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Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red
Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the increase in gas prices To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home following the step by step instructions of Master Chef Ron Douglas. The so called "secret recipes" of these billion dollar restaurants have now been exposed and shared with the world in the cooking instructional guide "America's Secret Recipes." For details, go to: http://bit.ly/lijdDa Douglas is facing major pressure to take down his site and discontinue all sales of his secret recipe cookbooks. But he continues to thumb his nose at the greedy restaurant executives in support of the budget constrained home cook. Anyone looking to duplicate their favorite restaurant recipes should pick up "America's Secret Recipes" now before it's forced off the market. Go to: http://bit.ly/lijdDa Finally you can: - Stop waiting on those long lines at restaurants to pay for dishes you can quickly make in your own kitchen! - Re-create your favorite restaurant dishes at home for a fraction of the cost by following these easy step-by-step instructions. - Get kudos and praise from friends and family members when they find out you actually made these delicious dishes yourself! - Uncover the cooking techniques used by world class chefs from famous restaurants. Discover the secrets to making your favorite restaurant recipes at home - go to: http://bit.ly/lijdDa |
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On Jun 9, 9:26*pm, Eric Campbell > wrote:
> Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red > Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the > increase in gas prices > > To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they > can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home > following the step by step instructions of Master Chef Ron Douglas. > > The so called "secret recipes" of these billion dollar restaurants > have now been exposed and shared with the world in the cooking > instructional guide "America's Secret Recipes." > > For details, go to: > > http://bit.ly/lijdDa > > Douglas is facing major pressure to take down his site and discontinue > all sales of his secret recipe cookbooks. *But he continues to thumb > his nose at the greedy restaurant executives in support of the budget > constrained home cook. > > Anyone looking to duplicate their favorite restaurant recipes should > pick up "America's Secret Recipes" now before it's forced off the > market. > Go to:http://bit.ly/lijdDa > > Finally you can: > > - Stop waiting on those long lines at restaurants to pay for dishes > you can quickly make in your own kitchen! > > - Re-create your favorite restaurant dishes at home for a fraction of > the cost by following these easy step-by-step instructions. > > - Get kudos and praise from friends and family members when they find > out you actually made these delicious dishes yourself! > > - Uncover the cooking techniques used by world class chefs from famous > restaurants. > Discover the secrets to making your favorite restaurant recipes at > home - > go to: > > http://bit.ly/lijdDa No thank you. Where I live if someone wants a recipe from a restaurant all they have to do is to write to the food editor of the local newspaper and have him ask the restaurant or chef for the recipe. Most restaurants are happy to oblige. |
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On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:30:51 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote: > Eric Campbell wrote: > > > > Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red > > Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the > > increase in gas prices > > If we want mediocre fast-food recipes, we can always > ask Stu for that, not that any of us would. Only a > few people here eat the crap you're spamming. What made me laugh was that he's trying to *sell* it. If I wanted to buy it, why wouldn't I just go to the restaurant to buy it - so someone else would make it for me too? -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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Eric Campbell wrote:
> > Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red > Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the > increase in gas prices If we want mediocre fast-food recipes, we can always ask Stu for that, not that any of us would. Only a few people here eat the crap you're spamming. |
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>, " > wrote: > No thank you. Where I live if someone wants a recipe from a > restaurant all they have to do is to write to the food editor of the > local newspaper and have him ask the restaurant or chef for the > recipe. Most restaurants are happy to oblige. Also, for me the point of going to a restaurant is NOT having to make it myself. Miche -- Electricians do it in three phases |
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On Jun 10, 12:30*am, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Eric Campbell wrote: > > > Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red > > Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the > > increase in gas prices > > If we want mediocre fast-food recipes, we can always > ask Stu for that, not that any of us would. *Only a > few people here eat the crap you're spamming. If I were a mediocre fast-food recipe, I'd feel insulted. --Bryan |
