Made this dish twice in two nights. Pappa gave me a huge bag of fresh picked frozen fave from his garden. they made the journey of 1000 miles to find their way to ma belly! Yummy
Olive oil, Shallots and white wine. Then a little chopped peeled tomatoes. Basil and little white wine (dry please). Heavy cream and reduce. Put the shelled Fave in about 2 minutes before the pasta was done (I like them with a little bit) and serve with Parmeggiano Reggiano.
We also grilled up Harry's lamb chops (3 each both nights) and they were awesome. Just salt and pepper and a hot grill is all you need for these babies.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Disaster
OK, so we're at the cousins lake house. Lots of people from both families. My brother convinces me (about 2 hours before lunch) that I should cook something. Ok....we go to the store with no plan in mind. Get there and I decide to do Braciole (capers and lemons) and (fortunately) a backup .....one of my favorites.....turkey Meatballs.
We get back ....no one in the kitchen except mom. We go to work and suddenly it becomes Emeril Live. Everyone looking to ME to do something fantastic. Where do they get this expectation from?? I'm batting about 70% on the meals that I make at home. The other brother goes to work (seeing that we're having fun) on making Bruschette and hogging the oven.
Meatballs came out great (thanks bro for the mixing and forming) and the braciole turns into a disaster. The oven is opened so often due to the bread that there is no way they will roast properly (and they don't) I had to crank the heat, and pulled them early because everyone ws waiting (the pan didn't even get hot so they weren't roasted on down side) and had to Broil them on high to get them close to a "roasted" look. And way late too. Everyone was done eating (all the meatballs, thank you!) before these even came out.
What a mess. and to top it off, they weren't even that good. too much lemon zest, not even cheese filling. Couldnt taste the capers. a true mess and I felt terrible!
Next time...have a plan and plan for many delays from the family. Next year we do it right.
We get back ....no one in the kitchen except mom. We go to work and suddenly it becomes Emeril Live. Everyone looking to ME to do something fantastic. Where do they get this expectation from?? I'm batting about 70% on the meals that I make at home. The other brother goes to work (seeing that we're having fun) on making Bruschette and hogging the oven.
Meatballs came out great (thanks bro for the mixing and forming) and the braciole turns into a disaster. The oven is opened so often due to the bread that there is no way they will roast properly (and they don't) I had to crank the heat, and pulled them early because everyone ws waiting (the pan didn't even get hot so they weren't roasted on down side) and had to Broil them on high to get them close to a "roasted" look. And way late too. Everyone was done eating (all the meatballs, thank you!) before these even came out.
What a mess. and to top it off, they weren't even that good. too much lemon zest, not even cheese filling. Couldnt taste the capers. a true mess and I felt terrible!
Next time...have a plan and plan for many delays from the family. Next year we do it right.
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