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#CraftBeer #Beer Lover #Beer #Beer ByPhilippe
In a Spar to buy peanut oil & found this!
By Brasserie du Bocq, famous for Gauloise & Christmas beer. Owned by Corsendonk
Saison 1858 (Farmer’s Ale)
6,4%ABV
Golden
Very fruity & good bitterness
Wheat & barley
Medium strong
Long
9,25 WBA

#CraftBeer #Beer Lover #Beer #Beer ByPhilippe
A while since I had one!
Brown Lupulus by Lupulus.
Dark Brown Ale, 8,5%ABV
Not too dark ale, light foam, glorious flavour of barleymalt, chocolate, slight caramel sweetness & decent bitterness. Very pleasant.
9,25 WBA

#SaturdayLunch #MiCuit #Salmon #AspergesÀLaFlamande #PommesAllumettes
Tried it again, this time w asperges à la flamande & pommes allumettes!
Most wonderful & terrific Bianco Gran Reserva by Bodegas de la Marquesa
18 mo Matured Viura! Ripe pear, apricot, grapefruit, vanilla, acidity.
94-96

#FridayDinner #CodFilet #PotatoSpinachMash
Wonderful weather w 22°C here!
Back to simple! Classic potato-spinach mash with a deliciously fresh cod filet.
More than decent PT Douro Eagle.
Grapes used: Viosinho, Rabigato, Verdelho, Arinto, Moscatel Galego Branco. A mouthful!
86-88

#ThursdayLunch #Salad #Vinaigrette #FrenchFries #Ramos #Reserva
Here is the steak Alice's Bordeaux🍷!
When I lack fantasy but still want some comfort food I make a steak w mixed salad (vinaigrette for me, mayonaise for Htje) & french fries, Somehow this never tires!
Excellent Ramos 21

#AprèsBridge #CraftBeer #Beer Lover #Beer #Beer ByPhilippe
Carefully choose the blond beer you cellar for ageing!
Hommelbier 2014 Limited Edition sustained its 10 yr cellaring beautifully!
The hop freshness diminished but beautiful balance malt-hops remained.
Br. Van Eecke, 7,5%ABV

#WednesdayLunch #Rusticana #BlackSausage #AppleCompote #BakedPotatoes
Across Café Maanlicht is a butcher that we don’t know.
Htje couldn’t resist to buy very fresh black sausage (aka black pudding)!
Very rustic lunch: baked black sausage with fresh apple compote & baked potatoes!

#CaféMaanlicht #Boskeun #KapittelAged
Htje went to the hairdresser, I bought a mortar and we had a drink at Café Maanlicht.
Boskeun by De Dolle Brouwers
9%ABV, Spring beer, deliciously hoppy.
9,30 WBA
Kapittel Aged, 7,7%ABV, perfectly aged old brown by Kapittel in Watou.
9,25 WBA

#TuesdayLunch #FarmersChipolata #Cauliflower #Béchamel #Potatoes
Going full rustic for lunch w farmer’s chipolata, cauliflower w béchamel & potatoes.
‘19 Cru Bourgeois Ch. D’Hanteillan, Médaille d’Or Paris.
Why did I not buy 12?
Red & black fruit, leather & tobacco,tannins.
87-89

#MondayLunch #PorkChop #Leeks #Vinaigrette #BakedPotatoes
Dreary today but forecasted rain didn’t come in the morning & I quickly cut the grass.
Lunch: caramelised pork chop w stewed leeks w vinaigrette & baked potatoes.
It rained cats & dogs when we left the shop with groceries!

#SundayLunch #Römertopf #Chicken #Veggies #Morenillo
Römertopf got buried under cob webs for many years. Took it out, put chicken & veggies in & in the oven for 1 1/2 hr. Wonderful Roman pot!
Superb El Templari, Morenillo (South Catalunya) by Celler Bàrbara Forés
D.O. Terra Alta
89-91

#3Granddaughter #4Granddaughter #DancePerformance
Always a treat to attend the annual dance performance of #3Granddaughter (1, 2) and #4Granddaughter (3,4)
Loud applause for all the age groups participating!
A just reward for all the energy en dedication spent!
Bravo, ladies!

#SaturdayLunch #15MinuteLunch #Wok #Gambas #Veggies #Rice
Another 15 minute classic Thai wok w gamba’s, veggies & rice.
Clos Troteligotte Oaked Sauvignon Blanc, pellicular maceration, matured in stone jars. Full of deep yellow fruit, spiciness, tannic, good acidity & body.
89-91

#FridayLunch #SalmonMiCuit #Asparagus #Hollandaise #PotatoCrumble
My 1st mi-cuit salmon w asparagus & hollandaise & a perfect potato crumble.
And a glass Massa Antico Fiano house wine.
This was my today’s tribute to Htje for her 54 yrs patience to cope with me!
Love you, chouke!

#NoCookingWednesday #2ndServing #Navarin #DomaineDuMistral
A pleasure when you don’t have to cook. Just warmed up 2nd serving of my fabulous navarin.
Domaine du Mistral, AOC Grignan-Les-Adhémar ‘22, wonderful Rhône blend.
Grenache, Syrah, Carignan
Fruit, structure, acidity.
86-88

#TuesdayLunch #VealMedaillon #OvenBakedBabyPotatoes #CarrotsAndPeas
Clouds & sun, 21°C, no wind, pleasant weather.
Veal medaillons w carrots/peas + oven baked baby potatoes.
‘19 Ch. Le Virou - Blaye. Côtes de Bordeaux.
So much very good wine in lesser known appellations!
87-89

#MondayLunch #Macaroni #OvenPlate #Puttanesca
Puttanesca-like oven p,ate w macaroni, ansjovies, tuna, onions, celery, tomatoes, olives, capers & mozzarella in the oven!
My last Pécharmant by Ch. La Renaudie ‘18. Must visit Bergerac soon.
We’re having some sun today.68°F. No wind!