My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
recipe.

Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?

Nancy T

"ntantiques" > wrote in message
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> My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
> counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
> his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
> but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
> recipe.
>
> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?
>

We're having lobster tails broiled in butter and petit filet mignon,
also broiled and served with drawn butter; fresh asparagus and
roasted new potatoes with rosemary, and a little fresh hollandaise
and sour cream on the side.

I made a fresh lemon cake today, with real lemon juice in the
cake and the icing. It came out with a deep brown delicious
looking finish. We'll have that for dessert.



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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:36:38 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:


>We're having lobster tails broiled in butter and petit filet mignon,
>also broiled and served with drawn butter; fresh asparagus and
>roasted new potatoes with rosemary, and a little fresh hollandaise
>and sour cream on the side.

No Bearnaise sauce? That would be wonderful with the filet mignon,
but then again I am a sucker for any excuse to have Bearnaise.


Christine

ntantiques wrote:
>
> My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
> counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
> his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
> but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
> recipe.
>
> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?


I am leaving myself in my wife's hands this year. I have been taking her
out or making special meals for her every Valentines Day for years. I
figure it is her turn. She told me the other day that this year she would
like me to take her out. I told her that I was counting on her doing
something for me. We have a major winter storm headed this way. They are
forecasting 20 inches of snow and 30 mph winds. I am not even planning on
leaving the house tomorrow. With the current temperature of -16 C , high
winds and heavy snow I don't think the dogs will be getting their walk.

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:36:38 -0500, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>We're having lobster tails broiled in butter and petit filet mignon,
>>also broiled and served with drawn butter; fresh asparagus and
>>roasted new potatoes with rosemary, and a little fresh hollandaise
>>and sour cream on the side.
>
> No Bearnaise sauce? That would be wonderful with the filet mignon,
> but then again I am a sucker for any excuse to have Bearnaise.
>
Got a good recipe? I have never made it!



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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:46:03 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:

>
>"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message

>> No Bearnaise sauce? That would be wonderful with the filet mignon,
>> but then again I am a sucker for any excuse to have Bearnaise.
>>
>Got a good recipe? I have never made it!

Not really. I usually have to look around in all my books for a
recipe, since I don't make it much myself.

I think your best bet would be to google for it...although someone
else might have a really good version.

If you like Hollandaise, then you might really like Bearnaise: they
are both butter emulsions. Bearnaise has tarragon as one of it's
flavorings.

Christine

On 13 Feb 2007 16:22:04 -0800, "ntantiques" >
wrote:

>but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
>his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie.

Nan...look this one over....it is a hit every time!!

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1 cup sugar
3 tablespoon cornstarch
2 oz butter
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 egg yolks, unbeaten
1 cup milk
1 cup sour cream
1 9 pie shell, baked
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1 whipped cream or
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Mix sugar and cornstarch. Combine with butter, lemon juice, egg yolks
and
milk. Cook in top of a double boiler until thick and cooked. Remove
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When cool, stir in sour cream. Pour into baked pie shell.

Serve with whipped cream or make meringue with 3 egg whites.

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Add
cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form. Gradually beat in
sugar
and continue beating until stiff and glossy. Pile meringue lightly on
cooled pie making sure it touches edge of pastry to prevent it from
shrinking. Bake five to six minutes.



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"Christine Dabney" > wrote
> If you like Hollandaise, then you might really like Bearnaise: they
> are both butter emulsions. Bearnaise has tarragon as one of it's
> flavorings.

I usually think of tarragon with chieckn. But thanks, I'll check it out.



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In article . com>,
"ntantiques" > wrote:

> My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
> counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
> his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
> but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
> recipe.
>
> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?

