Day 24:

• Gratin de Courgettes (zucchini gratin)
• Noisettes d'Agneau a la Creme d'Ail (medallions of lamb with garlic cream sauce)
• Tarte aux Poires Alsacienne (Alsatian pear tart)

Confession: I don't really fancy tomatoes all that much. Sometimes they add a nice flavor, but lots of times I pick them out (of food I cooked myself!).

Eggs: 6
Butter: 1 stick

Day 23:

• Mayonnaise (boo-ya!)
• Salade Hermine (chicken salad with endive, celery, and olives)
• Estouffade de Boeuf Provencale (braised beef casserole, Provence style)
  

Nathan and Scott saw Hermine when they were in Oxford.

Eggs: 2

Butter: none

Day 22:

Julienne Darblay (creamed leek and potato soup with julienned vegetables)

Eminces de Rognons de Veau a la Graine de Moutarde (sliced veal kidneys with mustard sauce)

Pommes Parisiennes (Parisian potatoes)

Gateau de Riz Autrichien (Austrian rice pudding)

I do whatever the book tells me to. If the book jumped off a cliff, I would jump too.

Thought you might want a closer look:

Eggs: 3
Butter: 1 stick

Day 21:

• French bread (a la elephant man)
• Omelette aux Fines Herbes (fresh herb omelet)
• Paves de Rumsteak au Poiure Vert (Serloin steaks with green peppercorns)
• Pommes Sautees a Cru (sauteed potatoes)
• Pets de Nonnes (choux pastry fritters with apricot sauce)
• Narcissism

Eggs: 14 (new record)
Butter: 1 and 1/4 stick

Day 20:

• Flamiche (leek pie)
• Longe de Porc aux Pruneaux (Roast pork loin with prunes)
• Mousseline de Celeri Rave (creamed celery root puree)
• Poires a la Diable (flamed poached pears)
• Tuiles aux Amandes (almond tile cookies)

There seems to be a leek shortage in Lansing. I had to go to 5 stores to get enought leeks to make leek pie.








Eggs: 10
Butter: 2 sticks

Day 19:

• Poulet Saute a la Grecque (sauteed chicken, greek style)
• Pudding Diplomate, Creme Anglaise (ladyfinger pudding with creme anglaise)

It's just chicken - I have nothing to say about it.

Eggs: 11
Butter: 2/3 stick

Day 18:

• Oeufs Brouilles aux Foies de Volailles (scrambled eggs with sauteed chicken livers) [sans chicken livers]
• Cotes de Porc Flamande (baked pork chops with potatoes and thyme)
• Poires Belle Helene (Poached pears with vanilla ice cream and warm chocolate sauce)

We also made Shirley-Temple's.

Eggs: 10
Butter: 1 and 1/2 sticks

Correction:

It has been brought to my attention by my good friend EG that the record number of eggs so far is 14 (on day 14); even though I claimed that Day 16 was tied for the record at 11 eggs. I will try to be more careful in the future.

For those keeping track, that puts me at 110 official eggs so far (those used in the meals below)and nearly 300 eggs used in my cooking in general.

Next week I'm off for spring break, so there should be lots of updates.