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SEARED AND ROAST DUCK BREASTS WITH ASIAN PLUM SAUCE SAUCE

By Sheila Wilton
September 14, 2020
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These seared & roasted duck breasts with Asian spiced plums, is another recipe from our favourite writer Diana Henry. A delicious combination of flavours – the rich gamey duck complemented … Continue Reading →

MOULES DE ROQUEFORT

By Sheila Wilton
September 14, 2020
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Moules de Roquefort is one of our favourite mussel dish and these were new season moules from baie mont st Michel- incredibly plump and sweet! . The fresh mussels add … Continue Reading →

SPICY PORK AND FENNEL POLPETTE

By Sheila Wilton
September 7, 2020
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The spicy polpette this evening were excellent! Perhaps a tab more chilli but that can be adjusted. The meat balls were soft and the tomato sauce delicious. Ingredients 600g pork … Continue Reading →

CALVES LIVER WITH PARSLEY, SAGE, AND MUSHROOMS

By Sheila Wilton
September 7, 2020
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This is so quick and so easy, you really need to be ready it cooks in under 5 minutes. You wouldn’t have to put your wine glass down for long! … Continue Reading →

WEST SUMATRAN FISH CURRY WITH COCONUT

By Sheila Wilton
August 31, 2020
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Sheila prepared West Sumatran fish curry. Served with flatbread. Wonderfully spicy and colorful. Firm Cod cooked perfectly. Moist & translucent. The sauce is a Madhur Jaffrey recipe and would … Continue Reading →

BLACK BEAN CHILLI WITH AVOCADO SALSA

By Sheila Wilton
August 27, 2020
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This is chilli with a difference, it uses black beans, and I find the addition of coriander and limes a refreshing change. It is served with an Avocado Salsa, … Continue Reading →

ROASTED VEGETABLE AND HALLOUMI QUINOA

By Sheila Wilton
August 24, 2020
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Another dish for Summer. Roasted vegetables with Quinoa, and Halloumi cheese. The vegetables, turn a deep rich colour and so full of flavour. The Halloumi just adds that final flourish. … Continue Reading →

TUNA PASTA

By Sheila Wilton
August 24, 2020
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This tasty Tuna Pasta can be rustled up from tins and packets in the store cupboard. Quick and simple….and fairly healthy. I cooked it after we’d had friends round for an … 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.