Roger's View of the World, Love and Seafood Gumbo!
Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
Without a family, one seldom thinks long term
The above version departed slightly from the original recipe incorporating lean ground pork and lamb with the bacon and a spicy curry flavoring to the rice… oh yes, our five chef’s marinara sauce completes it!
Bon appetite!
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This caught my eye ….loved to have taken my daughters there when they were young.
Make it for the men in your life!
My chef grandmother always said that it is hard to be a good chef and skinny… because of the need to taste everything before it is served. After all, how else would you catch the obvious omissions or unintended substitutions. The chef is the ultimate quality control.
I made just what any young man would want on his birthday and Scott amused me by saying that the steaks were so tender it was easy to enjoy 4 pounds worth. I might add , with room to spare! Flavoring and tenderizing meat has many secrets, but most are all time intensive.
As for me, I do indulge in a Biscotti every day that represents around 200 calories or so. This is my ultra diet version as it contains no nuts ( actually, I was so busy with the steaks, I forgot to add them!)
I think the key to any successful diet is to have something you like in your day that doesn’t taste or represent the word ‘diet’ in any way.
In many ways it really doesn’t seem all that long ago when we married in Superior Court in downtown Los Angeles. I remember the Judge Xenophon P. Lang tied our knot along with about 6 other couples. It was an interesting , but meaningful experience as the Judge tried to give a specific charge to each couple.
It is interesting to search on the net to find out what a proper present is for a 39th wedding anniversary. The most common answer left me feel that the gift was inadequate… it was ‘lace.’ Laura wanted to do something special… she thought that I might like to hunt something… large…. and I needed the right toy.
Thank you, Laura…. Happy anniversary.