Monthly Archives: December 2009

Traditionally on Christmas Day we have my parents over for dinner. This year we made boeuf bourguignon for them, and it was fantastic! Anybody who’s seen “Julie & Julia” knows that boeuf bourguignon was one of the uncredited stars of … Continue reading →

I was feeling a bit ambitious tonight, so I made three new dishes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking: suprêmes de volaille archiduc (paprika chicken w/ cream sauce), risotto, and petits pois étuvés au beurre (buttered peas). I had … Continue reading →

We got “Julie and Julia” via Netflix a week or two back. Good show, definitely worth watching. But the food really got our attention! We started looking for a copy of “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”, (hereafter MAFC), and … Continue reading →