Laurent's Party Paella and the Paella Man! 

Magrets de canard aux pruneaux farcis de foie gras

The recipe of the earlier post is at http://www.meilleurduchef.com/cgi/mdc/conc_showrec/fr?lr=fr&mois=200312&id=1067523471-15261-3

Perfection on a plate, served by Jean-Pierre, a great lunch served in the middle of Toulouse! 

The Chef! 

Le gateau est bon! 

An old classic, chilli pears with spiced toffee sauce, don't Véro's feet look nice in the picture!
 

A variation on Saltimbocca using fish, served with minted pea puree! 

A classic, leek and potato soup scented with saffron with a little mushroom surprise!  

Well, we may have suffered disappointment but the Hash made with Corned Beef was a relative triumph!  

Corned Beef Disaster

I tried I failed, but I will try again. I followed the instructions but I'm afraid despite rinsing the meat my resulting Corned beef was a bit too salty, and the jelly needed the assistance of packet gelatin.

The resulting corned beef will be hashed!

Troubled Times

Whilst yesterday's postings represented the triumph of the entente cordiale, all is not well in "La Belle France"! It's sad to report that when shopping for the meal although well into my fifth decade, queuing at the Triperie I felt very young.

Awake France! Reclaim your heritage and your offal!

Tarte aux pommes, say no more some shortcrust pastry left in the fridge, a couple of apples, my good wife, we seem to have a problem posting, so let me just salute the efforts of my brother-in-law Manu-le-Roi for his magnificent dish posted earlier.  

The King, the Chef; basking in the glory of a culinary triumph, "Vive La France!" 

croustillant de tête du veau aux echalottes et aux artichaults 

Lamb and Olives

A qualified success despite not cooking as long as stated in the recipe this Lamb was a bit beyond pink for my taste and I would reduce the sauce further before serving, still I'd do it again. recipe

Lamb, Olives and the King  

Lamb and Olives 

A blast from the past but there are always oysters! 

A good thymus was had by all! 

Sweetbreads with shallot and mushroom marmalade

God bless my beautiful wife she was prepared to grapple with the offal for the culinary good of the family, recipe from Gordon Ramsey's book "A chef for all seasons"!
a tip top dish all round!
See the picture in the next post.