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[Vera Godfrey]

Eldest daughter's birthday. Going to a local pizza place

 

[dh66]

Eldest daughter's birthday. Going to a local pizza place

Pizza here, too, for the same reason. Cici's all you can eat. I'm regretting it already.

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[GHT]

Eldest daughter's birthday. Going to a local pizza place

We had a popular Italian inspired meal. I cooked Gamberetti and this is how I did it: I used:
3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, 1 garlic clove, crushed and peeled, about 20oz of prawns, medium-sized, de-veined. (de-veined means removing the black vein like thread along the back of the prawn.) It's the bowel. 1 small onion, finely chopped, a small glass of dry white wine, about a pound of cherry tomatoes, finely chopped, 1 chilli, deseeded and finely chopped, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper and a handful of parsley leaves, flaked.

I heated up the olive oil in a very large skillet set over a medium heat so as not to burn it, then I added the garlic and fried it for a couple of minutes, until fragrant. Then I added the onion and cooked it until it was soft, I kept stirring often so that it didn’t colour.

Then I added the prawns and cooked them for about two minutes per side, ensuring that they don’t overlap. Slowly I poured in the wine and increased the heat to medium-high in order to allow it to evaporate. Once cooked I removed the prawns; transferring them to a pre-warmed plate while I carried on with the sauce.

I removed the garlic and added the tomatoes and crushed chilli. Then I lowered the heat and covered and cooked until the tomatoes fell apart and look saucy; adding a splash of water to help the sauce come together. A quick taste, to check if it needs seasoning.

Then I put the prawns back into the skillet and stirred to coat them in the sauce. I increased the heat and sautéed them for about five more minutes, then I removed them from the heat and sprinkled them with the parsley.

Served with of crusty bread, I had bought a French baguette, but as my wife is allergic to wheat, whilst I was cooking this I had about 8oz of tagliatelle on the boil.

 

[Fading Fast]

The Fading Fasts, living in the great metropolis, Manhattan - with all its restaurant opportunities and food cultural - took full advantage of it last night - not. We ordered in pizza (from the place where my avatar pic comes from) and enjoyed it with some wine all while watching several episodes of Netflix's new series "Trinkets," which is like a modern-day "Freaks and Geeks," meaning it has all the same high school angst and insecurities as the '90s series, but with a coarser attitude and gratuitous sex. That, and being reasonable early to bed, made for a great night.

 

[GHT]

Gratuitous sex? Early to bed? No wonder you had a great night. My doctor told me that older people have sex more infrequently.
Infrequently? Is that one or two words, I can never remember.

 

[Fading Fast]

Gratuitous sex? Early to bed? No wonder you had a great night. My doctor told me that older people have sex more infrequently.
Infrequently? Is that one or two words, I can never remember.

You did get me to go back and check my punctuation .

Re your "infrequently" comment, my grandmother (from the beyond) hasn't said a word, but is giving you a look that has you apologizing anyway .

 

[Vera Godfrey]

Pizza here, too, for the same reason. Cici's all you can eat. I'm regretting it already.

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Happy Birthday to your daughter! We have Cici's here, too, and I'm sorry that's where you went! ha! We went to a place called Mellow Mushroom. Good stuff.

We had a popular Italian inspired meal. I cooked Gamberetti and this is how I did it: I used:
3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, 1 garlic clove, crushed and peeled, about 20oz of prawns, medium-sized, de-veined. (de-veined means removing the black vein like thread along the back of the prawn.) It's the bowel. 1 small onion, finely chopped, a small glass of dry white wine, about a pound of cherry tomatoes, finely chopped, 1 chilli, deseeded and finely chopped, sea salt, freshly ground black pepper and a handful of parsley leaves, flaked.

I heated up the olive oil in a very large skillet set over a medium heat so as not to burn it, then I added the garlic and fried it for a couple of minutes, until fragrant. Then I added the onion and cooked it until it was soft, I kept stirring often so that it didn’t colour.

Then I added the prawns and cooked them for about two minutes per side, ensuring that they don’t overlap. Slowly I poured in the wine and increased the heat to medium-high in order to allow it to evaporate. Once cooked I removed the prawns; transferring them to a pre-warmed plate while I carried on with the sauce.

I removed the garlic and added the tomatoes and crushed chilli. Then I lowered the heat and covered and cooked until the tomatoes fell apart and look saucy; adding a splash of water to help the sauce come together. A quick taste, to check if it needs seasoning.

Then I put the prawns back into the skillet and stirred to coat them in the sauce. I increased the heat and sautéed them for about five more minutes, then I removed them from the heat and sprinkled them with the parsley.

Served with of crusty bread, I had bought a French baguette, but as my wife is allergic to wheat, whilst I was cooking this I had about 8oz of tagliatelle on the boil.
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Sounds good!

The Fading Fasts, living in the great metropolis, Manhattan - with all its restaurant opportunities and food cultural - took full advantage of it last night - not. We ordered in pizza (from the place where my avatar pic comes from) and enjoyed it with some wine all while watching several episodes of Netflix's new series "Trinkets," which is like a modern-day "Freaks and Geeks," meaning it has all the same high school angst and insecurities as the '90s series, but with a coarser attitude and gratuitous sex. That, and being reasonable early to bed, made for a great night.

I *loved* "Freaks and Geeks"! I'll have to try "Trinkets" (after I get caught up on The Good Place and The Santa Clarita Diet!)

 

[Fading Fast]

Happy Birthday to your daughter! We have Cici's here, too, and I'm sorry that's where you went! ha! We went to a place called Mellow Mushroom. Good stuff.

Sounds good!

I *loved* "Freaks and Geeks"! I'll have to try "Trinkets" (after I get caught up on The Good Place and The Santa Clarita Diet!)

F&G was very well done. I think you'll like "Trinkets," but as noted, it's a modern show so it's both coarse and angry; whereas, F&G had more kindness and hope.

 

[dh66]

Happy Birthday to your daughter! We have Cici's here, too, and I'm sorry that's where you went! ha! We went to a place called Mellow Mushroom. Good stuff.

We have Mellow Mushroom pizza here. Great pizza....the absolute slowest service I've ever experienced. Consistently. I gave up going there years ago because of it. Even takeout. They'll tell you on the phone it'll be ready in 45 minutes and it's never ready. 2 hours later you're still standing there waiting on it.

As for Cici's... I knew what I was in for, but it's a cheap place to feed a bunch of kids and they've got video games and stuff. Perfect for a birthday celebration and it's not Chuck E. Cheese's.

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[Vera Godfrey]

You have a point about it not being Chuck E Cheese! We've never had problems with MM until last night. It was terrible service!

I had leftover pizza for lunch and wasn't too hungry for dinner. Made the kids breakfast nachos.

 

[dh66]

A big bowl of chili and a couple of tacos.

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[Fading Fast]

Last night SGF made a squash blossom galette:

 

[Vera Godfrey]

Going with the kids to a friends house and not sure what she is making.

 

[Vera Godfrey]

Change of plans tonight. Eldest daughter and I are going out to her very favorite restaurant. It's one of her birthday gifts.

 

[Vera Godfrey]

Plans changed yet again. Going out tomorrow. Tonight was a fend for yourself night. I had peanut butter nice cream with homemade chocolate sauce. yum!

 

[Fading Fast]

Plans changed yet again. Going out tomorrow. Tonight was a fend for yourself night. I had peanut butter nice cream with homemade chocolate sauce. yum!

And I'm guessing Turkey Hill brand (haven't found it locally yet).

For us, it was night two for squash blossom galettes. If you look closely in our picture of the galette above, you can just see the parchment paper for the second one, which served as tonight's dinner. Since we reheated it tonight, the bottom of the galette got a bit crunchy while everything else stayed soft - I think that made it better than the first night. But alas, they are all gone now.

 

[dh66]

Last night's supper of sauteed summer squash with onions, steamed asparagus, and fresh cantaloupe might, at first glance, seem like a foray into the realm of healthy dieting... but when you factor in the big slice of German chocolate cake and all the beers that came afterward.......

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[Vera Godfrey]

And I'm guessing Turkey Hill brand (haven't found it locally yet).

No, unfortunately. I can't do a lot of dairy anymore, so I don't eat it much. Nice cream is "ice cream" made with frozen bananas.

 

[Fading Fast]

Last night's supper of sauteed summer squash with onions, steamed asparagus, and fresh cantaloupe might, at first glance, seem like a foray into the realm of healthy dieting... but when you factor in the big slice of German chocolate cake and all the beers that came afterward.......

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As a not-vegetable guy, all I heard was the teacher from Peanuts until this "the big slice of German chocolate cake -" that came through loud and clear (as did "all the beers that came afterwards..."). Obviously, a rich chocolate flavor is required, but the defining feature of a German Chocolate cake, for me, is the thickness and wonderfulness of the coconut-and-pecan frosting that goes over the chocolate frosting (pure genius to put two frostings on one cake) - how was it?

 

[Fading Fast]

No, unfortunately. I can't do a lot of dairy anymore, so I don't eat it much. Nice cream is "ice cream" made with frozen bananas.

That's funny, I thought "nice cream" was just a typo. That said, and I know no-one will believe this, but sometimes I like the frozen yogurts or "lighter" ice-creams as I'm not always in the mood for the heavy traditional ones. It's why I sometimes prefer a soft serve ice-cream cone in the summer as you can eat it without feeling it sitting in you.