Quebec- Day 5

Instead of having class first thing, we headed over to the farmers market. I love farmers markets- I can never over emphasize the importance of buying fresh local products! Getting to speak with the farmers about their products and methods is exceptionally valuable. They can tell you about their crops, and you can see the love they have for what they do and what they produce. This is far superior to buying an piece of fruit from a mountain of produce in a grocery store.

Some tomatoes



A variety of berries



Chef Eric and Jim perusing the cheeses.


Apple Ice wines


Bright and beautiful cauliflower


A Selection of Local Beers

Veggies! Look how lovely they are!


For our cooking class and lunch we had Trout Tartar, which was considerably harder to make than it looks. And I think my hands still smell like fish from all of that chopping.



Stuffed Zucchini and Pattypan squash




I am not going to say what this is.



Banana upside down cake and caramel ice cream.
Leif really, really liked the ice cream.






Chef Eric doing a demo of Creme Fraiche





I went to the Musee de la Civilisation




les Fetes de la Nouvelle France





And walked around- I saw this cool sign!




And these Smurfs




We went to Le Clocher Penche for dinner




Salad

Sweetbreads

Lobster

Fromage Frais..does anone else think it looks like a face?


Beef Carpaccio


The Group


Something with seafood




Black Pudding



Beef




Piglet



Off to the Emu Farm and cheese Museum!

Quebec- Day 4

Today our Lovely meal was chilled avocado and cucumber soup (with a garnish of lobster and shrimp!)




An amuse bouche of pea soup




Beef steak salad




And an apricot tart with almonds, pistachio and rosemary frangipane, with raspberry sorbet. It looked prettier before the sorbet melted, but I was pulling shots.




In the afternoon we went to the Honey Economuseum


Doing a honeywine tasting




We visited Saint Anne de Beaupre Basilica





We visited Moulin de Petit Pre- A very old flour mill







And stopped as a shop for some fresh produce, fabulous pie, and to visit some goats.

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Our travels then took us to Montmorency park falls









Words in the wood



Then we came back to the college and cooked dinner in tiny poorly stocked kitchens- It was fun, but I am very full right now.. this seems to be a recurring incident.

Anyhow, tomorrow off to the Farmers market bright and moderately early.

Quebec- Day 3

On day 3 we made Pea soup with Maple syrup




Pate des Chinois


Waldorf Salad (including DIY mayo!)



And Fresh blueberry tartlets



For our festive outing, you will not believe where we went!

For a tour of the kitchens of Chateau Frontenac!

Here is me saying "hello!"



Kitchens, Dining rooms and drinks!













Me in a window- I guess that was my thing yesterday


Fudge Sausage...Managed to keep my comments to myself for about 7 seconds



The group- Minus one head


Walking through town


Statue


Waiter wrote this on the takeout.



Poutine....again


Chateau Frontenac