mktye Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Is this better? Tweaked, someone who we'll be happy to see when he shows up late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Hey, I'm actually leaving the District of Columbia to attend...that should speak volumes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 General Directions to Belle Haven Park: Belle Haven Park is immediately south of Old Town Alexandria on the George Washington Parkway. The main north/south route through Old Town is Washignton Street. The Parkway turns into Washington Street north of Old Town (south of Reagan National Airport) and back into the Parkway a little after Washington Street crosses over the beltway. Once you are past the beltway, the Potomac River will be right next to the road on your left. About a mile after you cross over the beltway, you come to an exit on the left for Belle Haven Marina. Take that exit and once you exit, take the immediate left turn into the park. There are 3 parking lots and if you don't see a space in the first one you come to, press on, there will be spaces in one of the others. The middle one is the most convenient to our picnic site, but the other two are close as well. Right now, we plan to set up next to the river right behind the restrooms. If that changes, I will let you know. Look for tables that have notices stapled to them that say "Reserved for Rockwell Foundation Picnic." If anyone needs more refined directions, please PM me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted September 30, 2005 Author Share Posted September 30, 2005 But, more importantly, we need volunteers to help babysit the picnic tables on Sunday morning. A friend of mine and I will be at the park right before dark (the park closes at dark) on Saturday to corral the tables and I will be back at the park at 8:30 on Sunday morning to exercise my dog; I can revalidate the claim then. We need people work one-hour or so shifts the rest of the morning starting at 9:30. The weather will be beautiful so bring the Sunday paper and a cup of coffee and keep table poachers away. Please PM me with the time you would prefer. I will keep this post updated as time slots fill up.9:30-10:30-- 10:30-11:30--Goldenticket 11:30-12:30-- 12:30-1:00--Crackers Help make Jacques and my weekend easier: step up and volunteer to picnic table sit. Especially all of you who already live across the river. Those of you who were at our spring picnic know that part of the success was our site and the amont of space we had. If we don't watch the space we may loose it, especiall since it is going to be a beautiful day. Please let Jacques or me know if you can help out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Here it is... the moment you've all been waiting for... the last food tally! No, you won't get in trouble if you change your mind at the last minute/have a recipe malfuction/there is a utility outage at your house/(fill in the blank) and you end up bringing something other than what is listed next to your name below. And, yes, you are certainly still welcome at the picnic even if you have not let anyone know you are coming and/or what you are bringing. So good luck everyone with your purchasing, prepping, chopping, braising, mixing, smoking, cooking, kneading, mixing, mashing, baking, slicing and plating. I'm looking forward to tasting all this food! Meats/Mains: Jacques Gastreaux -- 2 smoked pork shoulders (butt) & NC-style sauce rvanrens -- lightly cremated dead animal shogun -- miniburgers with an assortment of similarly played-out toppings mktye -- TX-style BBQ brisket with country-western song sauce Tripewriter & Walrus -- Cincinnati chili bubbaque -- couple or three racks of dry-rubbed ribs with a side of chipotle bbq sauce mdt -- surprise meat Beau (of Camille-Beau) -- filet of beef tenderloin (medium rare) Al Dente -- definitely-maybe a braised beef substance, probably spicy, with some good tortilla action Sides/Salads: Jacques Gastreaux -- roasted potato salad CresentFresh -- some form of chicken salad and probably some corn bread RaisaB -- tuna aspic mktye -- coleslaw Barbara -- pasta salad in homage to Rocks ScotteeM -- green bean salad DanielK -- applesauce (or should this be under desserts?) MelGold -- a big tossed salad (and a surprise ) goldenticket -- Morrocan spiced carrot salad Camille (of Camille-Beau) -- pesto pasta salad Rissa P -- fruit platter Scott Johnston -- homemade pickles (2 kinds sweet and sour) with may show up a bit late Desserts: LoganCircle -- better-than-Cakelove red velvet cupcakes laniloa -- chocolate-laden baked goods Skysplitter -- pie(s) tenunda -- cake and/or pie hm212 -- a dessert crackers -- tentatively an apple crisp clayrae -- something chocolate goldenticket -- zucchini chocolate cake Camille (of Camille-Beau) -- possibly a caramel & cream cheese apple pie Heather -- sugar cookies Nadya's friend -- chocolate amaretti cake Appetizers/Drinks/Other: clayrae -- michael chiarello's cheese salsa with things to dip Heather -- veggies and dip hillvalley -- smoked alaskan salmon with a dipping sauce and brown bread Rissa P -- epoisses Nadya -- tomatoes with blue cheese, basil and bacon Hannah -- chips, bread, soda, or some combination thereof hm212 -- “kid junk” Jacques