Plum Tart for Christmas?
If you want to get below the surface in Alsace, which can be overwhelmingly touristy, a good guide is Mimi Freudenreich. Her family have...
More Limericks......
Champagne and tarts has turned out to be a good subject for limericks. Here is an update: George Parsons: There once was a girl from...
Alsace Winter Winner
Christmas falls at a good time for European wine-makers - the harvest is over, the wine is made. Wine makers can take time off for some...
Casserole of Red Cabbage & Apples
It's red, it's warming, it's seasonal! This red cabbage dish, served often with pork chops or sausages in Alsace,also goes perfectly...
Spinach,Cream & Cheese Tart
A tart like this was a first course when I first lived in France. Since then the savoury tart,or variations on a quiche, has turned into...
Champagne, tarts and limericks.....
It's a competition! I wrote a while ago that "A Tart from Champagne" was not a limerick but a great desert. It turns out I was wrong....
Burgundians know how to throw a party!
You know the harvest is well and truly over, and wines are safely in barrel when it is time for the Paulee de Meursault. I snapped this...
Tarte Vite-Fait
"A tart from champagne" sounds like the opening lines of a limerick! But no. This is another wonderful example of down-to-earth cooking...
Incongruous combinations 2
Rabbit cooked in Champagne - well, no-one is going to buy a bottle of Champagne just to use a glass in a rabbit stew! But, if you were...
Champagne and cabbages
For many years Champagne has been the best-marketed product in the wine trade. It is synonymous with luxury. To make the message stick,...
