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[Johnsfolly]

9 minutes ago, ness said:

Love a Monte Cristo. Glad you put on the jelly, because to me that’s a necessity on that sandwich.   

Might have been better with raspberry jam and more of an aged swiss, but did what I could with what I had in the fridge . Stayed away from any powdered sugar.

Last place that I saw with a Monte Cristo on the menu was Bennigan's. I don't think that there are any of those restaurants still open .

[ness]

Saw a recipe on TV yesterday that caught our attention. Rigatoni with chick peas, greens (we used spinach because we had it on hand), capers, garlic, red pepper flakes, lemon zest and Parmesan. This was just ok as prepared. Needed lots more spinach, more sauce and more other stuff. We decided it needed about triple the spinach and thought some cherry tomatoes would add a lot. The sauce was just the Parmesan and pasta water. I didn’t add enough pasta water, but I’m always a little skeptical about adding it because it’s so imprecise. How much water, starch, salt in this batch? Anyhoo, the core elements are good and we’ll try again. 

Woke up thinking about breakfast. We had everything on hand for eggs Benedict, so...

[ness]

5 minutes ago, Johnsfolly said:

Last place that I saw with a Monte Cristo on the menu was Bennigan's.

Yep! Had one near the office years back. We’d go occasionally and I’d get one. Got one at Cheddars a couple years ago and it wasn’t good. Homemade is the way to go. 

[Gavin]

Looks good gents. Took a month of social media and did not miss it much. Arcadia Academy had a Monte Cristo Sammie on the menu on our last visit. Interesting spot to visit.

[ness]

I just had the best idea! Why not make a Monte Cristo for lunch?? 😄

[Johnsfolly]

35 minutes ago, ness said:

Got one at Cheddars

I have mixed feelings about Cheddars. Ate at the one in Independence MO by Bass Pro and it was fine. The one in Columbia was not great and we heard issues from staff that made us not go back.

[Johnsfolly]

1 minute ago, ness said:

I just had the best idea! Why not make a Monte Cristo for lunch?? 😄

Good for dinner as well 👍

[rps]

Last night we had muffaletta. No pictures, as I have posted pictures before.

Tonight, I made up for the fact that I have not made my beautiful wife a red meat sauce in a very long time. Sweet Italian sausage on linguini.

We shredded some Romano for interest.

 

 

[BilletHead]

         The wild turkey form Monday morning spent the day on the stove. The legs, thighs, wings and the oysters from the back were browned then spent a good four hours with herbs, spices and roasted garlic braising on a simmer. While broth was still on a simmered the meat was pulled and deboned then returned to the pot. Carrots, celery and caramelized onions put in. As carrots softened the fresh baby spinach then was added. A few more minutes it was bowled up. A good tasting meal for a unseasonable day.  Bonus happy wife having this waiting after a days work,

[Mitch f]

Panko crusted chicken, fettuccine Alfredo