andrew's Profile

From: Vancouver Island, BC Canada

Joined: February 1st, 2009

About me: Welcome to Cookbooker! I've been cooking for years, and right now I'm especially interested in baking - artisan bread, pizza and various treats.

Favorite cookbook: Ad Hoc at Home

Favorite recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Latest review:

January 6th, 2013

Blueberry Muffins from Bouchon Bakery

These were okay muffins, but nothing special. I'd been led by the instructions to believe they would be something out of the ordinary - they have molasses, honey, lots of butter, and rest in in the fridge... read more >


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Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One (1) (Vol 1)

By Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck, Sidonie Coryn
Alfred A. Knopf - 2001

1st November 2010

Boeuf Bourguignon : page 316

I don't own this book (yet), but was curious to try what has become one of the signature dishes from this famous cookbook, and found the recipe on the Random House Website.

It's not a technically complicated recipe, but it does require a good chunk of time to complete, as not only are you making the main beef stew, but also two sub-recipes, for Sauteed Mushrooms and Brown-Braised Onions. If you plan carefully, however, you can make those while the beef cooks in the oven.

All said, it took me about 4 hours from start to finish. I used pre-cut stewing beef from a local organic farm, and bought some good beef stock from a local butcher/deli, but otherwise followed the directions to the letter.

The result was a delicious, rich, beef stew. I didn't give it 5 stars because it didn't taste dramatically better than other variations on the recipe I'd had before. But definitely good to have this one under my belt (in more ways than one!).

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