So this blog episode is a role reversal! A sneak attack role reversal in fact :) My friend Alli has just informed me that her mom, Marie, (who I adore and who follows my blog) is making a very special dinner tomorrow a la Julia Child.
Boeuf Bourguignon (Beef Bourguignon for those of us who do not parlez vous francais) was made famous in our country by our beloved Julia. The famous American chef lived with her husband in France for a period of time and brought sophisticated French cuisine back with her when she returned. I remember watching her cooking show and loving every second of her shrill, high pitched voice describing how to prepare a chicken. Nobody would ever call Julia delicate or dainty, she didn't always get recipes right on camera and she never really got the idea of cutting things uniformly the way other chefs do, but she was fantastic. She cooked with passion and poise and wasn't afraid to laugh at herself or make light of a burned item in the kitchen. Julia introduced the American housewife to true cooking, and thank god she did.... A woman can only make so many casseroles with Campbell's cream of mushroom soup before she either goes insane, or dies of hypertension.
So Marie, after you make this lovely dinner for your beautiful daughters, will you please comment on this post? Tell us which recipe you used and how it turned out?? I'll make Boeuf Bourguignon next week and we can compare notes :) Good luck & Bon Appetit!
I've included some Julia clips below to inspire your inner French Chef :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWmvfUKwBrg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPcGiLVp9Zw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezfZTlDGDvU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHX0pv8_JOE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaASyRFXTj4
Lauren!.....I found the recipe! .. it takes a while to make but it is spectacular!! I think husband will love it!! (that's a lot of exclaimation points, but I was excited)
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Enjoy!!! love ya, Mama Cohen
The Boeuf Bourguignon is in the oven!!! So excited to see how it turns out!!!!! My apartment smells amazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteUm oh my goodness... I just made this amazing recipe for my friends and they rated it a 11 on a scale of 1 - 10. It is fantastic :) Probably will be even better tomorrow. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeletePictures to come tomorrow :)
So a little delay in commenting and adding a picture..... check the original post, a picture of my Boeuf Bourguignon is up! I used the same recipe as Mama Cohen by Ina Garten:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beef-bourguignon-recipe/index.html
As I said before, it was just delicious and was even better the next two days after I made it..... I would probably have been good on the third day after, but it didn't last that long :)
This is a wonderful recipe to make any time, but especially on a blustery and chilly fall or winter day. :)