Daube de boeuf

I’ve not posted here for ages, partly because I’ve not been cooking much that I haven’t written about before, but also because I’ve been away on holiday. So, here is an attempt to remedy this situation with a classic dish

Coq au vin

I’ve blogged about chicken and wine dishes before, but it is always worth revisiting them if only to remind people how delicious and versatile they are.

Rib-eye steak with a wine and mushroom sauce

So, is my current fascination for Chinese food subsiding? Well, probably not, but sometimes you just can’t beat a good steak, and this was definitely a very decent steak.

However, what I really wanted to write about was the sauce,

Pot-roasted shoulder of lamb

My butcher sells nice boned and rolled shoulder of lamb joints and this was what I used for dinner last night.

Chicken, chorizo and red wine casserole

Chicken and chorizo are two ingredients that work very well together, especially in chicken and rice, known as arroz con pollo in Spanish, type dishes and in paella.