tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post9213214337315798341..comments2023-10-14T12:22:12.267+02:00Comments on Chez Charnizay: Breezin' throughNiall & Antoinettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-7752295694222590752011-12-18T20:33:03.928+01:002011-12-18T20:33:03.928+01:00@Perpetua - the amount of water was pretty scary. ...@Perpetua - the amount of water was pretty scary. According to friends it could well have been as near as 25cm as makes no differentce. Our impromtu ponds have now subsided.<br /><br />As with goose a turkey's just too much for us so we go 'off piste' each year. Think I did wild boar last year.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-42041903196261973012011-12-18T17:27:04.663+01:002011-12-18T17:27:04.663+01:00Sorry to see that you were caught by the storm, Ni...Sorry to see that you were caught by the storm, Niall and Antoinette, but glad it wasn't worse. We have friends living a bit south of you and others in Brittany and their accounts have been pretty hair-raising too, especially the amount of rain.<br /><br />Your Christmas menu sounds delicious and I look forward to hearing how your finally decide to cook your pintade. Ours will be much more traditional, as we will be with DD and her two young sons expect Christmas to mean turkey. :-)Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-20534282031010440992011-12-18T16:36:11.419+01:002011-12-18T16:36:11.419+01:00@LindyLou - cold here today with blue skies. But t...@LindyLou - cold here today with blue skies. But temps are due to rise again so no snow on the horizon.<br />And a wonderful Christmas to you too.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-77345764947386499632011-12-17T20:47:30.005+01:002011-12-17T20:47:30.005+01:00We had the dreadful stormy weather as well, what a...We had the dreadful stormy weather as well, what a windy night it was, thankfully calmed down this morning, turned colder and tried to snow!<br />Have a wonderful Christmas.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-80559739234468236202011-12-17T20:08:00.455+01:002011-12-17T20:08:00.455+01:00@Gaynor - for regular pintade [organic feed, free...@Gaynor - for regular pintade [organic feed, free range] he charges €9.50 a kg. The caponée is €18.50 a kg. <br /><br />One year we'll do goose even if it lasts us for days and days :-)<br /><br />I'm sure Martin & Denise would have been in touch is there was anything.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-80547616190539777232011-12-17T20:03:13.101+01:002011-12-17T20:03:13.101+01:00@Diane - saw you post with pics. Our little trout ...@Diane - saw you post with pics. Our little trout stream the Aigronne looks very similar!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-69813014609645612452011-12-17T20:02:42.902+01:002011-12-17T20:02:42.902+01:00@Tim - sounds as if you got off lightly as well. F...@Tim - sounds as if you got off lightly as well. Flood/water meadows of the Aigronne are pretty spectacular.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-58313531096054205372011-12-17T20:01:43.199+01:002011-12-17T20:01:43.199+01:00@Fly - I have various Robert Carrier recipes most ...@Fly - I have various Robert Carrier recipes most of which I've used successfully.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-69875558926267538202011-12-17T19:59:15.052+01:002011-12-17T19:59:15.052+01:00@Broad - it's been a while since we had pintad...@Broad - it's been a while since we had pintade. Current planning is to roast wrapped in bacon & serve it a la normande [cider, apple, cream mushroom & calvados sauce]. But I'm still looking at recipes :-)Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-50801322032479029922011-12-17T19:04:33.807+01:002011-12-17T19:04:33.807+01:00Glad to read that apart from a soaking the tempete...Glad to read that apart from a soaking the tempete came and went leaving you relatively unscathed.<br /><br />I suspect we are OK too. Martin and Denise will,I'm sure, have carried out their usual inspections. <br /><br />Preparations for Christmas seem to be in hand - I only wish that I could say the same ...<br /><br />Isn't 18.50 euros per Kg expensive? I've never bought a pintade in France so have nothing to compare it to.<br /><br />Last year we were invited to Christmas dinner with my daughter and her partner. I had a goose in the freezer so offered to cook it to supplement her three bird roast. When I enearthed it from the freezer we found that the goose was in fact a duck ... <br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading more!GaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-11812442297895918222011-12-17T09:07:46.560+01:002011-12-17T09:07:46.560+01:00Glad to hear thet you are OK... when I went to get...Glad to hear thet you are OK... when I went to get the paper yesterday [and photograph the flood plain!] I checked up on Alex and Nicole, but they were OK. We lost the central strip out of the stable door [always a bit weak anyway] so I will screw the two sections together this morning before going to la Celle-Gonad.<br /><br />WV is 'sneserse'... has a Low Countries ring about it.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-63425671461928776852011-12-17T02:00:07.015+01:002011-12-17T02:00:07.015+01:00Pintade!
We are looking for them here...not in the...Pintade!<br />We are looking for them here...not in the butchers, but to buy live with a view to breeding.<br />There's a superb Robert Carrier recipe for pintade...a saute....and I would like to be able to make it again!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-81282143893941360252011-12-16T23:22:15.507+01:002011-12-16T23:22:15.507+01:00Glad you are OK. I will try to get my storm pics u...Glad you are OK. I will try to get my storm pics up tomorrow, What a night!! DianeDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14782670749466305626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-66432052182396723522011-12-16T23:11:10.695+01:002011-12-16T23:11:10.695+01:00I understand the storm that brought those gales wa...I understand the storm that brought those gales was predicted to hit the south of England and we up in the north and northwest were due the snow and sleet -- but the storm came in further south and France got the gales instead. In the end we got three minutes of snow flurries. You have been fortunate to escape any damage. <br /><br />And even more fortunate to be having pintade -- one of my favorites when we are in France. I'm greatly looking forward to hearing more about your preparations!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-3605277953276205702011-12-16T21:28:55.265+01:002011-12-16T21:28:55.265+01:00@Jane & Lance - it was pretty hairy to say the...@Jane & Lance - it was pretty hairy to say the least and the ferocity kept waking us up. Not nice. Think we had wind gusts up to 130km per hr. The worst was the rain. So much fell in such a short time that there's standing water and flooding. We were definitely very lucky!Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-68254027852058510232011-12-16T21:25:30.133+01:002011-12-16T21:25:30.133+01:00@Martine - I think we were very lucky. Bakken en b...@Martine - I think we were very lucky. Bakken en bakken regen--echt een stortvloed!<br />We're trying to be organised :-) Once we finalise the menu we'll share the cooking details.Niall & Antoinettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699304108340257145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-76140931198736773492011-12-16T20:37:12.500+01:002011-12-16T20:37:12.500+01:00Hello Niall and Antoinette:
Gosh you sound to have...Hello Niall and Antoinette:<br />Gosh you sound to have been having some really awful weather. Thank goodness that you escaped without great damage. These violent storms can be really frightening and devastating in their effect.<br /><br />You sound very organised with regard to your Christmas preparations and your festive menu sounds highly imaginative and impressive. We are sure that it will all taste delicious!!!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-771539132515843977.post-82084617836882372222011-12-16T19:56:21.652+01:002011-12-16T19:56:21.652+01:00I'm glad to read that you didn't suffer an...I'm glad to read that you didn't suffer any storm damage. We have been spared, because apparently the eye of the storm was located over Belgium. Right now it is snowing though - maar het blijft gelukkig niet liggen!<br />I'm impressed with your Christmas preparations. Everything sounds delicious! Martineladybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690656561242165157noreply@blogger.com