My wife worked in a large flower shop for fifteen years. Not working in
a large flower shop now is all the Valentine she needs. I'm a hopeless
romantic.

leo

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On Feb 13, 6:36 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "ntantiques" > wrote in message
>
> ups.com...
>
> > My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
> > counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
> > his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
> > but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
> > recipe.
>
> > Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?
>
> We're having lobster tails broiled in butter and petit filet mignon,
> also broiled and served with drawn butter; fresh asparagus and
> roasted new potatoes with rosemary, and a little fresh hollandaise
> and sour cream on the side.
>
> I made a fresh lemon cake today, with real lemon juice in the
> cake and the icing. It came out with a deep brown delicious
> looking finish. We'll have that for dessert.

Stop lying, retard. You didn't even know what panko was. You expect
anyone to believe that you know how to make hollandaise sauce? No,
heating up a box of Knorr's doesn't count, dumb****. And you expect
people to believe that anyone would be eating with you?

You'll be eating a microwaved burrito from the 7-11, in front of the
computer (which you never leave because it's all that you've got). Ta-
ta ****!

On Feb 13, 7:46 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
>
> > No Bearnaise sauce? That would be wonderful with the filet mignon,
> > but then again I am a sucker for any excuse to have Bearnaise.
>
> Got a good recipe? I have never made it!

Gee, imagine that <snicker>

"PVC" > wrote in message
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> On Feb 13, 7:46 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
>>
>> > No Bearnaise sauce? That would be wonderful with the filet mignon,
>> > but then again I am a sucker for any excuse to have Bearnaise.
>>
>> Got a good recipe? I have never made it!
>
> Gee, imagine that <snicker>
>

VC, you don't even cook. ANYthing. Do you?



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"PVC" > wrote in message
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> On Feb 13, 6:36 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
>> "ntantiques" > wrote in message
>>
>> ups.com...
>>
>> > My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
>> > counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
>> > his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
>> > but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
>> > recipe.
>>
>> > Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?
>>
>> We're having lobster tails broiled in butter and petit filet mignon,
>> also broiled and served with drawn butter; fresh asparagus and
>> roasted new potatoes with rosemary, and a little fresh hollandaise
>> and sour cream on the side.
>>
>> I made a fresh lemon cake today, with real lemon juice in the
>> cake and the icing. It came out with a deep brown delicious
>> looking finish. We'll have that for dessert.
>
> Stop lying, retard. You didn't even know what panko was. You expect
> anyone to believe that you know how to make hollandaise sauce? No,
> heating up a box of Knorr's doesn't count, dumb****. And you expect
> people to believe that anyone would be eating with you?
>
> You'll be eating a microwaved burrito from the 7-11, in front of the
> computer (which you never leave because it's all that you've got). Ta-
> ta ****!
>

*taptaptap*

What do you cook? Hmmm, you little charmer you?

I have never seen you post about cooking, not once.



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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:16:36 -0500, "cybercat" >
wrote:


>VC, you don't even cook. ANYthing. Do you?

You know, it really helps to NOT feed the trolls.

Christine

"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 22:16:36 -0500, "cybercat" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>VC, you don't even cook. ANYthing. Do you?
>
> You know, it really helps to NOT feed the trolls.
>

She's not smart enough to be a troll.



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"ntantiques" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
> counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
> his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
> but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
> recipe.
>
> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?
>
> Nancy T

Salmon Meunier
Steamed king crab legs w/drawn butter
Couscous w/lemon and cilantro
Roasted asparagus

Cheese cake

On Feb 13, 7:22 pm, "ntantiques" > wrote:
> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?

Nope. We don't do Hallmark holidays. It's a great load off
his mind that I don't expect him to jump through those hoops.

He's more inclined to show up at my office with flowers at
random intervals. It's more fun that way, to my mind.

However, my honey bunny got up and drove the snowblower
around for an hour this morning. Now *that's* showing
he loves me.

Cindy Hamilton

ntantiques wrote:
> My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
> counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
> his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
> but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
> recipe.
>
> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?
>
> Nancy T

You inspired me........we've all been sick around here so we missed
our nice dinner out last weekend, and we were planning to figure it
all out in the future. A quiet dinner cooked by me one night when
kiddo's off at a sleepover, and a good dinner out next time we have a
spare sitter <g>.

