Heather Balmat: Beginning to question the wisdom of choosing Christmas Eve to try out a new recipe that begins with, “this is a beast of a dish.”

Beginning to question the wisdom of choosing Christmas Eve to try out a new recipe that begins with, “this is a beast of a dish.”

Julia Child's recipe for cassoulet includes a section The Order of Battle. Not an exaggeration either.

OMG. I have not yet ventured into Julia territory

She is simultaneously warm and terrifying. Generally her recipes work out well. I like that she assumes that I too can produce simple or elaborate French food (she may be wrong, but she believes in me.)

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