Baton de Sole

These were a huge success. Lots of work up front but makes cook time about 2 minutes (the beans were canned and steamed, just FYI)

So I left off the disaster between these morsels and the previously listed Sole Meuniere.

It was a huge disaster. The sole was rubbery, the pan too hot and burned the breading and left the inside uncooked. and the deglaze almost started a fire. A disaster.

And it coincides with the same kind of day I had at work. hmmmm

These Sole Batons were a good comeback

Seattle

Still in composition but by far the most interesting and fulfilling food city to date. Yes...even more so than Paris. We did not have one bad meal and many were well above average if not brilliant.

Salumi
Tavolata
La Pichette
Pho sum-ting
Etta
Flying Fish

Wonderful Stuff

not in that order, but I guess that played a role.

even the BBQ place was OK.

Sole Meuniere

OK...got it right this time. REAL Sole, gently seasoned with a dash of lemon. The key is to have a REALLY hot pan to get the fish crisp fast (don't over cook this delicate fish!)

Berbere Pork Stew

"From Ethiopa and Eretria comes this exotic spice blend foreign to most Western palates. Featuring rare Ajwain seed, it's used to season the various lentil stews of the region called "wats" and is also used as a rub on chicken and lamb. Try it the next time you make lentil soup and turn the ordinary into something to remember. Also contains Cloves, Fenugreek, Ginger powder, Tellicherry Black Pepper, Cassia, Cardamom, Coriander and Pequin chilies."

The above Description from World Spice http://worldspice.com/home/home.shtml.

We accidentally walked into the store our first day in Seattle and it was incredible. We picked up several spices (including Hungarian Paprika and I immediately made Trieste Pork Stew when I got home. The color and aroma were nothing like previous attempts. Buono)

I used the Trieste pork stew recipe but simplified the spices down to using just Berbere.

Wonderful!!!