Wining & Dining in France, eating out, where to buy quality food and drinks, cooking & recipes etc
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Last post by Hotrodder
Fri May 12, 2023 9:34 am
White wine vinegar.
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demi »
Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:35 pm
I can't find it in any supermarket near me. Red wine vinegar, cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar.........................................
I'm not that...
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Last post by Veem
Thu Jun 08, 2023 7:56 pm
Croissants
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Veem »
Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:27 am
The fresh croissants from our local supermarket are quite nice. At the moment two warmed through with honey are my preferred breakfast. However, on...
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Last post by ajm
Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:28 pm
La quinzaine d'Anjou
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ajm »
Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:48 am
This is when everybody turns up at least fifteen minutes later than the appointed time. Yesterday was our village picnic with aperos at 12h. We got...
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Last post by curtis
Sun Jun 04, 2023 11:38 pm
puff pastry
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L Austin France »
Sat Apr 29, 2023 5:39 pm
This morning I bought a couple of bargain 'just in date' double rolls of 'Tresor Grand Mere pate Feuilletee Plus Epaisse' & boy does it make good...
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Last post by Sparkle
Mon May 22, 2023 4:24 pm
Chicken stock/stock cubes.
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demi »
Thu May 04, 2023 9:43 am
For the first time since I've been in France, I cooked a dish yesterday that required chicken stock.
I used Maggi vollaile bouliion cubes & made it...
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Last post by Polarengineer
Mon May 15, 2023 6:43 pm
One for my repertoire
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L Austin France »
Wed May 03, 2023 1:08 pm
Charged with getting dinner ready last night I did a recce of the cupboards & then found this recipe to sort of match what we had.
I used a tin of...
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Last post by L Austin France
Wed May 03, 2023 4:25 pm
Coronation Quiche
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niemeyjt »
Tue Apr 18, 2023 7:23 am
70 years on, many still enjoy the Coronation Chicken recipe from 1953 (we do once or twice a year).
Now Coronation Quiche has been released.
Will...
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Last post by Liz
Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:40 pm
Best thing since...
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L Austin France »
Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:02 pm
I bake all of our household bread which we hand slice & use mainly for breakfast toast, cheese &/or scrambled egg on toast & things like that.
It's...
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Last post by L Austin France
Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:17 pm
Quinoa
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Mangetout »
Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:47 pm
I'm late to the table on this foodstuff. Had it for the 1st time at a restaurant a couple of weeks ago as part of a delicious starter. I'm trying to...
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Last post by Blaze
Sat Apr 01, 2023 6:50 pm
Jean Rozé chipolatas RECALLED
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MAD87 »
Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:31 am
DON NOT EAT! These sausages have beeen recalled throughout France. Salmonella has been found in the 300g trays of 6 sausages.
Take them back to the...
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Last post by MAD87
Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:31 am
Getting stuffed
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hughnique »
Sat Feb 25, 2023 9:48 am
I do like a bit of Paxo sage and onion stuffing with my chicken and turkey roasts, but there is a problem. I understand that it is a case of mixing...
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Last post by MAD87
Mon Feb 27, 2023 2:09 pm
Evaporated Milk Question
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Liz »
Sun Feb 26, 2023 5:08 pm
A retro recipe popped up in a gluten free FB group I belong to and it needs evap.
Excuse my ignorance, but which stuff is evap on French shelves?
And...
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Last post by Sparkle
Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:10 am
A question of quality
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tagh »
Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:04 pm
A few years ago I had a fad for comparing supermarket products to try and establish whether own brands are better quality than big names. Easiest to...
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Last post by Hotrodder
Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:31 pm
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Last post by Wilbro
Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:22 pm
Bacon?
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hughnique »
Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:36 am
Has anyone tried this Bacon in a Box ??
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Last post by hughnique
Sun Feb 05, 2023 10:48 am
Coming soon to a pizza near you . . .
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niemeyjt »
Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:24 am
Ground-up crickets! And in biscuits, cereal bars and pasta-based products. Not sure how that goes down with vegetarians.
House crickets allowed as...
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Last post by niemeyjt
Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:29 am
Recall of Reblochon cheese
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MAD87 »
Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:14 pm
Due to potential staphylococci contamination, causing gastic problems.
The brands concerned are Petit reblochon de Savoie AOP au lait cru , marketed...
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Last post by MAD87
Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:14 pm
Soggy Nuts
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hughnique »
Fri Dec 02, 2022 1:38 pm
When I put my nuts in the blender it seems as though they are becoming somewhat soggy and sticky and tend to gather in one section thereby preventing...
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Last post by Sparkle
Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:44 pm
Another cheesy bargain
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L Austin France »
Mon Oct 31, 2022 11:23 am
Our local cheese shop can't sell the remnants of their large rounds of gorganzola as the locals aren't interested.
On my wife's suggestion she sells...
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Last post by Polarengineer
Mon Nov 07, 2022 9:24 am
Baking today
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L Austin France »
Sat Oct 15, 2022 5:39 pm
Ran out of bread for breakfast toast so made a couple of loaves & knocked out some hot uncrossed buns whilst oven was hot.
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Last post by Liz
Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:36 am
Rhum agricole
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hughnique »
Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:01 am
Many years ago, on a booze cruise, I remember buying what I thought was the equivalent of a really cheap Bacardi, a bottle of white rum, with the...
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Last post by Bayleaf
Fri Oct 14, 2022 5:35 pm
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Last post by DominicBest
Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:38 pm
Sauerkraut
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Yonner »
Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:52 pm
Did some one post an easy recipe for sauerkraut recently?
It sounded interesting, so I bought a cabbage, and now can't find it using the search...
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Last post by L Austin France
Sun Oct 02, 2022 7:37 pm
Milk powder
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BishyB »
Fri Aug 12, 2022 5:39 pm
Looked in Intermarche Pontivy today for milk powder but could not find any. Asked an assistant but she said they only had milk powder for babies. Any...
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Last post by BishyB
Sat Aug 13, 2022 10:06 pm
Plancha or bbq
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tagh »
Mon Aug 08, 2022 6:37 pm
Not the greatest fan of bbqs I have agreed to try and get a small table top plancha or bbq, gas driven and portable. I wander if anyone has any ideas...
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Last post by Blaze
Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:24 am
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