Our 16th Anniversary Do...

We recently feted our 16th anniversary at home so we kept it intimate with a few friends...

Most of the ingredients were actually my "resident" fridge keepings so the preparations wasn't that complicated...

 First starter: Oyster with sauce mignonette, served with dark bread and unsalted butter much like how I used to have them in France.

For the Sauce mignonette:
red wine vinegar
finely chopped shallots
freshly ground pepper
lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
salt
a teaspoon of honey (optional)

Put everything in a mixing bowl and let it sit for a day or 2 in the fridge and you will have yourself a very satisfying oyster condiment.

 Foie gras with ripe mango chutney. I mix freshly chopped ripe mango with ginger and apricot jam, some lemon juice and seasoning.

 Warm French bean salad with Chorizo sausage and quail eggs.

 Slow-braised pork belly in white wine and herbes, served on a bed of smooth potato purée.

 A simple salad with cheese: le Russot

Perennial favourite: tiramisu. The tiramisu is actually a pudding and if you ever bought one in cake or layered cake form, you are not getting the real deal.