Blog
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Mojo Verde
Mojo verde is a green sauce that comes from the Canary Islands. This recipe comes from Diana Henry’s From the Oven to the Table.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – quick pickled onions
These quick pickled onions are unbelievely moreish and are satifying my craving for fresher crunchy things after the Christmas excesses.
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Happy New Year from the Loire valley!
Happy New Year to our friends all over the world. May this year be a happy and healthy one for all of us and may you carry on enjoying Loire valley wines.
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What’s been going on in the Loire valley vineyards in December 2019?
December is a busy time for growers as they turn to pruning their vines. A most important task as this sets the vines up for the coming year.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – caramelized endive & Maroilles tart
I was introduced to Maroilles cheese by my first French au pair Marie 22 years ago. She came from Tourcoing near Lille and Maroilles was her local cheese.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – beef cooked in stout with prunes
Adding stout instead of wine and then prunes towards the end of cooking gives a delicious rich casserole that is perfect in the run up to Christmas.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – carrot, pumpkin and bacon soup with thyme
All the sweetness of carrot and pumpkin soup with a smoky bacon background and lots of fresh thyme. This is a winter soup you’re going to love.
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What’s been going on in the Loire valley vineyards in November?
November is generally a quiet time in the vineyards although those that have a big area to prune sometimes start at this time of year.
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Porte Ouverte chez Michel Autran with La Table Rouge & Claire & Florent Bejon
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – chicken cooked with Riesling, thyme and lardons
It’s been quite chilly recently so the slow cooked casseroles and stews have started appearing on our dinner table more often.
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Our favourite bed and breakfasts in the Loire – The Manoir de Jouralem in Anjou
You may think we’re biased and you’d be right, we are. Mel and Hywel who run this lovely bed and breakfast are friends of ours.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – crispy sage and prosciutto chicken breast with fennel and tomato sauce
Sometimes a bit of crispiness does the trick. This is a simple recipe that everyone will like and can be done well in advance.