Be Our Guest, Be Our Guest... Put Our Service To The Test!
Chef Danny drove all the way from Washington DC to prepare a royal Fall feast for our dining pleasure.
This meal would put to shame the very best of any Disney banquet!
On the menu (a surf and turf theme) were an assortment of meats, poultry, fish and enough vegetables to satisfy the fussiest of Vegetarians (smile) ... including a variety of seasonal squash and a double mash made from both sweet and white potatoes!
Danny always provides an unusual and diversified cuisine. This meal was no exception.
Check out the capon in the "before" picture below.
It is wrapped in Iberico de bellota, a bacon made from range free black footed pigs that roam the forests of Spain and dine only on acorns- a mere $40 for a small package! (
This little piggy went to market...)
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| rubbed with spice rum... or was it old spice? |
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| ready for the oven |
The Before: Capon , beef short ribs (cooked 72 hours), spiced lamb and Piachi- a rare ten foot 150 pound (white) fish found only in the Amazon... and just recently available for export.
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| Chris leads our prayers of thanksgiving |
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| cheesy broccoli cauliflower |
The After: sliced, diced and garnished by Sous chef, Blaze
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| We were also celebrating the birthdays of David, Mark and Billy. |
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| "What do you mean, we are out of beer?!"- Nic |
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| Grandma Lori and Joni |
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| Blaze, Beth, Cheryl and Brenton |
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| Billy, Renee, and Colin- the next generation |
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| Sandy and Zachary and newest member of the clan |
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| Roy, the infamous baby hog |
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| And believe it or not, Bude was 5 minutes early!! |
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| Thanks to Blaze, Lois and Danny- |
"Let's hear it for the cooks" - Dad
So jealous! I miss everything. Nice photos.....I am starving! Miss you all. Someone come visit me for a change! Laurie
ReplyDeleteI read this yesterday but didn't have time to comment..however I did talk about it at work all day! The main question...."How do they know that pig only ate acorns????" Beats me, but I think the food looks amazing and how lucky to have a sweet brother to do all that for his family!
ReplyDeleteNext time Danny comes to town, can I come as a cousin....PLEEEEEASE??!!??
ReplyDeleteI couldn't do this post because I couldn't SPELL all the food! Ha! Looks like a great celebration!! Happy Birthday to all involved.
"Judi, Judi, Judi," - You should do blogs for the rich and illiterate! Thx for all the accolades. Couldn't have done it without my Sous Chef Blaze. Great job Chef B! Oh, and of course your always hospitable hostessing...or do we just say "hosting" now? Oh, and let's not forget acknowledging sister Lois, who always cheerfully lends a hand where needed.
ReplyDeleteAnother fine - and rarer as we go - occasion for the Peanut Gallery to get together. Nice photo capture of the event, I must say!
So when's the next Kucera Kulinary shin dig? Thxgiving?...
Signing off for now from - for the 5th time - back to The Florida Bunch...