Gastreaux -- thermos of "martian pig slop from hell" starfish -- "beverages" JPW -- soft drinks and bottled water Ferhat -- soft drinks Rissa P -- ice, paper napkins and trash bags MelGold -- trash bags and containers for leftovers crackers -- large garbage bags and zip-lock freezer bags Monique DC -- plastic storage bags/plastic cups/paper towels and such mktye -- tablecoverings and a means of securing them to the tables Jacques Gastreaux -- a corkscrew (just in case) rvanrens -- BBQ grill DanielK -- soccer stuff for the kids Bringing a dish to be named later: Tweaked, someone who we'll be happy to see when he shows up late Please PM me with any picnic-food-related corrections, omissions, deletions, additions, changes, spelling errors and/or questions. Or if you need help in deciding what to bring. Of course, things are quickly reaching the point where it does not really matter all that much and I do not plan on updating this list again, but if you feel the need to get something off your chest, go right ahead... See you all tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) And an update on the extra virgin olive oil tasting... It is not too late to contribute an oil. It appears we have all the big producers pretty well covered, but it would be nice to have more of the smaller name EVOOs represented. The only requirements are: 1. It is an extra virgin olive oil 2. You bring at least 1 to 2 cups of oil (open bottles are okay) Brands of EVOO we have so far: Filipo Berio Bertolli Carapelli Bella Famiglia Pompeian Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Kalamata Trader Joe's Black Truffle Wegmans "Tuscan Style" Wegmans "Puglia Style" Whole Foods Manni "Per Me" Manni "Per Mio Figlio" Antica Italia Carm Grande Escolha Sasso Lucini "First Cold Press" Olio Beato (Some logistics for those who plan on bringing an oil that I've not yet corresponded with... We are planning on making the initial part of the olive oil sampling a blind tasting. So, in order to avoid the need for everyone to do a lot of fill-in-the-blanks when the identities of the samples are revealed, we're putting together an answer key to hand out at the comletion of the blind sampling. If you can PM me the brand of the EVOO you are contributing before ~9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, it will really help save time during the tasting because I'll be able to pre-print the name of the oil on the answer key. But if do you miss the above deadline, please still bring your oil and we'll just write-in the name on the key. Thanks!) Edited October 1, 2005 by mktye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Help make Jacques and my weekend easier: step up and volunteer to picnic table sit. Especially all of you who already live across the river. Those of you who were at our spring picnic know that part of the success was our site and the amont of space we had. If we don't watch the space we may loose it, especiall since it is going to be a beautiful day. Please let Jacques or me know if you can help out. We are fully subscribed on the table sitting thing. Laniloa and Mktye have stepped up to the plate. Butts are smoke'n and I'm getting ready to start work on the Martian Pig Slop from Hell. Thanks Rissa and Dave and Tom at Corduroy for the thai peppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I can bring some - can't recall the brand right now, but it's some that I bought in large quantity at the Philly Italian Market - might be Colavita.... Actually - it is Sasso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferhat Yalcin Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I have some Turkish EVOO with me , you`ll see tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 5 pounds of brisket is braising in southwestern seasonings and chilies. I picked up a ton of tortillas at Moctec too. It's gonna be SPICY, so bring your Pepcid. Off to Tosca tonight for dinner. Went to Buck's for dinner last night. It's a great weekend culinarily speaking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Smoked Pork Butts--Smoked Martian Pig Slop from Hell-hellacious NC Style BBQ Sauce-Style'n Roasted Potato Salad--on agenda for tomorrow That, coupled with fixing dinner for kids--Braised Lamb Shanks with Tarbais beans-Corduroy Style. Both are bubbling on the stove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Sugar cookies are cooling. It will be tough to keep them from the kids until tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 (edited) Know what's hard? Making mayo after hauling home two big bags of groceries, some beer, and the largest Lodge griddle known to culinary history. Second attempt tomorrow. With the blender. Edited to realize: I should have just used Miracle Whip. Going for triteness, afterall. Mea culpa. P.S.: Hey Alton...I think all the acid from the vinegar and lemon juice cooked the egg yolks...it's pudding-like. Or, it was before I flushed it. What's the dilly? Edited October 2, 2005 by shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Sugar cookies are cooling. It will be tough to keep them from the kids until tomorrow. Apple crisp is bubbling and crisping, and my complement to MelGold's surprise is...well... let's just say the kids are eyeing it