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This autumn, my kitchen is filled with the generous gourmet flavours of our terroir Poitevin . . . blending porcini mushrooms with foie gras, chanterelle mushrooms with guinea fowl and langoustines, and morel mushrooms with Parthenais beef tenderloin.
Chestnuts, walnuts and figs from the garden, and turnips, Jerusalem artichoke and parsnips accompany meats with their flavours and textures.
The square of lamb from Gâtine is covered in a thyme crust, served with a ring of tender Vendée beans and reduction of cognac.
The sea bass is cooked in vegetable broth, and the Brittany scallop is pan fried in a cider marinade.
For dessert, an pineapple soufflé rivals the soft guanaja chocolate with its passion fruit heart . . . and don’t forget the gourmet cream slice, praline mousse and chocolate puff pastry. |