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Help me decide bw short rib recipes!
That's interesting celery, how much less red wine would you do in Bouloud's? Is the issue flavor or amount of liquid?
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Thanks for everyone's help! I ended up doing even more Asian than I originally planned, kind of took on a mind of its own at some point.
For the soup I took greenie's tips and added some more seasoning to the bisque and it turned out great. Definitely the hit of the meal. For the entree/sides, I ended up going back to short ribs after all when I found a recipe with Asian spices (was tempted to go it on my own with the brisket idea mentioned but wimped out and went searching for recipes after all). Then some sesame asparagus, rice, and followed it up with a coconut creme brulee.
The whole thing definitely came together nicely and I really appreciate the people who gave the idea to try an Asian spin on the dinner! Since I didn't see a lot about this soup recipe searching elsewhere, if anyone is curious I think it was a very flexible soup - it fit in really nicely with an Asian-inspired meal because of the ginger but could have just as easily been part of a meal with more classic "fall" or winter flavors because the ginger wasn't overpowering and the pumpkin and lobster really shone through.
Thanks again for the ideas, you guys are great. =)
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This is great - and the kind of thing I am bad at (mixing up flavors outside of recipes). I would love to figure out something that can be braised (or easily prepared so I'm not rushing handling proteins when people are there) but incorporating asian flavors as mentioned above, like you just did :) This is an awesome idea, thank you!!
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12 people total (including us, so 10 invited), all very very close friends, so no concerns with experimenting, it being too formal, etc. I know everyone's likes/dislikes/food issues (almost nothing except the pork).
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Thanks for the tips! Glad to hear a first hand account of the soup, It did look pretty rich, but it's good to hear it can work before a bigger entree.
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Sorry, should have also mentioned I can't do anything with pork. BUT I like the idea of going a little on the asian side. Didn't even think of it! It doesn't have to be fancy, though I was planning on serving an actual entree and despite the soup potentially being heart, was going to try to keep the serving size down so I could serve an entree without it being too much food. So I'll need to ruminate some more on a potential Asian-y entree, but I'm definitely liking the ideas for the sides! Thanks!
need help with brunch for a bunch
I was also going to suggest her strata - it's really delicious.
Also on that note, I wanted to do a strata recently but wanted to do something different from the SK one, so I strata-ized Thomas Keller's leek bread pudding from Ad Hoc. I made it once as written and it was so good but I wanted something eggier for a brunch. So I kept the basics of his but incorporated the egg/cheese/bread measurements (plus the overnight soaking) of the SK since I knew I loved the texture results of hers. It turned out amazing. Got tons and tons of compliments. It's a lot of legwork (though less so than other TK recipes), but can definitely be made ahead. Also even if you don't have Ad Hoc, that recipe was published lots of places when the book first came out so I'm sure it would be easy to find.
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I would love some help planning a menu for a small dinner party - I tend to have issues determining food that will go together well through a whole meal so I'm at a loss of what kind of entree/sides I should serve based on a soup I'm interested in trying. The soup is from the New England Soup Factory book, it's the Pumpkin, Ginger, and Lobster soup (side note, has anyone ever made this soup?). I want to do a braised meat of some sort but I need help figuring out what would go best after that soup. I had been thinking short ribs but then a number of people at this party were with me at another party last week where short ribs were served so I feel like I should go in another direction. I have All About Braising and was flipping through last night trying to get ideas....maybe osso bucco? Or lamb?
Most of the time I cook it's just for myself and my husband and I get lazy and focus my energy on a star dish and then ignore the sides...so I don't have a lot of practice doing full-on menu planning and would appreciate any suggestions!
Fore Street prices?
Noreaster, thanks - that is perfect! Thanks for breaking it down...that was a great help!
Fore Street prices?
Can anyone tell me an average dinner at Fore Street for two adults assuming maybe a couple drinks or moderately priced glasses of wine each? I don't even know if they'll do gift certificates as the website doesn't mention, but I'm trying to arrange for a gift meal for a couple going to Portland. If there's some sort of gift certificate option, it doesn't have to 100% cover everything, but a VAST majority of the bill would be ideal and I can't seem to find any discussion of the prices. Would $200 work?
Thanks!