suspiciously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 I just want to thank everyone who has helped me out behind the scenes getting this together. A special big thank you to Jacques for everything that he did, from random legal issues to picnic spot grabbing and sitting (make sure you thank him for the view) and Mktye for dealing with all the crap I usually deal with but didn't have the time or patience for like keeping track of who is bringing what and organizing the olive oil tasting. (Those of you who are generously participating should check in with her first when you arrive.) Tomorrow would not be as successful as it will be without you. If anyone decides at the last minute that they feel like joining please do not hesitate to do so. All are welcome. See you in about 15 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Know what's hard? Making mayo after hauling home two big bags of groceries, some beer, and the largest Lodge griddle known to culinary history. Second attempt tomorrow. With the blender. In preparation for the picnic, I just bought my first-ever bottle of Miracle Whip (thanks, you can hold the gratuitous applause). The ingenious slit in the lid makes it squeeze out in flat ribbons of tanginess. Can't say it tastes like anything from nature, but there's no blender or wisk necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I'm laughing out loud about the mayonnaise and Miracle Whip! I think my youngest brother, as a child, would only accept MW, not mayonnaise (could be a false memory, though). My bag of green beans is in the fridge, along with some stuff from the olive bar at Wegmans. (Mr. S was duly cautioned not to tip those plates in the fridge.) How will we know one another tomorrow? Will we have name tags? Will they have our screen names or our "real" names (and what is real, anyway?)? Hope I can sleep tonight--this is like waiting for Santa Claus. Tucking the green beans in for the night, ScotteeM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 2, 2005 Author Share Posted October 2, 2005 How will we know one another tomorrow? Will we have name tags? Will they have our screen names or our "real" names (and what is real, anyway?)? Knowing Jacques, there will be a couple of signs (small ones) up marking our spot. You should feel free to bring name tags but there will not be preprinted ones there. Assuming I remember it there will be a list of our screen names, real names and what you brought. With a few exceptions spouse's names will not be included. mktye is going to put together an e-cookbook with all the recipes from tomorrow. Keep an eye on the thread for more details. I forgot to thank Laniloa, who is coming in from NW DC to watch the site for us tomorrow morning, which means she has to cross the bridge twice (ahem, all you Va. people!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Knowing Jacques, there will be a couple of signs (small ones) up marking our spot.You should feel free to bring name tags but there will not be preprinted ones there. Assuming I remember it there will be a list of our screen names, real names and what you brought. With a few exceptions spouse's names will not be included. mktye is going to put together an e-cookbook with all the recipes from tomorrow. Keep an eye on the thread for more details. I forgot to thank Laniloa, who is coming in from NW DC to watch the site for us tomorrow morning, which means she has to cross the bridge twice (ahem, all you Va. people!) Wow, what a day it has been. Trip out to the farm for some gutter takedown, a shower with regular soap, and dinner at Corduroy. Now its time to quickly get things ready for cooking in the AM and off to bed. I cannot wait for the picnic tomorrow. Hope everyone come hungry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 (edited) Yeah, ok, laniloa and melgold guilted me into it. I'm bringing #$()#$*!)@#@)(#. Wow, internets are really garbled this morning. Edited October 2, 2005 by jparrott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Will our Foundation's founder be found there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Will our Foundation's founder be found there? What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 What do you think? Yeah, what was I thinking. His vuteuthindion would probably kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 When cooking barefoot, beware of disk arrays you forgot you put there. This kitchen safety tip has been brought to you by Sun Microsystems. "Sun Microsystems: Our disk arrays hurt when you accidentally kick one". /Back to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Yeah, what was I thinking. His vuteuthindion would probably kick in. I am disatisfied with the first batch of cookies, so a second batch is now in the works. Damned perfectionism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I am disatisfied with the first batch of cookies, so a second batch is now in the works. Damned perfectionism. You should bring both--see if people can tell the difference!!!Wish I was going to be there but we're "fingers-crossed" condo shopping this afternoon... Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 You should bring both--see if people can tell the difference!!!Wish I was going to be there but we're "fingers-crossed" condo shopping this afternoon... Jennifer I wish I could be be there right now too but we are condo-packing this afternoon getting it ready to go on the market (you aren't looking in Ashburn by any chance, are you BLB?). Moving sucks - it's bad enough to be working hard on a beautiful day, but to miss all that food and fun too is extra punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 What a great day! The weather was perfect, the setting was peaceful, and the food . . . . My two complaints were that I got too full and wasn't able to try all of the wonders that were offered, and I wish we had used name tags, with our screen names at least. With so many people there it was a challenge for a first-timer. I was fading fast, so had Mr. S bring me home early--sorry we couldn't stay longer! The olive oil tasting was fun, if a little overwhelming, with about 16 to taste. I can't wait to see the key. Thank you to the organizers--Hillvalley, mktye, Jacques, et al., and to the table-sitters, and to everyone for a memorable afternoon! I'm already thinking about the next one. ScotteeM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Sorry we couldn't make it - the 'Skins game went into overtime, which meant that everyone stayed until the end and made the traffic very, very bad. Glad it went well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 The hero of the picnic--Starfish. He shows up way late, after all the fermented grape juice had been consumed, with fresh supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 What a gorgeous day! Thanks to all the organizers and table sitters. Favorite items were Mrs B's spring rolls, Epoisses with gorgeous fresh fruit, Crescentfresh's habanero corn bread, Daniel K's mystery beverage and Al Dente's barbacoa. My kids were very happy that some cookies came back home with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Burb...despite not getting there until 4pm, a fun tme was had. Thanks to all the DRers who put in the extra effort to make it such a success. Same place, same time, next Sunday??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Martian pig slop from hell is evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayrae Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I will echo the thanks already given for the organizers of the picnic. It was fun to put faces with names, and the food was excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shogun Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Martian pig slop from hell is evil. Point of order: The martian pig slop from hell is perfectly reasonable. Enough of what it GOES with, however.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted October 3, 2005 Author Share Posted October 3, 2005 Martian pig slop from hell is evil. Yeah, but damn good. I think we may have found the official DonRockwell.com cocktail. I know I will expect it, along with your butt, at our next event Jacques. Speaking of which, anyone want to open their house to 50-60 people sometime around Halloween? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Gastreaux Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Keep in mind that the Martian pig slop from hell would not have been possible without the kind generosity of the the proprietor and staff at Corduroy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Pics coming up in the a.m. Butts were lovely, and Nadya did indeed seem serviceable. Thanks to Rocks for the whirligig cheese doohickey, and to Jacques for the cigar which polished off the afternoon beautifully. I look forward to the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Pics coming up in the a.m.Butts were lovely, and Nadya did indeed seem serviceable. Thanks to Rocks for the whirligig cheese doohickey, and to Jacques for the cigar which polished off the afternoon beautifully. I look forward to the next one! Cigar? You mean I missed a cigar? ScotteeM <---meant to represent sunburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotteeM Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) Halloween is my favorite holiday! However, if we gathered at my house, we wouldn't have room to move our arms in order to eat food or drink wine. It just wouldn't be pretty. Plus, the dogs would be barking. ScotteeM Edited October 3, 2005 by ScotteeM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DameEdna Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) Hillvalley did an amazing job bringing this all together. Someone did ask the frequent question ... "Does Don Rockwell really exist?" Yes, he was just here a few minutes ago. The usual response. Also, thanks for arranging for the beautiful day. Edited October 3, 2005 by dameedna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackers Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) Just photos this time: The EVOO assortment begins to assemble: Color coordinated jello mold salads (none went in the river. that I know of.) Protein abounded, including this satay from rvanren's own brazier: Starfish brought reinforcements to keep us going: More evoo sampling: Rocks' Tete de Moines gets butchered by the thingamabob: And babies! Peanut's second dr.com picnic Edited October 3, 2005 by crackers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 