Game Set Match
 

Oven-roasted red beet carpaccio with warm goat cheese and pesto:

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Spaghetti con vongole e gamberi:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1264042963.jpg


Whisky-infused grilled wild salmon with potato chive pancake and leeks sauteed in Riesling creme:

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Time for a cigar...

damn, i'd eat that.

Not sure what some of that is, but it sure looks tasty.

I'd eat that salmon...

Dude you eat that stuff?

Other than maybe the chunk of salmon, none of that looks appetizing. Probably cost a week's wages, too.

don't listen to them, dottore. that stuff looks like it belongs in my belly.

Holy smokes Dottore!

That looks fabulous!!! Food as art. Salmon=yummmmmmm.

Mike

Looks great! Delicious and well-plated. What is gambieri? I'm not sure about the beet carpaccio rather than beef carpaccio but it sure is elegant. I bow to you.

Damn! Now the fajitas I'm making don't sound nearly as good as they did before I looked at those photos!

Crayfish.

Fantastic!

looks great but it wouldn't fill up a ten year old, I could eat all 3 plates and still be looking for more, where's the meat? takes an hour to prepare and 2 minutes to eat, not my idea of time management, presentation is nice, taste is probably top notch, just not enough of it to feed a desk jockey on a diet.

Actually, if you were used to eating it, it would fill you up.

That's a huge part of the problem is that people think they need to eat a ton of food. THat's rarely the case.

Wow...looks awesome. I hate beets but might just try them prepared that way. Recipes for the potato pancake and pasta, please?

Potato Pancakes: peel and grate potatoes, squeeze out water and combine with one or two beaten eggs, chopped chives, salt and pepper, and fry lightly (medium) in a little olive oil.

Pasta: regular spaghetti vongole recipe—but I added some freshly steamed crayfish. And some grated parmesan (even though this is taboo in Italy for seafood pasta).

Cheers.

I used to hate beets but have been using them more, initially for the rich red color and increasingly for the taste which I've been liking better. I usually have them julienneed or in small cubes. Still mostly a visual/garnish for me but I have to open my mind.

Did you slice the beets w/ a mandolin? Otherwise I double-bow to your knife skills.

The potato pancakes sound like a swiss roesti but with egg binder instead of cheese. I love roesti, so I'm sure I've love your pancakes too. They will fit in a FedEX box, you know.

Mandolin. You want them really thin.

This is a brilliant appetizer BTW. Always a hit—even with sceptics...

that meal looks awesome!! my mandolin scares me........

young people need to know, preparing a meal like that can get you laid.