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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – dark chocolate & raspberry mousse cake
This is an easy dessert that combines fresh raspberries with a velvety chocolate mousse cake. Serve with a fruity Gamay!
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – spicy cauliflower, blood orange & endive salad
Here’s a seasonal spicy salad that is great on its own as a light lunch or perfect served alongside crispy pork belly or griddled salmon.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – cheesey leek & bean pie
Flaky pastry with a rich, cheesey, bean, leek and thyme filling. Comfort food for a winter’s day.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – spinach and chickpea vegan pasties
A super easy vegan recipe for a delicious pasty filled with spinach and chickpeas. Ideal for a light lunch.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – seedy crackers for dips or cheese
I’ve made these crackers a couple of times now and they’re extremely moreish. Serve them with homemade hummus or with a cheeseboard.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – lentil hummus with cucumber, tomatoes, basil & eggs
Inspired by a recent trip to Orléans when we enjoyed a lovely fresh lunch at Les Becs à Vin. Today I recreated my version of the tasty veggie plate we shared.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – an Italian inspired starter or light lunch
Inspired by our recent trip to Roanne, today, I recreated ‘a ma façon’ the very simple, yet delicious entrée (appetizer) we enjoyed.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – a savoury cake for your apéros
More used to a few crisps and a bowl of peanuts with a pre- dinner glass of wine, the French apéro takes things to a whole different level.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – spicy squid stew with garlic croutons
A family favourite that I’ll often make for a birthday or celebration, this is my take on a recipe that might otherwise take a lot more time.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – poireaux vinaigrette
Inspired by a wonderful evening at Chez Marcel in Paris where I ate a version of this recipe, I decided to make it at home this weekend.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – Gougères
My first experience of eating gougères was in the 1980’s when visiting Louis Jadot in Beaune. A huge basket was passed around as we tasted.
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Recipes from Le Tasting Room’s kitchen – kholrabi & beetroot slaw
I made this last night on a whim and it was so tasty I thought I’d share it with you. The vibrant pink colour really perks things up on a dull winter’s day.
