Another cooking session with Momma will take place this weekend. Smelts & olio are on the menu. The smelt recipe is finished, but one of my dear recipe testers, Alex, struggled with the cleaning of them. I realized that the smelts have always been fileted by Momma & ready to go for me when I come home. I get to clean out the fish guts all by myself this time, so that I can give proper instructions in the cookbook. JOY!
Olio is also on the "to do" list. I've made this dish 3 times, already. The first try was a salty bearly edible mess. The second was very bland & the third was better, but not quite right. Momma said this recipe is as easy as pie. It's funny, but the recipes that seem very easy on paper, are the ones that have been giving me the most trouble. Hmmm. Past experience tells me that a key ingredient or step may have been left out. We shall see.
The part about a key ingredient being left out… I don’t know if you watched “Everybody Loves Raymond”…but it reminds me of the episode where Marie agrees to teach Deborah how to make her (Marie’s) famed dish…except she puts a “Basil” label on a jar of Tarragon so that it gives the whole thing a funny taste. Never underestimate the unwillingness of some powerful Italian women to give up their ’secret’ recipes…HA!
AWWW MAAAN…can’t we cheat and buy prepared smelts someplace?? hehe.
Hope you are doing OK with the stress thing!! I was up at 3:00 am this morning, getting fires going, playing on the computer. I’m with ‘ya…and I don’t even have a wedding to worry about! WEDDINGS will getcha every time! LOL xoxo
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9 Comments:
113164117676319741">At 11:46 AM,
Anonymous said...
mrsmogul Says:
Never heard of olio. Is it like spotted dick?
At 11:47 AM,
Anonymous said...
On October 15th, 2005 at 6:03 am e
Marilyn Says:
The part about a key ingredient being left out… I don’t know if you watched “Everybody Loves Raymond”…but it reminds me of the episode where Marie agrees to teach Deborah how to make her (Marie’s) famed dish…except she puts a “Basil” label on a jar of Tarragon so that it gives the whole thing a funny taste. Never underestimate the unwillingness of some powerful Italian women to give up their ’secret’ recipes…HA!
At 11:48 AM,
Anonymous said...
On October 18th, 2005 at 8:00 am e
hope Says:
Happy Fish gut cleaning!
At 11:49 AM,
Anonymous said...
On October 25th, 2005 at 10:13 am e
Leslie Says:
Fish Heads. . .fish heads….eat them up yum!
Have fun!
At 11:51 AM,
Anonymous said...
On October 26th, 2005 at 8:13 pm e
Pat Says:
Hi Dawn! A cooking break back home is probably just what you need to make you feel better! Have fun!
You know my theory on the “missing ingrediant” lol!! Yes, definitely an Italian thing! )
At 11:52 AM,
Anonymous said...
On October 27th, 2005 at 4:10 am e
jes Says:
AWWW MAAAN…can’t we cheat and buy prepared smelts someplace?? hehe.
Hope you are doing OK with the stress thing!! I was up at 3:00 am this morning, getting fires going, playing on the computer. I’m with ‘ya…and I don’t even have a wedding to worry about! WEDDINGS will getcha every time! LOL xoxo
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