Anyone have trouble getting a table/service when dining solo? How do you handle less than pleasant staff? Seems that in the burbs most restaurants can't or won't accomodate a lone diner. I've had this experience even in niebourhood places with counter seats & service.
individual twice baked souffles are wonderful.. you can make them, take them out of their remakins, and freeze them for later use. If you want to use same day, just reheat on a baking sheet andthey puff up beautifully..I have only ever done savoury ones chevre, roquefort, etc. pretty sure a sweet would work.
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Sante Fe.. Noon Whistle Cafe across from city hall
Cheap, delicious. cool vibe.
I was 7 and desperately wanting to impress my 14 yer old cousin. My mum took us for lunch at the Tudor Tea Rooms in Sevenoaks. Being 1965,all the "Ladies who Lunch" were in pillbox hats and white gloves. I ordered sardines on toast. Refusing offers of help and waning to be a big girl I tried cutting my meal and succeeded in having the entire plate slide off the highly polished table, across the equally polished floor and come to rest under the Welsh dresser. This caused a collective "Tsk Tsk" from the chapeuded ladies, a glare from the waitress, and an empty tummy for me!
These days I enjoy my fishy friends directly from the tin,one of my guilty pleasures, reminiscent of Proust and his madeleines.
Strata ,savoury crepes , German baked pancake with warm fruit compote,
Hangtown Fry ( skillet scrambled eggs with fried oysters) sherried mushroom filled brioche.. napoleon of sliced steak ,rosti potatoes, grilled tomato.Baked fresh peaches with ameretti "stones"
Pink & white grapefruit supremeswith grilled pineapple layered in a martini glass with lime vanilla vinaigrette. Longstem Strawberries filled with gingered orange mascarpone.
Strata ,savoury crepes , German baked pancake with warm fruit compote,
Hangtown Fry ( skillet scrambled eggs with fried oysters) sherried mushroom filled brioche.. napoleon of sliced steak ,rosti potatoes, grilled tomato.Baked fresh peaches with ameretti "stones"
Pink & white grapefruit supremeswith grilled pineapple layered in a martini glass with lime vanilla vinaigrette. Longstem Strawberries fille with gingered orane mascarpone.
My Mum making chips with salt & vinegar served in brown paper lunch bags and eaten on our front steps..apple fritters served up with sugar also in bags and enjoyed on the steps. I was 4 and we had just arrived from England. Mum had a hard time finding cookies( what we knew as biscuits) I remember her taking back a package of pilsbury biscuits becuase they were raw..oh the look on her face when she wacked the canister and the dough popped out. Sunday morning breakfast bacon eggs, fried bread ,tomatoes and mushrooms. Sunday ..unch ryoast beef roast potaoesoirkshire pudding., and coma inducing sugar laded trifle The end of the fresh loaf from the local italian bakery eaten warm whle walking home. Pierogies fried in butter by our Polish neighbour. Homemade blueberry blintzes by our neighbourhood Jewish grandma. This trip down foo memory lane has made me hungry!1
If you have the space you can have a cooking class in your home with a menu tailored to your daughters' likes and what she is interested in learning to prepare. You can search Party Pop or Gathering Guide for recommendations.
"squishdines" sandwich: tinned sardines with bones & skin mashed with malt vinegar, salt & white pepper on buttered brown bread
Double stuffed oreos! Back in the day, the RA at my dorm tried to confiscate mine and my roommate's stash because they were (in his opinion) "better than sex"
Double Chocolate Bread
How about Double Dipped Strawberries or Double Salmon Terrine?
Hillary
Chew on That
I think biscotti is a great idea for bringing something to a book club. The variations above are all good ideas, and you could even do double chocolate versions with a cocoa dough and dipping in chocolate. But you asked for savory...
Double fried french fries would be awesome but not so much if you have to transport the things. Cold soggy french fries are not great. But double cheeseburgers might hold up better, and you could do little slider versions if you wanted to keep it small. Fried rice is cooked twice. You could try a variation on something I've seen advertised lately: double layer pizza. I'm sure a homemade version of that would be better than Dominoes' or whoever is making it.
Not quite "double", but a savory northern Chinese dish I love is twice-cooked pork. Very spicy and belly-warming.
Duh, I forgot to mention above that after you flatten or shape the plantains into cups... you fry them again to crisp them up and make them golden delicious.
Madelyn.
KarmaFreeCooking
Along the lines of double frying stuff... TOSTONES! They're also called patacones in certain parts of South America. They're twice-fried green plantains.
You cut the green plantains in 2-inch segments and fry them for a little while. While they're still hot, they're maleable enough to smash flat using the underside of a saucer plate or into a cup shape to fill them up (there are contraptions to help you get this shape).
You could maybe top the flat tostones or fill the cup-shaped ones with a twice cooked something. My Tuno Antipasto works well for this, even when it does not fit the twice-cooked theme.
If you're interested, drop me a line and I can help you get any tools you might need and give more detailed descriptions. OK? karmafreecooking@yahoo.com
Madelyn.
KarmaFreeCooking
Double-Dipped Chocolate Cherries (or blueberries, or whatever)
Coat dried fruit in white chocolate and then coat in very dark chocolate.
I don't much care for white chocolate, but combined with the tart, chewy dried fruit and the very dark chocolate, it's really delish.
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