Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet

Private Chef : Artisan Caterer
Isle of Wight

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Pain perdu 👌

2 x eggs
50g caster sugar
100ml milk

Best with white bread I'm afraid;

▪️Soak thick slices for 10 mins, turning them over half way through.
▪️Melt a decent knob of butter in a large frying pan,… https://t.co/rGd8d5DCha

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

The sauerkraut is making its debut tonight, with Tesco's Cheapest Bratwurst, plenty of Dijon and really crap white finger rolls 👌, and I wouldn't change a thing!

#sauerkraut #bratwurst #hotdog #fermentedfoods… https://t.co/pT6jcdL3y1

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Nervous times...😯...my first batch of sauerkraut is ready 🤞

#sauerkraut #fermentedfoods #fermentation #traditionalmethod #storecupboard #vinegartitsstrikesagain @ Catherine Bachelor Private Chef https://t.co/Ia1Nd2tNWj

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Crumpets this morning - wholemeal, wouldn't be my first choice but that's all I had in the house.
Featured here with loganberry jam, but Nutella, applied whilst still hot, came out tops 👌. No photo though coz I've… https://t.co/arLCtVZkpM

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Sweet and smoky beans; a store cupboard recipe - https://t.co/hSczFCZ93P
'Store cupboard' - fast becoming a thing of the past!

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Fruit cage ✔
3 x blueberries
1 x gooseberry
1 x blackcurrant
1 x blackberry
+ loads of raspberries that frankly didn't look so hot after I took to them with a shovel...we'll see.

Veg plot next, which will be… https://t.co/oxh94BSmmW

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Quick and easy Thai style mussels 🌶️ - https://t.co/qJrERui2NK
Strictly speaking not a fish, but it is at least FRIDAY!

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

👌 - https://t.co/p7kzbbM2Km Brand new recipe freshly blogged on the website

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

And today it's sauerkraut...⏳...
Nothing but cabbage, salt, a couple of bay leaves and a few juniper berries.

Hoping to start introducing it as a menu option by Easter, how popular it will be is another… https://t.co/Cki10WCp4q

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

That's dinner sorted thanks to storm Dennis 👍, thanks pal x

#everycloud #forage #eatlocal #eatreallylocal #isleofwightfood #isleofwightlife #stormdennis @ Bembridge https://t.co/sm06HujrrX

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Rhubarb Clafoutis. - https://t.co/maqk9ZLhyL Possibly even easier than making pancakes

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

I never liked Ready, Steady, Cook, but it could be just what we need; making something nice to eat with 5 quid and 30 minutes!

https://t.co/rJShF44LAV

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Pies 'R' Us!
I'll give you a clue...it's not chicken 🤔

#pie #falconenamelware #venison #handmade #roughpuff #bookthatcook @ Catherine Bachelor Private Chef https://t.co/ZWF5MSzlDB

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Having some help menu planning this afternoon...he's purring, and yet annoyed with me at the same time😕

#son #siamese @ Bembridge https://t.co/F8skV4Oa6x

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Working on a new pie today, it's a reworking of a dish we had on the bistro menu; slowly roasted chicken breasts are braised together with prawns in white wine creating a beautiful pink stock, which is then turned… https://t.co/aT2gT5zNz2

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

#marmalade #sesh @ Catherine Bachelor Private Chef https://t.co/9J0fXA7SHl

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Crab Risotto 👌 - https://t.co/YGvc6yoTWD anticipating 'you know what' in a few weeks time, this is the latest recipe written for @BembridgeFish

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

Really easy salmon starter 👌 - https://t.co/OVcMYYaWfW an old favourite back from the days of the bistro

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

👌 - https://t.co/kroA3mqQAd it's officially autumn; it's officially time to eat orange-hued food

[Catherine Bachelor | Village Gourmet @catherine_chef]

….before you put the BBQ away - https://t.co/Lwv5EzJXeh