While there are those who prefer to stick to traditional methods of cooking and traditional food, there are also a class of people who are always willing to experiment with new culinary delights! The French cuisine consists of traditional and regional dishes, as well as continental food flavored with the French ethnic touch. It is because of this that French food has become so popular in the rest of Europe, USA, and many other countries. This popularity has therefore led to the initiation of the French Cooking School USA.

The French Cooking School USA, an association of different schools, was inaugurated with the idea of imparting knowledge about French recipes and French delicacies to people wishing to qualify as professionals in the art of French cooking. Development of teaching skills is also a part of the program. In addition, the advancement of science and technology and schools under this association being placed at varied locations has ensured that distance poses no problem to learning.

Having earned the distinction of being the most exploratory international institution where the culinary arts and cooking are concerned, the french cooking School USA uses varied cooking techniques unique to France and innovative recipes to provide an extraordinary learning experience for its students. The School is run by people thoroughly acquainted with French gourmet cooking as well as the essence of France?s culture. Is it any wonder then that superb masterpieces like Souffles and Bisques have come from the French Cooking School USA?

Two of the more popular schools associated with the French Cooking School USA are the Ecole Dijon Cooking School and the Cook Street School of fine cooking.

The Ecole Dijon Cooking School conducts classes at Chef Drew Holladay Home. There are small groups of students who are scheduled to attend eight sessions of teaching. This school basically caters to cooking in the home. So people who wish to confine their culinary skills to their own homes or bring a change in their regular menus take admission here. Trained cooks demonstrate newer ways of cooking routine food to bring about variety.

The students at Cook Street School of Fine Cooking in Colorado learn specialized French cooking and how to prepare wine. Certificates are awarded at the end of the course. Though the fees demanded are quite affordable, the students get thorough training in the science of good eating. They can therefore opt for careers in culinary art. The course program imparts knowledge about the heritage of French cuisine, how a menu has to be prepared, knowledge about wines, and how an appetite for good food is to be developed.

Another school of mention associated with the French cooking School USA, is the New School of Cooking. An amateur takes admission and departs as a professional cook! There is the flexibility of taking up part-time, or full-time baking courses of one-year duration. Training is given by professional chefs. There is also the option of learning Italian and Asian cooking in addition to French cooking.

Thus, the French Cooking School USA provides an ideal atmosphere and learning experience for anyone desiring to master French cooking!

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However, wine isn’t limited to just a glass, a bottle, or even a bucket. Branching out into different realms, as if trying to find itself in the culinary world, wine has become an important ingredient in many food dishes.

Cooking with wine isn’t a new concept; a bottle has always been in the kitchen, wearing a chef’s hat and sautéing the onions. But, with more and more light shining onto the health benefits of wine, people are becoming increasingly interested in wine sauces, adding it to dishes for wallop and wellness.

Choosing Between Red Wine and White Wine

Red wine will go with several dishes, as if some sort of food floozy getting on top of everything it knows. While people can alter recipes to make red wine BBQ sauce, or red wine steak sauce, the basic job of red wine is to marinate, bringing out the food’s innate flavors. Reds are skilled at bringing out the colors and essence of the food, and they add a dryness, making dishes taste less sugary. Similar to food/wine pairings, red wine should be added to dishes containing red meat, or dishes with a lot of vegetables, such as stews.

While red wine enhances flavor, white wines alter it. This doesn’t mean that white wine will decrease the horrible taste of your mother-in-law’s fettuccini, but it adds an acidic feature, making the dish more tart. It won’t drastically change the dish, but it will enhance its natural sharpness. White wines are best used for cream sauces, or with chicken and fish.

How Much to Spend

Wine that you cook with should be wine that you would drink….willingly. This doesn’t mean that you should pour your bottle of 1847 Château d’Yquem into a noodle sauce, but adding in weak wine will hurt, even ruin, your dish. If you purchase a wine of poor quality, your food will adopt that poor quality, which is probably not the goal you’re aiming for. A good rule of thumb is to never add cheap wine, but don’t go overboard and add an expensive wine that should be saved for a special occasion.

Cooking Wine

Cooking wine, by definition, is a very inexpensive wine that has been treated with salt as a preservative. Its sole purpose of existence is to be added to food. While some people advocate the use of cooking wine, true wine connoisseurs don’t, throwing the recipe book at it instead. This, in a nutshell, is because cooking wine tastes exactly like it’s supposed to taste: like wine you’d never want to drink.

