Posts by redvan

Well, The party was a smashing success except for the fact that I bit off too much to chew, meaning I tried to cook too much food for entrees and appetizers and while trying to get the entrees complete so I could put them in chaffing...

Hello fellow food enthusiasts, I'm having a party and I'll be serving several pork tenderloins, 2 or 3 each of the following; an herb crusted, a bacon wrapped and a dried fruit stuffed.   I would like to serve gravies...

Joey, Glad to hear from you, I opened the package on Sunday and took a few out to make a seafood volute over some angel hair pasta and they smelled like shrimp. After the event, they still smelled like shrimp but not much more than...

HI everyone, A while back, I tossed out 3 beef tenderloins that had grey spots on them thinking they went bad and when I told you all about it, you explained what those gray spots were and told me to ask next time before tossing out...

Thank you Joey for responding yet again and a few days is fine.   I'm always trying to accomplish new things cooking wise and this was going to be a challenge, and as you said, taking pieces from several recipes can be...

Joey, I had a feeling there was too much roux, it didn't seem right and I forgot the sherry.   I looked for a recipe but couldn't find one that seemed to have it all, some used this, some used that so I took what I...

Howdy all, I took your advise and tried Lobster Newberg, well I think I did something wrong with the it....   I started with a roux and added milk to make a bechamel (as most of the recipes I saw all started this way)....

Wow, I'm impressed, my thread made the home page banner.....!   How did that happen, was it due to it's content or random selection?   Red.

Ok IceMan, you're forgiven, this time....   I agree with you, there are certain seafood dishes that are meant to eaten a-la-carte like a 12 oz lobster tail or 2 lbs of king krab legs. My friends will not go to a seafood...

Wow, now that's a HUGE lobster... I wonder just how big his tail was. The claws could easily be 8 oz each.   I always thought getting a 6-8 oz lobster with a hunk of sirloin or filet was pretty good until I started shopping...