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I had Friday night reservations at Fleur-De-Lys Home Culinary Institute<\/em><\/strong> on Millwood Avenue for months now.\u00c2\u00a0 My friend, Becky, and I were going together but at the last minute she had to change her plans. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been telling my son about Fleur De Lys<\/em> for quite a while, he agreed to go with me before work.\u00c2\u00a0 He was working the T-Mobile concert that evening so we parked his car in a spot nearby Five Points and headed to Millwood.\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n I knew we were in for a culinary delight.\u00c2\u00a0 Chef Francois Fisera, owner extraordinaire, has such a fantastic talent for cooking and sharing his recipes with the participants.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have been most grateful to my sister and brother in law for sharing that first Fleur Dy Lys<\/em> <\/em><\/strong>gift certificate with me for my birthday.\u00c2\u00a0 Though I am not able to go often, so far I have been able to squeeze in at least one class a month since my first experience there. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Francois lead us through the initial steps of selecting the beer to use in, what turned out to be, one of his many superb sauces that compliment his cooking sensations.\u00c2\u00a0 This one was beyond magnificent. \u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n True Southerners love their BBQ and know of many vinegar, mustard, catsup based sauces.\u00c2\u00a0 This one will be one of my new favorites.\u00c2\u00a0 A vinegar based BBQ sauce lover myself, I thrilled at the new tastes in this beer based sauce complimented with herb flavored vinegar, cumin and port wine.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n There was further excitement among the participates as two of them were celebrating their 100th class.\u00c2\u00a0 Generous appetizers brought in by those who knew the two flowed among the group.\u00c2\u00a0 There were several celebrating birthdays so cakes and Greek pastries from the local festival were shared among us as well.\u00c2\u00a0 It was like New Years Eve complete with decorations, noise makers and lots of laughter and frivolity.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n If you are so inclined, you should sign up for one of these classes.\u00c2\u00a0 I can assure you, you will be VERY glad you did.\u00c2\u00a0 There is just something about a Frenchman cooking food for you with such a wonderful French accent to boot!\u00c2\u00a0 He is always dropping great hints that, if used, will help you make a fantastic presentation for hungry guests who will think you are the best chef ever.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n My wish for you today<\/strong> is that you savor life in all its flavors!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ~ Joellen<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c2\u00a0 I had Friday night reservations at Fleur-De-Lys Home Culinary Institute on Millwood Avenue for months now.\u00c2\u00a0 My friend, Becky, and I were going together but at the last minute she had to change her plans. \u00c2\u00a0 Since I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d been telling my son about Fleur De Lys for quite a while, he agreed to go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,26,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-familyfriends-gatherings","category-food-and-drink","category-living-life-to-the-fullest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}