Veal Fillet with a Black Olive Crust, Stuffed Piquillos and Sherry Vinegar Sauce

The ingredient list for this dish seemed to take an ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ approach. Veal and olives? A rather non-French side dish of piquillo peppers stuffed with chorizo? A sauce with sherry vinegar and smoked paprika? Oh, and let’s also make a risotto too! There’s no question that the dish requires a deft…

Basque Style Chicken with a Bell Pepper Sauce

I have never enjoyed getting up early. So, for today’s 8am practical I was really dragging AND was expected to momentarily butcher a chicken! My dilemma was one of safety. Do I risk using my meat cleaver while still half asleep, or do I have a cup of coffee and risk being shaky while I…