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Good Friday dinner ideas
April 15, 2017, 01:29 AM
GustoferGood Friday dinner ideas
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Originally posted by irreverent:
Yes, please.
Also want to know what Gustofer went with, the bisque or the quiche?
I went with the ravioli and bisque and I am so glad I did. As it's description mentions, it was "divine". A bit on the rich side given the heavy cream, but wow was it good. I just used regular shrimp though as my little grocery store doesn't carry prawns. Still excellent.
Sides of salad, sauteed zucchini with mushrooms, and fresh homemade Italian bread slathered with real olive oil, butter, and sauteed garlic. The real treat was a dozen fresh oysters on the Egg, drizzled with the same EVOO/butter/garlic mixture and sprinkled generously with Parmesan.
Good Lord, we ate like royalty tonight and it was fantastic. I spent a few hours in the kitchen today but it was worth it.
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April 15, 2017, 05:44 AM
LBAR15A little late but I really enjoyed some baked clams for dinner last night.
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April 15, 2017, 09:43 AM
exx1976Sounds good! What kind of ravioli?
April 15, 2017, 12:19 PM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by exx1976:
Sounds good! What kind of ravioli?
I used this recipe.
I altered it a little as I wasn't able to find any fish stock, so I got four packages of shrimp flavored ramen and used the seasoning packets as a bullion. It worked great.
Somewhat time consuming to put it all together, and probably an intermediate level, but oh so tasty. Highly recommended.
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April 15, 2017, 02:30 PM
irreverentquote:
Originally posted by Gustofer:
quote:
Originally posted by irreverent:
Yes, please.
Also want to know what Gustofer went with, the bisque or the quiche?
I went with the ravioli and bisque and I am so glad I did. As it's description mentions, it was "divine". A bit on the rich side given the heavy cream, but wow was it good. I just used regular shrimp though as my little grocery store doesn't carry prawns. Still excellent.
Sides of salad, sauteed zucchini with mushrooms, and fresh homemade Italian bread slathered with real olive oil, butter, and sauteed garlic. The real treat was a dozen fresh oysters on the Egg, drizzled with the same EVOO/butter/garlic mixture and sprinkled generously with Parmesan.
Good Lord, we ate like royalty tonight and it was fantastic. I spent a few hours in the kitchen today but it was worth it.
Well, that's it. It's on my to try list. Thanks for listing the tweak, too. Btw, what is double cream?
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April 15, 2017, 06:35 PM
OldChimneyquote:
Originally posted by irreverent:
Well, that's it. It's on my to try list. Thanks for listing the tweak, too. Btw, what is double cream?
The closest thing we have in the states is heavy cream, preferably lightly pasteurized. Double cream found in the UK has even more fat than our heavy cream and is lightly pasteurized, if at all.
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April 15, 2017, 06:46 PM
exx1976Couldn't find fish stock? Probably not exactly the same, but our grocery sells seafood stock in cartons on the shelf in the soup aisle next to the beef, chicken, and vegetable stock. I'd have done that before the ramen thing. Those thing are LOADED with sodium! I'm certainly no health nut, but I don't unnecessarily go overboard. Lol
Looks good though, I'll have to try it! Thanks for the recommendation!
April 15, 2017, 08:15 PM
Gustofer^^^ Yeah, my little store has chicken, beef, and veggie, but no seafood/fish stock. I actually found it odd as I'm often quite surprised at some of the obscure things they
do carry for a one-horse town dinky little grocery store. I do agree with the salt (and likely MSG) thing, but I was in a pickle and made do.
If anyone tries it, I hope you like it. I'm sometimes hesitant to give out recipes that I really enjoy, as everyone's tastes are different. Some might think what I like is nasty (the weird food thread comes to mind).
I'll recommend it, but YMMV.
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April 15, 2017, 08:30 PM
irreverentquote:
Originally posted by OldChimney:
quote:
Originally posted by irreverent:
Well, that's it. It's on my to try list. Thanks for listing the tweak, too. Btw, what is double cream?
The closest thing we have in the states is heavy cream, preferably lightly pasteurized. Double cream found in the UK has even more fat than our heavy cream and is lightly pasteurized, if at all.
Of course, I should've been tipped off by the litres and the prawn. I was thinking Australian.
Thanks.
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April 25, 2017, 08:05 PM
irreverentOMG.
Made this (the bisque) today. This was fabulous. Thanks for the tipoff.
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April 25, 2017, 08:33 PM
GustoferGreat ain't it?
I'll definitely be making this again.
It's just one of those recipes that make your jowel glands go "WTF".
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April 25, 2017, 10:27 PM
irreverentYes, well, it helps that I have a soft spot for most any bisque...oh, I love it when my taste bud's expectations are rewarded! Thanks again
I'll actually have to make another batch really soon here! (This is all low cal, right?).
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April 26, 2017, 06:14 AM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by irreverent:
(This is all low cal, right?).
Of course!
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