Well… Looks like I have been forced to bake again for this weeks Julia Child recipe. This time it’s the Charlotte Chantilly with strawberries, a wonderfully creamy dessert encased in delicious homemade ladyfingers. As was mentioned on my previous baking effort, which happened to be my first for the blog, I had earned myself a […]
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Charlotte Chantilly | JC100 – Week 9
July 3rd, 2012 · 3 Comments · Dessert, Egg, JC100
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Roast Chicken with Lemon & Dill | JC100 – Week 8
June 27th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Chicken, Easy, Fresh herbs, How To, JC100
It’s hard to believe we are already on week eight of the Julia Child celebration. This week’s French cooking assignment was a roasted chicken. Like Bob & I’s other posts, we wanted to jazz things up a bit so we did a lemon dill roasted chicken. Is it possible to ever go wrong with lemon […]
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Sole Meuniere | JC 100 – Week 7
June 19th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Dinner, Easy, Fish, JC100, Seafood
This week the folks representing Julia Child finally decided to bring out the infallible Sole Meuniere, the recipe that changed it all for Julia! Now I can’t attest to having an “AHA” moment like Julia Child upon first bite, but I must say this was some pretty tasty fish! I will be honest, I was […]
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Reine De Saba (Chocolate & Almond Cake) | JC100 – Week 6
June 14th, 2012 · 11 Comments · cake, Dessert, JC100
Ladies and gentleman…I have a very important update in the culinary world of Bob. I present REINE DE SABA i.e. my very FIRST time baking for the blog! Going into the Julia Child 100 year celebration, I knew I wanted to be involved as a way to improve my cooking skills and repertoire. What I […]
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Vichyssoise (Cold Leek & Potato Soup) | JC100 – Week 5
June 4th, 2012 · 8 Comments · JC100, Potato, soup, Summer Fresh
We are now on week five of trying various recipes of Julia Child’s – hard to believe time is zipping by this quickly. When we received this soup recipe I was quite excited because potatoes are one of my favourite veggies and leeks are pretty sweet too with their fun, light onion taste. With this […]
Salad Nicoise | JC 100 – Week 4
May 31st, 2012 · 8 Comments · Appetizer, Dinner, Egg, Fish, Fresh herbs, JC100, Lunch, Potato, Salad, Seafood, Side, Vegetable
Time is flying by with the Julia Child 100 year celebration and it’s already onto week 4! This time with the fancy and filling Salad Nicoise [nee-SWAHZ]. With each assignment Carlene and I receive, we try to stay true to the recipe, but add a little extra flare if possible! This week is no exception. […]
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Coq au Vin | JC 100 – Week 3
May 24th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Chicken, Dinner, JC100, Potato
It is now week 3 of the 100 year celebration of Julia Child and they’ve hit us with a doozy! Well not really, but this one did certainly take more time than the Omelette Roulee of week 1 which was in and out of my HOT pan in a minute and a half! (That’s my […]
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Julia Child’s Gluten Free Chocolate Kahlua Mousse | JC100 – Week 2
May 17th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Dessert, JC100
As many of you may know, Bob & I have been asked to blog in part to celebrate a cooking goddess’s birthday….Miss Julia Child! Now it’s my turn for this round and luckily the draw came out with a dessert – Mousseline Au Chocolat (aka. Chocolate Mousse) – to be exact! I have to admit […]
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Omelette Roulee w/ Asparagus & Parmesan Cheese | JC100 – Week 1
May 10th, 2012 · 8 Comments · breakfast, Cheese, Dinner, Easy, Egg, JC100, Vegetable
Last week, Carlene and I got an email asking whether we would be interested in celebrating Julia Child’s 100th birthday by joining many other foodies in cooking a Julia Child recipe each week! Always interested in trying new recipes, especially those from a culinary icon like Julia Child, we opted in! Every Monday over the […]
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