tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post5348082959203898044..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Gusty winds, and a saladKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-36501213379946268552015-03-31T21:33:45.676+02:002015-03-31T21:33:45.676+02:00you are a great cookyou are a great cookGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78890639527178898742015-03-31T13:47:34.138+02:002015-03-31T13:47:34.138+02:00Sometimes I think the mind decides whether somethi...Sometimes I think the mind decides whether something will taste good or not before the tongue has had a chance to do its job. Such is the power of suggestion (a.k.a. advertising). Souvent c'est la foi qui sauve et le foie qui trinque...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-70151867701368466312015-03-31T13:31:54.520+02:002015-03-31T13:31:54.520+02:00As I understand it, vrai ou faux, the ones I bough...As I understand it, <i>vrai ou faux</i>, the ones I bought at the market were cooked <i>sous la braise</i>. They were very tasty. <i>Il n'y a que la foi qui sauve!</i> chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-65373029062764471242015-03-31T13:19:54.583+02:002015-03-31T13:19:54.583+02:00I like the ones that are cooked but not shrink-wra...I like the ones that are cooked but not shrink-wrapped. I wonder if they are boiled or just steamed, and whether that makes a difference. With either kind, however, the addition of some red wine vinegar really enhances the taste. As for the canned ones, well, no thanks.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79875986594210787042015-03-31T12:58:45.109+02:002015-03-31T12:58:45.109+02:00When in Southern California, I used to buy fresh b...When in Southern California, I used to buy fresh beets and cook them in the oven wrapped in foil and, once sliced, keep them in olive oil. Of course, no comparison with the canned ones! <br /><br />When in Paris, I bought the precooked beets at the open air market. Not being wrapped in plastic as the ones I now buy at Monoprix, they were much better tasting. I think boiling them waters down the taste <i>au propre et au figuré</i>.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58065108083082336812015-03-31T11:41:50.040+02:002015-03-31T11:41:50.040+02:00Being able to get the cooked gizzards and livers i...Being able to get the cooked gizzards and livers is nice here. As for beets, some people say the pre-cooked (steamed, I assume) ones that you find in France are not as good as ones you buy fresh and roast in your own oven. I'm not sure about the difference. Assuming you put some red wine or other vinegar on the pre-cooked ones, they are good-tasting to me.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44701512150271486412015-03-31T10:19:29.745+02:002015-03-31T10:19:29.745+02:00I wish we could get cooked gizzards in the US; we&...I wish we could get cooked gizzards in the US; we'd have them more often. Cooked beets, like you can get in France, would be nice too.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81645929176457449192015-03-31T08:38:02.235+02:002015-03-31T08:38:02.235+02:00My favourite offal salad!
And, served warrum...
j...My favourite offal salad!<br />And, served warrum... <br />just the ticket on a day like this!<br />We are currently experiencing driving drizzle... <br />can barely see the other side of the valley....<br />the chooks can stay cooped up for a little while longer, methinks.<br />March is marching out like a lion!!<br />TimLe Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com