I’m guessing the answer is “no.”
I overdid it yesterday. See we had a dinner party planned for which I was going to grill a paella–a recipe I’m developing for a story. You’d think a broken hand would have meant a canceled dinner party. In most worlds you’d be right. BUT I need to cook this recipe (or get it cooked) before the cast comes off anyway AND my mother-in-law is visiting and offered to do all the chopping, etc. So we had the dinner.
People raved about the paella, but I think they were humoring the pathetic broken hand girl. Fear of an imperfect paella had led me to make a pitcher of margaritas using juice from the fruit of our Meyer lemon tree. Maybe it worked and everyone was a bit too fuzzy at the edges to notice somewhat crunchy rice.
dad | 22-Mar-08 at 8:07 pm | Permalink
mary ann – i am very impressed that you did the chopping.
dad | 22-Mar-08 at 8:10 pm | Permalink
i have never been able to come up with the right mix to make a real tasty margarita with meyer lemons. advise when you discover.
The Food Writer | 23-Mar-08 at 8:45 am | Permalink
My Meyers aren’t super-sweet this year. They have a great floral-orange aroma, but not a lot of sugar so I used the formula on which you raised me: a third each tequila, lemon juice, triple sec. Worked like a charm.
The Dinner Files :: Let no paella go to waste | 25-Mar-08 at 9:26 am | Permalink
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