tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post5782630344175127875..comments2024-03-18T05:45:16.156-07:00Comments on more than burnt toast: Coq au Vin chez the BB's- It's not easy being purple!!!!Valerie Harrison (bellini)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10205920305666658534noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-6955554339212274002008-12-15T05:33:00.000-08:002008-12-15T05:33:00.000-08:00I'd never be able to make this - it looks great! N...I'd never be able to make this - it looks great! Next time just call me over for dinner - lol.Darius T. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225878800405121386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-61077378510967651082008-12-15T04:20:00.000-08:002008-12-15T04:20:00.000-08:00Great post, Val!! And you're forgiven for combini...Great post, Val!! And you're forgiven for combining two posts into one. ;-) hehehe<BR/><BR/>Beautiful photography, too. I'm craving those potatoes. Simple, yet elegant.rosasdolcevitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300024912915669250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-59762301631377596612008-12-14T17:40:00.000-08:002008-12-14T17:40:00.000-08:00I adore Coq Au Vin and how you presented this ,I adore Coq Au Vin and how you presented this ,glamah16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16724763173861801914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-67300104521817693932008-12-13T15:27:00.000-08:002008-12-13T15:27:00.000-08:00Val, I'm so pleased and pleasured to be back visit...Val, I'm so pleased and pleasured to be back visiting your blog...I've been on long hiatus and am trying to get my cooking legs (and head) back! Lovely recipe, lovely barefoot idea! <BR/>The blog looks great!Catherine Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095969173887557939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-49568608664167643662008-12-13T12:44:00.000-08:002008-12-13T12:44:00.000-08:00Hey Susan, I am glad that you found my blog by GOO...Hey Susan, I am glad that you found my blog by GOOGLE.It means that our system really does work!!! The restaurant if I recall is called Valerie's (which is my name) so that is probably the reference to "there really is such a place".ENJOY!!!!!Valerie Harrison (bellini)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10205920305666658534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-51400422395241013072008-12-13T10:48:00.000-08:002008-12-13T10:48:00.000-08:00Hi,I found your blog by googling a restaurant in C...Hi,<BR/>I found your blog by googling a restaurant in Cleethorpes, it gave me a giggle that you said "there really is such a place"<BR/>Guess where I live? LOL.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13610870556509488083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-79234109148745425502008-12-13T06:03:00.000-08:002008-12-13T06:03:00.000-08:00although i've never made coq au vin, i do like to ...although i've never made coq au vin, i do like to say the name and drop into casual conversation whenever possible... :)gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368850949339758604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-57776163630505345642008-12-13T03:11:00.000-08:002008-12-13T03:11:00.000-08:00The purple makes the chicken have just a little mo...The purple makes the chicken have just a little more character. I love the criss cross potatoes - gives the whole dish such a polished look. I just don't know how you do it all.gizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909193699597525772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-83322068395501076842008-12-12T20:43:00.000-08:002008-12-12T20:43:00.000-08:00I did not know that rooster blood features in this...I did not know that rooster blood features in this dish. Horrible!! Tradition is all very well and everything. But some bits of it are best forgotten!!!KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05715945613246233125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-53193383628791043782008-12-12T15:49:00.000-08:002008-12-12T15:49:00.000-08:00I love Coq au Vin. My brother now makes it with w...I love Coq au Vin. My brother now makes it with white wine and it's delicious. Looks great.La Cuisine d'Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364824048171251506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-53425627233479985172008-12-12T10:46:00.000-08:002008-12-12T10:46:00.000-08:00Valli, what a fantastic meal! Wish I could part-ta...Valli, what a fantastic meal! Wish I could part-take right this minute.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565340772467109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-70464742739754779382008-12-12T10:27:00.000-08:002008-12-12T10:27:00.000-08:00Jeffrey is the luckiest man on earth. I am sure o...Jeffrey is the luckiest man on earth. I am sure of it. This coq au vin sounds perfect for this time of year.alexandra's kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530609592374250360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-42629610213761949252008-12-12T08:35:00.000-08:002008-12-12T08:35:00.000-08:00I've bought a small cookbook when in France and wa...I've bought a small cookbook when in France and was planning to make the French Coq au Vin recipe as I still have some rooster from Crete. The two recipes are very similar and thanks for reminding me of this.Ivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12370053555998889434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-73333372341861723262008-12-12T03:07:00.000-08:002008-12-12T03:07:00.000-08:00I love it!This sounds delicious. Makes me want to...I love it!<BR/>This sounds delicious. Makes me want to visit gay Paris.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204776831565649927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-63342675969154271722008-12-12T03:04:00.000-08:002008-12-12T03:04:00.000-08:00I must confess I have never cooked Coq au Vin, but...I must confess I have never cooked Coq au Vin, but your recipe and pictures made me feel I have been missing something!Laura in Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841145139429411322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-91293106954418211602008-12-12T00:07:00.000-08:002008-12-12T00:07:00.000-08:00I love this recipe, it's soooo INA! Love the purpl...I love this recipe, it's soooo INA! Love the purple too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-91894656379840208042008-12-11T16:42:00.000-08:002008-12-11T16:42:00.000-08:00Purple just happens to be one of my favorite color...Purple just happens to be one of my favorite colors! This looks wonderful, Val. I've got Ina's book on my Xmas wish list. Now, I can't wait!Susan @ SGCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00156812413651058664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-33351756584960092072008-12-11T15:55:00.000-08:002008-12-11T15:55:00.000-08:00What a beautiful spread! The meat looks perfectly ...What a beautiful spread! The meat looks perfectly done and I love how you've plated it... a feast for my eyes indeed!jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609603833670094371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-3170043284020176532008-12-11T15:44:00.000-08:002008-12-11T15:44:00.000-08:00Love the purple and those divine potatoes Val...Love the purple and those divine potatoes Val...Peter G | Souvlaki For The Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589888584542143132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-39023659492626118322008-12-11T11:59:00.000-08:002008-12-11T11:59:00.000-08:00It's a busy time of year - completely understandab...It's a busy time of year - completely understandable for you to double dip!That Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004439474693190019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-71478763600145708442008-12-11T11:20:00.000-08:002008-12-11T11:20:00.000-08:00This photo was so artsy, I couldn't figure out wha...This photo was so artsy, I couldn't figure out what it was until I read further. The potatoes really threw me...I was thinking they were fruit. Cest la vie.FOODaloguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355740020698779655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-53236542555360126092008-12-11T10:32:00.000-08:002008-12-11T10:32:00.000-08:00It looks wonderful.I love your potatoes too.It looks wonderful.<BR/><BR/>I love your potatoes too.chocolatechichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926192602146485028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-85538487675503648352008-12-11T10:04:00.000-08:002008-12-11T10:04:00.000-08:00What a fun easy trick with the potatoes!Haven done...What a fun easy trick with the potatoes!<BR/>Haven done coq-au-vin for a long time, I think I need to now!MyKitchenInHalfCupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07321041059604871286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-52082806437013630092008-12-11T09:30:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:30:00.000-08:00Hey Val! You won the book on my site! Yay you! ...Hey Val! You won the book on my site! Yay you! Send me your address so that I can get it to ya!<BR/><BR/>JessicaJ.L. Dangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780762437304912390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4567715590164266982.post-73567529809764279662008-12-11T09:10:00.000-08:002008-12-11T09:10:00.000-08:00finally the aubergines in the garden are running o...finally the aubergines in the garden are running out - we will soon stop being purple!Maria Verivakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10440852486788630957noreply@blogger.com