Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Cold Here and Time for Boeuf Bourguignon






French Fäience Figural Mustard by Alcide Chaumeil


It's cold here in Texas.  

Time for the chef to fix a hearty dish.



Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon

Cooler weather is the 

perfect time to make a stew,

 and what better choice than 

Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon




Boeuf Bourguignon with Boiled Potatoes and Snow Peas

Want to join me for a delicious meal?




The table is set 

and dinner is ready!




Pewter chargers topped with 

white dinner plates in Wedgwood Nantucket. 

 The flatware is Lauffer stainless in the Bedford pattern.




~ Tea Towels Used As Placemats ~ 

100% Cotton Made in 

France for William Sonoma.




~ Cows ~ Ducks ~ Rabbits ~ Chickens ~

The woven details offer a

charming French country feel for

the theme of a casual one dish meal.




Napkins in olive green and aubergine

 are also from William Sonoma. 


 The pewter napkin rings, 

each with a different flower motif, 

are from the Netherlands.




Contemporary Quimper Pottery

Dinner Plates With Scalloped Rim





Produced at Fäiencerie KĂ©raluc 

by the Artist L'Helguen





Bowls are wide and shallow.

Perfect for stew!




Ralph Lauren ~ Glen Plaid

Arte Italica's Crystal w/ Pewter Stems





Metal leaf dish 

for bread service.




Each of the plates and bowls 

of the Quimper set are a bit different, 

but with the same stylized flower theme.






The gray tones of this pottery work

with the pewter and the gold 

and taupe of the linens.





Centerpiece is simply a wooden bowl filled

with natural horse apples and ceramic acorns.






Natural horn votives 

and a few of the oversized ceramic 

acorns were added around the base.




The glow through the natural horn

adds a bit of warmth on this chilly evening.





A glass of red wine

 is perfect with this dish. 


 Julia recommends a 

Beaujolais, a Bordeaux, or a Burgundy.






The sides of boiled potatoes 

and snow peas compliment the beef cooked 

in red wine with bacon, onions, and mushrooms.





Bon Appetit!

Julia's Recipe here.

~ Joining ~