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Category: Recipes

COURGETTE FRITTERS AND HALLOUMI with CHILLI HONEY DRIZZLE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • August 4, 2021
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  Make the most of a glut of courgettes with these easy, speedy fritters made with halloumi and sesame seeds. Serve with the delicious chilli honey drizzle. INGREDIENTS 2 medium … Continue Reading →

GRIDDLED COURGETTE SALAD

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 27, 2021
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  This is quite an unusual salad and terribly simple to make. It’s great because it’s a nice little side dish that will go with things like , cured meats, … Continue Reading →

KEEMA VEGATABLE PUFFS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 26, 2021
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Cathy first cooked these for us on the occasion of the Tour De France Indian feast. They are delicious.  These Keema Puffs are flaky, buttery, and filled with a lightly … Continue Reading →

BURRATA WITH FENNEL AND ROAST RED PEPPERS, CAPERS AND ANCHOVIES

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 12, 2021
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Burrata is very rich it oozes lactic sweetness, and is brilliant against strong flavours such as sweet peppers and salty capers. The fennel gives the dish a hint of aniseed … Continue Reading →

HOME CURED DUCK WITH WASABI, SOY AND MELON

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 12, 2021
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  This dish is good – very bold flavours – the wasabi could blow your head so take care! but the combination of salt (soy) sweet (melon) and heat (wasabi) … Continue Reading →

SPICED SLOW-COOKED LAMB SHANKS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 7, 2021
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This Jamie Oliver’s recipe is a popular choice at Monkvalley. We love these lamb shanks, they are slow cooked so they do take time,  but you will be rewarded with … Continue Reading →

TANDOORI PRAWNS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 5, 2021
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This is such and easy recipe for tandoori king prawns!    These prawns boast a delectable marinade – and then using the marinade to make a sauce adds extra indulgence   … Continue Reading →

POTATO AND CELERIAC DAUPHINOISE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 5, 2021
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  Celeriac adds a nutty tone to this classic dauphinoise. Serve this creamy, garlicky side dish with your favourite Sunday roast. and any left overs blitz with chicken stock to … 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.

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    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.

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