A belated birthday celebration for the esteemed Mr. McGown, with six of us at the table last Sunday night, was a call for something befitting of the great occasion: beef bourguignon, hearty and meaty and richly flavored. The cook's luxury of accomplishing so much of the prep early in the afternoon, and the glorious silkiness of a long-braised wine-soaked stew that enticingly scented the kitchen in the hours leading up to serving time, certainly had me all the more ready to plunge utensils into the bounteous bowls of bourguignon, bolstered by the marvelous company of some of my favorite people. All that and cheddar bay biscuits? You bet!
While this entry is posting on the final day of January, it was written on the month's final Sunday afternoon, when the latest extensive rainy spell was just not quite through with us, and I knew that the cellar had standing water from one end to the other. Nearly two inches of rain the day before, following several days of rain, not so long after there'd been another extended set of rainy days: we were soaked and wetted and dreared and misery-ed. Spring cannot get here quite fast enough.
But hey: at least we're also flooded with sweet pooch love as well, as captured in a moment of repose as Sumner and Scarlett enjoyed the view from the third floor pool table area window:
"Beef Bourguignon (Julia Child Recipe)," from Karina Carrel of CafeDelites.com. [Published 18 February 2018]
"Copycat Red Lobster Biscuits," from Kristina Razon of TheKitchn.com. [Published 05 September 2023]
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