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The single most sublime thing I ate was ______

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Gifted Gourmet

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The holiday season is in full swing, as they say, and the meals we have been eating are replete with all manner of sublime and divinely decadent pleasures ... :wink:

That said, what was the one food item which will mark Christmas 2004 for you tastewise? :rolleyes:

Does the memory of that taste still linger on your tongue?

Melissa Goodman aka "Gifted Gourmet"

tejon

tejon

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The end bits off our standing rib roast, eaten in a state of pure bliss.

Kathy

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AzRaeL

AzRaeL

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the icky taste of boiled rutabaga...ack ack!

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Luckylies

Luckylies

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bits of crispy fat off of:

a glazed ham

a rack of lamb

another ham

crispy skin from:

turkey

roasted chicken (made craklins)

pork shoulder (made cracklins)

actual meat:

shortribs

pulled pork.

the single mostsublime thing that I ate was whichever of these didn't have any fat or calories. :huh:

does this come in pork?

My name's Emma Feigenbaum.

cakewench

cakewench

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for me: the simple pumpkin soup I made to accompany our Christmas dinner. :wub: amazing.

for my husband: the walnut-coated turkey medallions (with a wine cream sauce) which I made as the main course. Though he was impressed with the pumpkin soup, too.

Alex

Alex

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Orange segments macerated in a Grand Marnier - vanilla bean - sugar syrup.

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wawairis

wawairis

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My sister made chicken wings with mushrooms. I know it sounds simple, but they were sublime. Served with a nice brown au jus that wasn't fatty, with nice plump button mushroom slices. I could have hoarded. Hmmmm, I think I DID hoard...

:wub::wub:

Iris

GROWWWWWLLLLL!!

David94928

David94928

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The holiday season is in full swing, as they say, and the meals we have been eating are replete with all manner of sublime and divinely decadent pleasures ... :wink:

That said, what was the one food item which will mark Christmas 2004 for you tastewise?  :rolleyes:

Does the memory of that taste still linger on your tongue?

The Kobe beef fillet that just about melted in my mouth piece by luscious piece.

As my late father-in-law might have said....I've had gravy tougher than this meat! :laugh:

David

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lovebenton0

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The flavor of that first bite of tender rare lamb with the garlic and fresh thyme/rosemary/mint after the creamiest asparagus bisque with tiny baby speartips resting in butter on the top. :wub:

Does that qualify as just one? :wink:

Judith Love

North of the 30th parallel

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phifly04

phifly04

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i made a paste of minced garlic,rosemary and evoo to rub on my Prime rib,seared and sloooow roasted to perfection,like butter.Had an end piece for breakfast with all the crispy browned bits

Dave s

"Food is our common ground,a universal experience"

James Beard

Mabelline

Mabelline

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The nice slow-roasted corned beef brisket slices, while it was fresh from the oven, along with bits of browned vegetables. The next day, eaten cold, everytime I passed it.

Jensen

Jensen

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The sauerkraut friends brought for Christmas dinner. Cooked for 12 hours with bay leaves, juniper berries, cloves, and vegetable broth.

Even today, my first thought upon waking was "Oh, I can have more sauerkraut!"

Jen Jensen

Gifted Gourmet

Gifted Gourmet

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The bite of medium rare filet that was coated in spices and tons of minced garlic that had a hint of carmelized sweetness from slow roasting the beef.

Can you imagine how positively green with envy I am at these words??? :rolleyes: but make it rare, please .... :wink:

Melissa Goodman aka "Gifted Gourmet"

Mabelline

Mabelline

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Yep, that gave me one of those "Please, sir, may I have some more?" moments, too!! Ditto on the rare, and if you threw in some fresh horseradish, I'll grow a tail just so I could wag it....

lovebenton0

lovebenton0

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Ooh! Can we eat again?!!! I could lick the screen. :laugh:

Judith Love

North of the 30th parallel

One woman very courteously approached me in a grocery store, saying, "Excuse me, but I must ask why you've brought your dog into the store." I told her that Grace is a service dog.... "Excuse me, but you told me that your dog is allowed in the store because she's a service dog. Is she Army or Navy?" Terry Thistlewaite

Gifted Gourmet

Gifted Gourmet

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I could lick the screen. :laugh:

Could???

Have already done that on so many occasions that my Dell monitor looks like a well-used throat swab (sans the strep germs! :shock:)

:laugh::laugh:

Melissa Goodman aka "Gifted Gourmet"

Chufi

Chufi

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The trifle that I made out of a chocolate orange cake that looked ruined when it came out of the oven: the edges were burned and the center was still wobbly.

So I cut out the center and cut off the edges. Was left with a sort of donut shaped cake thing. Sliced it, soaked the slices in orange liqueur, and layered those with bananas and home made custard. Topped with loads of whipped cream.

It was the best trifle I ever made and maybe even one of the best desserts I ever made. Very christmassy taste and beautiful contrasting textures and flavors, yet very simple.

Klary Koopmans

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