A very Happy Monday to all of you! Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend, we sure did. It started off with a relaxing Friday evening on the sofa in front of the TV. Yes, sometimes you just have to chill and flip through the channels. It was around 10pm that I stumbled across the movie Julie & Julia. We had never seen it before, so we decided to watch it. It was a cute story in which we were both fascinated by all the fabulous meals that were prepared. Of course we loved Julia’s accent “Butter” everything is better with butter and lots of it!
The next day we had to go to Barnes and Noble and check out her book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”. My first recipe to look up as I thumbed through the index was Beef Bourguignon otherwise known as Beef Stew with red wine, bacon, onions and mushrooms. You had Jeff at “Bacon” so we decided to pick the book up and test our mad cooking skills. It was a fabulous dish in which we paired with a Mouton Cadet Bordeaux…AMAZING!!!!
The Sipper’s Beef Bourguignon
I have to say that it was fun to cook together. Cooking is just another fine art that inspires me to be greater. I just love when you can throw passions together, for us food, wine and photography.
It made me think of a recent session we did for my friend Priscilla. She has an Orange County food blog in which she writes about her favorite recipes, restaurants and such. It is a great blog and I was honored to share some recipes with her as well as do a portrait of her for her site.
Meet Priscilla, of She’s Cookin’!
Some of Priscilla’s favorite cookbooks in which she gets inspiration from.
I was intrigued by this book before I saw the movie and now I know why!
Along with taking a fabulous portrait of Priscilla, she made two fabulous dishes in which I got to taste as well as photograph to be featured on her blog. The first are Grilled Lamb Kabobs, which were so colorful and just melted in my mouth! The second was a Zucchini and Sun Dried Tomato Tart which was also fantastic. The crust was so flaky and the tart was filled with such wonderful flavors including some cheesy goodness! I love cheese, I think I am a mouse sometimes!
Grilled Lamb Kabobs (Recipe at her blog)
Zucchini and Sun Dried Tomato Tart by She’s Cookin’. You can find the recipe at her blog.
Well, with talk of all this food…I am hungry! Thanks Priscilla for cooking for me and sharing your fabulous talent with us. Feel free to stop by Shescookin’ for more fabulous recipes and food. Also, thanks Julia for a fabulous cook book, we can’t wait to try more recipes. Until next time!
Cheers, J+D