A few more pics... The Extra Virgin tasting MelGold's MangoMold Put a cup of pig slop in one hand, and a shot of tequila in the other! Martian Pig Slop from Hell Tongue Taco mktye's tasty breaksticks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 A great day! As always Mrs JPW and I had a blast. Peanut had so much fun that she was asleep before we made it out of the parking lot. Thanks so much to all the Peanut-sitters that let us roam around a little. Big thanks to Jparrot and starfish for their contributions. Who knew that Nectar would be supporting dr.com from the grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 (edited) What a great day! It was wonderful to see old friends and meet some new ones. Thanks to everyone for bringing the tasty food, beverages and paper goods (well, the paper goods were not exactly tasty, but they certainly did come in handy). And thank you to the table sitters, JG for making a special, last-minute trip to his storage-unit so the rest of us could enjoy shogun's & mdt's meats, jparrot for his help in covering the tables (even though it was over-thought), CrescentFresh for picking up (and slicing!) all the baguettes for the EVOO tasting and whoever it was who so sweetly brought some flowers for the tables. Also a big thanks to those who brought the EVOO to be tasted: DonRocks crackers mdt JPW CrescentFresh ScotteeM (who brought two!) Al Dente hillvalley goldenticket hm212 Ferhat Mrs. B (who also brought two, including a fantastic, fruity California oil) and last, but not least, Camille-Beau for sharing the very special Manni EVOOs We did not score the oils, so there were no "winners". But the ones I kept hearing people say they liked best were the Wegmans "Tuscan Style", the Pompeian and the Olio Beato (hillvalley picked up this one her favorite farmer's market). A lot of folks also really enjoyed the Trader Joe's Black Truffle that crackers so kindly contributed. For those who missed out on which sample was which, here it is again: Sample 1 – Carm Grande Escolha Sample 2 – Trader Joe's “Kalamata” Sample 3 – Olio Beato Sample 4 – Wegmans "Puglia Style"" Sample 5 – Sasso Sample 6 – Trader Joe's “Black Truffle” Sample 7 – Bertolli Sample 8 – Marmarbirilik Sample 9 – Pompeian Sample 10 – Mas de Gourgonnier Sample 11 – Trader Joe's Sample 12 – Bella Famiglia Sample 13 – Trader Joe's Organic Sample 14 – Carapelli Sample 15 – Wegmans "Tuscan Style" Sample 16 – Filipo Berio (And, after two DR.com picnics, I am now a Ventworm. ) Edited October 3, 2005 by mktye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdt Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 What a great day! Great food, friends (new and old), and wonderful weather. What more can you ask for? Thanks for posting the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Okay, before you all forget what you did to make that dish you brought to the picnic extra special... we are gathering the recipes to compile into an easily downloadable and printable collection. So if you are willing to share your picnic dish recipe, please go to here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RissaP Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Yeah, but damn good. I think we may have found the official DonRockwell.com cocktail. I know I will expect it, along with your butt, at our next event Jacques. Count my vote in. “Cease the day!”—Or should I say, “Cease the food!” What a wonderful and pleasant day yesterday (I ended up playing “hooky” for a while longer)! So much food, such a tiny stomach I have! I regret not being able to try everything. I tried to do the fashionable way of eating in multiple courses: meat, vegetable, starch course, followed by fruit and cheese course, dessert course, extra olive oil tasting course, then back to meat, vegetable, starch course, followed by fruit and cheese course, dessert course, more olive oil tasting (this time the high-end stuff elegantly boxed), until I gave up! We decided to conduct our olive oil tasting by rating the vintage, appellation, color (from light straw color to deeper olive green), smell, taste (mild, bitter, straw, grass, strong olive taste, fruity, truffle), body (light, medium, heavy, waxy?) By then our tongues were heavily coated, try swirling it in your mouth. It was quite fun and informative. Thank you hillvalley, mktye, Jacques Gastreaux, table sitters and ALL for making it possible. It was GREAT the second time around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbhasin Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 It was wonderful indeed! The folks, the food and the day. Superb. and the Martian pig slop from hell.........was heavenly. Thanks for posting the recipe, its going to make all the fire loving Indians at my next get together very very happy, hic. looking forward to the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sthitch Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 You should have come to the picnic Sthitch. Bhasin brought a huge container of them and they were amazing I wanted to go, but my wife and I are going to Italy on Thursday and we need to finish some last minute errands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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