Blog
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Life in the Loire 17th March 2021 – Talking about Elizabeth David
Who inspired you when it comes to cooking? Who was it that ignited your passion for food? Whose books did you read
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Prawn & pea noodles with Gochujang and coconut cream
I made this last night. A concoction of several recipes with my own twist and it was so tasty I thought, I must share it with you.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Sri Lankan grated carrot and coconut
Did you know that freshly grated coconut freezes brilliantly? I’ve had a bag lurking in the back of the freezer for ages.
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Life in the Loire 5th March 2021. Goodbye to Dave.
Staring out of the window I can see her standing there. Huddled up with a look of confusion on her face. It’s been a week now.
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Life in the Loire 28th February 2021. Cat-tastrophe!
High drama in Vallée de Vauvelle on Tuesday afternoon.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – raspberry & lemon curd meringue roulade
This is a recipe that I used to make in the 1980’s passed down from my Mum. It’s easy to make (really!) and makes a really delicious pud.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – apricot, walnut and sultana granola bars
Nigel is back out in the vineyards pruning and when he does physical work, he needs something to snack on. Shame I don’t have that problem.
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Life in the Loire – 15th February 2021
Snow fell at the beginning of last week. Just a little. Enough to turn the vineyards into a sparkling winter scene as temperatures plummeted.
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Wine education – judging a wine by its concentration
I hear it often. Red wines from the Loire don’t measure up to the big bold flavours of wines from Australia or California. Is that true?
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Life in the Loire in 2021 – Goodbye to François Pinon.
The news filtered through quickly. It does in the wine world. Everyone knows everyone.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Moussaka
It’s an old classic that I made in the 1980’s after being inspired by holidays in the Greek islands. A perfect square at room temperature!
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – dark chocolate tart
Thinking ahead to Valentine’s Day I thought you might like the recipe for a dark chocolate tart. It takes minutes to make and is delicious.