Tack always says, “there are people that eat to live and people that live to eat.” We are the latter.
When I was contemplating what to give Tack for our first Christmas – I settled on cooking lessons. Culinaerie is a recreational cooking school in the heart of DC! It is run by a talented (and witty) chef, who left one of the city’s finest restaurants to start a cooking school. She was trained in France…which is not important but very JC (Julia Child that is)!
Since December, Tack has been in search of the perfect class. We wanted to learn a new skill and come away with a few good recipes! Last week we attended, “Where the Beef?”
Great Class. We learned….
-how to purchase meat
-which cuts are better cooked with dry v. wet heat
-how to mince garlic without the press
-when NOT to marinade a steak
-what temperature is appropriate for various cuts…
Additionally, we took home fabulous recipes. Ate three cuts of delicious beef. Drank copious amounts of vino. Made two new friends (Kelly and Dirk – fellow foodies).
All in all, a great Wednesday!
Here are some pictures of us making sirloin with a garlic and herb butter. Kelly and Dirk are in the background working on the flank steak in a red wine and shallot sauce. Yum!
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