Quick Olympic Dinner

dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m

16 years ago

A friend came by to watch Olympics, so I make a quick steak dinner with a salad. The Jello dessert was supposed to have whipped cream on top to simulate snow covered mountains, but the cream was not very fresh so I didnÂt make any. Oh well, just like in Vancouver; No snow.

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jojoco
16 years ago
I love a theme meal. Is that skirt steak? Looks good. What is on the plate by the jello? Looks like prosciutto?
ci_lantro
16 years ago
I think it's grapefruit.
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jojoco
16 years ago
Oh, that makes sense. But what else is on the jello plate? I am stumped.
JoanM
16 years ago
Oh wow! I love the the olympic rings!

You should put your pictures in a book. Very nice :)
ci_lantro
16 years ago
I can't figure out those slabs behind the mountains either, jojoco. Nor the long finger things on the second plate. You have a clue?
jojoco
16 years ago
slabs= papaya?
long finger things on plate= pasta and maybe grapefruit?
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
Original Author
16 years ago
To me, the pleasure of cooking goes way beyond tastes and nutrition.

The process of all the food on their way from the store to you stomach, I have always found it amazing that there are so many interesting things to be discovered , to be enjoyed and to be inspired.

Even the same fruit or vegetable, just by cutting it differently, it takes on a different personality and taste.

The Jello is on grape fruit sliced in ribbon fashion and papaya sliced longitudinally, flavored with vanilla yogurt and one table spoon of gin.

The salad is made by separating the leafy part and the stems of napa cabbage. The leaves are tossed with vinegar and sesame oil, and the stems were pickled in Italian balsamic dressing missed with grapefruit juice.

The steak is T-bone steak. I always remove the bones to make beef broth. Why waste?

dcarch
althetrainer
16 years ago
Wow dcarch! You sure have the patience and talents that I lack. If I had someone over for the Olympics I would say "Let's have pizza and some junk food!" LOL Good for you and your lucky friend!

Al
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
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16 years ago
" Posted by althetrainer ---------Wow dcarch! You sure have the patience and talents that I lack. If I had someone over for the Olympics I would say "Let's have pizza and some junk food!" LOL Good for you and your lucky friend!
Al"

Well, Al, I have been hesitant to talk about this to you, since I have not been able to figure out the members here in this Forum.
Then I said, heck, you are a nice person, why should I keep this away from you?
I mentioned that I was in Vancouver not too long ago. I was there to plan a gathering for the Olympics games with someone you may know from Calgary. The plans did not work out because of scheduling and hotel issues.
I have been friends with Al Duerr, his wife Kit, and their son and daughter for at least 15 years. ThatÂs why it would have been worthwhile for me to spend sometime to plan for the OlympicsÂ meal.
Small world? Friends, Cananda & USA! :-)

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