Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Food talk
Remember my six course pecan dinner with wine with each course? I went to another at the same fancy place -- Henderson Village -- on Monday night and this one was a very fancy wild game dinner with a bunch of Atlanta chefs showing off. Squab, wild scallops (as opposed to tame), rabbit, buffalo, wild boar. Asparagus wrapped in strips of puff pastry. Collard strudel. Wine pairings with each dish, culminating with a dessert which seemed to ME to be a slab of fudge with whipped cream and raspberries and something astonishingly good called chocolate port, which I could only have a little of, having to drive. (This was a $100 dinner for those who paid).
My thought: The meats we normally eat --i.e. beef, pork and chicken would probably be considered the quintessential goumet foods if they were scarce. NOTHING I had was as good as a grill strip steak, a smothered pork chop, or Skipper John's fried chicken.
I enjoy these things because I get to go free, but something in me suggests that it is probably a sin to pay $100 for a meal.
Then on Tuesday night I went to St. Christopher's Episcopal church for their Mardi Gras pancake supper -- pancakes, bacon, sausage, waffles etc. (This was a $5 dinner.)
I was hungry, and I really think that the pancakes and bacon (I like putting syrup on the bacon too) were just as good as all the gourmet courses. Also at the pancake events, I got some Mardi Gras beads, which I have never had before, and I liked that, plus seeing several people I know and like.
Anyway I guess I am now ready for Lent -- having stuffed myself twice. Do any of you observe Lent and do you want to share your thoughts on that. (I do know it's much more than, "Hey, I've giving up Snickers bars.")
My thought: The meats we normally eat --i.e. beef, pork and chicken would probably be considered the quintessential goumet foods if they were scarce. NOTHING I had was as good as a grill strip steak, a smothered pork chop, or Skipper John's fried chicken.
I enjoy these things because I get to go free, but something in me suggests that it is probably a sin to pay $100 for a meal.
Then on Tuesday night I went to St. Christopher's Episcopal church for their Mardi Gras pancake supper -- pancakes, bacon, sausage, waffles etc. (This was a $5 dinner.)
I was hungry, and I really think that the pancakes and bacon (I like putting syrup on the bacon too) were just as good as all the gourmet courses. Also at the pancake events, I got some Mardi Gras beads, which I have never had before, and I liked that, plus seeing several people I know and like.
Anyway I guess I am now ready for Lent -- having stuffed myself twice. Do any of you observe Lent and do you want to share your thoughts on that. (I do know it's much more than, "Hey, I've giving up Snickers bars.")
# posted by Charlotte @ 8:55 PM 
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as i type this, i still have the mark of the cross from last year's palm sunday palms on my forehead as a result of attending an ash wednesday service tonight. a few years ago i switched from giving up something, because even a twinkie doesn't compare to being crucified, to trying to do some act of service, or at least a positive act, every day of lent that i wouldn't ordinarily do.
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: Wednesday, March 01, 2006
: Wednesday, March 01, 2006
i would also suggest the following lenten calendar, although it is from last year, as something you might find interesting:www.simpleliving.org/ Archives/Lent/LentCal2005
# posted by : Wednesday, March 01, 2006
: Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Herself,
This comment has made me hungry and I prefer tame scallops and would like an invitation to the next dinner because I will be in the area soon living with my two roommates aka mom and dad. How was the collard strudel? Was it served in a dish with hot sauce placed decoratively around it. I agree about the meats. I have a friend who's a vegan and a virgin...I wish she knew the joys of meat, beef, chicken, lamb in sauces. Stews and grilled meats, panfried and deepfried.
I think u enjoy these things because u like "fru fru" engagements. So which dinner was better, the $5 one or the $100 dollar one.
Do you think the place will get better or worse when the village is sold to the floridian?? I still haven't had the pleasure of eating there. I covered a breakfast there and I got there late and they had stopped serving. I was hurt. I ate there once at a heart healthy luncheon and rhonda rich was the guest speaker. ;) I agree it's a sin to pay for expensive meals they all go out the same way as cheap ones. I miss getting free meals. Here it's unethical to accept such things. expletive expletive.
Did you flash people to get the beads?? I'm dying to know.
This comment has made me hungry and I prefer tame scallops and would like an invitation to the next dinner because I will be in the area soon living with my two roommates aka mom and dad. How was the collard strudel? Was it served in a dish with hot sauce placed decoratively around it. I agree about the meats. I have a friend who's a vegan and a virgin...I wish she knew the joys of meat, beef, chicken, lamb in sauces. Stews and grilled meats, panfried and deepfried.
I think u enjoy these things because u like "fru fru" engagements. So which dinner was better, the $5 one or the $100 dollar one.
Do you think the place will get better or worse when the village is sold to the floridian?? I still haven't had the pleasure of eating there. I covered a breakfast there and I got there late and they had stopped serving. I was hurt. I ate there once at a heart healthy luncheon and rhonda rich was the guest speaker. ;) I agree it's a sin to pay for expensive meals they all go out the same way as cheap ones. I miss getting free meals. Here it's unethical to accept such things. expletive expletive.
Did you flash people to get the beads?? I'm dying to know.
# posted by : Thursday, March 02, 2006
: Thursday, March 02, 2006
oh yeah, i forgot to ask what wine goes with collard strudel???
# posted by : Thursday, March 02, 2006
: Thursday, March 02, 2006
First for the frivolous questions -- the collard strudle was actually very good. It was some kind of white wine.
The pancake dinner was just as good as the $100 dinner. Really. I got there hungry. It was a friendly gathering. Bacon is a gourmet treat for me.
To anonymous TS -- You poor baby, having to listen to Ronda Rich and eat "heart healthy." That is a horrible combination.
Now, for the more serious -- TS, I am happy to hear that you are coming back to middle Georgia since we all love you here, and will buy you lunch at any place of your chosing to celebrate your return.
And to BB, thank you for the lent sites, since this interests me very much, and I am pondering going back to church after a few years of backsliding. (I am - on paper - a member of Andrew UMC, grew up Methodist, and have even been a Sunday School teacher.)
The pancake dinner was just as good as the $100 dinner. Really. I got there hungry. It was a friendly gathering. Bacon is a gourmet treat for me.
To anonymous TS -- You poor baby, having to listen to Ronda Rich and eat "heart healthy." That is a horrible combination.
Now, for the more serious -- TS, I am happy to hear that you are coming back to middle Georgia since we all love you here, and will buy you lunch at any place of your chosing to celebrate your return.
And to BB, thank you for the lent sites, since this interests me very much, and I am pondering going back to church after a few years of backsliding. (I am - on paper - a member of Andrew UMC, grew up Methodist, and have even been a Sunday School teacher.)
methodists are never backsliders, they just take a break from time to time. what do you expect when our founder john wesley never joined his own church.:):)
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