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The Perfect Gift: Beef Bourguignon

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When I was a kid, there were a few things that I did a lot: watch TV, watch movies, listen to music, and read books. Sure, I rode my bike, played with Cabbage Patch kids and roller skated, but I have a lot more memories reading Romona Quimby books or laughing to episodes of Cheers than I do of riding my bike. Also, I must mention we didn’t have cable growing up, so while a lot of my friends spend Saturday afternoons watching Nickelodean, I spent a lot of time watching PBS cooking shows. Julia Child was one of my favorites. She just seemed so at ease and comfortable and above all real. There was no phony baloney-ness about her. She cooked like my grandma and my mom, and that is what I loved about her. Even as a small kid, I remember thinking, “I bet I could do that.”

Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child was on my Christmas list this year.  I was so happy when I received it thanks to my wonderful husband and kids. All those memories came flooding back.

Before Christmas, I was scouring the internet for recipes, and I found a slow cooker version of beef bourguignon. I must say, it was delicious, and thank you so much to
Dining with Debbie’s recipe. It was detailed and straight forward, and inspired by the queen of French Cooking herself, Julia Child. It was not as difficult as I originally anticipated, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. There is, however, a bit of prep to this dish before you put everything in the slow cooker so I would save it for a weekend and not a workday.

The original link to the recipe is here, but here are a few pictures. I wish there was scratch and sniff computer screens, because it smelled divine cooking all day.

 

Bon appetit!

Autumn Comfort Food: Pumpkin Pound Cake

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This past weekend my sister, Beth, hosted Sunday Dinner for everyone. I thought it might be nice to make a dessert with some autumnal flavors, but I also wanted to steer clear of the traditional apple or pumpkin pie. I didn’t want us to be burnt out on pie before Thanksgiving is even here.

After a little internet searching, I found a recipe for Pumpkin Pound Cake with Cinnamon Glaze. There is just something about the combination of pumpkin and cinnamon that says comfort. It was absolutely delicious!

 

There are two things I wanted to note, the original recipe calls for the use of a bunt pan. I do not have one, so I just used my spring form pan that I make cheesecakes in, and it worked perfectly fine. I even used the same baking time and temperature as the recipe.

 

Also, just a note about the glaze. You can see from the picture below it is more of a frosting. Is there anyone that doesn’t like frosting? (crickets chirping) Didn’t think so.

 

This was a perfect addition to our Sunday dinner, and I am thinking of making it again for another fall gathering coming up.

Linking up at Centsational Girl today with a bunch of other comfort food recipes. Check it out for some great comfort food recipes to add to your autumn menu.