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On 6/9/2011 9:26 PM, Eric Campbell wrote:
> Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red > Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the > increase in gas prices > > To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they > can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home > following the step by step instructions of Master Chef Ron Douglas. > > The so called "secret recipes" of these billion dollar restaurants > have now been exposed and shared with the world in the cooking > instructional guide "America's Secret Recipes." > You mean I will be able to buy buckets of secret sauces and other great industrial components that industrial restaurants use? Where do I send the money? |
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On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 18:26:22 -0700 (PDT), Eric Campbell
> wrote: >Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red >Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the >increase in gas prices > >To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they >can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home >following the step by step instructions of Master Chef Ron Douglas. > >The so called "secret recipes" of these billion dollar restaurants >have now been exposed and shared with the world in the cooking >instructional guide "America's Secret Recipes." > >For details, go to: > >http://bit.ly/lijdDa > >Douglas is facing major pressure to take down his site and discontinue >all sales of his secret recipe cookbooks. But he continues to thumb >his nose at the greedy restaurant executives in support of the budget >constrained home cook. > >Anyone looking to duplicate their favorite restaurant recipes should >pick up "America's Secret Recipes" now before it's forced off the >market. >Go to: >http://bit.ly/lijdDa > >Finally you can: > >- Stop waiting on those long lines at restaurants to pay for dishes >you can quickly make in your own kitchen! > >- Re-create your favorite restaurant dishes at home for a fraction of >the cost by following these easy step-by-step instructions. > >- Get kudos and praise from friends and family members when they find >out you actually made these delicious dishes yourself! > >- Uncover the cooking techniques used by world class chefs from famous >restaurants. >Discover the secrets to making your favorite restaurant recipes at >home - >go to: > >http://bit.ly/lijdDa Secret restaurant recipes have been available in many book form for years and years. One author updates regularly. Lots of them also available on the Internet. Google for it. Janet US |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:25:55 -0400, George >
wrote: > You mean I will be able to buy buckets of secret sauces and other great > industrial components that industrial restaurants use? Where do I send > the money? No, you misunderstood. He will sell you *recipes* so you can make buckets of them in the comfort of your own home. You won't even have to change your t-shirt for dinner. It always amazes me when people start acting like chain food is haute cuisine and a standard to strive for. -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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On Jun 10, 5:58*am, "J. Clarke" > wrote:
> In article >, says... > > > > > > > On 6/9/2011 9:26 PM, Eric Campbell wrote: > > > Sales have been slowing at national restaurant chains like Red > > > Lobster, TGI Fridays, and the Cheesecake Factory recently due to the > > > increase in gas prices Reminds me I quit going to work because I couldn't afford the gas to get there. > > > > To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they > > > can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home > > > following the step by step instructions of Master Chef Ron Douglas. His Amazon bio says he's an ex-finance director. No cheffing on his resume at all, master or otherwise. But I could duplicate the heart of the Olive Garden experience with bagged lettuce and a bottle of Wishbone. Thank the good lord that Stella D'Oro did not go out of business. > > > > The so called "secret recipes" of these billion dollar restaurants > > > have now been exposed and shared with the world in the cooking > > > instructional guide "America's Secret Recipes." > > > You mean I will be able to buy buckets of secret sauces and other great > > industrial components that industrial restaurants use? Where do I send > > the money? One blurb on that page talks about duplicating KFC. Talk about low expectations. > > Gotta say, the guy's a good marketer. *He's offering an ebook for 30 > bucks--the "physical version" is available for "a small additional > charge" but you have to read all the way through his web page to find > that out. *And if you go to Amazon they've got three paper copies for > over 200 bucks a pop with no reviews, suggesting that it's something > rare and valuable--they're through used book sellers so I'd be > interested in knowing how he pulled that off. I couldn't find these at all. Only three Ron Douglas paperbacks, each around $10. The Kindle versions actually cost more. > > OTOH, there's another "secret recipe" line out, by Todd Wilbur, that > goes for 10 bucks on Amazon and has lots and lots of good reviews. *I > think if I were in the market for such a book that's the one I would go > with. "Master Chef" Ron Douglas's books are also in the $10 range on Amazon. |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:37:07 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888
