Monthly Archives: December 2009

Boeuf bourguignon

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

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Tonight’s dinner…

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

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“Mastering the Art of French Cooking”

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

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