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COURGETTE-R-US (our favourite courgette recipes)

Let’s consider the humble courgette:- To start with it’s incredibly easy to grow, ideally sited in a well manured plot, and watered regularly, you will be rewarded with a bumper … Continue Reading →

HOT CHOCOLATE!

Who doesn’t like chocolate? During my childhood chocolate meant Cadburys Milk chocolate. (with its “glass and a half of Dairy Milk in every bar”) Then of course “a Mars … Continue Reading →

CHEESE AND ONION

Now as simple and humble as this sandwich may sound And it can be an emotive issue! Which cheese? Sliced, or grated? Type of bread? Butter, or no butter? Ketchup, … Continue Reading →

SALMON ENCHANTED EVENING

Salmon in it’s many guises as became more, and, more popular, I suspect since the farmed variety made it easy affordable. In addition, cookery writers such as Delia Smith gave … Continue Reading →

THE STORY OF LAMB

By Sheila Wilton
April 17, 2014
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Another childhood memory for me was the Sunday roast, and, especially lamb. To be exact I think it was mutton. Served with onion sauce, or, home made mint sauce. … Continue Reading →

TOMATOES

By Sheila Wilton
April 15, 2014
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Undoubtedly the greatest pleasure from the potager is the tomato. Close your eyes, and imagine a warm Summer morning, plucking a small sweet tomato, warm from the sun and … Continue Reading →

THE FOOD STARTS HERE

By Sheila Wilton
March 19, 2014
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What are my earliest recollections? Grandma Wilton introducing me to chips and ketchup when I was about 5. My first banana – I think after rationing had ended following the … Continue Reading →

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DOMAINE DE SAINT-MAUR Ideally located in Anjou, the Domaine Saint-Maur is located on the hills that dominate the left bank of the Loire, the Thoureil, Maine and Loire. The vineyards of Saint Maur became the property of the CHOUTEAU family in 1962. Winegrowers and winemakers for several generations, we bring our passion and our know-how to the breeding of our vines. The main grape varieties that make up the 36 ha predominantly clay-limestone are theCabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon-Chenin, Sauvignon Blanc and Grolleau .

Manoir de Jouralem Manoir de Jouralem is a new stylish boutique bed and breakfast & Gite in The Loire Valley, France. Opened in July 2018, Mel & Hywel are English speaking owners living the good life with their young family and Tilly the wonder-dog. There are 8 hectares of grounds to explore, including the new natural swimming pool, walks through the woods, passing the flower garden, orchard and picnic area. They look forward to welcoming you for a well deserved stay, whether you are wine and food enthusiasts, keen cyclists, chateaux visitors or just need a good cosy rest.

Domaine Leduc Frouin Nathalie and Antoine LEDUC now run the family estate founded in 1873. Before them, four generations of winegrowers - parents, uncle, grandparents - built and developed the Seigneurie vineyard. Combining tradition and modernity , they do everything they can to offer you typical Anjou wines, subtle and surprising. Passionate, they work rigorously on their vineyard of around thirty hectares located in Martigné-Briand, in the heart of Haut-Layon. The diversity of their terroirs - falun, schist, clay - allows them to produce plot-by-plot vinifications that reveal the character of the Seigneurie wines each year.