Boeuf Bourguignon…and the Twitterati

What a night…what a fabulous, wine filled night (St Clair Mimbres Red to be exact).  The Boy and I had a group of our dearest friends (known affectionately as the Twitterati…no that’s not dorky) over for a potluck dinner last night and let’s just say a good time was had by all.  And unlike most potlucks which invariably involve green bean casseroles, ham loaf and some sort of jello/fruit abomination, this was a potluck of foodies.  Since dinner was over at our house, I offered to make the main course.  And I knew immediately what I wanted to make: Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon (recipe here)!  After making coq au vin, tackling the boeuf bourguignon wasn’t as difficult as I anticipated.  Sure it was rather time consuming, but Julia’s recipe was very straightforward and the results were a hit with the Twitterati.

The boeuf bourguignon was but only a small element of a rather bawdy night.  Some of the other highlights?

These amazing blue cheese and black pepper gougeres made by The Black Dog.

Four crusty, hearty French baguettes from Cowgirl Creamery (along with the best butter I’ve ever tasted), brought by Thrifty DC Cook.

A triple chocolate mousse cake whipped up by Brian that had us all swooning (and me changing into my stretchy pants).

And did I mention the red wine? There were five of us and we managed to polish off two bottles…which may be the reason the conversation turned to some of these gems:

• Peter North and Ron Jeremy’s rather, uhmmmm, unique asset
• This very odd Batman onesie
• This unique salute to a rather troublesome human resource issue
• And of course, kitten mittens

There was a lot more discussed, most of which repeating would violate some FCC laws.  And although a few of our Twitterati comrades were missing (Mazzie, Carmen and JMC), we still managed to laugh until our sides hurt.  Good food, good wine and great friends are always a great combination, don’t you think?