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[Jenise]

Veal loin coated with grated long pepper, cooked "Sous Vide" with white asparagus baked in puff pastry on a light brown fennel-cream sauce. The wine with the dish was a 2003 San Sebastiano Barbera d'Alba.

Heinz, that's beautiful. And I'm so jealous--have never seen white asparagus that fat before! In fact, we rarely see green that fat, but it's what I prefer.

Veal loin coated with grated long pepper, cooked "Sous Vide" with white asparagus baked in puff pastry on a light brown fennel-cream sauce. The wine with the dish was a 2003 San Sebastiano Barbera d'Alba.

What is grated "long pepper?"
A fresh pepper of some sort?

Looks delicious, by the way. Those fat fresh white asparagus would be difficult if not impossible to find, even in Los Angeles. We have white asparagus for sure, but they are not like that.

What is grated "long pepper?"
A fresh pepper of some sort?

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Heinz, that's beautiful. And I'm so jealous--have never seen white asparagus that fat before! In fact, we rarely see green that fat, but it's what I prefer.

Those asparagus shown and used for the dish are of the class I. type. Asparagus of the Extra / solo type might be up to 1 " thick.
The European classification of White Asparagus is
Extra / Solo: straight, well-shaped rods, tightly closed heads. Minimum thickness: 1/2 "
I.: well-shaped, slightly curved rods and with tightly closed heads. Minimum thickness: 2/5 "
II: less well-shaped with slightly open heads. Traces of rust and light ligneous parts allowed. Minimum Thickness: 2/5 "
Minimum length of the rods 8 2/3 ".
All other Asparagus are classified as soup or salad type.

These bone-in New Yorks were grilled, then served with the Mushroom sauce. Very tasty.

Nice shrooms!

Yes! I was admiring them too!

We love shrooms and onions with a good steak!

Took a girls' golf trip to my house in Pinehurst last week, and this was dinner on the deck our last evening before heading back to the desert. The weather was balmy and perfect. (Disregard the ice in that glass of Chardonnay. My friend Joan likes her wine REALLY cold...and a little diluted.)

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Now that is my kind of dinner! Beautiful to look at, as well. Please tell me more about your gourmet burgers...like a recipe?

Mother's Day Pavlova...

Now that is my kind of dinner! Beautiful to look at, as well. Please tell me more about your gourmet burgers...like a recipe?

It really was perfect, Karen. Thanks. Now on the burgers, we cheated! We have a wonderful grocery store called Fresh Market (not to be confused with Fresh and Easy), and they make several versions of these gourmet patties. We all chose the one we wanted to cook. There was bleu cheese, bacon and cheddar, and smoked gouda and mushroom. I chose the latter.

Carrie...that looked so awesome...just my kind of thing! I wish I was there too...LOL!

Cecila, that Pavlova looks brilliant. My Mother-in-law would love to have one of those on Mother's Day. Is it the same day in Australia as it is in the US? In England, Mother's Day is in March.

Maria, Mother's Day was last Sunday here in Oz...not sure when it is in the US?

Mother's Day was Sunday, May 9, in the USA.

It's a great day for celebrating the music of Frank Zappa.

-Paul W.

Celia,

Pavlova was one of the high points of both of my trips to Australia. Your pavlova looks absolutely scrumptious.

-Paul W.

Paul, thanks! I hope you had fun on your visits and got to view some amazing upside down skies...

Carrie...that looked so awesome...just my kind of thing! I wish I was there too...LOL!

Maria, do you golf and play bridge? Maybe you can come next year.

We love shrooms and onions with a good steak!

Karen, what was the marinade on those steaks? Looks like a glaze of some sort. Mmmm.

[Jenise]

These bone-in New Yorks were grilled, then served with the Mushroom sauce. Very tasty.

Ooh--steak porn! They look beautiful, Karen.

[Jenise]

Carrie...that looked so awesome...just my kind of thing! I wish I was there too...LOL!

Maria, do you golf and play bridge? Maybe you can come next year.

Hey, sign me up too!

Carrie...that looked so awesome...just my kind of thing! I wish I was there too...LOL!

Maria, do you golf and play bridge? Maybe you can come next year.

Hey, sign me up too!

You and Maria can come visit me anytime! You have to cook though.

Sorry Carrie...don't know how to do either yet...but I am learning to play Bridge from my Mother-in-law. So there is hope...and I agree, Jenise has to cook!

[Jenise]

Sorry Carrie...don't know how to do either yet...but I am learning to play Bridge from my Mother-in-law. So there is hope...and I agree, Jenise has to cook!

No fair! From what I've seen, we would all be happy to eat Carrie's food any time. Be happy to help out, though.

Speaking of food, Bob took a shot of what I made for dinner last night:

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