A Night with Julia

Many of you have now seen "Julie & Julia." Anybody finish the movie and not feel inspired to cook? Well, not me. We had some friends over on Saturday and not only watched the movie but made ourselves a Julia Child feast - keep your eye out for aprons and pearls.

The guys were put in charge of our appetizers: Canapes au Camembert.


Translated that would be Camembert Tartlet Shells, and they were amazing.


Our main course consisted of Poulet au Porto - Roast Chicken Steeped with Port Wine, Cream, and Mushrooms - and Pan Seared Artichokes with Balsamic Glaze.


We learned that the water that the artichokes were steamed in is really good for your skin, so we all partook.



Probably the most exciting part of the meal preparation was when we set the chicken on fire.


After cooking for three hours, we were hungry and the food was really really good. My favorite was the balsamic glaze with the artichokes and the others chose the chicken.


After finishing dinner, there was more cooking to be done! We hit the dishes while Dan & Jemma started on the Clafouti aux Cerises (Cherry French Flan), although we made ours with blackberries & raspberries.


Even though some of them were in mini ramekins, they took 40 minutes to cook!


Definitely worth the wait.