RPM: 15 years post-college fare (596 hits)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (View user info) at 2007-07-09 13:58:13 EDT
Last night's menu for four:
Scallops with Old Bay and Spiced Rum glaze
Carrot Salad
Flank Steak with shallot/merlot sauce
Green Beans with button mushrooms
Double Chocolate Ice Cream
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Scallops
You'll Need
8 large (2" or 50mm) sea scallops, fresh if possible or refrigerator-thawed
Old Bay seasoning
4 oz. Capt. Morgan Spiced Rum
8 bamboo skewers
Prepare
Place rum in saucepan on low/medium heat to reduce to thin syrup (rum has lots of sugar - be careful to avoid burning it)
Skewer two scallops each on two parallel skewers (makes turning easier)
Dust scallops with Old Bay seasoning
Grill scallops 2-3 minutes per side, until almost done
Brush scallops with rum reduction, turn on grill one minute each side until done
Serve with lager beer or a light white wine
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Carrot Salad
You'll need
4 large carrots
4 oz pineapple
2 oz golden raisins
2 oz dark raisins
2 oz walnuts
1 tbsp malt vinegar or red wine vinegar
Miracle Whip or mayonnaise to taste
Prepare
Peel, trim, and julienne carrots
Dice pineapple into 1/4" chunkelles
Dice walnuts into 1/8" chunkettes
Combine carrots, pineapple, raisins, and walnuts in a bowl
Mix in vinegar and Miracle Whip/mayo to desired creaminess (I don't use much)
Serve with water to accompany remaining appetizer beverage
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Green Beans
You'll Need
1 lb fresh green beans
4 oz button (baby portobello) mushrooms
2 oz butter or margarine
Salt and Pepper to taste
Prepare
Trim ends from beans, cut into 3-4" (75-100mm) sections on angle
Memove stems from mushrooms
Melt butter in pan or microwave
Steam beans until almost done (10-15 min)
Add mushrooms, continue steaming until beans are cooked through but still resilient
Place beans and mushrooms in serving dish
Add butter, salt and pepper, toss to combine
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Flank Steak
You'll Need
2 - 2.5 lb Flank Steak
1 cup good quality Merlot
1 stick butter (not margarine)
1 bunch shallots (green onions may be substituted)
1/2 red onion
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
2 cloves garlic
olive oil
Salt and Black Pepper
Prepare
Place butter in saucepan, heat to melt, remove solids
Finely chop garlic
Add wine and garlic to saucepan, heat to reduce by 1/3, then keep warm
Dice shallots and red onion, set aside
Coat flank steak with olive oil (both sides)
Place on grill at high heat to sear both sides, add salt and pepper, reduce heat to medium until done. Note: Flank Steak varies in thickness along the cut, so be careful to avoid overcooking thin parts (http://www.ubersite.com/m/109175).
Take the steak off the grill, carve into strips on bias and across grain
Platter steak strips
Add shallots and red onion to wine butter sauce, stir, and pour over steak strips
Serve with remaining Merlot or a good Ale
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Double Chocolate Ice Cream
You'll Need
1 Quart premium chocolate ice cream
1 large Hershey's "Symphony" milk chocolate bar, frozen
Prepare
Unwrap frozen chocolate bar, rewrap in cellophane, break into chunkoids with heavy spoon
Reserve 1/2 of chocolate (the larger/more interesting pieces) in cellophane, allow to come to room temperature
Just prior to serving, melt remaining chocolate (do not burn)
Scoop ice cream into serving dishes
Insert reserved chocolate pieces into ice cream (quickly, to avoid fingerprints)
Pour melted chocolate over ice cream
Serve with coffee
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Bueno Apetito.
User Reviews
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2007-07-22 17:05:19 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
So, I just read some of those angry rants, and decided that I shouldn't be exposed to people in any way when I've been up for two days against my own will. Although picturing myself being that angry about something that ridiculous is kind of funny. "I hope you experience a broken TV falling out of a 12 story building onto your overinflated windbag of a head.", makes me smile a little though.
I still say that the only thing everything has in common with each other is that most things are garbage.
Insomnia me needs to RELAX
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2007-07-19 21:09:13 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Dear douchebag,
Read this and tell me what sucks about it. I figure since you probably don't like me very much, you'll be more apt to over-analyze, and hopefully I can benefit from it.
http://www.ubersite.com/m/110295
Submitted by zoobie2000 (user info) at 2007-07-12 20:13:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: -1
omg what a crap idea for a post. who thought of this idea for recipes?
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2007-07-10 11:22:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-07-09 21:54:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Must agree with the miracle whip bashing.
Submitted by Fatterrific (user info) at 2007-07-09 21:04:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
mayonnaise/miracle whip auto -2
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-07-09 18:00:26 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-07-09 15:39:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
METROSEXUAL
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Is it the 30-inch ponytail? The Japanese motorcycles and American cars? Or the liquor in almost every recipe I've posted in two RPMs? 'Cos I don't have any leather pants, espresso machines in my office, or openly gay close friends. It's that I can and do grow my own herbs, isn't it? Damn.
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2007-07-09 17:25:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Scallops are the dog shit of the sea world.
Or so someone told me.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-07-09 16:24:23 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-07-09 15:57:15 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
No Comment
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-07-09 15:39:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
METROSEXUAL
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-07-09 15:32:58 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
For the green beans I'd recommend adding some lemon juice.
Submitted by BobLobla (user info) at 2007-07-09 14:35:06 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-07-09 14:27:33 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
simple_catalyst: BS Mechanical Engineering
Hilarity_Ensues: Yes, I am.
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2007-07-09 14:12:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
srry
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2007-07-09 14:12:44 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
BA or MA?
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-07-09 14:05:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2007-07-09 14:03:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Although I do not eat mayo or mushrooms, I shall +2 this on the premise that you are a fine chef and shall be allowed to cook for me from this day forth.
Aren't you a lucky ducky?