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Valentine's Dinner?
I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for him,
and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco salad. I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted because it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from Redbox. I can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? Cheri |
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Hi Cheri! Hubby makes reservations every year at our favorite restaurant for dinner on V. Day. They always have a special menu for that day and the entrees this time are Surf and Turf (6 oz. Filet Mignon and Lobster Tail. 10 oz. Beef Tenderloin topping with Pesto Gorganzola Sauce. Scallops Mornay. Crab Stuffed Halibut, and the last entree is Rabbit Osso Bucco...whatever in the heck that is, other than rabbit fixed some way?! I looked on Google and they came up blank too! The scallops or halibut sound good to me They also have Tri-Mushroom soup or Minestrone, which I've had there before and is always good. Can have choice of soup or a green salad. There are also several appetizers, but never order one, as get too full for the main entree. Desserts are Chocolate Espresso Cake, Chocolate Marble Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote (that sounds yummy!) and Gourmet Lemon Sorbet serving with Raspberry Coulis Sauce. I guess the sorbet is "gourmet" because of the sauce? Interesting! Usually I make a cherry pie on Valentine's Day, but I dropped a cutting board on my ankle and lower part of my leg two days ago, and I woke this morning really hurting, but going to take a prescription 500 mg. Naproxin and hopefully the pain will ease off. Happy Valentine's Day! Judy |
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On 14/02/2013 1:26 PM, Cheri wrote:
> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for > him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco > salad. I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan > posted because it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of > movies from Redbox. I can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? > > I am cooking up some stir fried shrimp and asparagus with a little dried chili flakes and a lot of garlic and tossing it with pasta. My wife loves that stuff. We had thought about going out for dinner but were were out a few days ago with my brother and his wife for her birthday. My brother was already grumbling that he has to take her out twice within one week every year, once for her birthday and then 5 days later for Valentines day. |
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:26:37 -0800, "Cheri" >
wrote: > I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for him, > and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco salad. I'm > also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted because it's > easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from Redbox. I can > hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? > I had lobster last night and was going to make scratch pizza tonight... but we're going out for dinner instead. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:55:58 -0800, sf > wrote:
>On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:26:37 -0800, "Cheri" > >wrote: > >> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for him, >> and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco salad. I'm >> also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted because it's >> easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from Redbox. I can >> hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? >> >I had lobster last night and was going to make scratch pizza >tonight... but we're going out for dinner instead. Can I have your lobby leftovers? |
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"Cheri" > wrote in message ... >I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for >him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco salad. >I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted because >it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from Redbox. I >can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? > > Cheri > > |
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"Cheri" > wrote in message ... >I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for >him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco salad. >I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted because >it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from Redbox. I >can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? > > Cheri Nothing special here. Angela has dance class soon so a quick dinner for her of either leftover mac and cheese or fried rice and a salad or coleslaw. I'll come home and have leftover vegetable beef soup. |
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On 2/14/2013 1:26 PM, Cheri wrote:
> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for > him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco > salad. I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan > posted because it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of > movies from Redbox. I can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? Leftover braised brisket, mmmm MM! nancy |
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Cheri wrote:
> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for > him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco salad. > I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted because > it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from Redbox. I > can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? Best wishes to your husband; I'm sure he's not crazy about being sick on Valentine's Day either. Dinner here will be Oysters with kimchi relish (kimchi, rice vinegar & molasses) Crab cocktail with beets, celery, and orange (dressing is onion, red bell pepper, mayo, sour cream, chili sauce, tarragon, lemon, orange/lemon zests, sugar) Seared-and-sous-vide ribeye with Mushrooms Berkeley Baked potato with sour cream, chives, and smoked Cheddar Creamed spinach Meyer lemon posset with strawberries Flourless chocolate cake with Pop Rock sprinkles Pistachio gelato Whipped cream Bob |
