A happy Bastille Day - with French recipes

Merci, Walter!!

Happy Bastille Day, Francis. I used to make quiche lorraine and I did have pancakes this morning; they just weren't crepes.

Mmmmm. I love that Choc and Zucc link.

So what will you be eating, Francis?

I probably gonna eat some choucroute with beer. I'll finish with a cup of champagne (I will not dip boudoirs in it), after the always beautiful fireworks.

From The Cuisine of Fredy Girardet -

Soupe de cerises soufflee

To serve 4

1 - 1 1/2 ounds cherries (14 oz. pitted weight)
2 tablespoons butter
10 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons kirsch
1 lemon
1 egg yolk
2 egg whites

Preparations

Pit the cherries. Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium high heat. Brown the cherries in the betture and add 5 tablespoons of the sugar. Continue cooking until the sugar carmelizes lightly. Add the kirsch to the pan, flame, and remove from the heat. Put the cherries in a strainer to drain them and reserve both the cherries and the cooking liquid. (The cherries can be cooked the day before serving the soufflee.)

Finishing and presentation

Heat the oven to 500 degrees F. Squeeze 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice. Put the cherries in four small souffle dishes about inches in diameter. Add enough of the juice to just cover the cherries. If the juice has reduced too much, add a little water so that you have enough.

In a bowl, whisk the egg yok and 2 1/2 tablespoons of the sugar until it lightens in color; add 1/2 tablespoon of the lemon juice. In another bowl, beat the egg whites and 1 tablespoon of sugar to soft peaks. Add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, beat until the whites are very firm, and then fold in the remaining tablespoon lemon juice. Sttir one third of the beaten egg whites into the yolks and then fold in the rest of the whites, mixing gently.

Fill the souffle dishes with the souffle mixture. Put the souffles on the floor of the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove and serve immediately.

Here are some left over fireworks from our fourth of July. (which was canceled due to high winds)

This thread is inspiring me and making me hungry!

Sounds like a beautiful evening, Francis. Ah, the good life.

It will be more like this, Miss Letty.

Indeed.

Ooh la la!

(and sorry for the typo, I meant 'butter'. I always make typos when I copy fast from books).

Well, Osso, one has to have some relief once a year...

Hey nearly forgot

HAPPY BASTILLE DAY

Francis and our French neighbours


Did you see The Band of the Coldstream Guards play the Marseilles on Tower bridge at the start of Le Tour?

How did Bradley Wiggins get on today...missed it unfortunately

5 min ahead of the peloton with 45 kms to go

...bet he got swallowed up.


So salut enchante prost etc

Such nice bravado didn't pay off, what a pity! But I believe we will talk about this Wiggins again...

Cheers, Steve!

Worse. But he was good before!

So a Westphalian wins l'étape du Grand-Bornand.

Bonne fête nationale française!

And he got the yellow (and the white) jersey too!

As Gerdemann belongs to T-Mobile, Steve must be happy!

Viva La France!

Mmm, souffle cerise!

You mean, he supports German companies? :wink:

Happy Bastille Day to Francis and whoever else feels Frenchy today