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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #300 on: June 21, 2010, 05:08:41 PM »

I want some Italian cooking lessons from you... :-)


Made shrimp salad the other night....like crabmeat salad, it's such a good thing for summer.  :drool:

I learned from my mom...and she's an excellent cook.  My brother says I cook just like my mom...that's the best compliment I can ask for.

I love salads and fruits in the summer......

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #301 on: June 21, 2010, 05:29:40 PM »
This is why I like living up here.  Seafood is comparatively inexpensive, and damned if it ain't fresh.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #302 on: June 21, 2010, 05:55:45 PM »
This is why I like living up here.  Seafood is comparatively inexpensive, and damned if it ain't fresh.


so divine to live where you can get it fresh for real....not the frozen stuff that's been thawed.  :bawl:
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #303 on: June 21, 2010, 07:55:06 PM »
Did I happen to mention I can still get live lobsters for about $5.50 a pound at the grocery store?
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #304 on: June 21, 2010, 08:08:38 PM »
Did I happen to mention I can still get live lobsters for about $5.50 a pound at the grocery store?


 :hammer:

Did you happen to notice that I just smacked you up the side of the head? 
Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.

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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #305 on: June 21, 2010, 08:20:17 PM »

 :hammer:

Did you happen to notice that I just smacked you up the side of the head? 

And I'll make sure to have Scoobie and Red tell ya how GOOOOOOODDDDDDDD they taste.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #306 on: June 21, 2010, 08:20:59 PM »
And I'll make sure to have Scoobie and Red tell ya how GOOOOOOODDDDDDDD they taste.



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Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #307 on: June 21, 2010, 08:42:27 PM »
I skip the whole lobsters and go for the tails.

Costco has Maine lobster tails during the holidays...for about $15/lb  
Previously frozen, but they are huge and probably tasty....I practiced on smaller ones and they came out pretty good, restaurant style.  I may be daring and try a Surf and Turf next Christmas.  

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #308 on: June 21, 2010, 08:47:28 PM »
I skip the whole lobsters and go for the tails.

Costco has Maine lobster tails during the holidays...for about $15/lb  
Previously frozen, but they are huge and probably tasty....I practiced on smaller ones and they came out pretty good, restaurant style.  I may be daring and try a Surf and Turf next Christmas.  

Runnin' Buddy and I ordered from a place, when we were up in Maine last summer, that sent fresh 1.5 pounders.

info@trentonbridgelobster.com


We were really pleased with the quality and how they were shipped. I think we are going to order from them again this summer. Our kids and some of their friends want to do it. We told them if they pay for ours too, we would cook them and do the rest of the meal.  :-)
Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.

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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #309 on: June 21, 2010, 08:48:39 PM »
And I'll make sure to have Scoobie and Red tell ya how GOOOOOOODDDDDDDD they taste.

Speaking of.....did I mention that I have to have fresh New Hampshire lobster at least on a monthly basis?


Time for another visit.  :-)


And deb, they were delicious. Didn't get a chance to have some of Sparky's famous lobster rolls though. That's still on my wish list.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #310 on: June 21, 2010, 08:49:34 PM »
Speaking of.....did I mention that I have to have fresh New Hampshire lobster at least on a monthly basis?


Time for another visit.  :-)


And deb, they were delicious. Didn't get a chance to have some of Sparky's famous lobster rolls though. That's still on my wish list.


 :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:
Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.

"My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I've finished two bags of M&M's and a chocolate cake. I feel better already." – Dave Barry

A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #311 on: June 21, 2010, 08:50:47 PM »
I say we all meet in Maine during the Lobster festival... :hyper:

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #312 on: June 21, 2010, 08:51:20 PM »
I saw we all meet in Maine during the Lobster festival... :hyper:


Works for me.  :drool:
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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #313 on: June 21, 2010, 09:26:17 PM »

 :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:

I guess I shouldn't mention then the teriyaki steak tips he made on the grill to go with the lobster...they literally melted in your mouth. Best. Steak. Ever. Well, next to the steak we had at Delmonico's in Vegas. Don't even get me started on those.  :yum:
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #314 on: June 21, 2010, 10:07:03 PM »
Did I happen to mention I can still get live lobsters for about $5.50 a pound at the grocery store?

REALLY?????????


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Not really, but damn if I haven't had a fresh lobstah since 98.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #315 on: June 21, 2010, 11:03:55 PM »
Had hotdogs for dinner tonight. I know how to go gourmet.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #316 on: June 22, 2010, 04:21:39 PM »
I skip the whole lobsters and go for the tails.

