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December 27, 2011

French Christmas...

French Christmas was a short, 7 hour, 12 dish, banquet! (yes, you read right...) Started at 8:30pm with Moët and finished at 3:30am with 20 year old Bordeaux. In-between - soup course, salmon, oysters, foie gras and pain d'épices course, turkey with two types of stuffing, dauphine potatoes with everyone's favourite haricots vertes, true calvados course, salad course, cheese course, and lets not forget dessert and tea. Then somewhere in the middle we opened presents at midnight. I'm sure I was French in a previous life...

Comments

Marianne, 27 December 2011
That sounds good.
How nice that you've spent Christmas with your "ancestors" :-))
Katja, 28 December 2011
Quel grand repas!
Est-ce que tu peux te déplacer de nouveau? ^^

Meilleures salutations d'Allemagne
Katja
Boyd, 28 December 2011
@Marianne - yes 'the family' were very welcoming :) I guess my next cooking adventure must be to learn the art of cooking 'les croissants'

@Katja - mais tu parles très bien le français.

Il a été, vraiment, quelques moments avant que je sois capable de se déplacer à nouveau. Je pense que Qantas va me demander d'acheter un autre siège avion parce que je suis tellement gros, après mon séjour en France.
Justine Schaefer, 28 December 2011
What a magnificent meal!!
Tell me, what did dessert consist of?
So glad you're being well fed!
Boyd, 28 December 2011
Dessert was a series of amazing gateaux. A cake with four layers of different chocolate and caramel mouses and another of different fruit mousses. Then with tea we had little chocolate cakes and 'tuiles', little vanilla wafer goodies.
Katja, 28 December 2011
^^ ET après le séjour en Allemagne! N'oublie pas les calories du Glühwein... ;)

Merci, il ya quelqes années je l'ai appris au collège. Maintenant c'est la première fois je peux appliquer mes connaissances. Un plus raison pour dire "Merci" à toi :-)

À bientôt!
Boyd, 28 December 2011
De rien! :)
Susanne, 28 December 2011
Hey Boyd,
as the Baron has eaten like a king, that sounds like a true pleasure and joy. The "Alte Fritz," the king of Prussia has also brought the French into the country, but this culture of food in Germany is not preserved. Another great experience in your 2011.
magical days
Susanne
Boyd, 29 December 2011
Ah ja Sussane, Alte Fritz, wenn er Französisch Essen so gut gefällt, denke ich, dass er und der Baron hätte gute Freunde zu haben. Ich stellte sicher, ein wenig Besuch in seinem Haus 'Sanssouci' zu machen, während in Potsdam.
Susanne, 29 December 2011
Hi, then your next stay should be take longer to, there is much to see. The famous city guide Sussane is available to you :D

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