in the kitchen : boeuf bourguignon

have you read "julia & julia"? or watched the movie? did you love it??

i was a huge fan and might have teared a little too! there is just something about the way they described the yumminess of the french cuisine that it left me craving for some poach egg, brushetta and roast chicken. and most of all, boeuf bourguignon sounded heavenly!! i've been trying to be a little more adventurous in life generally and thought its time i try a few different cuisines!!

lemme just say that french cooking in japan is no easy feat! for one, they ilke beef shabu-shabu style (thinly sliced) so when i found chunks of steaking beef it was like striking gold.

i was trying to follow as closely to this recipe as possible but half of the ingredients were unavailable. so i got creative. beef stock = beef cube. small onion = big yellow onions. casserole dish = non-stick skillet. oven = no oven. safe it say, it probably tasted nothing like the real thing!


looks yummy already! but this is 4 hours before it was finally done! *sweat*


it took two adequately literate adults to read the 45 - step process. and even then, there were many face palm moments. im sure the recipe was butchered by our amatuer-ish efforts but..


.. tres delicieux with a few chunka buttered toast!

just dipping our toes into the world of french cooking, i know but home-made boeuf bourguinon a la julia child - check!