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Babette's Feast: Blinis Demidoff au Caviar et Potage à la Tortue Faux {Food'N'Flix}

I'm hosting  Food'N'Flix  this month. Click to see my invitation . In case you're new to the fun and games, Food'N'Flix is a blogging event w here we watch movies and head into the kitchen to cook or bake something based on a recipe they actually make in it or just something we were driven to make after watching it. This month was my pick. And I selected  Babette's Feast .  Let me set the scene. In a remote village in 19th century Denmark, two elderly asetics -  sisters Martine and Philippa - are devoted to serving the poor and upholding the teachings of their deceased father. The sisters renounced suitors and all forms of finery, so they dress in drab clothing and subsist on dried, salted fish and thick ale-bread soup. One day, Babette, a French refugee, arrives on their doorstep, with a letter from Philippa’s former suitor, recommending her as a housekeeper . Though the sisters’ devout lifestyle would normally preclude them from having any ...