What did you eat last night for dinner?

Fresh New York strip steaks from our favorite Adirondack butcher/smokehouse, baked potatoes, corn, and some rye bread. http://www.oscarssmokedmeats.com/ One of the reasons I enjoy coming to our vacation home in the Adirondacks is Oscar's. The food at this smokehouse is truly out of this world. We made a massive breakfast this morning (eggs, waffles, home fries, bacon, toast, bacon/egg/cheese sandwiches, sausages) and the bacon was sourced from Oscar's. Unbelievable stuff.

has anybody tried Marie Callendar's double cream blueberry pie?

my favorite pie, it is the most amazing.

had some last night for thanksgiving.

Originally Posted by iammatt

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We started with a pizza, then pasta with pumpkin, then a soup recipe from the 16th century and finally a lemon meringue pie.

From where, in the XVIth century? Yesterday, I watched a program on Blandy les tours, and a cook demonstrated a recipe from the XVIIth, except he adapted it so as not to subject contemporary tastebuds to as much lard and spices. If your recipe is from England or Germany, the amount of spices used would have been even greater than if from France. But maybe we're not even talking Europe?

Yesterday... celebrated Thanskgiving with just the girlfriend. We aren't turkey fans so I made a non-traditional TG meal:

- Rock Cornish Game hens wrappred in prosciutto, with rosemary, salt, & pepper
- Butternut squash with brown sugar, olive oil, and butter
- Roasted red potatoes with salt, pepper, olive oil
- Sauteed aspargus

Dessert:
- Baked Comice pears with camelized topping

Pictures taken as visual proof of my culinary acumen (emailed to Mom).

Originally Posted by Fabienne

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From where, in the XVIth century? Yesterday, I watched a program on Blandy les tours, and a cook demonstrated a recipe from the XVIIth, except he adapted it so as not to subject contemporary tastebuds to as much lard and spices. If your recipe is from England or Germany, the amount of spices used would have been even greater than if from France. But maybe we're not even talking Europe?
From Italy. It was a soup with the stock made from various charcuterie, fresh pork and proscuitto skin with kale and broccoli raab added at the end along with the rind from parmesean cheese and the diced meat from the broth. It was excellent and had a taste altogether different from what you would find from even a hundred years later. The recipe pre-dated many of the ingredients common in Italian cooking nowadays like tomatoes.

Ah, you guys are all into this fancy cooking stuff with names I can't even pronounce.

I had some good old fashioned home-made Thanksgiving feast, consisting of:

Roast duck
Maple coated ham
Mac n' cheese
Collard greens
sweet potato pies
apple pies
lots of beer
lots of white wine

Overall a jolly good time with my extended family.

Even the dog got into the holiday spirit by enjoying leftover meat and meaty bones.

For TG last night, I made a herb roasted leg of lamb, roasted onion and potato. Side dish was brussel sprouts with shallots, garlic, and bacon. My gf made a fresh mixed berries desert with homemade whipped cream and rasberry jam. Downed everything with Ommegang's Three Philosophers.

Originally Posted by norcaltransplant

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Yesterday... celebrated Thanskgiving with just the girlfriend. We aren't turkey fans so I made a non-traditional TG meal:

- Rock Cornish Game hens wrappred in prosciutto, with rosemary, salt, & pepper
- Butternut squash with brown sugar, olive oil, and butter
- Roasted red potatoes with salt, pepper, olive oil
- Sauteed aspargus

Dessert:
- Baked Comice pears with camelized topping

Pictures taken as visual proof of my culinary acumen (emailed to Mom).

that is way sweet. awesome looking food.

We went to an Italian restaurant tonight. Normally, I do not rave about the restaurants I go to, unless it's warranted. So, tonight, after one unsuccessful attempt at dining there without a reservation, we (my gf and her roommate) made it on time. The place was busy, but it wasn't packed. We were told to wait 15 minutes for a table. That was fine, we went to the bar and got drinks. Before we could finish our drinks, our table was ready.

We were seated by one those waitress who you just could not help to make friends with. She was friendly, and timely. We order a bottle of the house chianti, which was good but not exceptional. For appetizer, we got steamed clams in a butter wine sauce. OGM! It was bar none the best steamed claim I've ever had. The sauce was creamy, but not overly rich, nor was it too oily. It was just right, and the aroma incredible. We finished a loaf of bread just sopping up the sauce.

Next was the main course. I had a fettucini in red clam sauce, my gf had bowtie with salmon in a butter sauce, and her roommate seafood in red sauce. I had a bit of the other two dishes. The butter sauce was creamy and light at the same time; with the salmon done just right. The seafood was abundant, with a light red sauce and excellent accompanying garlic bread. For my dish, I knew from the first bite that this is an Italian restaurant of the first rate. The sauce had an "it" factor that all great restaurants have. It was spiced just right, and the clamminess not overwhelming. It had just the right amount of tomato-ness, and I swear I could taste the seasalt in it. I have to say that my clam sauce was the best I've ever had, and I've eaten at some good North End restaurants in Boston. The clams were done just right, not too tough, not too raw. With all our dishes, the pasta was done just perfectly al dente. Like all good Italian restaurants, there were plenty leftovers. I have mine waiting in the fridge for tomorrow. I can't wait.

Unfortunately, we had no room left for desert. They looked fantastic, but we were all in a food coma by the time they rolled around. After two bottles of wine and drinks at the bar, we were ready to roll into bed.

Tonight I had one of the best meals in my life. It was simple and unpretentious. The service was friendly, without being invasive. The food was simple, but in a way that you know the food you're having is the best that it could ever be. I have no doubt that we'll be there again very soon. I thought I'd share this happy evening with you guys.

This was our Thanksgiving dinner last weekend with our graduate student friends. There're some dishes on the left side not in the picture. And yes, it's a Turducken.

I ate neck, breast, and thigh for dinner last night.

Fowl or female ?

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Fowl or female ?

Definitely one of the two. Maybe both.

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

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Definitely one of the two. Maybe both.

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This post is useless without pictures.