Remember that Food'N'Flix collided with Cook the Books for a double-header of The Hundred Foot Journey*. While I hosted the Food'N'Flix portion during the month of November - here was my invitation - Deb of Kahakai Kitchen hosted the book part for our October-November Cook the Books read. Click to see her invitation. Well, the time has come to share the posts. Our bloggers made quite a feast!
I've divided up the posts by geography. We have Indian-inspired dishes from the first part of the movie, Fantastically French morsels from the middle part of the movie, and Fun Fusions from when Hassan comfortably blended his heritage with his chosen home at the end of the movie.
This post will round-up the posts that were for both Food'N'Flix and Cook the Books and those that were for Food'N'Flix only. Deb will be posting the cross-over posts and the ones that were only for Cook the Books on the Cook the Books blog. Hope that's not too confusing.
Inspired by India
by Amy at Amy's Cooking Adventures
Though the book bored her to tears and the movie totally lost her about half way through, Amy did find food inspiration in both and posted a cross-over post for both events. She writes "Happily enough for me, I was able to find food inspirations in both the book and the movie. In both, there is the opportunity to focus on French, Indian, or fusion cuisine. Since I recently tackled French with Classic Croissants, I decided to push myself way out of my comfort zone and try my hand at (probably not very authentic) Indian food."
by Debra at Eliot's Eats
Debra admits something she never thought she'd say: "I think I enjoyed the film more than the book."
She found the film more upbeat and joyous than the book and she was struck by the other worldly look of the scenery. Adding to the dreamlike timelessness was that Hassan’s unique and inherent culinary talent
almost borders on fantasy. She shared a spicy Indian dish that features some of her home-grown sweet potatoes.
Fantastically French
by Kimberly at Coffee and Casseroles
Kimberly, like I do, makes notes as she watches the film. She shares: "Notes- basil, flowers, chicken, sea urchin, fish, samosa,
kabobs, seafood stew, flat bread, rice, peppers, eggs, BBQ, lobsters, prawns,
tomatoes, tea, bread and butter, pears, cheese, radishes, grapes, olives,
sardines, pickles, olive oil, sweets, cold plates, croissants, jam, coffee, frogs
legs, escargot, goat, asparagus, red currents, duck, garlic, potatoes, crapes,
fresh fruit, mushrooms, leeks, cauliflower, spices, sandwiches, oysters,
crayfish, limes, eggplant, carrots, cabbage, capers, mutton, red wine,
dumplings, chutney,roasted vegetables, figs, foie gras, sweet corn, bechamel
sauce, salami, omelette, pigs feet, ham, pheasant, melon, squab, ginger,
truffles, beef bourguignon, zucchini, curry, chilies, cookies, milk, rack of
lamb, mini fruit tarts, "pumpkins" (I keep thinking of them because
of the street lights) beet root, roasted chestnuts, saffron. ...I kept looking at the words "mushrooms and leeks"
sitting beside each other in my notes, and decided a mushroom leek quiche was
it."
by Terri at Our Good Life
She writes that Hassan's passion for French haute cuisine combine with his mysteriously talent to combine the two cultures. Terri opted for a simple but classic French vegetable preparation of asparagus and bacon, inspired by this cookbook: Around My French Table.
Fun Fusions
Indian Spiced Beef Bordeaux
by Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm
by Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm
Wendy gushes: "I loved this movie and can't believe I had never even heard
of it. It is one of those movies that I
wouldn't mind watching over and over again.
And the food! The entire movie is
a feast for the eyes. I was overwhelmed and wanted to make everything!!" She decided on a fusion of flavors and made an Indian Spiced Beef Bordeaux.
by Evelyne at Cheap Ethnic Eatz
Evelyne fused together both Indian and French flavors. She shares: "I wanted the French side of my recipe to represent a nearby
culinary tradition. Canelés are best know as sweet confections that are baked
in a special mold called canelé, which means fluted. They are know for a dark
golden crisp exterior. These are called canelé bordelais as they come from the
region of Bordeaux, which is next to the Midi-Pyrénées."
Her Carrot Curry Canelés are a perfect savory treat, combining flavors of
vegetables and perfumed Indian spices in a completely French package. And they inspired me to order some canelé molds. Fingers crossed mine look as tasty as these.
by Heather at All Roads Leads to the Kitchen
As a nod to Hassan's confidence and talent,Heather shared an omelette inspired by The Hundred-Foot Journey. Her description had me drooling on my keyboard: "Studded generously
with bits of shallot, chile pepper, cilantro and tomato, and laced with the
essence of garam masala, it is a pleasant assault on the senses. After one
bite, I decided that I wanted to eat my omelette's this way all the time. I
wish I'd known how well eggs and garam masala go together before now!" I can't wait to try her recipe.
by Deb at Kahakai Kitchen
My co-hostess for this double feature also preferred the movie to the book. And about her culinary creations, she posts: "For a somewhat loosely-inspired dish, based mainly on shortening the distance between the French & Indian cuisines featured, I decided to take a French classic soup that I happen to love, Potage Parmentier (potato leek soup), using a Jacques Pépin recipe and then bring some Indian-inspired flavor to the dish by topping my soup with some curried naan bread croutons and a pleasantly-spicy pistou (or pesto) of cilantro and cashews."
by Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla
I was foiled in getting sea urchin. My Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf and I wanted to re-make D's Spiced Coconut-Sea Urchin Soup that he made when we first saw this movie a year ago. But, there was no sea urchin to be had anywhere locally. So, we made a riff on that soup with another Southeast Asian
inspiration: Kaffir limes. Do you know what a Kaffir lime is? It looks like a
little green brain and tastes like a mix of a lime and lemongrass.
Looking Ahead
Next month, Kimberly of Coffee and Casseroles will be hosting with The Jane Austen Book Club. Keep an eye out for her invitation. I do not think I've ever seen that movie. Fun!
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Great to see what everyone has done. Here's looking to next month and 2016.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting and so fun to pair with the book. Great round up and hope to see canelé here soon :-)
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so darn delicious - I wish I could grab a bite of it all! Such a fun movie for the senses, thanks for being our hostess and for bringing all this deliciousness together in one spot. :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous roundup Camilla! I am always so inspired by seeing what everyone makes. Thanks again for a great movie pick and for partnering with me on this fun crossover. I like the mix of combination posts and individual posts we ended up with and it's so fun to read the different perspectives on both the film and the book. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting Cam. It was a great event.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great round up! Thanks for hosting Camilla!
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