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BROAD BEANS, LARDONS AND SUN DRIED TOMATOES

By Sheila Wilton
September 5, 2021
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This salad salty, crispy lardons, sweet broad beans and rich tomatoes…a perfect melody of flavours and textures. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 200g frozen broad beans 100g lardons 1 tablespoon Oliver oil … Continue Reading →

GIN CURED SALMON

Gravlax is a smörgåsbord classic. It is normally cured with salt and sugar and flavoured with dill and white pepper, but here Tom Kerridge uses Gin and juniper berries to … Continue Reading →

SIGARA BOREK (cigar shaped pastries)

By Sheila Wilton
March 11, 2021
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These are lovely as the tangy flavour of the feta works really well with the cool freshness of the mint, all encased in the lovely crisp pastry. Makes approximately … Continue Reading →

BLACK PUDDING AND APPLE PARCELS

By Sheila Wilton
February 23, 2021
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This is one that all pastry lovers simply have to try. With rich flavours that really pack a punch, the Black pudding, and apple puff pastry parcels are an … Continue Reading →

STUFFED PEPPERS

By Sheila Wilton
January 7, 2021
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These peppers are a popular choice in monkvalley, and not always when we are in diet mode. Try them once, and you’ll be back for more. They are pretty blinking … Continue Reading →

LANGOUSTINE ALLA BUSARA

By Sheila Wilton
October 30, 2020
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This wonderful seafood dish is traditionally made with scampi. Langoustine also works well, but the real magic of the dish is the superflavorful tomato sauce in which they simmer. … Continue Reading →

GAZPACHO

By Sheila Wilton
September 17, 2020
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Gaspacho is the perfect iced cold soup for a hot summers day. The secret is in the tomatoes, there is no substitute for ripe fragrant, sweet tomatoes. You could … Continue Reading →

COCTEL DE GAMBAS. Mexican Prawn Cocktail

This is the starter Sheila prepared for our first out of lockdown shared meal with Cathy and Nigel. As Thomson’s Miners comments: “think of this starter as half Prawn … Continue Reading →

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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 .

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.