Skip to content
Ooh La Loire

Ooh La Loire

MONKVALLEY: Memories and thoughts about food and a life lived in the Loire Valley, France

Primary menu

  • HOME
  • FOOD: MY THOUGHTS
  • HISTORY
  • MONKVALLEY MEMORIES
  • THE “TEAM”
  • RECIPES
    • Cheese and Eggs
    • drinks
    • Game
    • Grains and pulses
    • Chicken and Turkey
    • Beef
    • Fish and Shell Fish
    • Lamb
    • Offle
    • Pastry
    • Pies
    • Pork
    • Salad
    • Sauces.
    • Side dishes and Pickles
    • Vegetables
    • chocolate
  • RECETTES
    • Agneau
    • Boef
    • Legumes
    • Poulet
    • lapin
    • fromage
    • poisson
    • Porc
    • Céréales et légumineuses
    • Pâtisserie
    • Salade
    • fromage
  • STARTERS
  • MAINS
  • DESSERT
  • ASIAN DISHES
  • FRENCH CUISINE
  • INDIAN CUISINE
  • ITALIAN FOOD
  • MIDDLE EASTERN
  • FOOD GLOROUS FOOD
  • LOIRE VALLEY
  • CONTACT US

Category: MIDDLE EASTERN

TAMARIND AND TOMATO BRAISED CHICKPEAS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • May 14, 2020
  • No Comments

With the help of a few simple pantry ingredients, the unassuming chickpea can be transformed into a hearty meal fit for any weeknight supper. If you want to make this … Continue Reading →

CHICKEN AND CAULIFLOWER WITH NDUJA

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • March 21, 2020
  • No Comments

A recipe from Diana Henry’s  “From the Oven to the Table“, our latest cookbook: Chicken & cauliflower with “Nduja is a powerfully flavoured dish. Easy and delicious! I reduced the amount … Continue Reading →

HUMMUS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 15, 2019
  • No Comments

  One of the easiest dips for serving with an appertiff. Easy and tasty. A favourite from long ago and when I say a tried and trusted recipe from a … Continue Reading →

QUINCE AND POMEGRANATE GLAZED PORK

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • February 16, 2019
  • No Comments

  This is a regular on our menu when we have guests or visitors. I love searching out recipes from Sabrina Ghayour. She always has a lot of fascinating flavours.  … Continue Reading →

TRAY BAKED ROSE PETAL LAMB CHOPS WITH CHILLI AND HERBS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • February 16, 2019
  • No Comments

  Spring is in the air, so why not go the Lamb route, and I  make no apologies for yet again calling on Sabrina Ghayour.  This is the kind of food I want to … Continue Reading →

RAS EL HANOUT CHICKEN WRAPS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 16, 2018
  • No Comments

If you are out of time, but, need something tasty and very easy, but properly delicious supper? Try these Middle-Eastern inspired chicken wraps. The key ingredient is the spice blend … Continue Reading →

QUINOA SALAD WITH PUY LENTILS WITH LEMON SUMAC DRESSING

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 21, 2018
  • No Comments

  Sumac is one of our new flavours. Its almost citrusy nature makes it a perfect partner for lemon dressings and salads and none more than this particular recipe for … Continue Reading →

LAMB SHANKS AND BLACK GARLIC TAGINE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • February 1, 2016
  • No Comments

  Black Garlic is just normal garlic which has been slow cooked in the oven for a very long time, until it is jet black in colour. It is an interesting … Continue Reading →

Posts pagination

Previous Page 1 … Page 3 Page 4

we RECOMMEND


  • LE TASTING ROOM
    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.

Recent Posts

  • CHEESE AND ONION PIE June 2, 2025
  • PULLED PORK June 2, 2025
  • ASPARAUS TART WITH TAPENADE AND EGGS May 27, 2025
  • PROSCIUTTO WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH GREEK LEMON POTATOES. May 19, 2025
  • GREEK LEMON POTATOES. May 18, 2025
  • DOLCELATTE TART WITH SAGE AND PINE NUTS May 12, 2025
  • STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE May 5, 2025
  • SPRING VEGETABLES AND CANNELLINI BEANS April 28, 2025

Pages

  • CONTACT US
  • FOOD GLOROUS FOOD
  • HISTORY
  • LOIRE VALLEY
  • THE “TEAM”
  • Menu
Ooh La Loire Copyright © 2025 Ooh La Loire . All Rights Reserved.
Powered by: WordPress | Theme: Simple Catch