Pairings

What are the best pairings for pancakes?

Posted on February 11 2024 at 08:10

If you’re planning a Pancake Day celebration for tomorrow and haven’t yet decided what to drink here are few ideas.

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The tricky task of pairing wine and citrus - wine matches for orange and lemon

Posted on January 30 2008 at 09:51

This is the perfect time of year for buying oranges and lemons but what effect do they have on the recipes you’re making? Quite a marked one, if truth be told. Lemons in particular have a high level of acidity which will make any wine you drink with them taste sweeter. If that’s counterbalanced in the recipe by sugar as in a lemon tart or lemon meringue pie, for example, the result is a dish that’s really quite hard to match.

The 4 best wine pairings for a classic Pancake Day pancake

Posted on February 13 2024 at 07:11

If you live in the UK and are enjoying pancakes this week it’s most likely the classic kind, simply topped with lemon juice and a sprinkling of crunchy sugar. But what to drink with them?

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Which wine to drink with a galette des rois?

Posted on January 5 2024 at 07:08

Although Christmas might feel firmly over many people will still be celebrating Twelfth Night this week. In France they mark the occasion with a Galette des Rois - a round cake filled with frangipane (almond paste) and topped with a golden paper crown.

The ultimate strawberry tartlets

Posted on August 20 2010 at 22:22

Before home-grown strawberries disappear totally from the shops, a re-run of what I reckon is the ultimate strawberry tart recipe from Orlando Murrin's irresistible book, A Table in the Tarn and which he used to serve at his French guest house Le Manoir de Raynaudes.

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Fruit kebabs and Moët Ice Imperial

Posted on May 16 2011 at 09:29

A combination I came across at the launch of Moët’s new Ice Imperial Champagne last week - a Champagne that’s designed to be served over ice (yes, that’s right - with the ice actually in it)