Main:  Coq au Vin
Delicious – Faking It (Valli Little)

Dessert:  Simple Crêpes
Taste

Hi Everyone!

Hope you’ve had a great week.

I’ve turned again this week to the Delicious book called Faking It.  Recipes by Valli Little.  This is one of my go to books when I am short on time but keen to impress.  I chose the Easy Coq au Vin and true to it’s name, it was super simple to prepare and super packed with flavour.  I was worried that because it was fast and I’m use to Coq au Vin being a bit of a lengthy process, that it would be less flavoursome but not the case.

I loved that it used the toasted baguettes sitting at the side of the plate to soak up the sauce.  I actually brushed the bread with garlic oil before I toasted them under the grill, just to add a little punch to them.  Another suggestion from the very enthusiastic audience that the Coq au Vin had, was to serve it on mash.  In fact, mash of all varieties – potato, sweet potato, cauliflower.  It could also be served on your favourite pasta.  Whatever you decide, it will go down very well with it’s audience and you will look like a star.  I’m going to be cooking this one and freezing it as a standby for those busy days.  10/10

Well, the MAV was desperate to cook Crêpe Suzette and he did the crêpes themselves in advance and was ready to make the sauce after we had gobbled up the Coq au Vin.  Disaster struck and the MAV burnt the sugar which can happen to anyone if you take your eye off the ball or in this case the beautiful Le Creuset pan.  Not all was lost though and we had the crêpes with maple syrup and ice-cream.  YUM!  8/10

So disasters and all, it turned out to be a really great meal and I certainly didn’t feel as though it had taken a huge effort to get it to the table.  Really worth trying this one.

Until next week…..

From my table to yours with love x