French cooking by triathletes
March 21st, 2010 by Lisa
Being a triathlete means life is centered a lot about…right…triathlon.
I spend the days training, the evening rehabbing and stretching.
The girls I live with are doing exactly the same thing.
We eat, live and breathe triathlon.
So do we ever get fed up? Do we ever need to get a break from sport and do something else?
The answer is not surprisingly YES!
When we got the opportunity to take a class in French cooking we were immediately on to it. Wow, what can possible be further away from triathlon than spending an afternoon making profiteroles?
The menu for us master was:
-Profiteroles filled with mushroom duxelle topped of with carrot and leek julienne
-Tarte Ratatouille
It was interesting and fun, we all gained some new skills and knowledge in the art of cooking. As the heat rose in the kitchen our true French import Francois put on a headband and showed us how to make the perfect pastry, cut shallots into tiny tiny pieces and pipe out pretty little profiteroles.
We did manage to present two dishes that in fact looked really pretty. I’m not sure if profiteroles will be on my standard weekly menu (can you fill them with yogurt and jam..?) but I’ll definitely use the dishes next time I need to impress people.
Thinking of doing a X country race soon..? Will has some tips for you! - Photo exhibition by Catarina Axelsson tonight
