Tuesday, 23 January 2007

Week 8: Vive les chefs!

Never ones to shy away from challenges cuisinaires, this week we embarked upon another adventure. With the patron saint of French cuisine, St. Cantessa of the Barefooted Kitchen, we tried our hands at cheese puffs, spinach gratin, and The Chicken of 40 Garlic Cloves.The scent filled the apartment, the building, our noses and our clotheses.

In keeping with our newest "rule", Nikki supplied us with Chambord to create the Raspberry Royale, a fitting beginning to a wonderful meal. In keeping with the theme of fruit innovation and due to a disappointing lack of diversite de fruits, the Cherry Pithiviers for dessrt became Blueberry Pithiviers. Not to worry, however. They were magnifique!

Tasty beginnings.

Vampire's delight.

Chicken directions and spinach dreams.

Finishing touches.

Fini.