Wednesday, June 20, 2007

More Food Tilt?

Mookie tonight. 6 more events to go (an extra Riverchasers HORSE on Sunday).

I'll probably play in the 50-50 and 26k as well... because I multi-table like a champ! No, wait... I suck at multitabling. At least I have a token for the 26k.

Anyway, enough poker. More food talk! If you don't like it... tough. This is my blog and I like cooking as much as I like poker. Except I'm a better cook than poker player.

I was debating all day on what tonight's dinner will be. Do I go back to my well of Elk meat? Maybe an elk burger, or pasta with chicken and honey-garlic elk sausage? I also had a craving for some Thai from across the street - it would be quick and easy. Maybe I'd throw together some orange chicken again? Spicy chicken caesar perhaps? Hmm.

Then I ate some dark chocolate and a light turned on. Tonight will be a spicy roasted chicken breast (bone-in if I can find some) with dark chocolate and maybe raspberries or even cherries. I think for the 3rd straight night that zucchini will work well as a vegetable. Maybe green beans if they look decent. As for the rest, I'm leaning towards a thin pasta (spaghetti perhaps, maybe angel hair, depends what I've got... I don't think my lemon linguine will work) in butter and garlic as a base for the chicken.

Dessert - I've still got a ton of fruit to get through, so a simple compote of strawberries, raspberries, cherries and watermelon should work well. Maybe a kiwi too.

Gotta think that calls for either a Baileys concoction or wine. I may be able to get a nice white or rose (rare these days, but I think it'll work with this) chilled in time.

Whaddya think?

6 comments:

Schaubs said...

I'll probably scarf down some leftovers before my ball game tonight. Good luck in the 50/50, I really want to get in on that action soon.

The menu sounds wonderful, you da man Chef A.

I've never tried elk before, I wonder if it is lean or fatty?

I'll check back later.

Astin said...

Elk is incredibly lean. High protein, low fat, low calorie. It was described to me as a "clean" meat, and I can't think of a better description.

Fuel55 said...

hmmmmm .... clean meat .....

Alan aka RecessRampage said...

Man, that sounds really good...

Irongirl01 said...

Astin, didnt know you liked to cook. Cooking and baking are two of my fav pastimes.. I have way to many cookbooks. Nothing like a good set of knives.

Astin said...

You betcha IG, drives me nuts when I don't get a chance to cook or bake. And I of course love my knives and books.

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