Dinner Tonight: Ramps with Linguine
I recently found some ramps through a guy who sells produce to restaurants. $18 a pound. They were very good in a potato gratin. But, I'm not so sure they were $18 a pound good. Maybe $9 a pound good...
I recently found some ramps through a guy who sells produce to restaurants. $18 a pound. They were very good in a potato gratin. But, I'm not so sure they were $18 a pound good. Maybe $9 a pound good...
It's sooo easy to spend $300 on a great dinner. Of course, if you have limited access to ingredients then it'll be a little more difficult. A great whiskey will eat up a big chunk of money. If I were you, I'd get to the store early the day before your dinner and see what was available. Pick the best protiens, veggies, etc. and then go home and find your recipes. Then I'd go back to the store for whatever you need to complete the meal. Coook ahead where you can and finish the rest that night.
If we're saying anything goes... I think I'd have to take a trip to Rome with my husband and few friends. I'd like a table set up inside the Pantheon so that I could "dine with all the gods". I'd like fried anchovies from L'Angletto (just around the corner). Some bruschetta with goose lard from Armando da Patheon. Some stuffed zucchini flowers from Ditirambo. The olive oil and breads from Myosotis with some of their gnocchi. Saltimboca from L'Angletto. A luscious dessert from Ditirambo, anything will be fine. And wine, wine and more wine...
That was absolutely hysterical!
I made my husband cut a hole in the wall so I would be able to see into the living area from the kitchen. When we moved into the house it had a table height bar between the kitchen and living. The opening that the previous owners created was something like you see in a diner, where your order is pushed out for the waiter to pick up. You had to actually lean over to look through the opening. So, old Hub got out the Saws-All and he and a friend expanded the opening up to the ceiling. Now I can see and talk to everyone who is in the living area. Which is a good thing because there's really only room for two people to actually be cooking in our kitchen.
My husband's chili. Big hunks of beef. Spicy and thick.
Throw a few Fritos in a bowl. Grated cheddar on top of the Fritos. Then ladle on the chili. Maybe a little minced onion on top.
Grown-up Frito Pie.
Yum.
Actually, a pint of Guiness pretty much fills me up. If there's one in the fridge I'd usually grab that before I'd eat an actual snack. If there is none, I usually go for a slice of rosemary ham or some old forest salami. I know, not very lady-like, huh?
That is completely disgusting.
Not impressed with this recipe. The breadcrumbs didn't add anything except texture, which is questionable. I will give Gourmet Guy's recipe a shot.
hey slashchef - i just saw ramps recently somewhere in seattle....can't remember if it was at the ballard farmer's market, pike place, or ballard market. too many markets in the last two weeks!
5 bottles of wine and 1 jamesons for 3 people: i'll be shocked to hear from you tomorrow (unless it's under the hangover cure thread.).
sounds like an awesome dinner ahead.
Thanks for everyone!! So I went shopping yesterday at Guido's, an amazing marketplace. Here's the tentative menu:
Spinach salad with Roquefort, glazed walnuts, cranberries
Asparagus Gruyere Tart
Roasted new potatoes with rosemary
Filet mignon with truffled mushroom ragout
Giant apple pie with ice cream
5 bottles of wine
1 bottle of Jameson
We bought the best ingredients we could get and it all added up to a whopping....
$290!!
Lots of cooking to do tonight and I'll report on it tomorrow! Thanks again for everyone's suggestions, I knew I could count on SE posters!
Good luck today, Jenn. We're expecting a full report tomorrow!
@Jenn Sit......it's Thursday - the big dinner day! You HAVE to let us know your entire menu, Campbell's Soup to Planter's Nuts, so to speak. ;-)
Ellios: It's Ramsay, not Ramsey.
P.S. Paula Deen stinks, the best chef in the world is Gordon Ramsey.
I have to say I LOVE burgers, all kinds of burgers. Cheese, chicken, turkey, pizza, anything! Burgers with onion rings, burgers with bacon, even burgers with mash potatoes like the new one at BK! But this is not a burger. A DONUT? A FRIED EGG? That is disgusting, especially the donut part. Theres some foods you dont mix and this is the best example of that.
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