Boeuf en Daube á la Virginia Woolf

11th March 2007 with 2 Comments

Everything depended upon things being served up to the precise moment they were ready. The beef, the bayleaf, and the wine - all must be done to a turn. To keep it waiting was out of the question.
Boeuf en daube is Mildred’s masterpiece. Mrs. Ramsay’s maid spends three days preparing the dish for the [...]

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