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Tinkersquash said:
When we go to The Fat Duck, we will call a voluntary bilateral moratorium on idle chatter until we are both sated. Not a vow of silence, but carte blanche to savor the food. Exclamations and moans of delight are always encouraged, though.
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I don't mean to be contrary, but I can't imagine not talking about Heston's food. I think I'd be wondering out loud the entire time and I'd probably be over excited tootortoise said:
No matter what I'm cooking/eating, I tend to approach it all very slowly and leisurely. It's my general approach towards life and one which my father teasingly calls the "Tinker Iceberg Pace". But at The Fat Duck, I can't see me being able to contain myself!
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Tinkersquash said:I don't mean to be contrary, but I can't imagine not talking about Heston's food. I think I'd be wondering out loud the entire time and I'd probably be over excited too
That's not contrary at all. The moratorium would be on IDLE chatter. Exclamations and discussions of good food are never idle. I would sooner gnaw off my own head than ask you to contain yourself, Tinks. Your enthusiasm is one of the things I adore about you.
I have the same slow and leisurely approach to food. I've been a member of Slow Food for years.
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Oh, god. I once read an article about Slow Food, and I distinctly remember almost soaking through my panties thinking about it. 
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Hiiiii! Tell me there's some good weather for me to come home to... I'm cold!tortoise said:
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*weathergasmtortoise said:
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Hahaha... Yes. I am definitely pro-gasm.tortoise said:Yum. Gasms are a beautiful thing. I'm fully in favor of ALL gasms.
Off to work. Enjoy the day!
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My foodlust has been slaked by gumbo so far this week, but I think the last of that was finished off yesterday, so I am seeking new foodgasms for today. I have plentiful chicken breasts and Granny Smiths, so I'm thinking a nice batch of chicken salad. I'll try Flirt's mint suggestion, too.
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Chicken salad! Finally something in this thread that I can cook. Not that I have anything against a fine gumbo.
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Mmmm... A nice, tart Granny Smith!tortoise said:
Think I'll have one with peanut butter for breakfast...
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Granny Smith + roquefort dressing = foodgasm for Rose.
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SaintPeter said:
I love a good chicken salad. There have been some fine ones posted in this thread.
SheRemembers said:Mmmm... A nice, tart Granny Smith!
Think I'll have one with peanut butter for breakfast...
Yum! That's such a delicious combination of flavors and textures, SR. Tart and crisp with nutty and creamy. Granny Smith are my favorite because of the tartness, but also because they are so crisp, almost never mealy-mushy. That is the ultimate deal breaker with apples: mealiness. Bleh.
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I'm off to have breakfast and hit the road...
Protein powder, banana, almond milk...bah.
I'll think about what I can cook for dinner, that will do me. Withholding pleasure can be a good thing.
Protein powder, banana, almond milk...bah.
I'll think about what I can cook for dinner, that will do me. Withholding pleasure can be a good thing.
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All of this talk made me reach into my larder for some chicken salad fixin's. Alas and alack, no chicken. I found turkey, though. It came out kind of funky, but I ate it anyway:
Funky Turkey Salad -
old leftover dry turkey breast meat - chopped
leftover pineapple bits - accidentally dropped on floor by Mister Pants and rinsed sneakily without telling me until he called from work and I told him what I was eating. The fiend.
celery - limp but surprisingly crunchy when bitten
tarragon - dried but Penzey's so it's good as it can get
salt and pepper - too much salt because the dog was at my feet begging for dry turkey bits and I wasn't paying attention to my sprinkling hand
I bumped up the value by eating rosemary triscuits and garlic cheese spread on the side. Eventually I put down the turkey salad and concentrated on the sides.
This was probably for the best.
Funky Turkey Salad -
old leftover dry turkey breast meat - chopped
leftover pineapple bits - accidentally dropped on floor by Mister Pants and rinsed sneakily without telling me until he called from work and I told him what I was eating. The fiend.
celery - limp but surprisingly crunchy when bitten
tarragon - dried but Penzey's so it's good as it can get
salt and pepper - too much salt because the dog was at my feet begging for dry turkey bits and I wasn't paying attention to my sprinkling hand
I bumped up the value by eating rosemary triscuits and garlic cheese spread on the side. Eventually I put down the turkey salad and concentrated on the sides.
This was probably for the best.
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this is a great apple salad
from deborah madison
1. place diced cheese in bowl, season w/ salt and pepper, and let stand for approximately 1 hour.
2. combine vinegar, shallot, pinch of salt, and pepper to taste, in another bowl. let stand for a bit. whisk in oil and sour cream, then taste for salt and pepper.
3. add celery, apples and nuts to the cheese, add dressing, add parsley, and toss.
serves 4-6
from deborah madison
- 3 oz gruyere, diced into small cubes (the quality of the cheese makes a huge difference)
- salt, ground pepper
- 1 tbs tarragon vinegar
- 1 small shallot, finely diced
- 1 tbs walnut oil
- 1 tbs sour cream or mayo
- 1 cup celery, finely diced
- 2 apples, unpeeled, finely diced
- 1/3 c roasted, chopped walnuts or pecans
- 2 tbs chopped celery leaves or parsley
1. place diced cheese in bowl, season w/ salt and pepper, and let stand for approximately 1 hour.
2. combine vinegar, shallot, pinch of salt, and pepper to taste, in another bowl. let stand for a bit. whisk in oil and sour cream, then taste for salt and pepper.
3. add celery, apples and nuts to the cheese, add dressing, add parsley, and toss.
serves 4-6
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Rambling Rose said:
Heh. I love the asides. Even if it wasn't a foodgasm, it is extremely entertaining.
CJack, that sounds incredible. I did something quite similar with some p'tit basque once. I peeled the apples, though. Now I'm interested to try it unpeeled.
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tortoise said:
You know those orgasms that happen and afterward, you're kind of "huh, is that it?". That's the kind of foodgasm this was. All that work for minimum reward.
At least the Triscuits were fresh.
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tortoise said:
The salting and sitting of said cheese is what caught my attention. Why would one do that?
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Rambling Rose said:
the sitting is to let it reach room temperature. has more taste that way. and the cheese is slightly seasoned as well as the dressing.
eta: it's pretty good cold, too. that's what i had for breakfast yesterday and today.
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