welcome to Maison Mocque...a 4-star bistro! white tablecloths, fine china, and the finest silver and crystal.
actually, i was wondering if anyone here likes to cook and what their favorite dishes are.
what's your speciality? and if you don't enjoy cooking, what do you enjoy ordering?
tempt us here! what kind of cook are you?
these are my favorites...prime rib, herb-roasted medium rare, with yorkshire pudding or popovers.
leg of lamb, marinated in red wine with lots of garlic inserted into the flesh, and dressed with rosemary from the garden. i do NOT like it pink like some people do.
baked stuffed lobster! my stuffing is a well-kept secret. it's quite savory, and you may have the recipe for wads of cash.
and fettucine alfredo! rich, creamy, fattening as hell. accompanied with chunks of chicken or shrimp. mmmmmmmmmm
bon appetit!
07-21-2010 02:17 PM
Duchess
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In all seriousness, I think people are either blessed with the cooking gene, or not. I've tried to become interested in it but, it's impossible. I've bought popular, bestselling cookbooks, beautiful cookware & gadgets, I've even taken the time to watch cooking shows, nothing intrigues me. I'm just flat out not interested.
I cheat & buy stuff up in Little Italy for many of my entertaining needs.
i don't think i was born with a cooking gene either, but i had an Italian grandmother and learned to love great food from her, as well as my Dad who was world-traveled and appreciative of excellent world-class food. my Mom a southern lady, so i had wonderful southern food growing up. then i started following Julia Child, and that was it, i tried everything she had on her programs! from pastry to breads to banquets. i do believe God took Julia to cook for Him.
or Julia IS God.
then i found Williams-Sonoma and i shop them like other women shop clothes!
Williams-Sonoma ® http://www.williams-sonoma.com
07-21-2010 03:14 PM
QueenBee
Boring Bitch
Posts: 2,105
Joined: Nov 2008
[/size]Cooking--did someone say cooking??? Hey..I here there is a really great food forum over on another site. Run by the coolest person ever to boil a pot of water!!!
Anyway, I have some neat recipes, and with enough arm twisting I may be talked into sharing.
But first....a lesson on how to dance with a turkey..by LCs favorite chef.
I had a hard day. My imaginary friend was running with scissors, the voices in my head were fighting with themselves, and I think 1 of my personalities ran away
you are familiar with my williams-sonoma obsession/addiction QB...i have to give you a great little tip about knives. i have a fortune in my knives, all high end super expensive. but today i ordered some new little knives made by Kuhn...they are very inexpensive, i mean cheap! and sharp and slick as hell! i ordered several at amazon since W-S has them on back order. these are going to be must-have little boogers!
they come in lots of shapes, sizes and colors. for different purposes.
07-22-2010 01:11 PM
QueenBee
Boring Bitch
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Cool knives. My husband likes buying knives. Do these have ceramic blades? They kind of look it. Rock got a couple ceramic blade paring knives, and they work really well.
I had a hard day. My imaginary friend was running with scissors, the voices in my head were fighting with themselves, and I think 1 of my personalities ran away
no, not ceramic. but coated to be non-stick. have hubby check them out at amazon, there is a good variety of kuhn. he'd go batshit looking at the cutlery on W-S!
oops, am i spamming?
they are really cheap! especially compared to my German beauties!
Maison Mocque will be recreating this dessert from Serendipity in N.Y.
yes, we know it's obscene.
The Frozen Haute Chocolate is officially recognised by Guinness as the world's most expensive dessert @ £15,730.
and is grand in every way.
'We take a baccarat Harcourt crystal goblet for the Haute Chocolate, but in this case there is a 18 carat gold and white diamond bracelet attached to the neck .
the goblet is laced with 23 carat edible gold.
is there any ice cream in there?
'In addition to that we add 14 of the world rarest and most expensive cocoas that come from Africa and South America.
'We then add milk to the mix, add ice cubes and place the different cocoas in the blender for 30 seconds.
'We then add whipped cream and shavings from the world's most expensive truffle, the La Madeline au Truffle, which costs £1,573 ($2,500) a pound.
'On top of that goes five grams of 24 carat edible gold and the dessert is served with a £8,800 ($14,000) jewel encrusted spoon, that the customer can take home along with their diamond encrusted bracelet.'
08-08-2010 10:28 PM
Luke Warmwater
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Went out to dinner yesterday and had a chocolate martini..it was quite good. Had vanilla vodka and Kahula. Food was OK...but I would definatly go back for the drinks
I had a hard day. My imaginary friend was running with scissors, the voices in my head were fighting with themselves, and I think 1 of my personalities ran away
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