Wednesday, March 10, 2010

WORD OF THE DAY





pot-au-feu


This week's word is from page 20 of The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Burbery.
pot-au-feu is a French term which translates to English as "pot on the fire." It is a French beef stew.

Here is a recipe: Classic Pot-au-fue. It can also be made with chicken or seafood. There are French restaurants named Pot-au-feu in various US cities, such as Providence, RI and El Paso, TX.

My sentence: In America, or at least in my childhood home,  pot-au-feu was called boiled dinner, which sounds boring but was quite good, especially as made by my mom.

Please contribute a sentence. Be sure to let us know if you make pot-au-feu anytime soon!

6 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:55 PM

    My sentence:
    The formidable thing about pot-au-feu is that you cannot overcook it.

    From A to Z
    PS: This is the first WORD OF THE DAY that I actually knew beforehand.

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  2. A to Z,
    You never fail us. I am glad to know that you knew what a word meant before I did. Keeps me humble!

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  3. Peg Bolduc2:50 PM

    I was unable to make pot-au-feu until I looked at the recipe on Judy's blog!

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  4. Jordan Bolduc2:51 PM

    My Great Grandma Arlene's pot-au-feu was delicious!

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  5. Kendria Phlips2:52 PM

    The pot-au-feu that I made was raw.

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  6. Hurray for the Cinci girls! But I don't want any of that raw pot-au-feu. EEEUUU!

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