> wrote: >One blurb on that page talks about duplicating KFC. Talk about low >expectations. Now hold on! I know that almost everything in KFC is bad for me health-wise, but I go to their buffet about twice a year. While there, I eat all of it. NUM NUM,,,(bad for me),,,NUM NUM,,,(I know, this is bad for me),,,NUM NUM I *like* their crunchy chicken! Hahahahaaha, that was fun. |
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The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to
make at home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. It happened to be the only few bites I liked from the whole dinner, so I have no plans to ever return to the restaurant. While I would like to make the exact same item at home, and I am willing to do the work to make them, I have no intention of buying a whole book with the hope that it might be in there. I have found some recipes online for similar items, but none of them sound like exactly the same thing. |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:20:29 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote: > Making it yourself tends to increase your appreciation for having it at the restaurant. Absolutely! Remember the Duck with Green Pepper Corn Sauce craze? I wanted so badly to make it at home, until I finally found a Jr. League cookbook with the recipe from the restaurant where I ate it and saw how darned complicated it was. I don't mind doing something special that has a lot of steps with fairly complicated components; but after one look at that recipe, I knew I'd rather order it and enjoy the fruits of someone else's labor. -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:09:11 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: > The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to > make at home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. I like it too and it's very much like the one at Chevy's, if you ever look for a copycat recipe. I haven't tried making it at home, so if anyone has, I'd like to know how it turned out. -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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dj wrote:
> Where I live if someone wants a recipe from a restaurant all they have to > do is to write to the food editor of the local newspaper and have him ask > the restaurant or chef for the recipe. Most restaurants are happy to > oblige. I don't know if you remember, but on Thanksgiving 2008 Jill ate a restaurant meal which she *loved*, and she wanted to get the recipe. Problem was, the dish she ate wasn't on the restaurant's normal menu, it was one of the specials for that evening. So she tried asking the restaurant for the recipe, and all she was told was that she should buy the restaurant's cookbook. But of course the recipe for that one-night special dish wouldn't *be* in the cookbook, so that advice was useless. She never did get the recipe. (The recipe she was after was for a cream sauce with herbs, but she wasn't able to tell which herbs had been used.) Bob |
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J. Clarke wrote:
> > OTOH, there's another "secret recipe" line out, by Todd Wilbur, that > goes for 10 bucks on Amazon and has lots and lots of good reviews. I > think if I were in the market for such a book that's the one I would > go with. He seems to have written about 8 of them. But it looks like none have the one fast food recipe I want. The original KFC, the way it was when the Colonel made it. -- Reply in group, but if emailing add one more zero, and remove the last word. |
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![]() "sf" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:09:11 -0700 (PDT), " > > wrote: > >> The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to >> make at home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. > > I like it too and it's very much like the one at Chevy's, if you ever > look for a copycat recipe. I haven't tried making it at home, so if > anyone has, I'd like to know how it turned out. Yikes! I found the one at Chevy's to be one of the most vile things I ever tasted. |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:21:19 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso"
> wrote: > The original KFC, the way it was when the Colonel made it. Isn't that one as protected as the original Coke recipe? -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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Meghan wrote:
