Thread: just wanted to share tonight's dinner with you guys..

Shrimp Etouffee. Recipe courtesy of the late, great Chef Paul Prudhomme

I like the sprouts, just like you said, Tim. Olive oil and caramelized in the oven, little salt.

Originally Posted by 32t

Some friends were growing them in their garden and something was eating the middle ones on the stalks. Not the top like deer or the lower ones like rabbits....

Then one day they saw their young son walking down the row.......

Two stories that are related;

When I was young I used to stay the summers with my maternal grandparents. My grandfather had planted a garden including strawberries, well when I berry would get ripe I'd pick it and eat it.

This went on for a couple of weeks and one day at supper my grandfather said to my grandmother, Momma, I don't understand it. Grandma asked what's wrong. Grandpa said, about the time I think we'll have some strawberries to eat with supper their gone. Grandma asked if the birds were eating them and grandpa said no, their just gone.

Well I figured that was my grandfather's way of telling me to stay the hell out of his garden.

Another was when I was small and my dad had his garden in and 'someone' was digging up his carrots and eating them. Well since none of us kids would fess up to the sin we all got our butts warmed.

About a week later my dad got up from the table to pour another cup of coffee and saw our dog digging and eating carrots!!!!!!

We were told who the culprit was but didn't get any kind of apology for the 'warming'. Who'd have thought a damn dog would dig up and eat carrots!?

Originally Posted by cudarunner

We have a large amount of Italian descendants here in the Walla Walla Valley however there isn't a single Italian Restaurant to be seen.

I don't count the pizza places.

Chicago has a million Italian restaurants. You can't throw a scungilli without hitting one. When I was just a kid my father used to like to take us to a lesser known "little Italy". Everyone knows about Taylor St in Chicago but Oakley St. is often unknown even to others in Chicago. We used to mostly go to Bacchanalias and Il Vicianatos. There are a few that are no longer there but most still are. I haven't been there in many, many years now.

Heart of Chicago restaurant roundup - Chicago Tribune

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

Chicago has a million Italian restaurants. You can't throw a scungilli without hitting one. When I was just a kid my father used to like to take us to a lesser known "little Italy". Everyone knows about Taylor St in Chicago but Oakley St. is often unknown even to others in Chicago. We used to mostly go to Bacchanalias and Il Vicianatos. There are a few that are no longer there but most still are. I haven't been there in many, many years now.

Heart of Chicago restaurant roundup - Chicago Tribune

That was a Wonderful, Refreshing Read, Thank You!

Originally Posted by Phoenix51

Shrimp Etouffee. Recipe courtesy of the late, great Chef Paul Prudhomme

Rest in Peace Paul

prosciutto di parma, parmesano reggiano, hot and sweet suprasetta, anti pasto with provolone salami and stuffed olives...

Originally Posted by Phoenix51

Shrimp Etouffee. Recipe courtesy of the late, great Chef Paul Prudhomme

I'll be in NOLA in less than two weeks. I'll be having a plate of etoufee too.....and a few drinks. When the weather is bad it doesn't hurt to pull a four hour shift at the hotel bar. In our case, the Carosel bar at the Monteleone. Or pop into Tujague's for one or two. Looking forward to it.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

That was a Wonderful, Refreshing Read, Thank You!

I probably shouldn't be posting this here since it's not dinner. But it's another place we used to go when I was very young. We used to get the shrimp by the pound with Lawrence's signature hot sauce. It's mild enough to drench the shrimp in and hot enough to get your head sweating by the time it's all over.

If you have eaten dinner there before, then it belongs here.