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Skriven 2006-11-03 17:08:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 RH> Not only do you fix it in your memory but others have the fun of
 RH> reading of your experience.  Sometimes the food can be really bad but
 RH> if the company is really good, the food won't taste that bad.

The food will still taste that bad, but you won't mind it as much.

   OTOH, if
 RH> company is bad, no amount of super fantastic food will improve it--as a
 RH> general rule.

I disagree; I just make my tablemates walk the plank (in my
head), and when I can't hear them any more, I just eat.

 ML> our schedules, I don't know exactly. Or even if we're going
 ML> to fly or take a junket in the Miata.
 RH> Well, just remember that we aren't too far away.

If it's temperate and it's in the Miata. We could meet
sort of halfway, at a shrimp shack along the coast.

=

 RH> No, it was the annual Hawaii/Pacific Baptist Convention.  It's held
 RH> every 3rd year on one of the other islands, with the othr years being
 RH> on Oahu.  We just timed it right to get to go to Maui for business and
 RH> pleasure.

Excellent. Which reminds me of a random thought I had, do you
have female deacons? The reason I asked is that one of the
hospitals I've had business with is the New England Deaconess,
founded by Methodist deaconesses.

 RH> We are less than thrilled with it but at the time, it was the only
 RH> IHOP in the state.

Would you trek to the only McDonalds in the state? (Don't answer
that - I once went to what was the only McDonalds in Ireland, just
to see what it was like. I atoned by going across the way to the
Bewley's tea parlour.

 RH> I don't want a stack of lead balloon (AKA pancakes) with a
 RH> plae of eggs, sausage and suchlike.  Steve wanted pancakes so we split
 RH> an order--he took the pancakes and I had the eggs.

That's what I found good about IHOP, the (eventual) willingness
to serve me nonbreakfast food at breakfast. I agree that that
sounds like a big heavy meal, but I'd be willing to eat a big
heavy breakfast if it tasted like dinner, not breakfast.

 ML> Easy alu mattar
 ML> cat: vegetarian, fake Indian
 RH> Fake Indian?  Is it a Fakir recipe then? (GD&R)

Ought to clap you into the brig for that one.

Sugar Cane Shrimp
cat: main, shellfish
servings: 4

1/2 c sugar
1/2 c water
1 c olive oil
1 ts chili oil
2 Tb lemon juice
2 ts minced shallots
1 ts minced garlic
3 Tb minced fresh dill [M would omit]
1 1/2 Tb minced parsley
2 ts minced fresh tarragon [M might substitute parsley]
2 ts minced fresh basil
salt and ground red pepper
12 lg shrimp, shelled and cleaned [3/4-1 lb]
4 sugar cane spears, 6 x 1/4 x 1/4 inch
8 oz firm tofu, drained
1 c shredded daikon
1/4 c chopped green onions

In a saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil; remove from
heat. Add oils, lemon juice, shallots, garlic, the herbs, and the
seasonings. Marinate shrimp in mixture for at least 1 hour.
Using the sugar cane spears, skewer 3 shrimp on each; reserve
remaining marinade for the dressing. Broil or saute; skewers until
shrimp is done. Cut tofu into 8 cubes. Broil or saute; tofu until
golden brown. Place 2 tofu cubes on each plate; top with a shrimp
skewer. Garnish with daikon and green onions. Serve with
Balsamic Vinaigrette.

http://www.hei.com/heco/ekitchen/
(courtesy of Kirby Wong, Canoes Restaurant at the Ilikai)


BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE
cat: dressing
yield: 1 c

1/4 c balsamic vinegar
1/4 c olive oil
1 Tb lemon juice
1 ts minced garlic
1 ts salt
1/4 ts sugar
1 ds white pepper
1/2 c reserved marinade from above

Combine first 7 ingredients; mix well. Add 1/2 cup of the
reserved marinade. Serve over shrimp.

http://www.hei.com/heco/ekitchen/
(courtesy of Kirby Wong, Canoes Restaurant at the Ilikai)
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