SOUPE A L’ OIGNON (French Onion Soup)
The subtle smoky flavoured Soupe à l’Oignon is associated with the réveillon on Christmas Eve and is a traditional winter favourite, and is also a firm favourite in Monkvalley. INGREDIENTS … Continue Reading →
MONKVALLEY: Memories and thoughts about food and a life lived in the Loire Valley, France
The subtle smoky flavoured Soupe à l’Oignon is associated with the réveillon on Christmas Eve and is a traditional winter favourite, and is also a firm favourite in Monkvalley. INGREDIENTS … Continue Reading →
This light aromatic recipe for mushrooms à la Grécque is so much more tastier then the the thick tomato version found in the supermarkets. Button mushrooms are poached in … Continue Reading →
Although we found this recipe in Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall book “Green”, it is based on a recipe from Taste: by Sybil Kapoor. It’s wonderfully aromatic, quite unlike any other coleslaw, … Continue Reading →
We are always on the look out for some new and interesting recipes, especially using vegetables. Ingredients 1 large red onion cut into wedges 1 courgette cut into 2 … Continue Reading →
It is the star of Italian cuisine, Pizza is certainly the most consumed specialty in France and in the world. A nice crispy base and just a few simple ingredients BLUE … Continue Reading →
I love pizza: with a good, thin, burnt-at-the-edges crust that seductively conspires to be both crisp and chewy at the same time. Spare me from those hefty, overloaded slabs favoured … Continue Reading →
The trademark dish of the Hasselbacken hotel in Sweden, these Swedish-style roast potatoes, thinly sliced widthways but held together at the base, fan out like an accordion when … Continue Reading →
INGREDIENTS 1 250g Mont d’Or Vacherin, made but firm, in its wooden box 2 teaspoons dry white wine To Serve cornichions crispy bread (french favorite) Preheat the oven … Continue Reading →