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

ive traveled quite a bit in my time , and have eaten some of the best places in this country and several others, but I only really remember this one dinner.

my now wife and I were dating for quite a while, and things were starting to get serious( we both had bad first marriages ) both valentines day was coming up plus her birthday is only 4 days before that. telling her we were going to have a special dinner, she of course thought oh boy were going to Tonys, if your familiar with St Louis you know the place.

well she came to the house and soon found out I was making dinner, a very nice Cobb Salad, Fresh Italian bread from on the hill in the city, and to top it off I made filet cut in the shape of a heart from my local butcher, even had the radishes made into roses, ( my daughter made them for me )lots of Red roses all over the house , a very nice wine, and of course a scoop of Ted Drewes Frozen Custard served in the best Crystal( again those who know will tell you the quality) well it may not be dinner at Tony,s but it will be one of the only dinners I remember cause I asked her to marry me that night and maybe it was the Custard or the steak but she said yes.

now most who know me will tell you that I,m not the most romantic but wife will tell that story any chance she gets , and her girlfriends still gush at me, memorable? very much so, I,m still married to her and I cant ask for anymore Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

ive traveled quite a bit in my time , and have eaten some of the best places in this country and several others, but I only really remember this one dinner.

my now wife and I were dating for quite a while, and things were starting to get serious( we both had bad first marriages ) both valentines day was coming up plus her birthday is only 4 days before that. telling her we were going to have a special dinner, she of course thought oh boy were going to Tonys, if your familiar with St Louis you know the place.

well she came to the house and soon found out I was making dinner, a very nice Cobb Salad, Fresh Italian bread from on the hill in the city, and to top it off I made filet cut in the shape of a heart from my local butcher, even had the radishes made into roses, ( my daughter made them for me )lots of Red roses all over the house , a very nice wine, and of course a scoop of Ted Drewes Frozen Custard served in the best Crystal( again those who know will tell you the quality) well it may not be dinner at Tony,s but it will be one of the only dinners I remember cause I asked her to marry me that night and maybe it was the Custard or the steak but she said yes.

now most who know me will tell you that I,m not the most romantic but wife will tell that story any chance she gets , and her girlfriends still gush at me, memorable? very much so, I,m still married to her and I cant ask for anymore Tc

You have to be optimistic of romance because it's the one thing in life that needs it most! Lol. Good story.

Originally Posted by cudarunner

I had an old friend for supper yesterday

Fava beans anyone ?!

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Originally Posted by OCDshaver

I'm going to throw something out there as a point of discussion, loosely related to my last post and maybe more appropriate for its own topic/thread. But these things often lose traction when they are forced to stand alone. So I will post here and let others jump in.

The question/topic, what was the most memorable meal you ever prepared for anyone....or yourself?

I'll get back to you on that one.

Originally Posted by OCDshaver

I'm going to throw something out there as a point of discussion, loosely related to my last post and maybe more appropriate for its own topic/thread. But these things often lose traction when they are forced to stand alone. So I will post here and let others jump in.

The question/topic, what was the most memorable meal you ever prepared for anyone....or yourself?

Any meal that involves friends and family is a good meal. My wife and I always pride ourselves that no-one leaves "the hill" hungry.

One that stands out, when my closest friend lost an argument between a motorcycle and a milk tanker...
He was a butcher, always provided and carved the meat at any get together we had.
A year or so after him passing, a couple of my buddies and I poached* (* rustled ) the best looking lamb you have ever seen try to run away on 4 legs...
We had an impromptu party, 30 or more, and spit roast that lamb. I insisted everyone in attendance carve the lamb off the spit...I swear to this day, it was the best meat I have ever tasted.

Originally Posted by Grazor

Any meal that involves friends and family is a good meal. My wife and I always pride ourselves that no-one leaves "the hill" hungry.

When I first saw the original question I felt similar to this.

Whether the food was good bad or indifferent it is the time, place, and people you had it with that make it special.

Stewing Chicken is very low on my list of meals.

Long story short when I was young we ended up with a whole bunch of old tough laying hens. We certainly didn't starve but after a winter of eating boiled chicken this and boiled chicken that it is low on my list.

To me a stewing chicken is what you eat when you are broke.

I have prepared and presented Three Very Special 'Meals' in my life.

Those three meals were a very simple one dish event.

I've had the privilege of feeding each of my three children their first bottle.

Those simple feedings mean more than words can tell.

Last night's meal:
Baked Chicken
Mashed potatoes with pan gravy
Broccoli

My new meat grinder has been idle since I got it. So this weekend I picked up some turkey breast that was on sale to make this sausage. Its an emulsified forcemeat with little chunks of the turkey breast. I've had it curing since Sunday morning.