random foodie-ness

[lagilman]

I just realized that I've never made coq au vin.

This will be remedied in the near future. Locals, take note.

I also have in my paws some notes for caramelized oranges and chocolate mousse....


Books. Right. Must go write books.

Comments

[tamarind59.livejournal.com]

Coq au vin is actually the first dish I learned to make, back when I was about 13 years old. I took a half-year cooking class in my first year of high school, when Home Ec was still considered a subject, and our big graduation/final exam was a French dinner, with coq au vin for the main course.

(which, btw, was so long ago I couldn't tell you what it tasted like. I know we thought it was the height of coolness to be able to use wine in school, even though the alcohol cooked off....)

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

My mother taught me how to make coq au vin. I haven't made it in ages.....Hmmm might be something to do this weekend. Done right it is one of the best chicken dishes in the world. I think that and Beef Bourguignon are my two favorite meals in the world.

[lagilman]

I just never got my hands on a proper rooster for the cooking.

This weekend I'm making chicken stew, which is why I thought of it (thigh meat and carrots and potatoes and herbs and yummy...)

[havocthecat]

I also have in my paws some notes for caramelized oranges and chocolate mousse....

*perks up and looks very interested in the yummies*

If the recipes work out, would you be amenable to sharing them?

[lagilman]

hell, I'll share even if they don't work out -- the eating won't be as good but the humor level should be high...

[divanoir.livejournal.com]

How about some step by step pictures when you make the coq au vin? =)

[lagilman]

I'm uusally a little too busy when cooking to take photos, I fear....

[chibiaingeal.livejournal.com]

Ah to live in your neck of the woods when you make both the coq au vin and the caramelized oranges and chocolate mousse!

[klingonguy.livejournal.com]

Valerie is a big fan of carmelizing whatever she can get her hands on. I'll have to ask her if she's ever done oranges.

If not, it will on the list (and now we've got a big honking house to hold dinner parties in just for that!)

[alemya.livejournal.com]

Tonight was homemade crockpot apple butter night. Chunky style, still simmering. Judging by the way oneminutemonkey keeps walking past the kitchen, sniffing appreciatively, I think it might be a minor hit. The caramelized oranges sound -delicious-!

[lagilman]

apple butter is lovely stuff. My problem is that while I adore it, I don't use enough of it to justify either the making or the buying, as it always goes off before I'm even halfway through the batch, and the household never shared my love for it.