Tonight I made the mussels and vanilla Bavarian creme from lesson 6, and we thought it was a fabulous meal. The mussels were fresh and didn't require a lot of cleaning, so that part went much better than previewed. The Breadman had made a ciabatta, and we used that to sop up the yummy sauce. We had three pounds of mussels, enough for six people, and only three diners, so there were plenty of mussels for all. I would make the mussels again, but the Vegetarian decided that, while the mussels were good, they weren't good enough to justify the cleaning part. We roasted potatoes and other vegies to eat alongside.The creme Anglais was very straightforward. I've definitely been learning that technique. I should have made it yesterday, of course, because it needs three hours to chill. As a result, we will eat it for dessert tomorrow. After our double portions of mussels, we were very full, and didn't feel like more. So I haven't finished the raspberry coulis yet. We decided to use frozen raspberries rather than pay $7!!! each for two trays. I'm excited to make a coulis. We saw a lot of that on French menus, and I loved them all.
The sequencing of the two dishes was easy. One of the early lessons (2, 3?) was a sequencing nightmare for me, but I seem to have gotten better at it. Mind, tonight I was only doing two of the three dishes.
I still haven't done the pineapple sorbet (lesson on sugar syrups) from lesson 4. Have either of you done it?
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As with The Bride's entry in the Mussels contest, I am once again jealous. That meal feels like such a disaster, I am not content about it -- yet I've been practically forbidden to cook it again, by the household (they *really* didn't like the mussels). Perhaps after the scallops, mussels and shrimp meal coming soon, they'll let me revisit my old failures.
I have not made the sorbet yet -- something I intend to revisit when it's warmer outside, probably in lemon or orange, not pineapple flavor.
I used frozen berries for the coulis, too. I can't see how it could possibly make a difference to the flavor, unless you had berries fresh from your own garden.
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