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Skriven 2008-08-09 01:38:12 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: Re: Cortese's 735
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 -=> On 08-07-08  09:28,  Michael Loo <=-
 -=> spoke to All about Cortese's 735 <=-

 ML> Cortese's was our meal out - a good choice, as there was something
 ML> for everyone: pizza, sandwiches, big platters, American food,

Agreed.

 ML> A word about Jim. He's the Magellan 760 that Burt and Shirley use.

Ours is called Marty.  His significant other is Martha.

 ML> A fried squid appetizer on the other hand was generous and
 ML> of a good standard, just a touch underdone for my taste, but
 ML> very tender. No surprises, lots of tentacles. B+.

I had a sample of that.  I agree, one of the better ones because it was
not cooked to the tough stage that is so often done.

 ML> Onion rings for the table - big, hand-cut, with a pleasantly
 ML> herbed breading. Fried nice and crisp (probably twice fried,
 ML> as the onions were very, very done inside). B.

The herbed breading was different, and I enjoyed it.

 ML> Chicken piccata (Dale's) - lemony, yummy, no capers though. A
 ML> little soupy with wine sauce. The chicken wasn't pounded enough. B-.

Chicken Piccata is usually lemon, capers, a little bit of garlic and
white wine.  This had no capers (none were listed on the menu, and the
waitress confirmed that before I ordered).  It had a lot of garlic and a
lot of mushrooms.  I'm not sure what else was in the sauce, but it was
not white.  IMO, a decent dish but I prefer the more traditional
Piccata.

 ML> Broiled scallops (Gail's) were good, no quibbles. About as good
 ML> as I'd guess it is possible to get in inland New York. A-.

Nope -- Gail had a dish called Chicken Soltimbocca.  Chicken breast
sauteed in butter with fresh garlic, proscuitto and seasonings and
topped with melted Swiss and mozzarella cheese, finished with cream
sherry.  I had some of it.  Good, but again rather on the dark side.
Makes me wonder if my Picatta had cream sherry instead of white wine?
Gail had a dish with the same name on the cruise ship.  It was pounded
chicken breast, rolled around the cheese and proscuitto.  In that
presentation, the proscuitto did not get lost.

It was Carol who had the scallops.  I had a bite and they were very
good.  I like scallops, Gail does not -- and so I only get them out.
Did not occur to me to try them here though.

Charlotte had some sort of seafood basket, but by the time it came she
had gotten full on other things and most of it went "home".

They had put out a basket of very good, fresh and hot Italian bread.  We
enjoyed it.

 ML> On the whole a successful venture into the wilds of Binghamton.

Agreed.

Here is another chicken recipe.  At least they did not label it as
Hawaiian:-}}

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Spiced Chicken With Fruit
 Categories: Chicken
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      2 T  Vegetable oil
    1/2 t  Salt
    1/4 t  Ground red pepper
           -(cayenne)
 10 1/2 lb Cut-up broiler-fryer
           -chicken
    1/2 c  Pineapple chunks
    1/3 c  Raisins
     12 c  Pineapple juice or orange
           -juice
    1/8 t  Ground cinnamon
    1/8 t  Ground cloves
           -Orange sections
           -Chopped fresh parsley
 
  Heat oil in 12-inch skillet. Mix salt and red pepper; sprinkle over
  chicken. Cook chicken in oil over medium heat 15 to 20 minutes or
  until light brown on all sides; reduce heat. Add remaining ingredients
  except orange sections and parsley. Cover tightly and simmer 20 to 25
  minutes or until thickest pieces of chicken are done. Garnish with
  orange sections and parsley.
  
  6 servings.
  
  From the files of Al Rice, North Pole Alaska.    Feb 1994
 
MMMMM



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