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ROAST CHICKEN

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • April 9, 2024
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  Slathered with a garlic-herb-lemon butter, this roast chicken is juicy on the inside with crispy golden skin on the outside. An all round flavour bomb with the most incredible … Continue Reading →

CHICKEN WITH MISO, SWEET POTATOES AND SPRING ONIONS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 25, 2024
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    An umami-boosting marinade of miso, garlic, ginger and honey does double-duty in this recipe, infusing chicken thighs with an alluringly sweet (but not too sweet) savoriness. The sweet … Continue Reading →

EGGS BAKED IN A VEGETABLE STEW

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • January 15, 2024
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  Indulge in a deliciously “summer”  vegetable stew with Rick Stein’s Pisto Manchego con hureros. The combination of sweet peppers and rich eggs is irresistible here INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 … Continue Reading →

GNOCCHI WITH CREAM AND SPINACH

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • January 12, 2024
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    Afredo sauce is a pasta dressing derived from fettuccine Alfredo, a dish created in Rome by chef Alfredo di Lelio. The original Fettuccine Alfredo – called fettuccine al … Continue Reading →

HUNGARIAN GOULASH

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • December 11, 2023
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  The Hungarian original may properly be a soup but still let’s get cosy with Goulash! This Hungarian recipe is a slow cooked beef soup or stew that’s boldly flavoured … Continue Reading →

ROGAN JOSH

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • December 9, 2023
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Rogan Josh – an Indian lamb curry with a heady combination of intense spices in a creamy tomato curry sauce. The lamb falls apart tender and packs a serious flavour … Continue Reading →

LIVER VENEZIAN…. (well, sort of)

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • November 7, 2023
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  This recipe is inspired by the famous Liver Veneziana, using small strips of calves liver and onion cooked in white wine and Madeira, but Delia started to ring in … Continue Reading →

FISH IN BATTER

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 30, 2023
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We may not have the broad repertoire of the Spanish or the delicate touch of the Japanese when it comes to fish, but you can’t get a better bit of … Continue Reading →

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    Le Tasting Room is a Loire wine tour company run by  Cathy & Nigel Henton, English wine professionals with 35 years experience of working in the wine trade both in France and the UK. Tours and tastings are run from their lovely countryside home in the Loire valley.

  • DOMAINE DE SAINT-MAUR
            Ideally located in Anjou, the Domaine Saint-Maur is located on the hills that dominate the left bank of the Loire, the Thoureil, Maine and Loire. The vineyards of Saint Maur became the property of the CHOUTEAU family in 1962. Winegrowers and winemakers for several generations, we bring our passion and our know-how to the breeding of our vines. The main grape varieties that make up the 36 ha predominantly clay-limestone are theCabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon-Chenin, Sauvignon Blanc and Grolleau .

  • Au coin du Fleuve
    Bistrot & Librairie Bar en continu Restauration "entrées/plats/desserts" de 12h à 14h Grignoter People often come to sit quietly and watch the Loire and listen to the birds Has outdoor seating · Has fireplace · Serves great cocktails Wonderful friendly people.  

  • Manoir de Jouralem
    Manoir de Jouralem is a new stylish boutique bed and breakfast & Gite in The Loire Valley, France.  Opened in July 2018, Mel & Hywel are English speaking owners living the good life with their young family and Tilly the wonder-dog. There are 8 hectares of grounds to explore, including the new natural swimming pool, walks through the woods, passing the flower garden, orchard and picnic area. They look forward to welcoming you for a well deserved stay, whether you are wine and food enthusiasts, keen cyclists, chateaux visitors or just need a good cosy rest.

  • Domaine Leduc Frouin
    Nathalie and Antoine LEDUC now run the family estate founded in 1873. Before them, four generations of winegrowers - parents, uncle, grandparents - built and developed the Seigneurie vineyard. Combining tradition and modernity , they do everything they can to offer you typical Anjou wines, subtle and surprising. Passionate, they work rigorously on their vineyard of around thirty hectares located in Martigné-Briand, in the heart of Haut-Layon. The diversity of their terroirs - falun, schist, clay - allows them to produce plot-by-plot vinifications that reveal the character of the Seigneurie wines each year.

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