Kicking the Art of French Cooking’s Ass
Dinner last night came partially from my amazement that I had never tried a Julia Child recipe, and partially from being completely in lust with all the fall fruits and vegetables. (No, I don’t feel strange for lusting after root crops or the like.) What’s not to be inspired by?
Here, I’ll say it s l o w l y…
one hardback “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” book
onions
brown eggs
butter
fresh cheese
spinach
sea salt
champagne
mission figs
warm strawberries
champagne
grapes with seeds
champagne
some other stuff but you get the point.
Needless to say it was delightful. Soupe à L’oignon Gratinée and a Quiche were served with local, fresh fruit.
Carla (celebrity blogger) enjoying (or at least pretending) French Onion Soup.
Here is my favorite fork, stolen from the Palace Hotel in SF. Long story.
Ah, the champagne cork. An old friend.
Cheers! Go out and eat the season as much as possible before it gets cold!
17 Responses to “Kicking the Art of French Cooking’s Ass”
Botanically Belize
I was just thinking about buying that book! I love French food and Julia Childs!
Lusting is good
Buy the book … it’s a treasure in the cookbook’s library. (Good cork)
Looks like fun! Fall is such an exciting time to cook. Soul-warming recipes are the perfect prescription to transition into the cooler weather.
Good for you giving one of her recipes a try. I’m not much of a cook, but I appreciate those that do.
Even if you’re not naturally a cook, you should give a couple recipes a try. There’s something nice about going through the motions and being methodical about how you prepare food and what you eat. You need to invest some time and really nice ingredients, but it’s worth it.
The meal was perfect. Thank you! …and for a change I actually like a picture of me…
I thought it was a good one, too. I’d prefer to post a pic of you and jeff drunk on my couch but felt it inappropriate. Next time maybe.
Seems like a delightful meal and evening
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Hope you have a happy weekend
damn. this just made me hella hungry!
I’m envious you can still dine en plein air. Cold and rainy here in NE PA.
Yummy! Now I have a craving for onion soup
We’re now trying to eat the season as much possible, all the time. It’s changed the way I cook, shop, and eat. For one I have a lot less multisyllabic impossible-to-pronounce ingredients in my diet! My cookbook collection has also grown significantly to help bolster my inspiration while cruising the garden or local Farmer’s Markets each week. I love Julia’s books, and am glad you took this one for a spin. The strawberries and figs in front of Carla look delish, and I do hope you’ll share the ‘long story’ re: the fork from the Palace Hotel sometime
CVF –
I’ve been making delicata squash soup every week… so easy and good. Grab some squash, cream ,salt & pepper and add a bit of white truffle oil… sooo good!
Because she was such an amazing cook, I have always been intimidated by Julia. I am afraid that if I try one of her recipes and totally botch it up, her spirit will come in my sleep and take away my taste buds. She was such a kind soul though; I don’t think she would do that to me. Do you? Thanks for the post! You have given me the motivation I need to give it a whirl.
Okay, you do know that now you need to post about the stolen fork story, right?
For my two vegetable cents, I don’t lust for root veggies but a fruit known as “cucumber”…I suppose my season’s over! Heh heh……
Ok.
Fork story goes as follows:
When I go to the Palace Hotel (or any other nice hotel) I steal either a piece of silver ware or a towel. It’s wrong and bad and i feel dirty but, it’s what i do. Now most of my towels are mismatched but plush, and my silver ware is really shiny. So basically the story is is i steal forks. The end.
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