French night Chez Mik

[Mik]

Actually day, too. Good friends in town. Going to a Burgundy tasting this afternoon.

Tonight's dinner is Vichyssoise, Chateaubriand with Bordelaise sauce and asparagus. Started cooking yesterday. Made the sauce, cut and tied the roast this morning

Been dieting all week, so a healthy but decadent night will be welcome. Just not TOO decadent. My initial idea was just to grill some filet mignons, and it just spiraled out of control from there.

[mark]

Sounds delicious! I might have to pay you another visit.

[Mik]

That would be a welcome visit! Just stocked up on wine yesterday. I was down to about 5 bottles. I haven't been that light since my 20's.

[jodi]

Yum!

[Mik]

I did the asparagus in the air fryer with a little olive oil, panko crumbs and parmesan. It was pretty good, but I overcooked it a bit. The beef, sauce and soup were all great. I'd not made a sauce with marrow before.

[Tom-K]

Ok really, who does what? What does Mrs. Mik do and what do you do?

This: "Tonight's dinner is Vichyssoise, Chateaubriand with Bordelaise sauce and asparagus" doesn't appear out of nowhere.

If you don't mind, I try to do similar thing with a well learned wife/chef. That fine dinner for friends...How do you make it work? Actually, we should discuss how to invite a couple over to a fine diner.

I'll discuss further.

It's an art. The food, the conversation, the wine. The flowers on the table.

[Mik]

No flowers. Too bougie. I do all the cooking. Janet makes the house presentable; more so than I would, but ok. My feeling is if I invite you to my home and you see fit to judge it or us, inviting you was a mistake.

I like to cook and think dining together is great socialization.

[mark]

@Mik said in French night Chez Mik:

My feeling is if I invite you to my home and you see fit to judge it or us, inviting you was a mistake.

+1! Although I do a little crazy cleaning before a gathering.

That reminds me. The wood-work and built-in bookcases need a good lemon oil treatment. lol

[Horace]

That sounds great. Would love to see some pics.

I cook asparagus in the air fryer pretty often. Tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper. It works well.

[NobodySock]

More impressive is the correct spelling for all those impossible French words! I didn't recognize bougie though. had to look it up. At first I thought you were referring to the upper middle class of French, which took me 15 minutes to figure out how that word is spelled. Bourgeois. Some have asked me why Italy and not some other European country such as France. Here's why.