Weeellllll, if Neal learned from 'a French cookbook' while at Lake Tahoe (wow, used to live in Reno; can just imagine the kind of place he would have hung out up at Tahoe - Tahoe, by the way, is at the northern end of Nevada, and Las Vegas at the southern end), then a better bet for a classic French recipe would have been to Google "Julia Child" + "souffle recipe", eg:
As you can see, a classic souffle recipe begins with a bechamel sauce as the base to capture the flavor of the main ingredient.
Sorry, I'll stop the food geekiness now. As one of the other commenters noted, each new chapter is a schizophrenic journey into delight and regret. MOAR MOAR MOAR
Re: Souffles
http://recipesmenus.groceryguide.com/2009/08/julia-childs-cheese-souffl%C3%A9.html
As you can see, a classic souffle recipe begins with a bechamel sauce as the base to capture the flavor of the main ingredient.
Sorry, I'll stop the food geekiness now. As one of the other commenters noted, each new chapter is a schizophrenic journey into delight and regret. MOAR MOAR MOAR