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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Chicken Caesar Salad, Pinot Blanc and Macon Villages
The chicken salad was D’s version of chicken Caesar salad with avocado as well as chicken. The dressing is a light mayonnaise and a generous sprinkling of Parmesan. This needs a white wine that is fruity and perhaps full rather … Continue reading
Italian Experiments Featuring Veal
I am trying not to refer to ‘old friends’ but to ‘friends of long standing’; that ‘old’ is getting too suggestive. However, among these friends of long standing are R & J who I have known since college days and … Continue reading
GG Takes a Break
Things have been a bit demanding chez GG these last 3 months and a break is necessary despite the fact that postings are not up to date. We are off for a week inItaly, after which, suitably recharged, I shall … Continue reading
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Steak and Baked Vegetables with Aubergine Sauce – Burgundy
This is a Nigel Slater recipe that sounded delicious and seemed to cry out forBurgundy. I didn’t read the recipe in full until I had decanted a bottle of rather good Burgundy – and then I saw the problem. Had … Continue reading
Salmon with Herbs and Two Chilean Chardonnays
The herbs are parsley, tarragon and basil, all from the garden or a pot (the basil). The courgettes are also from the garden, but we have to buy potatoes now that we have exhausted the produce from our potato bags. … Continue reading