d'Agen

Speaking of drinks, booze features rather prominently in this menu, for the home-made pâté an on-going receipe development, becoming more nuanced with each attempt is rich with brandy, the mushrooms for the poulet au porto are reduced with both brandy and port, the poulet itself is set alight after a splash of brandy, and the evening's dessert, Prune Tart, is made with brandy-sozzled prunes d'Agen.

Archive 2008-10-01 Shaun 2008

Speaking of drinks, booze features rather prominently in this menu, for the home-made pâté an on-going receipe development, becoming more nuanced with each attempt is rich with brandy, the mushrooms for the poulet au porto are reduced with both brandy and port, the poulet itself is set alight after a splash of brandy, and the evening's dessert, Prune Tart, is made with brandy-sozzled prunes d'Agen.

That Cookbook Thing II - Shaun 2008

Having moved to The Netherlands I finally got to try pruneaux d'Agen and they are so plump and delicious!

Weekend Herb Blogging #122 Haalo 2008

_Las Papillôtos_ de JACQUES JASMIN, de l'Académie d'Agen, Maître ès

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 Various

The Duc de Vallière was appointed stage-manager and director; for prompter they took an abbé, most probably the Abbé de Bernis; the company consisted of the Duc d'Orleans, the Duc d'Agen, the Duc de Nivernais, the Duc de Duras, the Comte de Maillebois, the Duc de Coigny, the Marquis d'Entraigues, the Duchesse de Brancas, the

International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Various

Duchesse d'Agen looked down on her niece with naive admiration.

The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

"That Victor de Marmont is not a bad fellow," replied Madame, "that he is no worse than was M. le Duc d'Agen and that therefore there is no reason to suppose that Crystal will be any more unhappy than I was in my time."

The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

But then Mme. la Duchesse douairière d'Agen -- though a fervent royalist herself -- had a wholesome contempt for these opportunists.

The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

But Mme. la Duchesse douairière d'Agen offered no such consolation.

The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906

And Madame la Duchesse d'Agen in bonnet and shawl, helpful and practical, made her way quietly to the door, preceded by faithful

The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days Emmuska Orczy Orczy 1906