I am returned now from my 4 days in Calgary. My good friend, Val and her buddy Fonsey, were gracious hosts and we had a lot of fun...and a lot of wine. We even cooked together! Yeah! That is my kind of evening. We made a Dorie Greenspan recipe from the newspaper. It was a Normandy Chicken recipe with mushrooms, onions, apples, cream with a splash of calvados. It was "interesting"! I think it would also be great using pork.
Then Val jumped up and said, "Hey, I have a cookbook for you!" She had the Julia Child cookbook, then also received another identical book as a gift. So she gave me one! What a wonderful gift!
Right here and now I am committing to making one recipe from this book within the next week. I have chosen a cassoulet and will incorporate some of the duck I have ready in the freezer.
I had a great little trip. I ate out way more than I expected. In a previous post, I was assuming that my only gourmet dinner would be at
NOtaBLE. Well, I also ate at
Mercato,
Catch,
Bonterra and
Olives. It was fantastic! It was all so impromptu that I forgot to take pictures. I have captured some pictures from the restaurant websites.
Sounds like you had a good time and the cook book looks great. What a nice gift. Diane
ReplyDeleteI know Fonsey hung out with you a lot, so I hope Miss Sugar wasn't too jealous! What a nice gift from your friend Val!
ReplyDeleteYou made me laugh Sarah. I went to this amazing dinner and found out my camera was not great in low light... another great dinner I forgot to take pictures... I think it takes a little practice to remember and get the photos right! SOUnds like great fun and a perfect present... my ex's mom gave me her copy...stained and well loved. Can't wait to see what you make!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect visit...friends, kitty cats and cookbooks!
ReplyDeletei have Julia Child's cookbook back home in Dallas and it is one I will not part with. Sounds like it was a fun and fruitful trip!
ReplyDeleteOh man, I NEED that recipe. We now have 2 bottles of calvados sitting around as our french guests keep giving us more and we - ahem - don't really like it all that much. I was thinking I should use some in cooking.
ReplyDeleteSounds as though it was a wonderful visit. I love cooking with friends.
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