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Patricia Milerioux's avatar

I couldn’t agree more about the pleasures of simple food. I have been married to a French man for 40 years. We’ve been going back & forth from 🇺🇸 to 🇫🇷 since then. We’ve never once eaten French haute cuisine in France. We’ve been to a few such restaurants in the DC area & NYC & while back in the day, La Colline, Citronelle & Jean-Louis at the Watergate were fantastic experiences, I wouldn’t want that often.

My 🇫🇷 MIL taught about producing simple, delicious meals. Her dinners began with/a homemade, puréed vegetable soup of many sorts, perhaps a whole chicken cooked wi/onions, potatoes and carrots, a green salad w/homemade vinaigrette & finally, a cheese course & fruit. There was always a fresh baguette.

I’ve cooked that way ever since & we eat that way in 🇫🇷 w/family, friends & at the corner bistro.

Thank you for your delightful post.

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Elisabeth McKay's avatar

You're putting ideas in my head! Definitely one for the slow cooker, and variations on the theme for a week! (I'm on my own, so a large recipe like this tends to be portioned out and some of it frozen!) I like the sound of your beetroot and horseradish purée. A dish of Savoy cabbage, braised in cream, or sautéed with sesame seeds as a side ... A propos, my favourite bistrot in France served me up a dish of boudin noir and potatoes braised in cream, with a leafy salad dressed with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar (the thick, sticky kind!). Food for the gods, and couldn't get much simpler. And I absolutely loathe those awful foams (cuckoo spit on a plate!), so delighted they're losing favour!

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