> The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to make at > home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. It happened to be the only few > bites I liked from the whole dinner, so I have no plans to ever return to > the restaurant. One of my coworkers mentioned El Torito the other day, and brought up the fact that they're damn expensive for the mediocre food they serve. I'm in full agreement with that. I don't mind paying good money for good food, but El Torito's food just isn't good enough to justify their prices. Bob |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:28:01 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: > > "sf" > wrote in message > ... > > On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:09:11 -0700 (PDT), " > > > wrote: > > > >> The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to > >> make at home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. > > > > I like it too and it's very much like the one at Chevy's, if you ever > > look for a copycat recipe. I haven't tried making it at home, so if > > anyone has, I'd like to know how it turned out. > > Yikes! I found the one at Chevy's to be one of the most vile things I ever > tasted. > Viva la difference! -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:45:39 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote: > Meghan wrote: > > > The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to make at > > home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. It happened to be the only few > > bites I liked from the whole dinner, so I have no plans to ever return to > > the restaurant. > > One of my coworkers mentioned El Torito the other day, and brought up the > fact that they're damn expensive for the mediocre food they serve. I'm in > full agreement with that. I don't mind paying good money for good food, but > El Torito's food just isn't good enough to justify their prices. > El Torito had pretty good food at mediocre to low prices back in the day (and kids ate free). Unfortunately, it became a corporate football and you never knew what to expect. We avoided it for years, when we retried it a few years, it was improving. Sorry to hear they've degraded it again. -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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On Jun 10, 7:45*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote: > Meghan wrote: > > The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to make at > > home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. It happened to be the only few > > bites I liked from the whole dinner, so I have no plans to ever return to > > the restaurant. > > One of my coworkers mentioned El Torito the other day, and brought up the > fact that they're damn expensive for the mediocre food they serve. I'm in > full agreement with that. I don't mind paying good money for good food, but > El Torito's food just isn't good enough to justify their prices. > I hated it. Their beans had bits of peppers in them, so there was no non-spicy version. I cannot eat spicy food, so I always get extra beans instead of rice when I eat at a Mexican style restaurant. So, I had double beans that were edible, but not enjoyable. I also tried to order a burrito with beef inside and no sauce on top, just cheese. I got a dry burrito with a couple shredded pieces of cheese. And there were beans inside with the beef. The only enjoyable part of the meal was the 3 bites of the corn cake thing. That was really good. |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:26:41 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote: > On Jun 10, 7:45*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" > > wrote: > > Meghan wrote: > > > The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to make at > > > home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. It happened to be the only few > > > bites I liked from the whole dinner, so I have no plans to ever return to > > > the restaurant. > > > > One of my coworkers mentioned El Torito the other day, and brought up the > > fact that they're damn expensive for the mediocre food they serve. I'm in > > full agreement with that. I don't mind paying good money for good food, but > > El Torito's food just isn't good enough to justify their prices. > > > > I hated it. Their beans had bits of peppers in them, so there was no > non-spicy version. I cannot eat spicy food, so I always get extra > beans instead of rice when I eat at a Mexican style restaurant. So, I > had double beans that were edible, but not enjoyable. I also tried to > order a burrito with beef inside and no sauce on top, just cheese. I > got a dry burrito with a couple shredded pieces of cheese. And there > were beans inside with the beef. The only enjoyable part of the meal > was the 3 bites of the corn cake thing. That was really good. > Oh, my goodness. My Son in Law can't take any sort of heat either, but he doesn't tempt fait by eating that kind of food. -- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. |
