sparkling husband primitive barbeques hearts

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=236x66403

Oh my.

The sparkling husband primitive, who imagines himself a "continental" gourmand:

Stinky The Clown  (1000+ posts)        Sun Jun-28-09 11:57 PM
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Grilled Romaine hearts

Yes .... on the grill.

Hearts of Romaine, halved lengthwise so each half still has a piece of core to hold them together.

Drizzle them in olive oil and a bit of salt.

Onto the grill, high heat, cut side up. When they brown a bit, turn them over and grill them cut side down. The Romaine stands up amazingly well to a hot fire due to the high water count. In the end, it just wilts. Some of the outer leaves' tips will char. That's okay; they add a wonderful smokiness to the Romaine.

When done, transfer to a serving platter and drizzle with a bit more olive oil. Sprinkle generously with toasted pine nuts (toasted in a dry frying pan by stirring frequently until golden on both sides). Top that with some reggiano and serve.

Sparkly, SparklyJr, and Stinky2 were skeptical but willing to try.

Sparkly disliked it ..... licked her lips ..... thought about it again ...... took another bite. Loved it.

SparklyJr (easily THE pickiest eater I have ever known in my life, bar none) really liked it.

StinkyJr liked it from the start.

Try this. Really.

While the pine nuts are truly a perfect compliment, there's no reason why another toasted nut wouldn't work. I would try slivered or sliced almonds. Chopped, toasted cashews or hazelnuts would be great. I don't think peanuts would be very good.

A splash of lemon juice, red wine vinegar, or balsamico would be nice counterpoint to the olive oil already on the lettuce. Next time we do this, we'll use the balsamico.

Well, it should be obvious now that the sparkling husband primitive's wife has been slipping something into his food; the memory's going.

When itemizing his descendants (see bold, above), the sparkling husband primitive confuses the name of one of them.

The Rita Hayworth primitive:

Tangerine LaBamba  (1000+ posts)      Mon Jun-29-09 12:01 AM
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1. Right now, I'm a bit caught up in some queasiness - chemotherapy, no big deal - so the idea of food is rather offputting.

BUT, this sounds great. Absolutely wonderful.

I'd toss pecans, and definitely hit it with some vinegar, red wine or balsamic.

Thank you for giving me hope that I'll be hungry again someday..............

Uh oh.  There's about 4,900 other primitives franksolich would rather see having to go through that, than the Rita Hayworth primitive.

Stinky The Clown  (1000+ posts)        Mon Jun-29-09 12:10 AM
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2. .....

The sparkling husband primitive must be upset, because the Rita Hayworth primitive right from the start doused his bonfire.

[Traveshamockery]

And all this time I thought you weren't supposed to be using a grill in the basement.  I wonder if he grills while sitting on his throne. 

Ewwwwwwwwwww!

[GOBUCKS]

And all this time I thought you weren't supposed to be using a grill in the basement.  I wonder if he grills while sitting on his throne. 

Ewwwwwwwwwww!

Kinda like Kramer chopping up a garden salad in his shower.

[BlueStateSaint]

And all this time I thought you weren't supposed to be using a grill in the basement.  I wonder if he grills while sitting on his throne.

He probably uses cat manure as his "charcoal," too.

[franksolich]

You know, here it is, several hours later, and that bonfire remains doused.

I'll bet the sparkling husband primitive's really upset with the Rita Hayworth primitive, who dropped that bomb in his bonfire, stopping it in its tracks.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Grilled lettuce with oil and pinecones.  Frickin' yum.   

[BlueStateSaint]

Grilled lettuce with oil and pinecones.  Frickin' yum.   

Yeah--the title of this thread got me thinking about thinly sliced deer heart fried up right . . . Yum!

Then, Stinky goes true to some sort of form.