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"Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
... > > Hi Cheri! > > Hubby makes reservations every year at our favorite restaurant for > dinner on V. Day. They always have a special menu for that day and the > entrees this time are Surf and Turf (6 oz. Filet Mignon and Lobster > Tail. 10 oz. Beef Tenderloin topping with Pesto Gorganzola Sauce. > Scallops Mornay. Crab Stuffed Halibut, and the last entree is Rabbit > Osso Bucco...whatever in the heck that is, other than rabbit fixed some > way?! I looked on Google and they came up blank too! The scallops or > halibut sound good to me > > They also have Tri-Mushroom soup or Minestrone, which I've had there > before and is always good. Can have choice of soup or a green salad. > There are also several appetizers, but never order one, as get too full > for the main entree. Desserts are Chocolate Espresso Cake, Chocolate > Marble Cheesecake with Strawberry Compote (that sounds yummy!) and > Gourmet Lemon Sorbet serving with Raspberry Coulis Sauce. I guess the > sorbet is "gourmet" because of the sauce? Interesting! > > Usually I make a cherry pie on Valentine's Day, but I dropped a cutting > board on my ankle and lower part of my leg two days ago, and I woke this > morning really hurting, but going to take a prescription 500 mg. > Naproxin and hopefully the pain will ease off. > > Happy Valentine's Day! > Judy > That sounds really good Judy, hope your ankle feels better and Happy Valentine's Day to you and DH. Cheri |
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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
... > On 14/02/2013 1:26 PM, Cheri wrote: >> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for >> him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco >> salad. I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan >> posted because it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of >> movies from Redbox. I can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? >> >> > > I am cooking up some stir fried shrimp and asparagus with a little dried > chili flakes and a lot of garlic and tossing it with pasta. My wife loves > that stuff. > > We had thought about going out for dinner but were were out a few days ago > with my brother and his wife for her birthday. My brother was already > grumbling that he has to take her out twice within one week every year, > once for her birthday and then 5 days later for Valentines day. Sounds excellent. Cheri |
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"sf" > wrote in message
... > On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 10:26:37 -0800, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for >> him, >> and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco salad. >> I'm >> also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted because >> it's >> easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from Redbox. I can >> hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? >> > I had lobster last night and was going to make scratch pizza > tonight... but we're going out for dinner instead. Going out is always a good thing. Cheri |
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"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
eb.com... > Cheri wrote: > >> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for >> him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco >> salad. I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted >> because it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from >> Redbox. I can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? > > Best wishes to your husband; I'm sure he's not crazy about being sick on > Valentine's Day either. Dinner here will be > > Oysters with kimchi relish > (kimchi, rice vinegar & molasses) > > Crab cocktail with beets, celery, and orange > (dressing is onion, red bell pepper, mayo, sour cream, chili sauce, > tarragon, lemon, orange/lemon zests, sugar) > > Seared-and-sous-vide ribeye with Mushrooms Berkeley > Baked potato with sour cream, chives, and smoked Cheddar > Creamed spinach > > Meyer lemon posset with strawberries > > Flourless chocolate cake with Pop Rock sprinkles > Pistachio gelato > Whipped cream > > > Bob No, he doesn't like being sick and to hear him tell it, nobody gets as sick as him, but he does like the extra attention and it doesn't happen often, so I do baby him through it. Your dinner sounds excellent! Cheri |
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"Cheri" > wrote in message ... > No, he doesn't like being sick and to hear him tell it, nobody gets as > sick as him, but he does like the extra attention and it doesn't happen > often, so I do baby him through it. Your dinner sounds excellent! > > Cheri I think most men are this way. The ones I have seen anyway... |
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Cheri wrote:
>>> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for >>> him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco >>> salad. I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted >>> because it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from >>> Redbox. I can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? >> >> Best wishes to your husband; I'm sure he's not crazy about being sick on >> Valentine's Day either. Dinner here will be >> >> Oysters with kimchi relish >> (kimchi, rice vinegar & molasses) >> >> Crab cocktail with beets, celery, and orange >> (dressing is onion, red bell pepper, mayo, sour cream, chili sauce, >> tarragon, lemon, orange/lemon zests, sugar) >> >> Seared-and-sous-vide ribeye with Mushrooms Berkeley >> Baked potato with sour cream, chives, and smoked Cheddar >> Creamed spinach >> >> Meyer lemon posset with strawberries >> >> Flourless chocolate cake with Pop Rock sprinkles >> Pistachio gelato >> Whipped cream >> > No, he doesn't like being sick and to hear him tell it, nobody gets as > sick as him, but he does like the extra attention and it doesn't happen > often, so I do baby him through it. That can be romantic in itself, though a tender-loving type of romantic rather than a crazed-weasel-passionate type. One of the best things for bringing couples closer together is coping with some kind of adversity (as long as it's not brought on by actions taken against the advice of one or the other partners). > Your dinner sounds excellent! We still haven't gotten around to eating dessert; we're taking a break. The posset was a kind of palate cleanser. I used local limes rather than Meyer lemons because the limes were more fragrant. The dinner was a mixture of improvised dishes and dishes made using a recipe. The following dishes used recipes: Mushrooms Berkeley comes from _The Vegetarian Epicure_ http://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Epi.../dp/B002NX41VQ. It consists of chunky mushrooms and green bell peppers in a sweet-sour sauce of mustard, brown sugar, and red wine. _Modernist Cuisine At Home_ http://www.amazon.com/Modernist-Cuis.../dp/0982761015 was the recipe source for the creamed spinach, the posset (which I'd never even heard of before reading that book), and the gelato. All were great hits, but the gelato in particular was FREAKIN' AMAZING. The recipe for the cake came from _Room For Dessert_ http://www.amazon.com/Room-Dessert-C.../dp/0060191856, where it's called Chocolate Orbit Cake. The cake's name came from its resemblance to a lunar surface; it's pretty pockmarked. That's what gave me the idea of sprinkling it with Pop Rocks. I'll be tasting it in another hour or so, when Lin is ready for dessert. Bob |
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"Cheri" > wrote: > I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for him, > and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco salad. I'm > also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted because it's > easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from Redbox. I can > hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? DW is in Lacrosse, WI with a brand new member of the family. She flew out last Saturday. I wished her Happy Valentines Day over the phone and bought a Swanson's Chicken Dinner and Stouffer's Mac and Cheese. I don't plan on cooking a damned thing until she comes back. Alcohol consumption is up as well. Normality returns when she does this Saturday. I hope your husband feels better quickly. leo |
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:05:50 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote: > Meyer lemon posset with strawberries I just learned about posset a month or so on the UK group, but I haven't made it yet. Sounds very simple (and delicious) though. Would you please post the recipe you used? -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:18:48 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote: > Cheri wrote: > > >>> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for > >>> him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco > >>> salad. I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan posted > >>> because it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of movies from > >>> Redbox. I can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? > >> > >> Best wishes to your husband; I'm sure he's not crazy about being sick on > >> Valentine's Day either. Dinner here will be > >> > >> Oysters with kimchi relish > >> (kimchi, rice vinegar & molasses) > >> > >> Crab cocktail with beets, celery, and orange > >> (dressing is onion, red bell pepper, mayo, sour cream, chili sauce, > >> tarragon, lemon, orange/lemon zests, sugar) > >> > >> Seared-and-sous-vide ribeye with Mushrooms Berkeley > >> Baked potato with sour cream, chives, and smoked Cheddar > >> Creamed spinach > >> > >> Meyer lemon posset with strawberries > >> > >> Flourless chocolate cake with Pop Rock sprinkles > >> Pistachio gelato > >> Whipped cream > >> > > No, he doesn't like being sick and to hear him tell it, nobody gets as > > sick as him, but he does like the extra attention and it doesn't happen > > often, so I do baby him through it. > > That can be romantic in itself, though a tender-loving type of romantic > rather than a crazed-weasel-passionate type. One of the best things for > bringing couples closer together is coping with some kind of adversity (as > long as it's not brought on by actions taken against the advice of one or > the other partners). > > > > Your dinner sounds excellent! > > We still haven't gotten around to eating dessert; we're taking a break. The > posset was a kind of palate cleanser. I used local limes rather than Meyer > lemons because the limes were more fragrant. > > The dinner was a mixture of improvised dishes and dishes made using a > recipe. The following dishes used recipes: > > Mushrooms Berkeley comes from _The Vegetarian Epicure_ > http://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Epi.../dp/B002NX41VQ. It > consists of chunky mushrooms and green bell peppers in a sweet-sour sauce of > mustard, brown sugar, and red wine. > > _Modernist Cuisine At Home_ > http://www.amazon.com/Modernist-Cuis.../dp/0982761015 > was the recipe source for the creamed spinach, the posset (which I'd never > even heard of before reading that book), and the gelato. All were great > hits, but the gelato in particular was FREAKIN' AMAZING. > > The recipe for the cake came from _Room For Dessert_ > http://www.amazon.com/Room-Dessert-C.../dp/0060191856, > where it's called Chocolate Orbit Cake. The cake's name came from its > resemblance to a lunar surface; it's pretty pockmarked. That's what gave me > the idea of sprinkling it with Pop Rocks. I'll be tasting it in another hour > or so, when Lin is ready for dessert. > The desserts alone were all the dinner I would have been able to hold! -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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Nancy Young wrote:
>Cheri wrote: >> I was going to have lobster, but DH is sick, so fixing chicken soup for >> him, and I will have something ordinary which is going to be a taco >> salad. I'm also going to make the chocolate idiot cake that Susan >> posted because it's easy and really good, and I rented a couple of >> movies from Redbox. I can hardly stand the excitement. ;-) You? > >Leftover braised brisket, mmmm MM! Leftover braised brisket, <3 <3 <3! |
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sf wrote:
>> Meyer lemon posset with strawberries > > I just learned about posset a month or so on the UK group, but I haven't > made it yet. Sounds very simple (and delicious) though. Would you please > post the recipe you used? INCREDIBLY simple: Stir together 1 3/8 cups (300 grams) of heavy cream with 1/3 cup (51 grams) of sugar. Heat to 190°F while stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Add something acidic[1]. Stir until the mixture thickens. Distribute into individual containers or leave in pan. Put plastic wrap directly onto surface of posset to avoid forming a skin and refrigerate. The recipe says to garnish with seasonal berries or with a citrus salad, according to the season. I used thin strawberry slices: Normally I frown on winter strawberries, but in this case I actually wanted something with a weaker taste so that the posset's flavor wouldn't be overwhelmed. NB: The word "posset" is pronounced "POSS-et" rather than "poss-EH". It's not a French-root word; it's an English word. Bob [1] The book's recipe calls for 21 grams of citric acid but says that 1/4 cup of lemon juice is an acceptable substitute. I used 1/4 cup of freshly-squeezed local lime juice. I also added a couple big strips of lime peel for extra flavor. In another Modernist Cuisine recipe a kind of posset is made using balsamic vinegar, but they had to add citric acid to get the correct amount of acidity so the cream would thicken. (They incorrectly call it a panna cotta, probably because ignorant people would be frightened off if they called it a posset: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/di...tta-recipe.htm) I think you could probably also use cream of tartar, but I'm not sure how much you'd need. If you wanted to delve into the subject you might need a titration kit to measure the acidity of the component you were adding -- or just experiment. Even if it doesn't gel, it's delicious. |
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sf wrote:
>>> Meyer lemon posset with strawberries >>> >>> Flourless chocolate cake with Pop Rock sprinkles >>> Pistachio gelato >>> Whipped cream > > The desserts alone were all the dinner I would have been able to hold! We had very-small servings. The posset was in a cordial glass, and each of us only had half a strawberry. If you put three fingers together, that was about the size of a piece of cake. I used two tablespoons to make quenelles of gelato, and we put a a heaping spoonful of whipped cream on the side. Lin took pictures, which will be posted on Facebook rather than here because clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz can eat a bag of shit. Bob |
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:11:28 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote: > sf wrote: > > >> Meyer lemon posset with strawberries > > > > I just learned about posset a month or so on the UK group, but I haven't > > made it yet. Sounds very simple (and delicious) though. Would you please > > post the recipe you used? > > INCREDIBLY simple: Stir together 1 3/8 cups (300 grams) of heavy cream with > 1/3 cup (51 grams) of sugar. Heat to 190°F while stirring occasionally. > Remove from heat. Add something acidic[1]. Stir until the mixture thickens. > Distribute into individual containers or leave in pan. Put plastic wrap > directly onto surface of posset to avoid forming a skin and refrigerate. The > recipe says to garnish with seasonal berries or with a citrus salad, > according to the season. I used thin strawberry slices: Normally I frown on > winter strawberries, but in this case I actually wanted something with a > weaker taste so that the posset's flavor wouldn't be overwhelmed. > > NB: The word "posset" is pronounced "POSS-et" rather than "poss-EH". It's > not a French-root word; it's an English word. > > Bob > [1] The book's recipe calls for 21 grams of citric acid but says that 1/4 > cup of lemon juice is an acceptable substitute. I used 1/4 cup of > freshly-squeezed local lime juice. I also added a couple big strips of lime > peel for extra flavor. In another Modernist Cuisine recipe a kind of posset > is made using balsamic vinegar, but they had to add citric acid to get the > correct amount of acidity so the cream would thicken. (They incorrectly call > it a panna cotta, probably because ignorant people would be frightened off > if they called it a posset: > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/di...tta-recipe.htm) I > think you could probably also use cream of tartar, but I'm not sure how much > you'd need. If you wanted to delve into the subject you might need a > titration kit to measure the acidity of the component you were adding -- or > just experiment. Even if it doesn't gel, it's delicious. Thanks for the recipe, I'd use lemon too - I wanted to see how your recipe varied from the one I already had in my recipe file. Lemon Posset http://video.about.com/britishfood/H...mon-Posset.htm 750ml Double Cream 200g Caster Sugar 3-4 Lemons juiced Zest of the lemons - 1 lemon yields: 3 tablespoons juice and I've made panna cotta enough times to know the difference between that and posset. -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:23:00 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote: > Lin took pictures, which will be posted on Facebook I'm looking forward to seeing them! -- Food is an important part of a balanced diet. |
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