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![]() > wrote in message ... > On Jun 9, 9:26 pm, Eric Campbell > wrote: >> >> To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they >> can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home Gee, ya think?! > > No thank you. Where I live if someone wants a recipe from a > restaurant all they have to do is to write to the food editor of the > local newspaper and have him ask the restaurant or chef for the > recipe. Most restaurants are happy to oblige. That's true, and sometimes you can simply call or email the restaurant and the chef will oblige. I was pretty sure I figured out all the ingredients in 'Catfish Acadian' from the Bayou Bar & Grill in midtown Memphis. There was one ingredient I missed. So I emailed the restaurant with what I thought it contained. Got a reply back from the chef: "You're very close, but you forgot the celery." [Insert classic slap on the head.] It's the holy trinity in Louisiana cooking - onions, bell peppers and celery! I guess I got lost in the garlic ![]() Here's the actual recipe, and it's quite delicious: Catfish Acadian 2 lbs. catfish fillets* seasoned flour olive oil butter diced onions and garlic diced bell pepper diced celery 1/2 c. crawfish tail meat 4 large shrimp, chopped whole cream salt & cayenne pepper Lightly coat the catfish fillets in seasoned flour. Pan fry in olive oil until lightly browned. Plate and hold in a warm oven. In another pan, saute the onion and garlic (or shallots) with the bell pepper and celery in butter until translucent. Add the crawfish tail meat and shrimp and saute until just pink. Stir in some cream; season with salt and a little cayenne pepper. Pour this mixture over the fish and serve. *I can't find catfish where I live now but any mild white fish will do. Oddly enough, I can find frozen packages of crawfish tailmeat. Go figure. Jill |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:20:23 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote: > > wrote in message ... >> On Jun 9, 9:26 pm, Eric Campbell > wrote: >>> >>> To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they >>> can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home > >Gee, ya think?! >> >> No thank you. Where I live if someone wants a recipe from a >> restaurant all they have to do is to write to the food editor of the >> local newspaper and have him ask the restaurant or chef for the >> recipe. Most restaurants are happy to oblige. > > >That's true, and sometimes you can simply call or email the restaurant and >the chef will oblige. I was pretty sure I figured out all the ingredients >in 'Catfish Acadian' from the Bayou Bar & Grill in midtown Memphis. There >was one ingredient I missed. So I emailed the restaurant with what I >thought it contained. Got a reply back from the chef: "You're very close, >but you forgot the celery." [Insert classic slap on the head.] It's the >holy trinity in Louisiana cooking - onions, bell peppers and celery! I >guess I got lost in the garlic ![]() > >Here's the actual recipe, and it's quite delicious: > >Catfish Acadian > >2 lbs. catfish fillets* >seasoned flour >olive oil >butter >diced onions and garlic >diced bell pepper >diced celery >1/2 c. crawfish tail meat >4 large shrimp, chopped >whole cream >salt & cayenne pepper > >Lightly coat the catfish fillets in seasoned flour. Pan fry in olive oil >until lightly browned. Plate and hold in a warm oven. In another pan, saute >the onion and garlic (or shallots) with the bell pepper and celery in butter >until translucent. Add the crawfish tail meat and shrimp and saute until >just pink. Stir in some cream; season with salt and a little cayenne >pepper. Pour this mixture over the fish and serve. > >*I can't find catfish where I live now but any mild white fish will do. >Oddly enough, I can find frozen packages of crawfish tailmeat. Go figure. > >Jill I love the sound of this, Jill. Although getting catfish is no problem for me, the crawfish tail meat is a no go. It's been decades since I've had any crawfish. Can you give me a 'tastes like?' Maybe I can sub something. Thanks Janet US |
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Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:20:23 -0400, "jmcquown" > > wrote: > >> > wrote in message >> ... >>> On Jun 9, 9:26 pm, Eric Campbell > wrote: >>>> To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they >>>> can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home >> Gee, ya think?! >>> No thank you. Where I live if someone wants a recipe from a >>> restaurant all they have to do is to write to the food editor of the >>> local newspaper and have him ask the restaurant or chef for the >>> recipe. Most restaurants are happy to oblige. >> >> That's true, and sometimes you can simply call or email the restaurant and >> the chef will oblige. I was pretty sure I figured out all the ingredients >> in 'Catfish Acadian' from the Bayou Bar & Grill in midtown Memphis. There >> was one ingredient I missed. So I emailed the restaurant with what I >> thought it contained. Got a reply back from the chef: "You're very close, >> but you forgot the celery." [Insert classic slap on the head.] It's the >> holy trinity in Louisiana cooking - onions, bell peppers and celery! I >> guess I got lost in the garlic ![]() >> >> Here's the actual recipe, and it's quite delicious: >> >> Catfish Acadian >> >> 2 lbs. catfish fillets* >> seasoned flour >> olive oil >> butter >> diced onions and garlic >> diced bell pepper >> diced celery >> 1/2 c. crawfish tail meat >> 4 large