292555 Fri Apr 18 23:58:44 -0700 2003 34 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1597102 What's the most delicious thing you've tasted recently? My picks: black sesame ice cream gianduja cream puffs Tim's jalapeno potato chips with a squeeze of fresh lime juice Fri Apr 18 23:58:44 -0700 2003 0 babette feasts 1 1597106 --Olive oil ice cream --coffee with cardomom --crayfish in a morel sauce --fresh strawberries --the most perfect slice of tres leches cake Oh, I could go on and on, I've been eating a bit TOO well lately! Sat Apr 19 00:51:45 -0700 2003 1597102 0 butterfly 2 1597107 Fresh corn on the cob, tenderly boiled, with lime juice, red chile, and salt. Served hot or cold. Sat Apr 19 00:55:10 -0700 2003 1597106 0 Cristina 3 1597194 I know this is kind of late, because this thread is well under way, but, can you please supply name of the store, restaurant, etc. (wherever it's applicable) where you found this speacial treat? Thanks! Mon Apr 21 11:35:32 -0700 2003 1597107 0 Maria 2 1597112 Olive oil ice cream???? I can't imagine that - can you describe? It reminds me of the garlic ice cream in Gilroy. Just seemed like two things that shouldn't go together. Sat Apr 19 01:11:13 -0700 2003 1597106 0 Barbara 3 1597133 If you don't have an already heightened love for olive oil, this might not be appealing, but I found it to be rich and creamy and sweet and "olivey" (though not at all salty) at the same time. As flavors go, I found it really mind-expanding. That said, when I was in Spain last year, I had cabrales ice cream--I really wanted to love, but I just couldn't--it was nasty! I love cabrales, I love ice cream, but the two do not belong together. Sat Apr 19 11:28:27 -0700 2003 1597112 0 butterfly 3 1597137 Olive oil ice cream definitely works IMO. Just make a neutral base and flavor it with a fruity and floral extra virgin(I've found that slightly bitter or too strong extra virgin oils don't work as well)add a touch of salt to the base to elevate the flavor and sprinkle the made ice cream with just a bit of sel gros or fleur de sel or what I've found to be the best accompaniement to the Olive oil ice cream is Malden's Sea Salt(it's flaky). The Ice Cream works really well with chocolate. oh yeah and make sure the ice cream is tempered properly and not rock frozen solid or you will not appreciate the creamy lusciousness it provides. Sat Apr 19 11:55:00 -0700 2003 1597112 0 DodinBouffant 2 1597114 To continue the ice cream theme: Syrah Ice Cream Sat Apr 19 01:15:47 -0700 2003 1597106 0 Ruth Lafler 2 1597148 where did you get the olive oil ice cream? Oh, same question to the person who mentioned Syrah ice cream! Sat Apr 19 16:58:01 -0700 2003 1597106 0 DanM 3 1597153 I had it at Zaytinya, a Mediterranean tapas restaurant in DC. The olive oil ice cream was served with medjool dates and an orange shortcake. One of the best desserts I've ever had! Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=entertainment/profile&id=1079106 Sat Apr 19 17:48:28 -0700 2003 1597148 0 butterfly 1 1597115 Roasted chicken stuffed with bone marrow, mushroom, and matzo stuffing. Sat Apr 19 01:53:27 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Evil Ronnie 2 1597364 Could you please send me, or post, the recipe for the stuffing. I love bone marrow. Tue Apr 22 15:48:07 -0700 2003 1597115 0 ruth arcone 1 1597116 Pan seared cod in a sweet gingery garlic sauce over creamy mashed potatoes,scallions and oyster mushrooms. Sat Apr 19 02:27:04 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Shaebones 1 1597120 kidney bean dhal, yogurt and naan! Sat Apr 19 03:28:35 -0700 2003 1597102 0 jill 1 1597122 At a restaurant, mole coloradito over pork loin at the Red Iguana in Salt Lake City last weekend. At home, fesinjan kyufta(meatballs in pomegranate sauce)a couple of weeks ago. Meatballs were seasoned with grated onion, dried mint, hot paprika, allspice, salt & pepper. The recipe(from "Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook" by Bremzen and Welchman) didn't call for walnuts, as most fesenjan recipes do, but I added them anyway. This isn't a "Russian" dish; the cookbook includes recipes from the various Soviet republics, this one being from Azerbaijan. About a week prior to that, khalia(piquant Georgian beef stew) from the same cookbook. Flavored with onions, tamarind concentrate(a substitute for the dried sour plums normally used in Georgian cooking), small amount of tomato paste, hot paprika, coriander seed, fenugreek, dried tarragon, salt & pepper, garlic, walnuts, cilantro. Liked that one well enough that I ordered Darra Goldstein's cookbook "The Georgian Feast" which arrived today, but the meatball fesenjan was even better. Sat Apr 19 04:39:28 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Chimayo Joe 2 1597129 Wow. Does that book have Ukrainian recipes too? Sat Apr 19 10:27:19 -0700 2003 1597122 0 john clark 3 1597160 Yep, it has some Ukrainian recipes in it. I haven't had the book long enough to try much from it, but it looks like a pretty good cookbook covering quite a range of flavors. It's a big paperback(over 600 pages, $19.95) with around 400 recipes from all over the former USSR. I saw it in at least a couple of Barnes and Noble or Borders bookstores as recently as a week ago, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find a copy. If you have a Hastings Books/Video/Music store