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Food
Taking the
"self" out of "self-catering"
Although our gites
and holiday homes are advertised on a self catering basis, we are
pleased to be able to offer options for providing meals. For families
with children, these confer an extra level of flexibility, allowing
you to enjoy days out at the beach without having to worry about
cooking dinner. We can arrange to have a meal waiting for you when you
first arrive allowing you to relax into your holiday.
We will let you know
the menu for your arrival day and we are happy to discuss any special
requirements, particularly for larger groups planning special event
meals.
"...the meals cooked by Jon & Julia were
delicious - the desserts to die for."
"... the cooking by
Jon and Julia is a must do. I have honestly never tasted such
great profiteroles"
" The meals that we
requested were delicious and really did "take the self out of self
catering". What a lovely surprise that Julia baked a fabulous cake
for our 40th wedding anniversary. Thank you so much for your
hospitality and thoughtfulness"
Our meals are
offered on a "Plat du Jour" basis. For
2012, the weekly menu will contain meals such as:
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Carbonnade de Boeuf with Roasted
Vegetables
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thin slices of off beef, browned and then cooked slowly for three
hours in beer flavoured with herbs;
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Lasagne with Green Salad and Garlic Bread
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Herby Veal chops with Gratin Dauphinois
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Poulet Basque (Spanish style Chicken
and Rice)
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Chicken portions cooked with spicy chorizo sausage, pepper and paprika
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Coq au Vin -
THE French Classic
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Jon’s special-secret-recipe Meatballs served with Rice
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Chicken Curry (Medium heat, loosely based on Dhansak)
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Seasonal Fish Pie
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French Onion Tart with Ratatouille (vegetarian)
For children we
offer either a smaller portion of the adult meal, or our children's
meal of the day such as:
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Macaroni cheese
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Simple chicken casserole
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Cottage pie
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Chicken pasta bake
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Mini meatballs
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Chicken goujons
Plus dessert of the day - this could be lemon tart, ice cream,
chocolate mousse, profiteroles. All are, of course, homemade.
Price €14 per head (chidren's
menus €7).
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All the meat we
use is "Label Rouge" or similar which shows it comes from
producers with properly audited wealfare standards. For poultry
this means free range, while beef and veal is outdoor reared on
grass spring, summer & autumn. Eggs are from free range flocks or
from our own hens (left).
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