French Cooking Class

French Cooking Class - Beef

Beef was class 15 of our 30 week cooking series so we are half way through. Seems like we just started but not so. I've really learned a lot and got some really good ideas and recipes and the beef class didn't disappoint.

We cooked several dishes with various cuts of meat. We made a grilled strip loin steak with a tomato bernaise reduction sauce, steak au poivre (with peppercorns), a beef stew and three side dishes, salad, green beans and a brussel sprout salad with dates, figs, pumpkins seeds.

Seriously, this class can be exhausting with everything we cook. I'm just glad we had a full class to spread out the work. And yes, everything tasted great and there was a lot of food.

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