Last night’s shrimp mornay was good – not as good as I’d remembered, but good.

Not nearly as many ingredients as the beef bourguignon.

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Tonight, another recipe from Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Shrimp Mornay. First, the bechamel:

Ingredients

Directions

Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan, blend in the flour with a wooden spoon, and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until butter and flour foam together for 2 minutes without turning more than a buttery yellow color. Remove from heat, and when bubbling stops, vigorously whisk in all the hot milk at once. Bring to the boil, whisking. Simmer, stirring, for 2 minutes. Season to taste.

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The Augean Stables that are Albany  – at last, the cleaning starts:

Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno has been sentenced to two years in federal prison.

The judge told Bruno 97 months would have been too long of a sentence and probation would have been too little – that is why he decided on this sentence.

Bruno will not begin serving time until the Supreme Court makes a ruling on the Honest Services Law.

After a ruling is made, Bruno’s sentencing will be reevaluated.

Bruno Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison [Fox 23]

Might put aside my dislike of veal for this:

So simple, yet so easy to screw up …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWmvfUKwBrg

I’ll probably go through 8 or 10 eggs practicing this weekend. But they’ll all be eaten – I practice on my doorman and the rest of the building staff.

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Speaks for itself …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndRxGeGZLt0