicken and Leek Quiche recipe and the ultimate Gluten Free Flour. Isn’t it a universal truth that whatever you can’t have is what you immediately crave? My mother was diabetic – and spent her life once diagnosed craving chocolate. My sister in law follows a medically recommended gluten-free diet. And, when she and my brother […]
Mediterranean Chicken Tray Bake and Wine
Delicious Mediterranean style chicken tray bake and a fabulous wine pairing. What do you do when you are craving roast chicken but you live by yourself. Or when you have a pack of chicken thighs or drumsticks but don’t want a casserole. So long as your chicken pieces still have skin (and preferably some bone) […]
Classic Coq Au Vin Recipe
Coq Au Vin – A Classic Recipe from my Childhood: Now I’m well past my forties, I’ve become a firm believer that fifty is the new twenty. Despite that, I increasingly find myself spotting things that were significantly different when I was growing up. There are certain foods which really seem to have changed in terms […]
Roast Chicken Supremes with Tarragon
Tarragon Roast Chicken Supremes Recipe Given half a chance I buy my meat from a butcher or from the local farmers’ market rather than from the supermarket. In the case of the butcher, I have rather a good ‘almost local’ butcher a few stops south on the tube. But, that’s a special journey, which only […]
Mexican World Tour – Simple Chicken Mole
Spicing it up with Simple Chicken Mole: A simple mole is something of a contradiction in terms. According to Wiki an authentic mole will have anything from 20 to over 30 ingredients and will comprise at least 3 different chillis, in addition to ingredients to create a balance of five different taste sensations, including hot […]
Tuscany – Castles and Cuisine – Gaioli in Chianti
Hotel Castello di Spaltenna, Gaioli in Chianti – Tuscany: Someone asked me what the best meal I had eaten in Tuscany was, and I still can’t find a sensible answer. We tried a wide range of food. From family restaurants full of Italians on Liberation day to small bars. The food we brought from […]
Creamy Tarragon Chicken
Tarragon Chicken Casserole and a date night with my cat: Gentle Reader, I have to confess I probably go out more than my ‘familiar’ would endorse. Friday night though is usually date night for us both. I stay at home and we sit in front of the fire cuddling and catching up with suitable cat-friendly programmes […]