Be careful what you ask for ...

[Nathan Caroland]

So, yesterday my wife was at the store and called me up and asked me what I wanted for a Sunday dinner. I of course made a comment about 'lets do something different'. I've been a bit bored with the meals of late, old favorites turning just a bit stale as the kids want the same things, etc.

Hah!

Okay, so last night I was looking at a meal that I couldn't quite figure out on some of it. Wasn't too bad, but certainly isn't my normal meal plan either.

So, had Riccotta with Spinach and something else in it. What is Riccotta? Yeah, I asked that myself. Its a type of rice I guess, or something close to it. Couldn't quite figure it out. Then we had chicken breasts beat the hell out of (my wife was pounding them good in there) and stuffed with some herbal thinger-ma-bob and goat cheese. Yeah, goat cheese. That was interesting, bit sharp, and wasn't too bad really, though I did sort of make a face when I was told it came from a goat. Then there was the steamed Zukini (that wasn't bad at all!) and some sort of sauce or some such drizzled over it. Still haven't figured out what the heck that was, and I'm thinking that I might not want to know. There was some other stuff as well such as dinner rolls and some sort of green stuff I've yet to identify.

I ate it, every last bit of it, and smiled from ear to ear while I did it. Yum! Then of course my wife told me that she was glad that I liked it as she had plenty left over to send with me to work.

Wonder if I can get away with grabbing McDonalds before I go in ....

:tongue2:

[Ritual]

Sounds to me that you've had some real food! :D

[EricJ]

and you're sure she doesn't read the forums....


busted!

[vincegamer]

So, had Riccotta with Spinach and something else in it. What is Riccotta? Yeah, I asked that myself. Its a type of rice I guess, or something close to it.

Couldn't possibly have been Ricotta then. Ricotta is a soft cheese kind of like cottage cheese that's been through a blender. It's often used in Lasagna.
Perhaps what you had was Risotto, which is a pasta shaped like rice.

Yeah, goat cheese. That was interesting, bit sharp, and wasn't too bad really, though I did sort of make a face when I was told it came from a goat.

Somehow if it comes out of a cow it's better?
I'm not super fond of goat cheese, but it comes on Greek foods all the time and a good Gyro must have goat cheese.

[supervike]

Yeah....I use Ricotta all the time.....Lasagna just isn't as good without it...

I finally tried some CURRY....we found a 'bag' of 'heat and serve' curry at the grocery store. It was CURRIED CHICK PEAS or something, I make it and served it over rice. It was ok, but not phenomenal. I need to try some other styles before I judge it.

[Ritual]

Perhaps what you had was Risotto, which is a pasta shaped like rice.

Risotto is a dish made with a special type of rice called arborio rice (or sometimes avorio rice, but I think it's the same). You boil it in lots of water so that it becomes a bit mushy and often you have a bit of white wine in it as well. Then you add things like vegetebles, ham, herbs, for instance, and top it with a healthy dose of parmesan. It's really good!

I finally tried some CURRY....we found a 'bag' of 'heat and serve' curry at the grocery store. It was CURRIED CHICK PEAS or something, I make it and served it over rice. It was ok, but not phenomenal. I need to try some other styles before I judge it.

I wouldn't trust those ready made things. They're generally not that exciting. You should find a good recipe and make something from scratch.

[tzor]

I don't see what the problem is with the goat cheese. Cheese comes from milk, and in theory you can get it from any of the mammals. You can make a wide variety of cheese from goat's milk. Not only that, my current shaving soap is made from goat's milk.

(Personally I have mixed feelings about feta however. I think it is because it mostly appears in a greek salad. On the other hand, I've had mixed feelings about a number of cheeses in my salad, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't work as well.)

You know what the difference is between "good food" and McDonalds? Good food often costs less. And it tastes better. And you know what's in it.

[vincegamer]

Risotto is a dish made with a special type of rice called arborio rice.

Whoops. You are right. I was thinking of Orzo. Don't know how I made that mistake.

[vincegamer]

Cheese comes from milk, and in theory you can get it from any of the mammals.

One of my favorite exchanges from Red Dwarf:

Lister: Hal, get me a glass of milk
Hal: We're out of cows milk. The only thing we have left is dogs milk.
Lister: Euch! Dog's milk?
Hal: Nothing wrong with dog's milk. It keeps better than any other milk.
Lister: Why's that?
Hal: Cause nobody will drink the stuff.

[LeadAsbestos]

Can you make human cheese? (yes, please insert fave joke here...)
Seriously, someone must have tried.