many aeons ago, there was a thread on here about making bread .... it died, perhaps because man shall not live by bread alone ..... anyway, there seem to be a fair number of people on this site who enjoy cooking, so i thought to start a thread for recipes and associated topics.

i'm assuredly no expert, but i reckon i cook tolerably well, and i know that any recipe i paste here, genuinely works - even for those who can only shop from supermarkets!

a starter recipe follows ......

of course it's a mix .... pomerol has a preponderance of merlot but with some cab franc and a little cab sauv .... the wines are generally soft and approachable

if the restaurant was reputable, you'ld probably have found that the house carafe wine was more than fit for purpose ..... did you notice if many tables were opting for that, for that is always a good clue?

I think it was the kind of restaurant where the clientel are happy to have a decent Chateau bottle on the table. I agree that in many less expensive restaurants the house carafe is very drinkable......it's a social statement to have a bottle on the table!