nearby, you might try there, too; that's where I got mine. Amazon.com appears to be out of stock though. Sat Apr 19 20:03:57 -0700 2003 1597129 0 Chimayo Joe 2 1597208 Thanks for the tamarind paste as a substitution for the sour plums,Chimayo Joe. I have always been stymied by this ingredient when I come across it. Mon Apr 21 14:00:58 -0700 2003 1597122 0 Margaret 1 1597128 Perfect barbecued beef brisket. I finally nailed it. Sat Apr 19 10:25:50 -0700 2003 1597102 0 john clark 1 1597130 Persian Ice Cream with pistachios, flavored with rose water and a hint of cardamom, colored with saffron, and topped with sour cherry perserves. Such decadence. Sat Apr 19 11:07:48 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Deirdre 1 1597131 A sort of hash I made recently from a suggestion from a hound on the "What to do with leftover cornbread" thread. I sauteed some onions in butter, added crumbled cornbread, beaten eggs, grated cheese and a sliced scallion. I made it for three days in a row and am planning on doubling the cornbread recipe for Easter dinner so I can make it a lot next week. Thank you whoever you are! Sat Apr 19 11:10:48 -0700 2003 1597102 0 JoanB 1 1597135 This week we finally got some California Asparagus(the kind that is as thick as a carpenter's thumb). Peeled, sauteed in brown butter, then glacéed with a touch of veg stock, fleur de sel and a bit of parmigiano on the top.... round two was peeled, blanched, chilled and served with a cabernet/50 yr old sherry vinaigrette with lots of shallots and provencal extra virgin olive oil, sprinkled with toasted panko and fleur de sel... I think today's version is going to be peeled, brown butter sauteed and served with a morel ragout and a poached egg....yup that's gonna be today's version Bienvenue d'Asperges!!!!! Oh yeah, the soft shell crab(fresh not frozen) I had yesterday that I tempura fried and had a soy/yuzu koshu dipping sauce with was pretty rocking too!! Spring has sprung....maybe not in New England yet but obviously in some other places! Sat Apr 19 11:36:26 -0700 2003 1597102 0 DodinBouffant 1 1597138 The local in-season specialties - artichokes, asparagus, oysters. Sat Apr 19 12:01:06 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Sharuf 1 1597146 A big pile of freshly steamed MD crabs, piled high with seasoning Sat Apr 19 14:18:35 -0700 2003 1597102 0 ocdreamr 1 1597149 veal liver, grilled to medium rare. you could have cut it with the back of a knife. Sat Apr 19 17:06:03 -0700 2003 1597102 0 miles 1 1597150 This morning: a slice of toasted brioche, spread with incredible fresh, sweet ricotta from the farmers' market and topped with homemade sour cherry preserves. Accompanied by a cup of foamy cappucino made with Peet's espresso. Best thing I've wrapped my lips around in a few days. Then there was that Sunnyside Organics Virginia kobe beef strip steak that I briefly marinated in evo and roasted garlic puree, fleur de sel and lots of black pepper, then charcoal grilled. Asparagus grilled alongside the steak went well with that, as did the Simi 1999 cab. And some artisanal sourdough. Meat, salt, fire, bread and wine--the ultimate in elemental deliciousness. Sat Apr 19 17:10:51 -0700 2003 1597102 0 zora 1 1597152 The first perfect strawberry of the season, still warm from the sun. Sat Apr 19 17:27:11 -0700 2003 1597102 0 cookiemonster 1 1597157 Creamy honey ice cream. Passionfruit curd. And actually, I thought that the pear-flavored rice pudding from Rice to Riches was pretty damn good too. If only they went down a notch with the sugar. Ronnybrook farm sweet heavy cream straight from the bottle. Sat Apr 19 18:36:07 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Katerina 1 1597159 Crepes with Devonshire cream and lime curd, last Saturday. Lovely pizza with a cream sauce and olive oil, topped with Yukon Gold potato strips, onions, roasted garlic and rosemary. I had that last night after dancing. I made brioche and naan a few days ago- it was carb heaven! And finally, I made scalloped potatoes with cheddar, peas, and lamb braised with about 20 cloves of garlic for dinner. I'm going to go collapse. Yum. Sat Apr 19 18:48:45 -0700 2003 1597102 0 lissar 1 1597164 Quarter-sized, meticulously handmade corn ravioli in an exquisite lobster sauce. Beef medallions, medium rare, in a classic bernaise sauce--simple, and simply perfect. The sweetest and juciest of ripe strawberries! Sat Apr 19 22:27:08 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Zorra 1 1597171 where did you get the black sesame ice cream? I love it but don't find it most places. Sun Apr 20 13:44:36 -0700 2003 1597102 0 adam 2 1597227 I made it! Mon Apr 21 16:37:11 -0700 2003 1597171 0 babette feasts 1 1597189 A crawfish combination... 1/2 fried, 12 etoufe served on dirty rice with Cajun Chef brand Lousiana hotsauce. Mon Apr 21 10:13:49 -0700 2003 1597102 0 MidtownCoog 1 1597193 Intense peach gellato from Napoli Bakery in Boston's Northend early Easter morning while waiting for a train. Mon Apr 21 11:13:04 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Taralli 1 1597261 Grits with salt, spicy sausage and sharp cheddar cheese. Pizza with smoked mozzerella, artichoke and red onion. The burger I just wolfed down - cooked rare & toppped with guacamole, slices of pickled jalapenos, pico de gallo and jalapeno jack. Mon Apr 21 20:14:31 -0700 2003 1597102 0 Jennie Sheeks