tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post4157479142640930732..comments2024-03-28T10:37:58.651+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: No potato famine hereKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-39586953128473057632013-03-24T20:50:31.504+01:002013-03-24T20:50:31.504+01:00Glad you liked it, SM.Glad you liked it, SM.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58935752527265357912013-03-24T20:34:10.873+01:002013-03-24T20:34:10.873+01:00I like the photo of the bird, but probably would h...I like the photo of the bird, but probably would have missed it entirely if you hadn't pointed it out.Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72474360146871074692013-03-24T17:12:43.428+01:002013-03-24T17:12:43.428+01:00Hi Ivan, I hope I'll be able to find Caesar po...Hi Ivan, I hope I'll be able to find Caesar potatoes again in the future. Take my word for it, they are good in a gratin. Cheese or not...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30907343516479393382013-03-24T16:53:36.083+01:002013-03-24T16:53:36.083+01:00Anyway you cook it, that potato casserole would be...Anyway you cook it, that potato casserole would be delicious. :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37229405233154992022013-03-24T16:51:59.099+01:002013-03-24T16:51:59.099+01:00Hello Ken,
We also have a 10kg bag of Caesar's...Hello Ken,<br />We also have a 10kg bag of Caesar's and were really impressed with their taste as 'frites' - I shall have to gratin dauphinois them next, thanks! The cheese debate - I do both, depending if we are have a monster plate of cheese after or not!!<br />IvanA Normandy kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793122018733990319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42570478736979984502013-03-24T14:29:21.418+01:002013-03-24T14:29:21.418+01:00Lol- first world problems!
I would have loved to...Lol- first world problems! <br /><br />I would have loved to see a bullfinch like that one. I get pretty excited when I see a Tow hee in my yard. I don't mind sharing our figs with the birds when the time comes although taking the buds is sort of evil.<br /><br />Since we now have a Publix, I am going to splurge on some good cheese and try your recipe for dauphinois for Easter. I like the idea of starting it in the microwave to get it hot.<br /><br />Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1528896931954775602013-03-24T09:20:16.647+01:002013-03-24T09:20:16.647+01:00Oh Tim, the bullfinch was in the neighbor's tr...Oh Tim, the bullfinch was in the neighbor's tree. His problem...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14709291893904666132013-03-24T09:19:54.732+01:002013-03-24T09:19:54.732+01:00Jean and Susan, I can see why restaurants would ma...Jean and Susan, I can see why restaurants would make the gratin without cheese — it costs them less that way! Arguing over whether to put in cheese or not is like arguing over cheese in a quiche lorraine, or even lardons — I've known people from the Lorraine who swear only lard gras (fat meat) and not lean-meat lardons have a place in their quiches. And I think I shocked some people by putting carrots in my sauerkraut! Carrots in boeuf bourguignon or blanquette de veau are also controversial. First-world problems, I guess.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44320455488385149532013-03-24T09:04:09.619+01:002013-03-24T09:04:09.619+01:00We have bullfinches, chaffinches and green finches...We have bullfinches, chaffinches and green finches in our garden in the summer, they're such beautiful birds.<br />We love dauphinois potatoes, the garlic and cream make them wonderful and I suspect the times we thought they were even more wonderful was because of the cheese.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-82203286138097417912013-03-24T08:42:46.066+01:002013-03-24T08:42:46.066+01:00Lovely bullfinch. I've only ever seen one from...Lovely bullfinch. I've only ever seen one from a distance. <br /><br />I notice that whenever I've seen daupinoise on the menu here it's been sans cheese. Either way it's a delicious way to have potatoes.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87505123357762579672013-03-24T08:37:34.400+01:002013-03-24T08:37:34.400+01:00Ken, watch out for your fruit tree buds if you'...Ken, watch out for your fruit tree buds if you've got Bullfinches about... they used to devastate the Kentish orchards.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com