maxine said...

> On Mar 14, 11:16*am, Andy > wrote:
>> Van said...
>>
>> > Andy, the TV cooks are just trying to steer you away from the "cooking
>> > wines" you'll find in supermarkets.
>>
>> > I only tried beef bourguignon with *burgundy* ONCE. *It was awful.
>> > (1970-ish)
>>
>> > Next time (and subsequent 100 or so times), I've used CHIANTI and
Julia
>> > Child's recipe. B I G difference.
>>
>> > Now THAT is freakin' AWESOME!! *I mean delicious!! Guests demand
>> > take-home containers as well as the recipe every time.
>>
>> <recipe snipped and saved for brevity>
>>
>> Van,
>>
>> That's one heck of a recipe!
>>
>> I have that cookbook! It was a garage sale 25¢ "best buy." Only problem
> I
>> have is that most of the recipes are titled in French so looking
somethin
> g
>> up in the index can be difficult (I don't speah or read French).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Andy
>
> Que tu es bete, mon povre petit frere!
>
> (most of what I remember from ALM French in high school)
> ;-)
> maxine in ri


maxine in ri,

Whoa... you lost me on two fronts, French and Acronyms!

Best,

Andy
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