Cookery Group

ON Thursday 11th April 2024 Christiane hosted the Cookery Group. The group was not complete but we had an excellent afternoon. Christiane suggested we make a Gouline angevine, a speciality of the region between Angers and Saumur.
We talked about the two terms rillons or rillauds (in the Vendée we call them rillons and in the Anjou region rillauds) and where the British people could get them, as in the UK cuts of meat are not cut in the same way as in France. A delicious tea with lemon cup cakes was served while the Gouline was cooking.
We then tasted the Gouline angevine. At the end Christiane showed us the contents of a parcel she had received in the post that very day and made us guess what the leaves were. It was wild garlic, which is easy to grow in our gardens and with which we can make delicious dishes. Many thanks to Christiane for her hospitality.

On 30th November 2023, the cooking group met at John and Jenny's house to prepare ginger sweet potato samosas.
The whole group was there and once the preparation was done, we learned how to fold the sheets of brick pastry into perfect triangles. We all got to try out this technique.
Once the technique was learnt ,we started to chat about all the possibilities we would have to fill in these wraps: bananas with chocolate chips, etc.
We then enjoyed the samosas with a cup of tea and Christmas biscuits made by Jenny. Many thanks to John and Jenny for their hospitality.