On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:23:09 -0700 (PDT), ntantiques
> wrote:
> We had grilled fresh swordfish with asparagus risotto tonight - good
> stuff.
Dang, that sounds great! Where are your pictures, woman?
I had dinner at Olive Garden last night. Yeah, I know.... so you
don't have to go there. It was a small TGIF gathering of people I
used to work with. We pick it that location because it's near the
freeway, so people can go home, there's plenty of free parking and we
can usually get a little alcove where a group can socialize without
disturbing other diners. I ordered their beef short ribs. They came
out looking burned, but I think it was a sauce made with balsamic
vinegar. I ordered them because we're looking for another place that
serves a good short rib... the place where hubby loves to order them
took them off the menu for some odd reason. I guess there are too
many copycats in town. Anyway, the meat was cooked perfectly but the
sauce was too vinegary (hubby hates the taste of vinegar), so I sent
it back and ordered another new menu item, Seafood Brodetto, which
turned out to be delicious. Their online description reads this way:
Scallops, shrimp and delicate tilapia with spinach and mushrooms
simmered in a light white wine and marinara-saffron broth. Served with
toasted ciabatta bread. Most of the time, I'm pretty much unimpressed
with the food at Olive Garden - but I'd order that one again. Heck,
I'd make it!
Here are some recipes.
http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/...food-stew.html
<http://www.napastyle.com/recipe/recipe.jsp?productId=2305&parentCategoryId=614&cat egoryId=700&subCategoryId=728>
http://www.deliciousitaly.com/ricett...®ione_id=10
<http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/seafood-soup-trieste-style-brodetto-triestino-recipe/index.html>
It looks like there are a *lot* of variations on the theme.
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Never trust a dog to watch your food.