On Fri 30 Sep 2005 08:55:08p, modom wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> We were pretty busy this evening. A woman whose project D supervised
> successfully defended the whole shebang today, so we met her for
> drinks and snacks at a local (make that THE local) Italian restaurant.
> I had wine and an okay calamari appetizer. Two glasses of house merlot
> (only the finest boxes served) later we hauled home to feed the dogs
> and walk down the block to a neighborhood dinner we were invited to.
>
> That's where the strangeness comes in. Have you ever felt like you
> were in a rough draft for a Mark Allan Stamaty cartoon?
<truly weird evening description snipped>
It was, indeed, strange. Even nightmarish! :-) I've been to a couple of
odd gatherings, but nothing quite so odd as this one.
> Being neighborly and supporting young scholars got me a little food,
> but I believe I'll need a snack before bed. Here's my plan. I have a
> little leftover grilled sirloin in the fridge. Together with some
You had leftover grilled sirloin? How'd that happen? That probably
wouldn't have even had a chance to get cold around here! :-)
> shredded baby romaine, some shredded cabbage and carrots, some roasted
> peanuts, some sliced cucumber, and some sliced red onion, it'll become
> a salad. Dressing will be nuoc mam, lime juice, minced serrano chile,
> brown sugar, olive oil, black pepper, and minced fresh herbs like mint
> and basil. Hell, I might boil some soba noodles for it all, too.
I absolutely steak salad, yet I've never made it. In fact, I rarely make
any type of salad at home because I'm the only one who would eat it.
Needless to say I try to dine at restaurants that have good salads!
I used to frequent a hotel restaurant back in NE Ohio that served a superb
steak salad. In fact, I think that's the only thing I ever ordered from
their menu, apart from appetizers. Your version sounds terrific!
> As I sleep, I'll dream of Methodist choirs and Hank and Ernest. It
> was deeply strange. Truly.
>
>
> modom
>
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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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