What are you eating?

[Subotnick]

Ginger preserve on sunflower and pumpkin seed wholemeal bread!

TTFN.
Me.

[BorisG]

[SonicMan46]

Just returned from a couple of nights @ the Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, VA - attended a 'musical play' at the famous Barter Theater called Keep on the Sunny Side about the early history & music of the Carter Family, considered along w/ Jimmie Rodgers, the founders of (at least early recorded) country music - excellent show! 

Had dinner each night @ the Inn - menu is quite seasonal - check HERE for an example (actually this seems to be '07 fall's menu when we were last there) - I had seafood each night, while wife had a wonderful bourbon flavored grilled pork chop the first night & a perfectly cooked 'medium rare' filet mignon the next!  Excellent wine selections by the glass - 

[BorisG]

Just returned from a couple of nights @ the Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, VA - attended a 'musical play' at the famous Barter Theater called Keep on the Sunny Side about the early history & music of the Carter Family, considered along w/ Jimmie Rodgers, the founders of (at least early recorded) country music - excellent show! 

Had dinner each night @ the Inn - menu is quite seasonal - check HERE for an example (actually this seems to be '07 fall's menu when we were last there) - I had seafood each night, while wife had a wonderful bourbon flavored grilled pork chop the first night & a perfectly cooked 'medium rare' filet mignon the next!  Excellent wine selections by the glass - 

Time to virtually order? Crab Cake, Caesar Salad, no entree, a glass of Chardonnay, and something chocolate for dessert.

[SonicMan46]

Time to virtually order? Crab Cake, Caesar Salad, no entree, a glass of Chardonnay, and something chocolate for dessert.

Boris - you would not be disappointed!    Actually, I like that posted menu better than we had this time around - believe that I gave that the skate wing a try (first time) on our last visit there - quite light, white, & flaky, if I remember correctly? 

[George]

Triple scoop of Ben and Jerry's No Sugar Added in a waffle cone. 

[BorisG]

Boris - you would not be disappointed!    Actually, I like that posted menu better than we had this time around - believe that I gave that the skate wing a try (first time) on our last visit there - quite light, white, & flaky, if I remember correctly? 

SonicMan, based soley on its appearance, I don't think I could eat that.

[SonicMan46]

SonicMan, based soley on its appearance, I don't think I could eat that.

Boris - yes, I knew what skate looked like, but hey I'll try about 'anything' (as long as it's not crawling on my plate -  ) - added a pic below that was pretty much like what I ate - it was quite good, and if no one told you the appearance of the animal, then would probably be just fine (many years ago I convinced my young son on a Carribean vacation to try 'cracked conch' - told him it was like chicken breast - and he agreed but said it was more 'chewy' -  ).

Now, talk about a DISGUSTING looking fish - Monkfish (shown below) - basically, only the tail is eaten - I've had this fish (or monster!) numerous times - sometimes called a 'poor man's lobster' - has the texture of lobster not quite the same flavor, the preparation often flavors the flesh - quite delicious; in fact, dined at our 'Mountain Bistro' down the street, and monkfish was a 'special' - tempted but went w/ the venison after a couple of nights of seafood up in Virginia!  Bottom line - never judge the enjoyment of eating from the appearance of what you're eating!  Often, a pleasant surprise (guess it could go the other way, though -  ) - Dave

 

               

[George]

Dieters should read this thread, it's better than dexatrim. 

[DavidRoss]

Mahi mahi tacos with rice and black beans. 

[toledobass]

Boris - yes, I knew what skate looked like, but hey I'll try about 'anything' (as long as it's not crawling on my plate -  ) - added a pic below that was pretty much like what I ate - it was quite good, and if no one told you the appearance of the animal, then would probably be just fine (many years ago I convinced my young son on a Carribean vacation to try 'cracked conch' - told him it was like chicken breast - and he agreed but said it was more 'chewy' -  ).

Now, talk about a DISGUSTING looking fish - Monkfish (shown below) - basically, only the tail is eaten - I've had this fish (or monster!) numerous times - sometimes called a 'poor man's lobster' - has the texture of lobster not quite the same flavor, the preparation often flavors the flesh - quite delicious; in fact, dined at our 'Mountain Bistro' down the street, and monkfish was a 'special' - tempted but went w/ the venison after a couple of nights of seafood up in Virginia!  Bottom line - never judge the enjoyment of eating from the appearance of what you're eating!  Often, a pleasant surprise (guess it could go the other way, though -  ) - Dave

 

               
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I had some monkfish liver this winter.  It was awesome. 

Allan

[Sergeant Rock]

Now, talk about a DISGUSTING looking fish - Monkfish (shown below)

We love monkfish. On those rare occasions we find it on a German restaurant's menu, we order it. Considering how this fish looks, I think the German name is more appropriate though: der Seeteufel....literally, the Sea Devil.

Sarge

[SonicMan46]

Monkfish lovers unite! 

Even Julia Child had a show (maybe more?) on CLEANING & cooking monkfish - plenty of recipes on the web for preparing monkfish, which is quite adaptable - below is some bacon-wrapped monfish that looks pretty good to me! 

 

[BorisG]

Thanks for your Skate marketing, SonicMan, but I have decided to stay with Red Snapper and other more reasonable-looking sea creatures.

[Bogey]

Speaking of fish, my last two lunches have consisted of a nice strip of smoked salmon....never really had it much, but now that I have, I cannot get enough:

[uffeviking]

Every morning a plane lands at the local airport loaded with the Northwest's celebrated fish: The Copper River Salmon. The season lasts barely a month, but believe me, I am taking advantage of it. Salmon every day ever since it became available here.

Read and maybe you can even find it at your local market:

http://gonw.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/copperriver.htm

[Bogey]

Every morning a plane lands at the local airport loaded with the Northwest's celebrated fish: The Copper River Salmon. The season lasts barely a month, but believe me, I am taking advantage of it. Salmon every day ever since it became available here.

Read and maybe you can even find it at your local market:

http://gonw.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/copperriver.htm

Wow!  Thanks for the heads up.  I did find it on Amazon....really!  I will be looking AND asking!
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/316901KTT2L._SL500_AA280_.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.amazon.com/Copper-River-Reserve-Smoked-Sockeye/dp/B0000TA2QI&h=280&w=280&sz=11&hl=en&start=18&um=1&tbnid=VyyEMPq-iw-jrM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3DCopper%2BRiver%2BSalmon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN

[uffeviking]

Glad you found it, but that's the smoked variety, available the year around at a very high price. As I understand it, Alaska Airlines has their own Copper River Salmon Shuttle flying the fresh fish all over the US. I don't know where you live, but if it's a fairly big city you probably can find it at a store there. 

[Bogey]

Glad you found it, but that's the smoked variety, available the year around at a very high price. As I understand it, Alaska Airlines has their own Copper River Salmon Shuttle flying the fresh fish all over the US. I don't know where you live, but if it's a fairly big city you probably can find it at a store there. 

Denver.  Hopefully I can track some down, but I may just give their smoked a try as well.

[Lilas Pastia]

Spring is the perfect time for picking stinging nettle leaves. A 30 minute foray in the backyard, neighbouring ditches or clearings will yield a big cauldron's worth of leaves. This makes for a great green soup. Nothing beats it against arthritis, but it's a tasty soup by itself. Just make sure to wear gloves !! . W're having it tonight !


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinging_nettle