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For years I’ve been reaching for the olive oil for just about everything -cooking, vinaigrettes, finishing drizzles, but now that I have visited this store and tasted this butter, I might have to reconsider butter. The butter from La Maison du Beurre, in St Malo France is considered by chefs, food critics and connoisseurs, as one of the best – if not the best- butters in the world. Renowned for its traditional, slow, hand-churned production in Brittany using high-quality French cream, it is cherished for its rich texture, complex, nutty flavor and artisan quality.

We got to visit this store while in France shooting for Season 15 of  “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and taste their butter and I was truly blown away. https://www.maisonbordier.com/

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Well, you can tell by the look on my face that I am a happy camper. On the last day of our shoot for Season 15 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” we visited the Golden Guernsey Goats in Guernsey https://www.visitguernsey.com/experiences/activities/golden-guernsey-goats-farm/ and the goat keeper, Peter Girard, offered to let me hold a baby goat. He scooped up this little lady, named Tiny, a mere 2 weeks old, and let me hold her. It took me a minute to figure out how to hold this small creature as she had long spindly legs that did not tuck in easily, but after a few minutes I applied the Iron Grip (which I use on my son’s nervous dog Puddles to calm him down) and she snoozed off. I felt like a champion.

Meanwhile, these goats are endangered so please, if you go to Guernsey, visit the farm, schedule a time to feed the goats, and buy all their delicious goat cheese. Guernsey is known for its dairy, mostly products from cows, but these goats give the cows a run for their money. And, duh, they are much cuter.

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Who knew Bordeaux France was not only known for its wine but also for its incredible sweets? I got to taste a few of them while shooting Season 15 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals.” While in Bordeaux we checked out an amazing chocolate shop called Saunion where the specialty were these kirsch soaked, dark chocolate coated, explode in your mouth cherries, called guinette in French. Yikes are they good! I bought an enormous box to bring home in my tote bag on the plane. I mean, my family needed to try them too. https://www.saunion.fr/

Please, if you visit, don’t stop with the cherries, there are so many other delicious candies as well.

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In Cancale, a charming seaside town near St. Malo, I got to taste two of the local oysters at the oyster market. The flat oysters in the photo are called Cancale flats (I know them as Belon) and the other oysters are called Pacific oysters. The woman who sold them to us after she spent all of 1 minute opening a dozen, told me that I must eat the Pacific oysters with a squeeze of lemon and the Cancale flats with nothing on them (where is the mignonette I wondered?) and they were briny and fat and outrageously tasty! My Dad, an oyster lover, was smiling in heaven I am sure. Oh, and we ate the oysters with the local wine, Muscadet, and French bread, lathered with local butter.

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Just got back from Europe shooting Season 15 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and here’s one of the first things I learned to make in Oporto Portugal – a sort of alcholic Dagwood sandwich called a Francesinha, a take on the French Croque Monsieur. It’s an assortment of meats stuffed between two pieces of bread, topped with a fried egg, wrapped in much cheese and served with a sauce made of cognac, port, red wine, white wine, beer and meat stock. Quite over the top!!! Recipe will be posted in the fall when the episode airs.

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While we were shooting “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” we stopped in Bilbao, Spain to be educated about sheep herding and cheese making. I learned two things while standing in the very wet muddy field: 1. If you give sheep a bottle of milk, they will come and 2. Sheep like to be patted, much like a big matted hair dog. Very sweet.
You too, can learn how to heard sheep: https://alluitznatura.com/en

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This tasty, hearty, soup for supper featuring ridiculously simple bread dumplings will be part of the recipe line up in “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” Season 15 which starts airing around the country on PBS this October. I’ll let you know then where you can find it in your town. Stay tuned.

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One of my favorite Substacks is “Time Travel Kitchen,” written by an old friend of mine Jolene Handy. She writes about culinary history, often focusing on Chicago, her current home town, in a most delightful way. If you need a little light, fun, informative reading embellished with some excellent retro recipes, then this is the Substack for you! https://substack.com/@timetravelkitchen?utm_source=global-search

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Sneak peak at another recipe featured on “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” Season 15: Taiwanese Dian Biang (scallion crepe with egg), from my Culinary Producer, Jeannie Chen. So tasty and so easy – perfect candidate for breakfast for dinner. You must tune in to the new season which starts airing in October.

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