A Recipe for French Night

Last week the Meat & Dance crew came over for “French Night.” Annabelle had been sick for a few days and I was giving her breathing treatments every 2 hours (even in the night.) I was so tired, but I really wanted a fun night after the rough days I had. A whiny inconsolable toddler is never fun. I am very thankful that Annabelle has now made a full recovery.

Here is our recipe for a French Night. The food may not have been completely true to the French culture, but it was fun and delicious!

I made Quiche Lorraine with maple bacon, sweet onions, and Swiss cheese. I love quiches, because they are so easy to make. Here is a link to the recipe I used. Two things I have learned about quiches:

1. Quiches taste better and are easier to cut up when you bake them with  pre-made rolled dough pressed into a glass dish instead of using frozen pie shells.

2. It always takes longer to bake in the oven than the recipe states. At least in my oven. A runny quiche is not tasty.

I also mixed up a Grand Parisian salad from Costco. I don’t really think it is Parisian, but it is my favorite salad with White Balsamic dressing, greens, dried cranberries, spiced walnuts, and feta cheese.

For the main event I made the Pioneer Woman’s French Onion Soup. I got to use my new French Oven for the first time. It was delicious! The Gruyere cheese I used tasted good, but I think the soup tastes just as wonderful with Swiss.

We watched the French comedy “Amelie.” It is sort of like a Wes Anderson French film. It is so quirky and beautifully made. It’s hard not to love Audrey Tatou in the movie. If you have never seen a foreign film this is a great one to start with.

Finally, we made Nutella crepes for dessert. I LOVE Nutella. Daniel and I bought a crepe pan at a Le Creuset outlet a few years ago. It has gotten a lot of use! Here is a link to the recipe I used for the crepe batter.

For me the only French ingredient missing  was watching my favorite cyclist, Sprinter, Thor Hushovd, riding in the Tour de France. I really hope cable channel, Versus, and DirecTV come to an agreement before July so we can watch the tour again this year.

Have you seen Amelie? Did you like it? What is your favorite French food?