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... afraid the expression "mutton dressed as lamb" does come to mind) and the seemingly boundless energy ... Photography".
Thus, to mark the occasion, I am having my final martini for the duration of the shoot as i pore over my copious notes ... bell at the end of the maze. For those of you who know me, can you imagine how good THAT martini tastes?
I know what you're thinking - "my GOD ...
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... Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Italy
SPECIALTY MARTINIS $6 each
Cosmpolitan 900
Candy Apple Martini
Manhattan
Mediterranean Manhattan
Limoncello Martini
ITALIAN PLATES $5 each
HOMEMADE MEATBALLS
Marinara Sauce & Toasted Breadcrumbs
LAMB OSSO BUCCO
Creamy Polenta
ALMOND-CRUSTED SCALLOPS
Brown Butter Sauce
SMOKED ...
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... my best bet is a roast. He describes the dry rub he and his wife will make for a leg of lamb that evening. His voice is full of pleasure and anticipation.
My guests arrive, happy and excited to be fed ... . The bastilla is sweet and savoury, soft and crisp. I prepare no dessert but at the last minute fill martini glasses with ice cream, raspberries and Grand Marnier.
My mother was right. By the end ...
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... program last year. I have horrible memory lah. I ate way too much. Lamb chops, chicken wings (honey grilled, mmm), ... , I WANNA JOIN!!" That was me, feeling drunk just by looking at the Martini bottle. Jasmine and I managed to get some of the alcohol -- thanks Henry -- and ... her shot glasses and downing it. xDD I've never tried Martini -- it was pretty good, sour-ish, what I imagine champagne ...
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... a few different things. Last year it was pork loin and leg of lamb. With a smaller crowd this year, I decided to stick to one meat, ... known as a pork rib roast).
This is the same cut as a rack of lamb, or a beef bone-in ribeye roast, just from the pig instead. But ... to add more coals and mesquite, Alaina graciously made me a martini with a huge garlic-stuffed olive. I had my laptop with me out ...
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... , but I can't remember even the region, I think I had too many glasses of the white by the time we were on the lamb.
I must say that even though the above dinner does not sound like many courses, to be honest, we all had two portions of each course. Yes, two full martini glasses of ceviche, two plates of lamb, roasted vegetables and two helpings of potato gratin, after ...
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... changes.) So, it’s a toss-up: seared scallops or rosemary-basil roasted lamb chops? Or something lighter, like, say, the vegetable spring rolls. Why not? Even though the spring roll is ... with sabayon sauce, and a better-than-average chocolate mousse called a “martini” as it comes in a stemmed martini glass. Intensely chocolaty, this makes a fitting if somewhat European closure to ...
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... foamy pureed omelet, but not in a gross way, and it was kind of sweet, served in a martini-ish glass if my memory serves me right. I ... liked the roe, but didn't care for this one.
Thorntree Farms Lamb. Why not? I bet I would have loved this lamb if I hadn't already been stuffed to the gills. After eating so much I almost felt sick (I don't remember feeling this ...
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... a hugely enjoyable way to spend my birthday evening, and they can mix a fine martini.
- El Pescador Fish Market in La Jolla, where you ... to the christening of Tayyabs' new basement room. After piles of lamb chops and seekh kebabs, bowlfuls of dry meat and gorgeous chunks of spicy slow-roasted lamb, I was reminded that for the benefit of a better climate or a decent burger there will always be ...
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... guests were wooed with a welcome cocktail, either a fresh mango or pineapple martini.
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After some mixin' and minglin', guests sat down ... of Chicken Tikka, Fish Amritsari and some special off-the-menu lamb meatballs! A refreshing plum cardamom juice drink was ... wielding belly dancer before noshing on the signature entrée, Lamb Biryani with Raita (a traditional Hyderabad royal family ...
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