Mas du Soleilla Reserve 2002

The wine for the dinner was the lovely ” Les Barthelles” from Mas du Soleilla. But because of the special occasion we treated ourselves with one bottle of the Reserve 2002. A absolutely fantastic wine !

La Bouillabaisse

The main course was a Bouillabaisse. I once read that you need at least 7 different types of fish for a real bouillabaisse so you need to be at least 7 people. Unfortunately we decided to spontaneously to make a bouillabaisse and were to late…

Tortilla

I keep forgetting this lovely and easy dinner. It is simple to make and usually you don’t even need to go shopping. Just fry onions, garlic, courgettes, potatoes (preferably cooked first) and what ever vegetable you like, in a large ovenproof frying pan. When cooked…

Finally time for cheese

Clockwise from top left: – Fresh chèvre with ash – Montgomery Cheddar – Quince puree – Le délice du chèvrier – Brie du Maux – Brebis – Manchego and stilton with port The fresh chèvre was lovely especially with the quince ( it’s just impossible…

Christmas pudding

For pudding we had the christmas pudding from uwe. We never had this before so we were quite nervous when we toke it out of the “bain marie” after two hours of cooking. After you put it over to ad the brand and flambé it.…