Wednesday, March 4, 2015

I'm No Julia Child

BUT, I did finally make Beef Bourguignon!

I used Ina Garten's recipe, and while it wasn't difficult at all, it did have quite a few steps.

Here's a little look:

It called for an entire bottle of wine.  I was a bit skeptical that even I would like it, much less the kids.
Then, I was instructed to burn off the cognac.  So fun.  The boys were in awe!  I think this is maybe something that would make the boys a bit more interested in cooking.
Especially John Paul.


I also made this bread.  It's our absolute favorite, and I thought it would be perfect with this.  It was.
Voila!
I think it could have cooked in the oven a bit longer to make the meat just a tad more tender.
I also didn't use pearl onions, but oh well.
I took a bite and told my husband to lower his expectations.  At first it wasn't what I had in mind.  But then...then everyone loved it!  Jeremy said it was the best meal he had in a long time.  Carter ate it all. Peter had three plates of it, and John Paul even had most of his.  Sophie enjoyed the bread.

So, all of that to say the extra steps were well worth it.  Full tummies and a full heart.  I'm pretty blessed!

8 comments :

  1. Oh wow does that look incredible, the bread too!!! I want to make both :) I have a stew recipe and the bottle of wine makes it =)

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  2. This just went on the menu for next week!!! Is the bread recipe a family secret? :)

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    1. http://bleubirdblog.com/2014/01/weekly-bread-knead/ - this is it! It is amazing :)

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  3. Looks like the crew thought it was yummy!! I am amazed the fire got that high on the stove top...yikes!!!

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  4. oh that looks good...might have to make that :) Although your pictures make it look easy to make, haha.

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  5. Oh my word! That looks divine! And the pic of Chef JP with the lighter, lol!!!

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  6. I've wanted to make this ever since watching "Julie & Julia," but I'm not a big meat eater and therefore not very good at cooking meats. I'm a wee bit intimidated but if you insist it's not hard, maybe I'll give it a shot. :)

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    1. It really isn't that hard - just has a lot of steps. However, I would say to cook it in the oven maybe even an hour more...that will make the meat much more tender. Ours was so much better the next day!

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