Coq au vin

I got a nice big chicken and thought that it would be good to make the French classic dish Coq au vin:



I pretty much followed the recipe in Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles cookbook. This is the second time I have tried this recipe, and both times have been wonderful. I even made some fresh pasta to go with it.

A trio of ice creams

For a BBQ event, I made three ice creams:

Olive oil ice cream



Basil lemon ice cream



Avocado ice cream



All three are quite refreshing for the summer time. The avocado ice cream has a sour cream base so it has a much denser texture but and feels heavier, but they all taste great.