I have been very blessed by our lord God with great friends. One such friend has been so helpful to me with this project. Steven and his wife played host to some friends of theirs and asked me to cook. What a treat the night was for me.
I went with a Indonesian theme of sorts for the menu. Here is where I learned a valuable lesson. Don't experiment on an assignment, cook what you know. Everything turned out fine, but it was risky. I realised what a bad move it was mid way through making the main dish.
The starter I choose was a favorite of mine, Pumpkin and Coconut Curry soup. I love this! Chicken stock and the coconut milk added to the pumpkin alone is good, but the red curry gives it a remarkable lift. Garnished with basil and green onion, this is a great winter soup.
I am a great fan of the cooking show and style of "Two Fat Ladies" and they were with me that night as well. Using a recipe of Jennifer Patterson as a foundation, I made a version of Kedgeree. This is a rice, turmeric, gar am marsala and smoked fish dish, that I adapted as follows. To keep the smoky flavor of the fish I substituted smoked chicken. Other touches to the basic recipe were the addition of roasted red pepper, assorted olives and French's brand fried onions. I was pleased with the results and even went so far as to write it down.
Dessert was another of my favorites. Once again this basic concept come from a Jennifer Patterson recipe, but I change the fresh fruit on it. That night a used cherries, red raspberries and blackberries with sweet tasting results.
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