Drunken Dishes

Some people may imagine that an entree full of alcohol will cause mayhem among the dinette set, causing the dish, in a moment of lapsed judgment, to actually run away with the spoon. But, in truth, using alcohol for cooking won’t have as much of an affect as using it for drinking. This isn’t to say that all the alcohol in food disappears (some dishes that aren’t cooked very long can still have high contents), but the longer something simmers, the more the alcohol evaporates, leaving the dish on the verge of sobriety.

Cooking with wine is meant to be fun and something people can do with a lot of variety. Though the Internet is filled with recipes and directions on how to make specific dishes, a lot of cooking with wine just comes with learning and understanding your specific tastes. In the end, wine can add pizzazz to your meal with flavor and zest, but usually not so much alcohol that you find yourself sauced.

About The Author

Jennifer Marie Jordan is the senior editor at http://www.savoreachglass.com. With a vast knowledge of wine etiquette, she writes articles on everything from how to hold a glass of wine to how to hold your hair back after too many glasses. Ultimately, she writes her articles with the intention that readers will remember wine is fun and each glass of anything fun should always be savored.

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Duration : 1 min 29 sec

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For the Beef Marinade part :

1/3 cup olive oil
1/2 cup sliced onion
1/2 cup carrot
1/2 cup celery
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon sage
1 bay leaf
3 allspice berries or cloves
6 peppercorns
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup dry white vermouth
1/3 cup cognac or brandy

For the Mushroom Duxelles part :

2 lbs mushrooms
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons shallots, minced
1/2 cup dry madeira wine
4-5 tablespoons mousse type pate or foie gras
4 (8 ounce) filet of beef
4 slices prosciutto, thin
2 sheets puff pastry

For the Maderia Sauce part :

2 cups beef broth
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup madeira wine

DIRECTIONS :

1 Place all marinade ingredients (except salt, vermouth and cognac) in a small saucepan.

2 Cook slowly until vegetables are tender.

3 Remove from heat and let cool.

4 Season filets with salt; place in ziplock bag; add marinade mixture; pour on the wine and cognac.

5 Refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.

6 Remove from marinade.

7 Pat dry.

8 Heat 1 T oil in a heavy duty saute pan over high heat.

9 Add filet and sear briefly on all sides.

10 Return to refrigerator until ready to assemble the Wellingtons.

11 Reserve marinade for sauce.

12 Mince mushrooms in food processor until very small.

13 In the corner of a clean kitchen towel, twist the mushrooms a
handful at a time to extract as much of the mushroom juices as possible.

14 I usually dampen the towel first so it won’t absorb the juices of the mushrooms.

15 Reserve the juices for the sauce.

16 Saute mushrooms and shallots in butter 7 or 8 minutes or so until the mushroom pieces separate from each other and begin to look dry.

17 Add the madeira and boil until liquid has evaporated.

18 Season to taste and stir in the pate or foie gras.

19 Simmer marinade ingredients and mushroom juices with 2 cups beef broth and 1 T tomato paste for 1 hour or so until reduced to 2 cups.

20 Degrease, season and thicken with 2 Tbs.

21 cornstarch mixed with 1/4 cup Madeira.

22 All of these steps can be prepared well in advance and even frozen in separate containers.

23 Simply thaw everything before proceeding.

24 I usually get two Wellingtons out of each sheet of puff pastry.

25 It depends on the size of the steaks.

26 Roll out each sheet a little to accomodate the size of the filet.

27 Cut sheet in half.

28 Lay one sheet of Prosciutto on each half.

29 Place a spoonful of mushrooms on top; place a filet on top of
mushrooms; spoon a little more mushrooms on top of filet; wrap filet in pastry.

30 Pinch to seal.

31 If you have any pastry left over, be creative and decorate the Wellingtons to fit the occasion.

32 Place on parchment lined cookie sheet.

33 Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or until ready to bake.

34 Preheat oven to 375^F.

35 Egg wash the tops of the Wellingtons.

36 Bake until golden brown.

37 About 25 minutes.

38 Use an instant read thermometer to insure that the meat is done to your liking.

39 If Wellingtons start to brown too much before the meat is ready, cover with foil and cook until it is done.

40 Serve with the Madeira sauce spooned on top.

Duration : 2 min 27 sec

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