I figured it would be a nice surprise if I made some favorite foods
for dinner tonight and had planned on smoked salmon with capers, red
onion, sour cream, hard-boiled eggs, and black bread, along with
steamed artichokes (and butter and aioli) and grilled portobelloes
topped with gouda cheese. Light, fluffy parmesan puffs - like gougeres
- on the side.

But lo and behold, a stop at the maket today revealed snow crab legs
for $6.99 a pound! So having developed a taste for them thanks to this
thread, the salmon was reduced to an appetizer portion and crab legs
will be the star. Artichokes will remain, portobellos with be grilled,
and potatoes will be roasted alongside. Skip the parmesan puffs.

Dessert's a classic - a simple chocolate mousse accompanied by
ladyfingers (packaged) and fresh whipped cream, strawberries,
raspberries, and champagne.

Glad I'm feeling better, lol! and THANKS for the idea =)

On 13 Feb 2007 16:22:04 -0800, "ntantiques" >
wrote:

>My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
>counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
>his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
>but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
>recipe.
>
>Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?

I was going to... but I'm sickly today. My throat's agonisingly
sore so all I want to do is to suck on lozenges and swill honey-lemon
drinks, and I can't imagine being remotely hungry for Zuni chicken
tonight.

I HAD planned to make french onion soup, followed by Zuni roast
chicken and cauliflower cheese, with a rich chocolatey dessert... now
I don't know what I'll make. The soup might be nice, even if I can't
taste it, and cauliflower cheese is lovely and soft... Any suggestions
for a soft sweet easy to make dessert that doesn't use a million
ingredients? We only have four eggs left

In article . com>,
"ntantiques" > wrote:

> My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
> counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
> his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
> but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
> recipe.
>
> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?
>
> Nancy T

Sounds yummy.

we're having - corned beef with carrots and potatoes, sauteed cabbage
(so it's still crispy) and irish soda bread with strawberry fool for
dessert.

marcella

On 14 Feb 2007 07:53:02 -0800, "Jude" > wrote:

> Light, fluffy parmesan puffs - like gougeres
>- on the side.

Got a recipe? Are these gougeres?

Christine

"ntantiques" > wrote in message
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> My Sweet Babboo put in a request for King Crab legs (which hardly
> counts as cooking), but doesn't know I'm planning to surprise him with
> his all time favorite - lemon meringue pie. Am not much of a baker,
> but this one I've got down pat thanks to an old Joy of Cooking
> recipe.
>
> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?

We're also doing King Crab legs, along with filet mignons, baked potatoes,
and salad. Chocolates and Lindemans Framboise lambic for dessert. (We'll
have this dinner AFTER the kids go to bed, of course.)

Mary

On Feb 13, 6:22 pm, "ntantiques" > wrote:

> Anybody else making a special favorite for their Valentine?
>
> Nancy T

I cook for my sweetie almost every night, but tonight she's treating
me to a restaurant meal. I'd be willing to cook, but I don't want to
spoil the gesture. :-)

David

Christine Dabney wrote:
> On 14 Feb 2007 07:53:02 -0800, "Jude" > wrote:
>
> > Light, fluffy parmesan puffs - like gougeres
> >- on the side.
>
> Got a recipe? Are these gougeres?
>
> Christine

They sure are similar...

1/2 c milk
1/2 c butter
1/2 c flour
2 eggs
3/4 c freshly grated parmesan

Heat oven to 375. Grease cokie sheet.

Heat milk and butter together in saucepan; heat until boiling.

Stir in flour and reduce heat to low.

Stir until mixture comes together and forms a ball. Remove from heat.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating until smooth after adding each egg.

Stir in cheese.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto baking sheeet and bake for 15 minutes, until
puffy and golden.

Serve with marinara for dipping.

These are very light and delicate and also esay to make. I'd like to
try them next time with dry aged jack instead of parm.