"Giusi" > wrote:

>"Jim Elbrecht" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>I like celery. Cooked, raw, roasted, stuffed.
>>
>> But I'm trying to come up with a good celery recipe where the celery is
>> the main dish, or at least the intentional star of the show.
>
>I sometimes make a dish when vegetarians are coming. Celery hearts are
>baked in broth and served with a Gorgonzola sauce. Interested?

Just noticed I forgot my manners in that first reply- Please post the
recipe-- and Thank you for the idea.

I tried a baked dish with blue cheese tonight. Made a roux, sauteed
some onion and garlic, tossed in some slice mushrooms, reduced some
cream sherry [thanks Om- is that a taste-worm? When someone mentions a
flavor you won't be happy until you scratch that itch?<g>] , and went
with 1 head of celery, a cup of toasted pecans and 4.4oz of blue
cheese. [what I had] Baked it for 45min in a tart pan.

I liked the flavor and overall texture, but the roux didn't pull it
together like I'd hoped. I might throw a couple egg whites in next
time.

Now that I read your post again, it looks like you bake them and serve
the sauce separately. That might be a better idea.

Looking forward to seeing that recipe.

Jim