The dinner menu tonite is Coq Au Van. Yes, that very french, very tasty recipe with lots of wine.  The inspiration came from the fun cooking show, Two Fat Ladies.   I looked up the recipe, and in the process found one from none other than Julia Child "Bon Au Petite!" . So I combined a bit of the two to make my own version.
I brought 3c of wine just to a boil. Added bay leaves, parsley and thyme. Removed from heat and cool. Added chicken, marinate 4 hours. Pat dry. Dredge in a small amount of flour with salt & pepper in it. Brown the chicken.  Place in a stockpot with 2c of the wine marinade, and 2c chicken stock. Cook 1 hour.
Meanwhile, brown diced or pearl onions in 1tbs cooking oil from the chicken.Flambe 1/4 c cognac. Rough chop carrots, celery and potatoes.  After the 1st hour of cooking add the vegetables, cook 30 minutes more.
Remove from oven, if the sauce is to thin add 1-2 teaspoons buirre maire( 2tsp butter creamed with 2 tsp flour) stir until smooth.
So good! Nice variation between 3 great chefs, and myself, the newbie! :)