On 1/27/2013 10:53 PM, Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> Am wondering if you had ever gone to a restaurant and ordered something
> on the menu that was real delicious, but when you asked for the recipe,
> they would not reveal it? Maybe you've even been at a potluck, or buffet
> meal, and tasted something that was very good, but you had no idea who
> brought it, so couldn't ask them for the recipe?
>
> Did you go home and try to recreate whatever it was, going by taste, and
> the ingredients you remember seeing in this particular food item? Were
> you satisfied with the outcome of the finished product?
>
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>
> Judy
>
Yes. Stuffed flounder, which I first tasted when I worked at Red
Lobster around 1982. Several years later a friend and I decided to cook
dinner one evening. Stuffed flounder sounded tasty (flounder was a heck
of a lot cheaper circa 1989) so we decided to give it a shot. I had to
rely on my memory of what the crabmeat "stuffing" tasted like. It came
out very well.

Butternut squash soup (which I improved upon by roasting the squash
first and adding a little tarragon to give it more oomph). A keeper!

Catfish Acadian, which I had at the Bayou Bar & Grill in Memphis.
Pretty darn close but... hmmm. I emailed the chef detailing what I'd
done and he responded with a smiley: Excellent, except you forgot the
celery

Jill