On Sun, 14 Feb 2021 02:17:17 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 12:43:57 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Feb 2021 22:33:52 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>> >Um, John Kuthe doesn't cook with wine. He also alleged doesn't eat meat
>> >anymore. That is, unless someone just happens to offer him some chicken
>> >and he cannot refuse!
>> >
>> >More for the rest of us omnivores.
>> I didn't know there was a shortage.
>> >I didn't click on that link because I don't have a clue who Stu is.
>> >Still, I have no problem with a petite
>> petit
>> >tenderloin filet with a nice red wine reduction sauce.
>> >
>> >I had lunch at a place that served what they called tournadoes
>> tournedos
>> > of beef. Delicious!
>> >
>> >Another thing I love made with beef tenderloin, either whole or using
>> >the beef filets is filet en croute. I have never attempted to make this
>> >at home. IIRC Chatty Cathy used to.
>> >
>> >The en croute is a bit too labor intensive.
>> "en croûte" means "in crust" (pastry crust). The way you use it is as
>> silly as asking for some extra au jus.
>> >The wine reduction sauce for a petite
>> petit
>>
>> >filet, not so much.
>>
>> Stick to English.
>
>"petite" is an English word. We've been using it since the 18th Century.
>As you know, English nouns do not have grammatical gender, so
>it doesn't matter if we use the feminine adjective for something like
>beef.

If you're trying to talk French, try to get it right. Don't be a
parrot. You could always just stick with English. Can I have some
extra au jus with that en croute?

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