Beurré Normand
I've been posting recipes on this blog for more than 15 years now and I've included most of the recipes that I wanted to record in that time. Lately I've found it very hard to find time to post any more. So, unless something very strange happens, this will be the last post on the blog. For this final recipe I'm going back to one of my recurring themes - French and, in particular, Normandy food. I first came across the beurré in an old, very traditional Normandy restaurant where I'd already eaten four massive courses punctuated by the customary trou normand. The beurré was served at the end of the meal just in case, by some miracle, the diner was still hungry. Apparently Oscar Wilde would often cycle to this restaurant while he was in exile at Berneval-le-Grand and, apart from the tablecloths, I don't think that much had changed in the place since then. I could barely lift myself out of my chair after that meal so I've no idea how Mr Wilde got back on his bik...