What's for dinner?
Dec 24, 2020 | 9:03 am
#3181
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Dec 24, 2020 | 9:14 am
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my spouse bought it online as my Xmas gift...
Truffle Shuffle, Oakland
mailed in a jar with the outer insulated bag and 2 freezer sacks!
ive chosen to not look at the website (aside from a recipe) in order to avoid finding out the price. I’m getting the Costco $42 ounce of caviar if they still have it. That’ll be my spouse’s Xmas gift with the cooked blini and other garnishes... of course I’m a believer of eating caviar only with a spoon!
Dec 24, 2020 | 1:00 pm
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The caviar comes with an Ivory (looking) spoon 
How fresh are the truffles?
How fresh are the truffles?
awww no envy - you can do and get anything that I hav
Truffle Shuffle, Oakland
mailed in a jar with the outer insulated bag and 2 freezer sacks!
ive chosen to not look at the website (aside from a recipe) in order to avoid finding out the price. I’m getting the Costco $42 ounce of caviar if they still have it. That’ll be my spouse’s Xmas gift with the cooked blini and other garnishes... of course I’m a believer of eating caviar only with a spoon!
Truffle Shuffle, Oakland
mailed in a jar with the outer insulated bag and 2 freezer sacks!
ive chosen to not look at the website (aside from a recipe) in order to avoid finding out the price. I’m getting the Costco $42 ounce of caviar if they still have it. That’ll be my spouse’s Xmas gift with the cooked blini and other garnishes... of course I’m a believer of eating caviar only with a spoon!
Dec 24, 2020 | 2:50 pm
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Dec 24, 2020 | 3:30 pm
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You didn't miss much - the caviar was a bit mushy missing the wonderous "pop" that quality ones have. I wouldn't buy it again.
Dec 24, 2020 | 3:34 pm
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Dec 24, 2020 | 3:36 pm
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Dec 24, 2020 | 4:30 pm
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I will say that there are some great places doing domestic paddlefish roe -- worth checking out. I may get some caviar for NYE. We typically do our big steakhouse dinner on the Eve of the Eve, and usually skip the steak in favor of a huge seafood tower. We're doing takeout from there this year, and the seafood tower isn't offered but a few individual items are. We'll get those, and then for NYE I think I'll make our own seafood tower and will pick up some caviar if I can find it.
Dec 24, 2020 | 4:42 pm
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I last had truffles at a market stall in Cassis, France. It was a sandwich with nothing more than a bit of olive oil, sea salt and truffle on some of the nicest bread you'll taste. It was 12 euros but worth every cent.
Dec 24, 2020 | 10:09 pm
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Christmas Eve supper:
red king crab legs with optional garnishes
oven-heated seeded sourdough baguette with salted butter
roasted Brussels sprouts
oven-baked steak fries
roast beef sandwich on japanese milk bread
olives
small bowl of curried chicken salad
assorted holiday cookies
hot chocolate
ah, then Truffle Shuffle black truffles are nicely aromatic and fresh. We didn’t eat our final bit today so I’ll change the unbleached paper towel :-)
red king crab legs with optional garnishes
oven-heated seeded sourdough baguette with salted butter
roasted Brussels sprouts
oven-baked steak fries
roast beef sandwich on japanese milk bread
olives
small bowl of curried chicken salad
assorted holiday cookies
hot chocolate
Thanks, freshness is usually correlated with aroma (and taste) so if these were very fragrant then they were fresh. Tasting good is the most important part.
You didn't miss much - the caviar was a bit mushy missing the wonderous "pop" that quality ones have. I wouldn't buy it again.
You didn't miss much - the caviar was a bit mushy missing the wonderous "pop" that quality ones have. I wouldn't buy it again.
Last edited by gaobest; Dec 24, 2020 at 10:17 pm
Dec 24, 2020 | 10:48 pm
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I went to a friend's house and we stayed outside on her deck with the heater
salmon candy
Union Square cafe bar nuts (my contribution)
salad of romaine with Suzanne Goin's Green Goddess dressing recipe topped with blood oranges, sliced avocado and pomegranate seeds (also my contribution---red and green theme)
lobster mac and cheese
french apple pie
salmon candy
Union Square cafe bar nuts (my contribution)
salad of romaine with Suzanne Goin's Green Goddess dressing recipe topped with blood oranges, sliced avocado and pomegranate seeds (also my contribution---red and green theme)
lobster mac and cheese
french apple pie
Dec 25, 2020 | 4:28 am
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Probably some turkey meat tonight. 
Dec 25, 2020 | 7:15 am
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Filet mignon and baked potatoes with broccoli. Should be good even though cooking outside when it's 35 isn't going to be much fun.
Dec 25, 2020 | 4:21 pm
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Beef Tenderloin
Roasted potato medley
Jalapeno creamed corn
Green beans
Macaroni and cheese
I had bacon wrapped scallops to cook but I totally forgot about them when making buffalo chicken dip for the afternoon.
Roasted potato medley
Jalapeno creamed corn
Green beans
Macaroni and cheese
I had bacon wrapped scallops to cook but I totally forgot about them when making buffalo chicken dip for the afternoon.
Dec 25, 2020 | 5:28 pm
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