Costco has Maine lobster tails during the holidays...for about $15/lb  
Previously frozen, but they are huge and probably tasty....I practiced on smaller ones and they came out pretty good, restaurant style.  I may be daring and try a Surf and Turf next Christmas.  

You can keep the tails.  I'll take the claws and the arms.  Much tastier, much more tender and sweet.

I've got a pound of lobster meat in the fridge.  I'm thinking Lobster Newburg is a good thing to have this Sunday.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #317 on: June 22, 2010, 04:23:03 PM »
You can keep the tails.  I'll take the claws and the arms.  Much tastier, much more tender and sweet.

I've got a pound of lobster meat in the fridge.  I'm thinking Lobster Newburg is a good thing to have this Sunday.


 :bawl: just color me green with jealousy.... :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #318 on: June 22, 2010, 04:24:51 PM »

 :bawl: just color me green with jealousy.... :bawl: :bawl: :bawl:

Actually, I think I found what I'd rather do, since I really don't feel like messing with sherry and white wine for Newburg sauce...

http://southernfood.about.com/od/lobsterrecipes/r/bl61230g.htm
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #319 on: June 22, 2010, 04:32:33 PM »
Actually, I think I found what I'd rather do, since I really don't feel like messing with sherry and white wine for Newburg sauce...

http://southernfood.about.com/od/lobsterrecipes/r/bl61230g.htm


You know what would be even easier?

When my aunt and uncle were alive, they lived on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, right on the water, and trapped their own crabs.

My aunt made the best Crab Imperial I've ever had.

She would mix claw meat with chopped green pepper and pimento, a bit of pepper, and just enough mayonnaise to moisten it completely. She'd mound it up in the really big clam shells that she had picked up on the beach on Hatteras Island, then put buttered dried bread crumbs on top. Bake them for about 15 minutes at 350. Just enough to "bubble".

I've done the same thing, but added a little bit of green onion, parsley, and shrimp, and put in rameikins and bake for a bit longer. I've also done it with lobster tail meat instead of the crab.

It difficult to get decent crabmeat around here without paying a flipping fortune for it....canned is just not quite right for anything other than a dip.  :(
 
Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.

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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.

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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #320 on: June 22, 2010, 04:36:31 PM »
Oh I love Crab Imperial.  Haven't had any since my last trip to DC.  And Sparky?  Can you please zip it about the danged lobstah????

Bad enough my Kittery family rubs it in, I don't need it here too.   :banghead:
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #321 on: June 22, 2010, 04:41:00 PM »
Speaking of.....did I mention that I have to have fresh New Hampshire lobster at least on a monthly basis?


Time for another visit.  :-)


And deb, they were delicious. Didn't get a chance to have some of Sparky's famous lobster rolls though. That's still on my wish list.

Yeah, but ya'll don't have FRANKFURTER rolls, which are like hot dog rolls, but you can grill the sides.

The "perfect" lobster roll:



Frankfurter roll, grilled with butter on the sides.  Lobster meat with just enough mayo to hold it together, no filler, no lettuce, no celery.

Oh, and you better make your plans NOW if you want to come up to Rockland.  Maine Lobster Festival is 4-8 August.
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #322 on: June 22, 2010, 04:42:28 PM »
Yeah, but ya'll don't have FRANKFURTER rolls, which are like hot dog rolls, but you can grill the sides.

The "perfect" lobster roll:



Frankfurter roll, grilled with butter on the sides.  Lobster meat with just enough mayo to hold it together, no filler, no lettuce, no celery.

Oh, and you better make your plans NOW if you want to come up to Rockland.  Maine Lobster Festival is 4-8 August.


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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #323 on: June 22, 2010, 04:45:03 PM »
Oh I love Crab Imperial.  Haven't had any since my last trip to DC.  And Sparky?  Can you please zip it about the danged lobstah????

Bad enough my Kittery family rubs it in, I don't need it here too.   :banghead:

LOL...Kittery, huh?  Do they bust your chops about having to "suffer" through the likes of places like Bob's Clam Hut and Robert's Maine Grill 2 for 1 oysters every Monday?
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Re: Whats for Dinner Tonight?
« Reply #324 on: June 22, 2010, 04:46:28 PM »
RB and I had lobster rolls up in Bar Harbour last summer.....OMG.... :drool:
Just hand over the chocolate...back away slowly...far away....and you won't get hurt....

Save the Earth... it's the only planet with chocolate.

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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands.