OPEN HOUSE at CHEZ TREMBLAY

[Brown Eyes]

Hey Buds!

WOW!  The party's really hopping here at CT!  Dessert is always exciting, isn't it! 


So, some of you many know that I'm sorta well-known for my birthday cakes around here.  So, for my dessert contribution I'm going to post my all-time favorite cowboy cake that I've found so far in my prowling of the internet.  I've posted this very occasionally on special birthday threads.  But, tonight feels like a night for an encore.  And, as you see, there's way more than enough of this enormous cake for everyone to share.

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[Meryl]

Champagne will do nicely!  That Jack, such good taste!   

Nutmeg David, what's your poison?  I'll whip it up for you. 

[MaineWriter]

Oooooo!  does this open house have an open bar?   

Cowboy, they are serving whatever you want to drink. The more exotic the better! No one has ordered a side car yet.....

L

[Meryl]

Amanda, that cake is just what the sheriff ordered!  I'd love a slice, though it's a shame to cut it, it's so purty. 

Mini, rumaki are water chestnuts wrapped in bacon and broiled til nice and crispy.  They're yummy! 

[MaineWriter]

What's rumaki? Will I die if I eat/drink it/them? I'll try anything once.

They are fabulous. Lazy L Jack makes them all the time. Who is Lazy L Jack you say? Meet him here...

http://lazylfarm.livejournal.com/417.html

As for the rumaki recipe...it is in the Joy of Cooking. Let me see if I can dig it up....

[MaineWriter]

Amanda, that cake is just what the sheriff ordered!  I'd love a slice, though it's a shame to cut it, it's so purty. 

Mini, rumaki are water chestnuts wrapped in bacon and broiled til nice and crispy.  They're yummy! 

Jack's recipe has chicken livers with the water chestnuts.

Some folks substitute scallops.

No matter how you make em, they are delicious!

L

[miniangel]

Okay I'll have a couple of them, thanks. And I'll wash them down with a gin and tonic, go easy on the tonic. Hic!

[MaineWriter]

Okay I'll have a couple of them, thanks. And I'll wash them down with a gin and tonic, go easy on the tonic. Hic!

Here you go my dear! With a lime on the side...

L

[Brown Eyes]

WARNING!!!  NOT a DESSERT!!!

All this talk of fried Oreos reminds me of a food item I experienced for the first time in Cheyenne, WY at a restaurant with Clarissa, Katherine and Lynne during the BBQ weekend.

FRIED PICKLES!!!.... and they were good too! 

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[Meryl]

Okay I'll have a couple of them, thanks. And I'll wash them down with a gin and tonic, go easy on the tonic. Hic!

Lovely!  I think I'll join you.  One of my favorites.