Gorgeous menu. In this current decade (2020), we take for granted the goal of this series: to balance taste, nutrition, economy and healthy choices. In the 1990s, Jacques had to beg his viewers to consider this concept.
He makes one feel that being thrifty is such a good idea. He isn’t just teaching us to cook, he is also teaching us to be down to earth people. What a guy as Gloria said.
Within the first moments of watching I learned to grate my potatoes the long way for long strips - it would never have occurred to me. Making this potato dish today, just because.
It is always a joy to watch Jacques Pépin prepare food. Any food really. You can tell he loves what he prepares, for himself. Can it get better ? Thanks for making every watching well worth it. From Canada, Karin
Jacques - you are just the best! You are what the world needs - a wonderful teacher who shows us how to make economical - real food - at home. All these so called "foodies" - who only know how to order in - or - order meals when they are out. No need to visit a food bank if you know how to cook beans/vegetable soups etc.
For this afternoon's meal I used the marinade on a pork tenderloin and gave it the Instant Pot treatment. It was probably the best pork tenderloin I've ever made and with far less cooking time than an oven.
You can tell Chef used to be a Garde Manger. If you know the Brigade, the garde manger is also tasked with doing such decorations like he did with the lemon and tomato.
From watching Chef over the years he’s always been an advocate of wasting nothing, all the way to washing out his mustard jars with vinegar to incorporate the last bit into his dressing. This is partially as he was taught by his mother.
Love his budget ideas. He made lentil soup and added a can of chicken. Brilliant! Please, show more of his budget recipes because we are all going to need them more than ever.
If you're looking for good wine from Australia the best region here for wine growing is the 'Barossa Valley' in South Australia. My family settled there in the 1850s and had a winery for many years.
