We started our day with Brian making some hot cross buns whilst I went to the market to buy some fish. I’d managed to purchase a beautiful looking turbot, just the right size for the two of us. I had also managed to get the fishmonger to filet it for me, but leaving the skin on.

We’d had a very lazy day, and decided to open a nicely chilled bottle of Chablis - by Jean-Marc Brocard - to have with the Turbot. First off we enjoyed a glass of this in the early evening sun, nestled at the back of the house in the courtyard away from the breeze.

Cooking of the turbot was a joint affair. I got the deliciously sweet french new potatoes on, which had been grown in Brittany, whilst Brian warmed some oil to start to cook the turbot. Then added some garlic, thyme, butter and pleurotte mushrooms. Once cooked, we plated the fish and made a sauce by adding some white wine to the pan and reducing it quickly. We served it with some sautéed spinach and I have to say it was delicious.

A small nibble of cheese followed with a couple of glasses of Chinon

Very good friday

Tea time

The box tree moth