I had that drink in Indonesia, and they swirled chocolate syrup though it. Not my kind of thing, but my husband liked it.
For the meal? Simple is your friend. Use the best quality, freshest ingredients you can afford and don't be over ambitious. Choose things where most of the preparation is done in advance, so you don't get stressed and if you cock it up you've time to do over.
So I'd suggest that for the entree you serve a simply cooked pice of meat or fish (say pork chops or fillet of salmon) - maybe marintated in advance if you want to be a bit fancier, you'll find lots of marinade recipes on the web. Add to that a fresh green leaf salad (cheat, and buy one of those pre-packaged mixes) with a home-made salad dressing (again, find a recipe you like on the web) and a loaf of fresh crusty bakery bread. Simple, elegant and very, very tasty. For dessert you might consider Nigella's clementine cake(don't worry, there is an option to click for American measurements) which is very easy but tastes difficult. And its best made the day before, so again, if you cock it up there's time to re-think. Perhaps you could serve it with fresh clementine segments and whipped cream?
sorry- that post made it sound as if I was expecting you to cock things up. It wasn't my intention to imply that! But stress is not what you need when trying a new skill, and best laid plans can go wrong!
I'd go for satsumas or sim. rather than oranges - I think the amount of peel and pith on an orange might be a bit much - you'd get too much bitter flavour. Also, they might not cook enough in the time given.
oops - I see from the webpage that she has made it with oranges. So you just need to buy an equal weight in oranges - if you don't have scales at home, grocery stores normally have them, don't they? They do in the UK, I can't remember if I've ever looked in the US.
Having seen them twice in one day, I had to look up both satsumas and BFE. Now that I'm enlightened, I'd like to say that I often found clementine "cuties" in the Raley's in the part of BFE California near Sacramento I used to live in. So if you can find a Raley's or Nob Hill, you might luck out.
=] I really want to try this cake out now haha. and its fine, I understand your intentions about the cocking things up (which made me smile, in an immature silly way, as I've never heard anyone use the phrase cock things up)
Chocolate syrup? I have to try that now! I love it. But I love colorful food soo =] I really really like the fish idea, thats one thing I do know how to cook, I just don't know what to do beyond tossing it in a pan and frying it.
What does a blitz mean? (in the clementine recipe)...and won't boiling for 2 hours make the water evaporate? see, I guess I DON'T know how to boil water ;)
but thats a really really great idea, thank you so much. I just need to find some clementines
Fancy up the fish by marinating it. Bung it in a ziploc bag with some (say) white wine, olive oil, lemon juice and some minced garlic and parsley (or use a slection of flavourings of your choice) put it in the fridge for a few hours, then do your usual toss in the pan and fry.
"blitz" in this context means bung it in a blender and keep the button pressed until smooth. I guess its a British expression.
The water won't evaporate too much if you keep the lid on. You might want to keep an eye on it and add extra boiling water if the level gets too low.
For the meal? Simple is your friend. Use the best quality, freshest ingredients you can afford and don't be over ambitious. Choose things where most of the preparation is done in advance, so you don't get stressed and if you cock it up you've time to do over.
So I'd suggest that for the entree you serve a simply cooked pice of meat or fish (say pork chops or fillet of salmon) - maybe marintated in advance if you want to be a bit fancier, you'll find lots of marinade recipes on the web. Add to that a fresh green leaf salad (cheat, and buy one of those pre-packaged mixes) with a home-made salad dressing (again, find a recipe you like on the web) and a loaf of fresh crusty bakery bread. Simple, elegant and very, very tasty.
For dessert you might consider Nigella's clementine cake(don't worry, there is an option to click for American measurements) which is very easy but tastes difficult. And its best made the day before, so again, if you cock it up there's time to re-think. Perhaps you could serve it with fresh clementine segments and whipped cream?
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I really really like the fish idea, thats one thing I do know how to cook, I just don't know what to do beyond tossing it in a pan and frying it.
What does a blitz mean? (in the clementine recipe)...and won't boiling for 2 hours make the water evaporate? see, I guess I DON'T know how to boil water ;)
but thats a really really great idea, thank you so much. I just need to find some clementines
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"blitz" in this context means bung it in a blender and keep the button pressed until smooth. I guess its a British expression.
The water won't evaporate too much if you keep the lid on. You might want to keep an eye on it and add extra boiling water if the level gets too low.
Keep asking any questions you want!
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