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January 2006-What are you stuffing your pie hole with

S seaquamMember
Had excellent vegerarian East Indian food last night-- spicy grilled eggplant; fried cauliflower and potatoes; yogurt and cucumber; cabbage salad; couple of different breads. We ordered it mild, but it was still nice to have a cold beer to wash it down.

I hadn't had East Indian food in a very long time, and had forgotten how much it makes the taste buds sit up and take notice. Great array of spices, highly complex.
purplehazepurplehazeMember
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Originally posted by spo1977:
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Originally posted by Board-O:
Lamb burgers


I actually saw ground lamb in the grocery store for the first time the other day.


Actually lamb burgers can be pretty tasty. The trick is to have zero/zippy/nada lamb fat in the mix. If lean lamb is blended with beef fat, it makes for a nice burger. Try with a teriyaki glaze.

PH
B belladonnaMember
I had some outstanding authentic Chinese food this evening:

Spring roll "Hong Kong style"
Pan fried dumplings
Deep fried crab meat and mashed shrimp balls (soooo good)
Wonton soup
Peking duck 2 ways with steamed buns (2 ways means they shave off the top layer of the duck-the skin and thin layer of meat-and serve it to you first and then they take the rest of the duck to the back of the kitchen, diced up the rest of the meat on the duck and sautee it with veggies...very unique)
Beef with flat noodles in XO sauce (this was to die for...I have no idea what XO sauce is but it was good)
Orange slices for dessert (kind of cheap but it was complementary)
S spoMember
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Originally posted by Hunter:
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I actually saw ground lamb in the grocery store for the first time the other day.


And you walked right by it, like I did right? Wink

Not a lamb guy myself. Making a burger out of it is the furthest thing from my food mind.


Hunter, I actually like lamb. The only reason I did not buy it was I had to go back to work. I will pick them up in the future. Smile
S seaquamMember
I made chicken cacciatore with lots of mushrooms on fetuccini noodles last night. Man, I LOVE a good stew on a cold wet evening.

With it, we had 2002 Frescobaldi Chianti Ruffina Nippozana and 2001 Antinori Chianti Classico Riserva Badia A Passignano. The latter was young and still quite tight, but not a huge improvement over the Nippozana which costs about half as much.
S seaquamMember
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Originally posted by Board-O:
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Originally posted by Bella Donna:
I had some outstanding authentic Chinese food this evening:


Very far from authentic.


I was in China for more than a month in 2004, and I can tell you that "very far from authentic" is not necessarily a bad thing! Smile

Not surprisingly, in a country as large and densely-populated as China, the diversity of cuisines is tremendous. Though we usually get a sanitized, North-Americanized version of Chinese food here, there are a lot of things that I have no desire to try again. Deep-fried cicadas, anyone? Smile
board-oboard-oMember
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Originally posted by Bella Donna:
Atleast I wasn't the ignorant American that ordered pig's blood and then sent it back...


There was nothing ignorant about it, ignorant one. I wanted to try something authentic. I did. I didn't like it. I paid for it and ordered something else. Your use of the word "ignorance" in this context is ignorant. Ignorant is ordering Americanized food and calling it authentic.

Now go stuff your pie hole with a side salad. Big Grin
board-oboard-oMember
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Originally posted by Seaquam:
I was in China for more than a month in 2004, and I can tell you that "very far from authentic" is not necessarily a bad thing! Smile


I agree completely. My experience with authentic Chinese cuisine was not fun. Pig intestine in hot pot arrived in bubbling pig blood. I thought I was gonna get pig kishka! Big Grin
S seaquamMember
I bought a couple of beautiful Saltspring Island (local spot renowned for lamb) lamb racks this afternoon, and as much as I love just roasting that cut, I need something with a bit of extra oomph to match a couple of big Aussie Shirazes, so...

I cut the racks into chops and put them into a marinade of Marsala, minced garlic, fresh rosemary, and lots of fresh-cracked black pepper (tilicherry). Tonight I'll sauté them lightly in a very hot pan and then put it in the oven to finish. While that's happening, I put the strained marinade in a pot with some brown sugar and reduce fast to about half volume. Throw in a pat of butter, and there's a fairly intense sauce just begging for a mouthful of big Shiraz to keep it company.

That's the plan, anyway. Big Grin
H hunterMember
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The Colt -Steeler game was the best of the four this weekend. Imagine Bettis retiring with that fumble as his last play.


Now it's Peyton Manning who will have the worst off season of any player in the NFL. He may need mental therapy before next year.

Best record > doesn't have to play the Patriots > home playoff game > GONE. Amazing.
purplehazepurplehazeMember
Last night my eldest daughter brought dinner over, fed me and her family, did the dishes and left! What a deal. Cool

Lamb stew with butternut squash, carrots, apricots and minced onions in a delicious tomato and cumin flavored base. She wouldn't give me the recipe, the little #)$&&# Wink Topped with fresh cilantro. Very nice.

I made some garlic and cheese biscuits to go with.

2001 Viticcio CCR was a nice accompaniment.

My pie hole was very happy. Roll Eyes

PH
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