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Angelo wrote: Yahooo!!! Tomorrow's my birthday, so I'll get full breakfast service. Think I'll order Canadian style 'fluffy pancakes' with maple syrup. For diner it will be either canelloni with ricotta/parsley filling and chicken/pancetta/tomato sauce or ostrich steak with assorted mushrooms. Off for tapas now, see y'all later - and it's good to see that the Subway/Panera discussion has ended

happy birthday Angelo..

and an update on the AR chefs....  better luck next time Micky... a disaster.. though my better half saved the meal with an incredible homemade apple and raspberry crisp..

I wasn't aware that there was a "Canadian style" of any kind of food... We don't really have a food culture 

Angelo wrote: E-Dub wrote: Angelo wrote: Yahooo!!! Tomorrow's my birthday, so I'll get full breakfast service. Think I'll order Canadian style 'fluffy pancakes' with maple syrup.For diner it will be either canelloni with ricotta/parsley filling and chicken/pancetta/tomato sauce or ostrich steak with assorted mushrooms.Off for tapas now, see y'all later - and it's good to see that the Subway/Panera discussion has ended Dude, it went on for two, three, maybe four posts. If you get all in a twist over that, then it's time to seek help. Besides, I started this thing to begin with. E Hey dude, note the at the end Micky: what happened, details please....

Normally I would; however, this was the second or third time it was mentioned. Just didn't see a need to rehash it.

Besides, doing something tasty on the grill today: BBQ'd cornish game hens and pomme anna. The latter is a potato dish that will blow you away.

E

First of all, a very happy birthday to Angelo![/QUOTE]
Thanks

Ghost Rider wrote: What happened? Nothing at all.. the taco dinner was great, though we had some trouble in finding the right ingredients (Italian supermarkets being somewhat chauvinistic as regards the choice of goods). He's just a bit of a perfectionist, that's all - as I am myself.

And as real prog chef's should

Ghost Rider wrote: This morning I cooked some sausages with sage, garlic, dried porcini mushrooms and tomatoes, with a view to eating them with polenta (possibly tomorrow - today is leftovers' day!). Tonight, though, I'm planning another sweet treat for us - peanut butter and chocolate chip pancakes (an American dessert after so much Italian food!).

Sounds good!

Our plans for tonight have changed from ostrich or pasta to eating out. My 5 year old wants to take me somewhere. I'll find out where soon enough....

Hey, sorry for sounding like a jag earlier.

You get a mandolin slicer and slice up a bunch of potatoes. Heat a cast iron skillet and melt a little bit of butter. Starting from the center, arrange the potatoes in a circular pattern working your way to the edge. Add a little melted butter, salt and pepper and repeat the pattern with another layer (sometimes I'll take the skillet off the burner as to not burn it). Repeat this for about 4 or 5 layers, cover with foil, and put it in a preheated oven at around 400-425° for about 30 minutes. Take off the foil and bake for another 25 minutes. Take out of the oven, place a platter over the skillet and flip it. Man, what you have is this golden crust with a light a creamy center. I'll put a little more salt and pepper and some parsley and you cut into it like a pie. A spring/summer tradition around here.

When I do the game hens, I like to take a pair of kitchen shears and cut out the backbone and lay it flat. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

E

Syzygy wrote: I'm doing a variant on Cornish red mullet soup today - I couldn't get mullet so I'm using seabass instead, which works just as well. We'll be having it tomorrow night.

Never heard of mullet. Well, here in the states we use the word mullet, but usually to describe a hairstyle commonplace in rural areas and trailer parks.

E

E-Dub wrote: Syzygy wrote: I'm doing a variant on Cornish red mullet soup today - I couldn't get mullet so I'm using seabass instead, which works just as well. We'll be having it tomorrow night. Never heard of mullet. Well, here in the states we use the word mullet, but usually to describe a hairstyle commonplace in rural areas and trailer parks. E

oh and as I found out one day in an album store...  a style of rock groups included a beloved one here at PA's from Canada

Angelo wrote: yumyum, E-Dub!!!

Got the pommes anna in the oven and the hens are on the grill (browned them and now doing the indirect grilling method). Might wash it down with a cold brew.

Love doing Sunday dinners like this.

E

Edited by E-Dub - March 25 2007 at 21:17

a night off for the Queen prog chef and her apprentice.... pizza from a local deli and we both devoured a plate full of baklava, bassbusa, and kunafa for dessert.  

Green pepper filled with refried beans (black beans pure) ...