shrimp, chopped >> whole cream >> salt & cayenne pepper >> >> Lightly coat the catfish fillets in seasoned flour. Pan fry in olive oil >> until lightly browned. Plate and hold in a warm oven. In another pan, saute >> the onion and garlic (or shallots) with the bell pepper and celery in butter >> until translucent. Add the crawfish tail meat and shrimp and saute until >> just pink. Stir in some cream; season with salt and a little cayenne >> pepper. Pour this mixture over the fish and serve. >> >> *I can't find catfish where I live now but any mild white fish will do. >> Oddly enough, I can find frozen packages of crawfish tailmeat. Go figure. >> >> Jill > > I love the sound of this, Jill. Although getting catfish is no > problem for me, the crawfish tail meat is a no go. It's been decades > since I've had any crawfish. Can you give me a 'tastes like?' Maybe > I can sub something. Thanks > Janet US I would substitute tiny salad shrimp or crab meat or leftover lobster. -Bob |
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On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:03:40 -0800 in rec.food.cooking, Mark Thorson
> wrote, >dsi1 wrote: >> Bu... but... restaurant chains want to kill this guy!!! :-) > >I want to kill the guy. Nothing unusual about that. He's a spammer. You have my permission. |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:45:08 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote: >Janet Bostwick wrote: >> On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 09:20:23 -0400, "jmcquown" > >> wrote: >> >>> > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On Jun 9, 9:26 pm, Eric Campbell > wrote: >>>>> To make matters worse, more and more people are discovering that they >>>>> can save money by making their favorite restaurant dishes at home >>> Gee, ya think?! >>>> No thank you. Where I live if someone wants a recipe from a >>>> restaurant all they have to do is to write to the food editor of the >>>> local newspaper and have him ask the restaurant or chef for the >>>> recipe. Most restaurants are happy to oblige. >>> >>> That's true, and sometimes you can simply call or email the restaurant and >>> the chef will oblige. I was pretty sure I figured out all the ingredients >>> in 'Catfish Acadian' from the Bayou Bar & Grill in midtown Memphis. There >>> was one ingredient I missed. So I emailed the restaurant with what I >>> thought it contained. Got a reply back from the chef: "You're very close, >>> but you forgot the celery." [Insert classic slap on the head.] It's the >>> holy trinity in Louisiana cooking - onions, bell peppers and celery! I >>> guess I got lost in the garlic ![]() >>> >>> Here's the actual recipe, and it's quite delicious: >>> >>> Catfish Acadian >>> >>> 2 lbs. catfish fillets* >>> seasoned flour >>> olive oil >>> butter >>> diced onions and garlic >>> diced bell pepper >>> diced celery >>> 1/2 c. crawfish tail meat >>> 4 large shrimp, chopped >>> whole cream >>> salt & cayenne pepper >>> >>> Lightly coat the catfish fillets in seasoned flour. Pan fry in olive oil >>> until lightly browned. Plate and hold in a warm oven. In another pan, saute >>> the onion and garlic (or shallots) with the bell pepper and celery in butter >>> until translucent. Add the crawfish tail meat and shrimp and saute until >>> just pink. Stir in some cream; season with salt and a little cayenne >>> pepper. Pour this mixture over the fish and serve. >>> >>> *I can't find catfish where I live now but any mild white fish will do. >>> Oddly enough, I can find frozen packages of crawfish tailmeat. Go figure. >>> >>> Jill >> >> I love the sound of this, Jill. Although getting catfish is no >> problem for me, the crawfish tail meat is a no go. It's been decades >> since I've had any crawfish. Can you give me a 'tastes like?' Maybe >> I can sub something. Thanks >> Janet US > > >I would substitute tiny salad shrimp or crab meat or leftover lobster. > >-Bob Thanks Bob. Janet US |
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sf wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:21:19 -0400, "Tom Del Rosso" > > wrote: > > > The original KFC, the way it was when the Colonel made it. > > Isn't that one as protected as the original Coke recipe? Well, that original recipe had cocaine, so it probably didn't matter what else you put in it. But I vaguely remember the old KFC. I thought it was inferior to my mother's, but now I'd like to taste it again. I've been able to make my mother's recipe since I was a teenager. I guess now I'm just more interested in variety. -- Reply in group, but if emailing add one more zero, and remove the last word. |
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Janet wrote:
> I love the sound of this, Jill. Although getting catfish is no > problem for me, the crawfish tail meat is a no go. It's been decades > since I've had any crawfish. Can you give me a 'tastes like?' Maybe > I can sub something. Thanks Is there a Trader Joe's in your area? Trader Joe's carries frozen rock shrimp, which are about as close to crawfish as possible. Bob |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:45:16 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote: >Janet wrote: > >> I love the sound of this, Jill. Although getting catfish is no >> problem for me, the crawfish tail meat is a no go. It's been decades >> since I've had any crawfish. Can you give me a 'tastes like?' Maybe >> I can sub something. Thanks > >Is there a Trader Joe's in your area? Trader Joe's carries frozen rock >shrimp, which are about as close to crawfish as possible. > >Bob > No. Whole Foods did pronounce that they will build a store some time in the future. This is the home of Albertsons. For years nothing else was here. But I'll look for the frozen rock shrimp. Janet US |
