RECIPE: Some you win, some you lose, and some.....

19 years ago

you break even.

This is a sort of break even deal. I needed a celeraic recipe for a project, and found this in my to-try file:

Pigeon Breast on a Celeraic Rosti with a Blackberry Sauce.

I figured to try it using quail, if I could find any locally. If not, game hens would do. It's an Australian recipe, so the first step was to convert all the metric stuff into real numbers. Then decide which way to round them off. For instance, 2.82 oz of butter was easy. But which way do you go with 4.41 oz of blackberries?

At any rate, the game hens turned out good; albiet requiring more work than necessary for most people. The rosti wasn't worth the bother. The sauce needed serious adapting to make it work. But the finished product was worthwhile.

So, if anyone actually wants the recipes I'll post them. But, frankly, this one isn't likely to be made a second time.

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Comments (3)

CA Kate z9
19 years ago
I got a bad one from, all places, Williams-Sonoma... Cheddar Ale Soup. I made it last night for supper and it was barely eatable. A rather expensive loser that went down the GD with nary a glance.

But I did manage to make a really good loaf of whole grain bread to go with the soup... thank goodness for the bread!
gardenlad
Original Author
19 years ago
Ale (or beer) and cheese soups have a long tradition in England and early America, Westelle. In my experience, nobody is indifferent to them---you either love 'em or hate 'em, with no middle ground.

We attended a Madrigal dinner at the local college, where one of the courses was Stilton & Ale Soup. What surprised me was how many people actually liked it. Or pretended to, at any rate.

I enjoyed it. Friend Wife took one taste and passed.
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CA Kate z9
19 years ago
Perhaps you're right, lad; we definitely would be in the DO NOT LIKE category. I was checking and it seems most Cheese-Ale soups are similar. It's one we won't be serving at this winter's Soup Party.