Carbonnade Flamande

Antonin made a big pot of Carbonnade Flamande to share.
Carbonnade Flamande is a traditional Belgium beef stew.
His main ingredients are cubed beef, bacon, onions and carrots.
Kwak, a belgian amber beer is used for the stew, it also adds spice and sugar to it.
Spiced bread is used to thicken the stew.

Mon ami and I made a potato gratin to go with the Carbonnade Flamande.

Eels & Lobsters Belgium Style

Antonin's mum, Francoise treated us to a wonderful Belgium lunch yesterday at Vincent, rue de Dominicians.
Francoise had Anguilles au Vert (Eels in Green Herb Sauce) and the rest of us all had Waterzooi de Homard (Flanders Lobster Stew). YUM!
My lobster came with the green stuff  (tomalley/ lobsters' digestive system). Yay!
I know it's no good to eat the green stuff with pollution & all
but I love the green stuff. The lobster flesh taste much better with it.
Francoise let me have a taste of her dish.
It was good also. The herb sauce tasted fresh and grassy.
I can't tell much about the eel though...