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On Jun 11, 12:30*am, sf > wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:26:41 -0700 (PDT), " > > > > > wrote: > > On Jun 10, 7:45*pm, "Bob Terwilliger" > > > wrote: > > > Meghan wrote: > > > > The only thing I have gotten at a restaurant that I have wanted to make at > > > > home was the corn cake I got at El Torito. It happened to be the only few > > > > bites I liked from the whole dinner, so I have no plans to ever return to > > > > the restaurant. > > > > One of my coworkers mentioned El Torito the other day, and brought up the > > > fact that they're damn expensive for the mediocre food they serve. I'm in > > > full agreement with that. I don't mind paying good money for good food, but > > > El Torito's food just isn't good enough to justify their prices. > > > I hated it. Their beans had bits of peppers in them, so there was no > > non-spicy version. I cannot eat spicy food, so I always get extra > > beans instead of rice when I eat at a Mexican style restaurant. So, I > > had double beans that were edible, but not enjoyable. I also tried to > > order a burrito with beef inside and no sauce on top, just cheese. I > > got a dry burrito with a couple shredded pieces of cheese. And there > > were beans inside with the beef. The only enjoyable part of the meal > > was the 3 bites of the corn cake thing. That was really good. > > Oh, my goodness. *My Son in Law can't take any sort of heat either, > but he doesn't tempt fait by eating that kind of food. > I've always been able to order non-spicy food at mexican style restaurants. I was really surprised that they had no options available. |
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![]() "cshenk" > wrote in message ... > Janet Bostwick wrote in rec.food.cooking: >> zxcvbob wrote: > >> >>> 1/2 c. crawfish tail meat >> >>> 4 large shrimp, chopped > >> >> I love the sound of this, Jill. Although getting catfish is no >> >> problem for me, the crawfish tail meat is a no go. It's been > >> > I would substitute tiny salad shrimp or crab meat or leftover >> > lobster. > > Janet, I'd go with lobster as the closest match. > I agree, chopped lobster is the closest match. But hey, if you're going to have lobster why stuff it in catfish?! Jill |
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![]() "sf" > wrote in message ... > On Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:20:29 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger > > wrote: > >> Making it yourself tends to increase your appreciation for having it at >> the restaurant. > > Absolutely! Remember the Duck with Green Pepper Corn Sauce craze? Um... no. There was a craze about this? Where?! Jill |
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On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:52:05 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote: > >"cshenk" > wrote in message ... >> Janet Bostwick wrote in rec.food.cooking: >>> zxcvbob wrote: >> >>> >>> 1/2 c. crawfish tail meat >>> >>> 4 large shrimp, chopped >> >>> >> I love the sound of this, Jill. Although getting catfish is no >>> >> problem for me, the crawfish tail meat is a no go. It's been >> >>> > I would substitute tiny salad shrimp or crab meat or leftover >>> > lobster. >> >> Janet, I'd go with lobster as the closest match. >> >I agree, chopped lobster is the closest match. But hey, if you're going to >have lobster why stuff it in catfish?! > >Jill I was just being polite by not mentioning that. I feel the same way every time a TV chef pulverizes or chops up beautiful lobster to use as a bit of sauce on a hunk of fish. But then, I mostly prefer the taste of things as they are. If I like lobster, then I want to have all the pleasure of lobster. But perhaps langoustine would be a good sub for lobster? That I would be willing to do. Janet US |
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zxcvbob wrote:
> I would substitute tiny salad shrimp or crab meat > or leftover lobster. > > -Bob What the heck is "Leftover" lobster? Never heard of shch a thing..... |
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John Smythe wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote: >> I would substitute tiny salad shrimp or crab meat >> or leftover lobster. >> >> -Bob > > What the heck is "Leftover" lobster? Never heard of > shch a thing..... > That's why I listed it last, even though lobster would be the best choice. Bob -- "It wasn't a rock It was a rock lobster!" |
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On 2011-06-12, John Smythe > wrote:
> What the heck is "Leftover" lobster? Does not compute. ![]() nb |
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