Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Did I mention that I've been on a cooking adventure? Perhaps not and I am.  

In my neighborhood, we have a diner's club during the year. About 190 people show up in February, get put into groups of 10-12, and we have dinner every other month at someone's home. The host chooses the theme, makes the entree and suggests the rest of the courses. Well, I was the first host this year and since my bf is French and I decided that I would make boeuf bourguignon a la Julia Child. I bought Mastering the Art of French Cooking and went on that adventure. 

 

Don't crowd the mushrooms! 

I learned something new about cooking meat (all 6 lbs of it), mushrooms (don't crowd them!) and onions. I'll be honest, whenever I read about browning meat before roasting, I never did it. Wow, what a difference! It's magical! And I put a WHOLE bottle of wine in the dutch oven.

It was a lot of work. And worth every minute of the 5 hours it took to make. My bf, who is a real foodie, said that the dish was perfect. 

Now I want to make more recipes in the cookbook.  

Now, I'll admit that I'm one of those weird people that likes to read cookbooks. I can't be the only one. Tell me I'm not the only one.