STAR MENU ~ In Honor of Gérard Depardieu

 

Following his training at Jean-Laurent Cochet drama school in Paris, Gérard Depardieu played small theatre and film parts. "Going Places" in 1974 ensured his popularity as an actor. He achieved a major breakthrough alongside Fanny Ardant in François Truffaut’s drama "The Woman Next Door".
Source: DW-WORLD.DE

 

Crêpes Suzette

Crêpes

1 cup water 1/4 cup melted butter
1 cup milk 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour pinch of salt
4 egg yolks, beaten Butter and olive oil for frying

Mix first 7 ingredients well and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight. When ready to cook, place a small amount of butter and olive oil in a 6-inch skillet. Roll and turn skillet until sides are covered lightly with oil. Spoon in enough batter to cover bottom of pan lightly. Cook until golden brown (do not burn), then turn and quickly cook the other side. When crêpe is cooked, place on a warm plate and cover. Continue until all crêpes are made.

Suzette Sauce

24 sugar lumps 3/4 cup cold butter
4 whole oranges 5 tablespoons Grand Marnier
2 whole lemons 3 tablespoons yellow Chartreuse
4 good-sized strips of orange rind 6 tablespoons Cognac
4 good-sized strips of lemon rind

Have everything ready before starting to prepare the sauce. Rub all sides of 12 lumps of sugar well over the skins of the oranges to absorb the orange oil. Rub the other 12 lumps of sugar over the lemons. Then cut the oranges into halves. Pound or mash the flavored sugar lumps on a board. Cut the strips of orange and lemon rind (zest) into very thin slivers. Place the cold butter, slivers of lemon and orange rind and the mashed sugar in the bottom pan of a chafing dish. Then take 1 orange half at a time in the left hand. Holding the orange over the pan, with the right hand use a fork to extract the orange juice; about 3/4 cups will be squeezed from the oranges. Mix the juice well into the butter mixture. Add 2 tablespoons of the Grand Marnier.

Light the flame under the pan; let the pan warm and then place 4 crepes in it. Turn and baste. Then fold each in half, baste again, and fold each into a triangle. Move the triangles to the edge of the pan. Heat the rest of the crêpes in the same way, as quickly as possible. Them shake pan and add the rest of the Grand Marnier, the Chartreuse and the Cognac. Be careful to shield your face from pan. Ignite the sauce, shake the pan, and baste the crêpes. Serve immediately, with all the sauce spooned over the crêpes. Enjoy a pony of Cognac or Grand Marnier or Chartreuse with your delicious Crêpes Suzette.
Serves 4 to 6.

Chocolate Crêpes

4 Eggs
1 c Milk
1 c Water
1 7/8 c All-purpose flour
2 tb Cocoa
4 tb Cooking oil
1 ts Granulated sugar
1/4 ts Salt

Beat eggs in large bowl until frothy. Add rest of ingredients. Beat smooth.
Cover and store in refrigerator overnight or at least a few hours. Add milk before cooking if too thick. Pour 2 tbsp. in greased hot crêpe pan. Tip pan to swirl batter all over pan bottom. Remove when underside is lightly browned. Stack with waxed paper between each crêpe. Secure in plastic bag to store in freezer until needed.
Yield: 24 Crêpes

Interview
January 09

France's most famous actor speaks frankly with Guy Woodward about his life and family, and why working the soil, tending vines and producing artisanal food is a greater ambition than any Hollywood role.

'Wine has a soul. It's about friendship and sharing simple pleasures. I can be happy on this earth with very little, but I like to have a lot in my glass. I don't drink to get drunk or to forget. I love wine because it puts me in good humour.'

POPPY-SEED CHEESE CREPES WITH APRICOT SAUCE from Gourmet April 1991
THREE-CHEESE FONDUE WITH CHAMPAGNE from Bon Appétit February 2001

 

 

The Man in the Iron Mask with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, Gerard Depardieu,
John Malkovich and Gabriel Byrne.

Leonardo DiCaprio ... King Louis XIV/Philippe
11 Nov 1974 at 2:47 AM, Los Angeles CA
Sun 18° Scorpio 40', Moon 15° Libra 44'
Ascendant 3° Libra 08' - Midheaven 3° Moonchild 24'

The King's Musketeers

Jeremy Irons ... Aramis
19 Sep 1948 at 2:00 AM, Cowes, Isle of Wight
Sun 26° Virgo 00', Moon 2° Aries 58', Ascendant 4° Leo 22'
Midheaven 12° Aries 41'

John Malkovich ... Athos
9 Dec 1953 11:39 PM, Christopher, IL
Sun 17° Sagittarius 53', Moon 3° Aquarius 44', Ascendant 17° Virgo 16'
MC 15° Gemini 35'

Gérard Depardieu ... Porthos [see above for TOB] IMDB Film History

Gabriel Byrne ... D'Artagnan
12 May 1950 Solar Chart for Noon, Dublin, Ireland
Sun 21° Taurus 09', Moon 1° Aries 21'

 

 

LOUIS XIV de FRANCE (baptised as Louis-Dieudonné)
Ruled as King of France and of Navarre seventy-two years, the longest reign
of any major European monarch.
DOB: September 5, 1638 at 11:11 AM in Saint-Germain (France)
Sun in 12°46 Virgo - Moon in 5°39 Leo
ASC 15°08 Scorpio - Midheaven 0°19 Virgo
Destiny Path: 5
Height: LOUIS XIV de FRANCE is 5' 4" tall (1m62)

 

Everything Depardieu
Good Filmography from ForeignFilms.com
Roger Ebert 1492 CONQUEST OF PARADISE Review
Review GREEN CARD (Washington Post)
Partner - Chanel Model and Actress Carole Bouquet [Bond Girl, For Your Eyes Only]
Watchlist your GD movie list

 

 

Cyrano de Bergerac
One of the most beautiful love stories of all time

 

 

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