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Let's Play "Stump the Chef"!
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 24, 2011, 10:11:34 am ---Okay, Elle, dear, here are some ingredients for you:
Strawberries and ... Coffee!!!
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I think I would put the strawberries into the freezer just until quite firm, but not hard, and then chop them. I would make a coffee ice cream, and fold the chopped strawberries into the completed ice cream, and serve with gauffrettes.
I can't believe I've never seen that, it sounds good.
Front-Ranger:
Wow, Clarissa, that sounds scrumptious!! I can just visualize it now!! I can also see this as a Pavlova, with beaten egg whites instead of ice cream if it's too cold for ice cream. What a heavenly dish!!
And Milo, I can just smell the cioppino cooking...it sounds wonderful! The tradition in our family is to have scallop empanada for Christmas Eve dinner. But this year we will not have scallops because my daughter's family doesn't eat shellfish. Fortunately, you can put just about any fish, chicken, or meat in empanadas and it works just fine. The other ingredients are sweet peppers and onions sauteed in olive oil. I always use a combination of red and green peppers.
We have had a traditional Italian dinner for Christmas in the past: a crown roast of beef or pork, filled with vegetables and a first plate of pasta in walnut sauce, with a salad of bitter greens and fruit and an assortment of cheeses, followed by tiramisu. But this year our Christmas dinner will be all American, with a Christmas pumpkin pecan pie at the end.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on December 24, 2011, 01:11:17 pm ---Wow, Clarissa, that sounds scrumptious!! I can just visualize it now!! I can also see this as a Pavlova, with beaten egg whites instead of ice cream if it's too cold for ice cream. What a heavenly dish!!
And Milo, I can just smell the cioppino cooking...it sounds wonderful! The tradition in our family is to have scallop empanada for Christmas Eve dinner. But this year we will not have scallops because my daughter's family doesn't eat shellfish. Fortunately, you can put just about any fish, chicken, or meat in empanadas and it works just fine. The other ingredients are sweet peppers and onions sauteed in olive oil. I always use a combination of red and green peppers.
We have had a traditional Italian dinner for Christmas in the past: a crown roast of beef or pork, filled with vegetables and a first plate of pasta in walnut sauce, with a salad of bitter greens and fruit and an assortment of cheeses, followed by tiramisu. But this year our Christmas dinner will be all American, with a Christmas pumpkin pecan pie at the end.
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No offense, but I always think of empanadas as fast food. When I sing in Houston, I find it convenient to grab one at one of the numerous tequerias throughout the city. They're great piping hot.
Food is such a wonderful part of holidays.
Ellemeno:
Lee, you may be the best chef I know. Of anyone. Anywhere.
Front-Ranger:
What a wonderful compliment, friend! I am not really a chef, I am just an enthusiast. Yes, empanadas are usually a fast food, but they take many forms. I actually cooked the empanada in a paella pan...the family really liked it, thought it was the "best ever:!!! A first this year, I added artichoke hearts.
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