I am going to consider dinner a success! I wish I had taken photos of the completed meal, but as usual, I forgot! I put a lot of effort into the presentation and didn't document it! So, you're just going to have to take my word for it. I ended up buying the tuna steaks from Giant. I know, I know - why didn't I go to Whole Food's or Matt's fish guy in Georgetown? (Side note: My friend Matt seems to have a "guy" for everything. It seems like any time I mention using professional services - dry cleaning, auto, hair styling, Matt knows somebody and scolds me for not asking him first cause I could've gone to his "guy.")
So, why didn't I go to Whole Foods for the steaks? Simple - because I really didn't want to make a $50 meal into an $80 one.
I started off with golden potato and leek soup with cheddar toasts (pictured above). I added a bit more cream than it called for and a lot more seasoning. I added rosemary and lots of pepper. It turned out great! The main course consisted of pan seared tuna steaks with a ginger shitake cream sauce, roasted broccoli with fresh Parmesan and rice pilaf with sauteed onions. Everyone loved it - especially the cream sauce and Candice said she enjoyed it more than the fillets we had at Smith & Wollensky!
We ended the meal with Whole Food's Strawberries & Cream cake, with 5 candles and an off key rendition of "Happy Birthday!"
As my friend, Matt says when you accomplish something great, end on that! That was the meal of the month for me and nothing else I do (this month) is going to top it.
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It's my fish guy
D'oh! I should have read all the posts before my last comment. I am dumb.
That dinner was SOOOOOOOOO good!! Thank you again for one of the best meals I've had in a long time! Now if I can just figure out how to cook for your birthday...
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