Happy Early Birthday!!

As an early birthday celebration while all of our families were together for Easter yesterday, J.D.'s mom gave me Julia Child's The Art of French Cooking. She knew I loved Julie & Julia and had read Child's My Life in France last summer. Also knowing I like cookbooks, she purchased me the first bible of French cuisine.
So tonight, we chose to make something from the book! I selected the recipe for Suprêmes de Volaille à l'Écossaise (Chicken breast with diced aromatic vegetables and cream). I promised I wouldn't blog about it like the Julie/Julia project, but I just wanted to make a minor comment. It really is as rich as everyone says in the movies and book! It was chicken cooked in butter with onions and then later a sauce of dessert wine, chicken broth, and our tweak - light (not full fat!!) - whipping cream. I only ate about half but it was soooo delicious!! Alongside it I made roasted Rosemary potatoes and a leftover croissant from Easter dinner.

What'd we have to drink with such a heavy meal?!? Imported apple Belgian beer in special pint glasses, an Easter gift from my parents!! Yummy :)
Hey, if I can cook from this (with J.D.'s help) anyone can! Oh yeah, he also got me that sweet pink zebra iPhone cover and guess what - a gift card to AT&T so I can upgrade to the 3GS in two weeks :)

Hopefully tomorrow's not a letdown with all the early celebrating already :) oh yeah, we're also going to the A's/Mariners game on Wednesday night because I have to work broadcasting baseball at Santa Clara tomorrow night.

Happy 25th to me :) no quarter-life crisis fears yet!!

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