Monday, January 24, 2011

what to do with mince

Wasnt going to cook but decided on bifteck hache a la lyonnaise( minced beef with onions & herbs)page 274 of Julias book
made into  rissoles  with  a simple sauce & tomato & onion side dish

Saturday, January 22, 2011

l ' omelette brouillee

This is my first attempt at a olemlette , tasted nice . the instruction in Julia Child book were very helpful on how to mnage the pan. Over all happy with the result

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Veal & potatoes


 escalopes de veau a l' estragon ( sauteed veal with brown tarragon sauce}had a lovely meal sitting outside.


Monday, January 10, 2011

Sauces

The first sauce I attempted from her book is  sauces brunes a brown sauce. this proved to be time consuming as it took 2 hours to simmer  but the taste was lovely. Will have to master degreasing but

Sunday, January 9, 2011

My first attempt

My first attempt at recipes from the book
I added roast potatoes which cooked with the chicken in the oven & beans

General opion is "good enough , better than Kentucky fry " from the person who dosnt cook( Jarrod)
and very tasty from the rest

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Not a french meal

this is not a french meal but something I wanted to try
Paella