Thread: Dinner last night Sat 10Oct09

On Oct 11, 12:04*am, "Julana Benaroon" <Peter-Moc...@dingoballs.au>
wrote:
> Got some lovely large lobster tails from a roadside van. Poached them in
> butter (I long for a temperature-regulated poacher!) and served with yuzu
> and ketjap manis over a bed of pea tendrils and garnished on the side with
> avocado slices.
>
> Started out with a pureed soup of garlic and fava beans, side dishes were
> steamed choy sum and miso-pickled cucumbers, and we finished with a trifle
> made from yellow cake, vanilla custard, poached loquats, almonds, and
> whipped cream.
>
> I got a wonderful "reward" later: I give *him* ten points out of ten -- all
> three times! <giggle!>
>
> -- *

"served with a".....? "over a bed of".....? "Garnished... with"? Are
you a menu writer or is this for real?

Kalmia scribbled on the wall in permanent marker:

> On Oct 11, 12:04*am, "Julana Benaroon" <Peter-Moc...@dingoballs.au>
> wrote:
> > Got some lovely large lobster tails from a roadside van. Poached
> > them in butter (I long for a temperature-regulated poacher!) and
> > served with yuzu and ketjap manis over a bed of pea tendrils and
> > garnished on the side with avocado slices.
> >
> > Started out with a pureed soup of garlic and fava beans, side
> > dishes were steamed choy sum and miso-pickled cucumbers, and we
> > finished with a trifle made from yellow cake, vanilla custard,
> > poached loquats, almonds, and whipped cream.
> >
> > I got a wonderful "reward" later: I give him ten points out of ten
> > -- all three times! <giggle!>
> >
> > -- *
>
> "served with a".....? "over a bed of".....? "Garnished... with"? Are
> you a menu writer or is this for real?

I wondered the same thing.

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On 2009-10-11, Ravenlynne <[email protected]> wrote:

>> > served with yuzu and ketjap manis over a bed of pea tendrils and
>> > garnished on the side with avocado slices.

>> "served with a".....? "over a bed of".....? "Garnished... with"? Are
>> you a menu writer or is this for real?
>
> I wondered the same thing.

What's to wonder? I only had to look up yuzu, the rest being quite
easily understood. Would you have us believe terms like "bed of" and
"garnished" are beyond rfc denizens?

nb

On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:42:12 GMT, notbob wrote:

> On 2009-10-11, Ravenlynne <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>> > served with yuzu and ketjap manis over a bed of pea tendrils and
>>> > garnished on the side with avocado slices.
>
>>> "served with a".....? "over a bed of".....? "Garnished... with"? Are
>>> you a menu writer or is this for real?
>>
>> I wondered the same thing.
>
> What's to wonder? I only had to look up yuzu, the rest being quite
> easily understood. Would you have us believe terms like "bed of" and
> "garnished" are beyond rfc denizens?
>
> nb

i hold no brief as to julana's identity or purpose, but it didn't sound
outlandish to me, either.

your pal,
blake

Kalmia <[email protected]> wrote in news:fd7b7bd7-2468-4052-8b01-
[email protected]:

> On Oct 11, 12:04*am, "Julana Benaroon" <Peter-Moc...@dingoballs.au>

>>
>> -- *
>
> "served with a".....? "over a bed of".....? "Garnished... with"? Are
> you a menu writer or is this for real?



It's a stalker troll.

Best bet is to killfile it.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


If we are not meant to eat animals,
why are they made of meat?

blake murphy scribbled on the wall in permanent marker:

> On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 13:42:12 GMT, notbob wrote:
>
> > On 2009-10-11, Ravenlynne <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>> > served with yuzu and ketjap manis over a bed of pea tendrils and
> >>> > garnished on the side with avocado slices.
> >
> >>> "served with a".....? "over a bed of".....? "Garnished... with"?
> Are >>> you a menu writer or is this for real?
> > >
> >> I wondered the same thing.
> >
> > What's to wonder? I only had to look up yuzu, the rest being quite
> > easily understood. Would you have us believe terms like "bed of"
> > and "garnished" are beyond rfc denizens?
> >
> > nb
>
> i hold no brief as to julana's identity or purpose, but it didn't
> sound outlandish to me, either.
>
> your pal,
> blake

No, I believe that most RFC'ers understand the terms, but most don't
post so pretentiously. But carry on...

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