SWEETIE PIE
It is at this junction Sheila and I part company. She loves savory pies but the sweet version does not do it for her, whereas I love both. She does … Continue Reading →
Author: Sheila Wilton
ALL CHANGE
I cannot believe more then a year as passed, without mention on these pages of a significant change in the landscape of monkvalley. New rules have come into force in … Continue Reading →
POT AU FEU
Pot au feu is an icon of French cooking and one of the most popular classic Often, depending on the region in France, an ingredient could be added. It’s only … Continue Reading →
CHANNA MASALA
Channa masala,is probably “the most popular vegetarian curry in India”, and with good reason. A dollop of comfortingly bolstering pulses bathed in a thick, tangy, deeply spiced gravy, whats … Continue Reading →
NAAN
The naan, a word that just means bread in its original Persian. It is an essential part of Indian cuisine, naan is the perfect companion to many of our favorite … Continue Reading →
CHOUCROUTE GARNIE à l’ALSACIENNE
Choucroute garnie (dressed sauerkraut) is a famous Alsatian recipe for preparing sauerkraut with sausages and other salted meats, and Charcuterie It’s a combo we all know and love, but … Continue Reading →
TARTIFLETTE
We love Cheese, and of course so do the French. In the Haute-Savoie (a sking region on the French Swiss border) they have taken cheese that little bit further, can … Continue Reading →
INDIAN COOKING.
Grandparents, and even parents referred to anything that remotely strayed away from good old fashioned “meat and three veg” as “foreign muck!” Imagine in 1960’s serving up a Vesta … Continue Reading →