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Skriven 2006-11-19 01:42:14 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Jim Weller
Ärende: Re: T-Day
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 -=> On 11-17-06  22:57,  Jim Weller <=-
 -=> spoke to Sean Dennis about T-Day <=-

 SD> My parents, grandparents and sister (with daughters
 SD> in tow) are going out to Golden Corral for dinner.
 SD> neither Maura nor I were impressed when we went
 SD> to the Golden Corral last year with the parental units.  The place was
 SD> packed, people watched me eat (a HUGE pet peeve) and the food wasn't so
 SD> good.

 JW> You will eat better than they do. Far, far better.

 JW> I just found their web site:

 JW> http://www.goldencorral.com/

 JW> All you can eat sirloin and mac & cheese buffet? Kenny Rogers? Veggie
 JW> Tales? Kid's Birthday Club? My Gawd, it sounds hideous!

  We have liked Golden Corral for some time.   The one we used to go to
  was 20+ miles away, and we didn't get there much.   Just the other day
  we went to a mall we haven't been to in years to discover that they
  had a Golden Corral in the front parking lot -- and it is only about
  10 miles away (Arundel Mills FYI).

  IMO, very good as far as buffet places go.  Much better (and only a
  little bit more pricey) than Village Buffet -- another national chain.
  In fact, they had changed since the last time we were at the one out
  in Glen Burnie.  At this one, the steaks are done a flame grill versus
  a flat iron grill surface.   They had both flat sirloin and a round
  sirloin filet, wrapped in bacon.  I had one of each.   The first was
  cooked to medium, a bit more done than I'd have wanted but still a
  good piece of meat and juicy pink.   The second was called rare.  It
  was brown crust on each side and blue in the middle.  Michael would
  have liked it -- and so did I.

  Many other meat dishes, but some of them were only fair (Gail says
  mediocre) -- I never looked at the soups and vegetables.   Some decent
  deserts -- I had blueberry pie and Gail had chocolate cake.

  With drinks, a very satisying meal for $22.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Winter Squash Soup With Cinnamon And Cloves
 Categories: Low fat, Soup, Posted
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      2 lb Dense winter squash such as
           Butternut (we used pumpkin)
     12    Corriander seeds
     12    Peppercorns
      2 c  Fatfree soymilk (we used the
           Westbrae WestSoy)
      3    Inch cinnamon stick, broken
           Into pieces
      8    Cloves
      1    Jalapeno pepper or
      2 sm Dried red chilies, seeds
           Removed
      1    Onion, finely diced
      2 t  Each finely chopped mint and
           Cilantro for garnish
 
  adapted from The Savory Way
  
  Cut the squash in half and scoop out the seeds.  Cook the squash (We
  put it in the microwave, but she recommends baking it at 375 for 30-45
  minutes.  We were afraid it'd dry out too much that way.)  When the
  squash is cooked and cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh.
  
  While the squash is baking, make an infusion with the herbs and milk:
  first lightly crush the corriander seeds and peppercorns; then put
  them in a saucepan with the milk, cinnamon, cloves, and chilies.  Heat
  the mixture slowly, but turn off the heat just before the milk comes
  to a boil  Let it stand until needed.
  
  Saute the onions in water until they begin to soften.  Add the squash
  and 1 qt. water.  Bring to a boil; then lower the heat and simmer
  until the squash is broken up, about 25 minutes.
  
  Pass the soup through a food mill or blen it briefly, leaving as much
  texture as you like.  Return the soup to the stove and add the milk,
  pouring it through a strainer.  Try to press on the spices as you do,
  to get as much flavor into the soup as you can.  Gently reheat the
  soup, but do not allow it to boil.  Serve garnished with cilantro and
  mint.
  Date:    Thu, 29 Dec 94 23:14:34 EST
  From:    Cindy_Bloch@transarc.com
 
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