I'm making fettucini with scallop & shrimp cream sauce - ask me anything

[Rabrrrrrr]

Though I won't be answering you for a while...

Perhaps not until after the heart attack.

There will be much garlic in the sauce, along with bacon, fresh scallops and shrimp. It will be poured over freshly made spinach fettucini. I'll serve a nice mesclun salad with avacado dressing, and I have a whole wheat roll left over from my teriyaki steak with mushroom & green bean sauce dinner last night. Only real butter, of course; none of that margarine crap.

Also made some chicken stock today, and will finish the soup tomorrow night. I'm waiting for the fat to congeal so I can pull it out of the stock, and have a nice clear tasty yum yum stock to work with.

I haven't cooked in weeks! Been too busy, and I feel great having been able to spend time in the kitchen again. I missed it!

[Padraig18]

1. YUM!

Wanna trade for some churasco that my boyfriend is making? :)

[Padraig18]

4. Did I mention...

that he's also making Cuban black bean soup, a nice lime rice and flan, for dessert? :bounce:

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. I like black bean soup

yum yum!

[niyad]

2. what time is dinner, and what wine . . .

should I bring? I thought a nice, simple chocolate raspberry torte for dessert? please let me know how big it should be.

you are, of course, using only freshly grated parmagiano reggiano and heavy cream?

[Rabrrrrrr]

5. sadly,

I forgot to get the cheese, so I'm going cheeseless, and I'm so upset becuase I had a good chunk of it in my sight at the grocery store about an hour ago, but got distracted, and then forgot about it; though I might toss in some Old Amsterdam. It's odd, I know, but it's all I have, and I think that actually it would go well. And no heavy cream, half and half for me - though I might also instead use the creme fraiche. Heavy cream I find too rich in pasta sauces.

Dinner will be in 45 minutes. Bring enough torte for 6, just to be sure :-) even though it will be just the two of us.

[niyad]

10. creme fraiche is always acceptable, and dutch cheese will. . .

work, too. fortunately, whatever remains of the 12-serving torte should keep nicely in the fridge (along with the left-over whipped cream, or creme anglais.

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. well, I skipped the cheese entirely, and went with half and half

and it was wonderful. :-) yum yum.

Looking forward to the torte. :bounce:

[patdem]

3. Yummmmm...beanie weanie here...I know...your jealous!

get over it!! :bounce::hi:...I FAILED home ec...there was no bed??? whoda known?

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Oddly, I've had an incredible hankering fora hotdog for the last week

Don't know why, but I have,. Not quite a beany weany, but close. :-)

Beenie Weenies make me think of Calvin and Hobbes.

[LynneSin]

7. I'm assuming my invitation was sent but you messed up the address

I mean, you have all my favorites, I'll bring the heart medicine for dessert.

Yummy!!!

[Rabrrrrrr]

9. Yes, must have been lost in the mail

Certainly you were invited. Sorry you weren't able to make it. :-)

It was awfully tasty, too, if I say so myself, and can be allowed a little pat on the back.

Perhaps if you ever come to NYC, you can remind me, and we'll see what I can cook up (other than herring heads). :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[sushi]

11. Green tea

and dry toast for a whole week after that meal!