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		This is our village. Our house is the white one at the top right.
	Chicken parts. A new way to do chicken thighs with mushrooms & tarragon. Ingredients: Chicken pieces. Number depending upon how many you're feeding. I like to use the leg/ thigh piece, one per person. Mushrooms. I use a mix of dried reconstituted wild mushrooms plus lots of standard white cultivated mushrooms. A brunch of fresh tarragon. Full cream Herbs de Province. Method: Brown the chicken pieces in a bit of oil & butter on the stove top. Salt & pepper to taste. Place them, skin side up, in a roasting pan and season with salt, pepper and the HdeP. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 30-40 minutes. Make sure the skin is crisp by using the grill if needed. Meanwhile chop the mushrooms into medium sized chunks. Remove the chicken pieces from the pan & pour off most of the chicken fat. Fry the mushrooms in the roasting pan tossing frequently until they just soften & scraping the pan to release the chicken juices. Add the cream. Enough to make a good thick sauce. Reduce as necessary to thicken. Add a good handful of the chopped fresh tarragon and mix it in. Remove from heat. Pour sauce over the chicken pieces and serve immediately. I served this with Garlic mashed potatoes, sautéed carrots & Broad beans., but use whatever vegetables you like and are in season.