Friday, March 16, 2012

FFwD - Cheese Souffle

Cheese Souffle - Not a good picture!  
"I thought it would be good."  That's what my husband had to say about my souffle!  Where do you go from there?  We're visiting family in Memphis so I did my French Friday cooking in my sister-in-law's kitchen.  I thought I would wow her and my niece and my mother-in-law with my cooking skills.  Thankfully, my niece's boyfriend, Jeff was also there.  He was the only one who liked it.  Thank you Jeff!

Jeff felt Frenchiefied!  I've decided Jeff's a keeper.  I'm not sure about the rest of them:)

The recipe is good.  Maybe I needed a stronger cheese.  I used Emmentaler.  I think the souffle was good.  You can see it had good rise!  Maybe if I'd served it with a nice salad for lunch.  Maybe we needed more wine. They wondered if sugar would help....

 It was a beautiful evening in Memphis.  The redbuds and dogwoods are in bloom.  A few of the azaleas too.  Its good to have time with family.  Next time I'll make them hamburgers!

Maybe the souffle was more appreciated in other French Friday kitchens.

15 comments:

  1. I didn't realize that you guys were in Memphis! Tell everyone I said hello! Have fun!

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  2. Guyla, "You can please all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot please all the people all the time.”
    I think your souffle is gorgeous and I bet it tasted delicious! I made mine with emmentaler, too and thought it could use a stronger cheese next time. My husband and I both really enjoyed it!

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  3. I'm thinking the souffle would have more flavor with a stronger cheese. I'm going to try bleu next time.

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  4. Your souffle looks perfect. I admit that I added extra flavors and glad I did, but what's not to like? Yes, it probably needs a side like a salad, but they all should have been impressed...just being around all those beautiful flowers would have made a lovely setting for this dish...it all sounds elegant to me.

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  5. Your souffle looks gorgeous. Anyone frenchified is a keeper ;)

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  6. Your souffle looks great Lola! However, as you found with your souffle, this is not my favourite thing in the world.

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  7. I think it looks perfect. I definitely have those meals where the efforts weren't quite as appreciated as I would have liked. When that happens, there is a bit of a joke in our family where I tell whoever didn't like dinner that "you USED to be my daughter: :-)

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  8. I think your souffle looks wonderful, Guyla. I think souffle may be overrated in general because they're touted as something difficult to make - they are, but not terribly. I'm not a huge fan of eggs, but I'm glad you found an appreciative audience!

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  9. Gayla, Long live Jeff. More wine may have been needed. I used gruyère and loved the result. I think your soufflé looked gorgeous. That's a thought. The souffle is so touted that our expectations may be too high. Good for you for making this in a strange kitchen. Mary Hirsch
    http://www.lightsonbrightnobrakes.com/

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  10. It looks lovely! I'm glad you had one person on your side at the table. I used an aged Irish cheddar in mine and the flavour was fantastic, so I think going for a stronger cheese is a good idea. Someone else suggested bacon or ham, too.

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  11. "I thought it would be good"!!? Ouch, that hurts. Maybe he's just not a souffle person. If real men don't eat quiche, they probably really balk at souffles.

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  12. After making this one, I think souffles should be of the sweet variety. Looks beautiful!

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  13. Your souffle looks great! I'm sorry only one family member enjoyed it - he definitely sounds like a keeper.

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  14. Boo on them! It looks great. Nice job!

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  15. This looks great, Guyla! Your family's loss. I think this was a good recipe.

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