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Post by msbee on Nov 15, 2014 3:51:47 GMT
If schedules work out I think I am cooking dinner for her and her husband for her bday. Her husband doesn't do anything spicy. I don't know if I will be doing bread or not. My friend is a HUGE fan of my cooking and I know she would love any of these meals. I am just not sure which one would be best.
I have thought of a couple of things:
br [HASH]1 pork cutlets-marinated and stove top sauteed.
garlic parm mashed potatoes
oven roasted broccoli, onions, cauliflower, green beans etc
[HASH]2 chicken breast topped with sauteed mushrooms and onions melted smoked cheddar over the top
mixed rice pilaf with pecans
oven roasted vegetables -probably carrots, sweet potatoes, beets, parsnip
[HASH]3 seasoned and browned chicken breast
grilled polenta rounds topped with saucy sauteed vegetables
oven roasted cabbage slabs (some call them steaks)
Cake will be chocolate with frangelica cream, covered with ganache and sprinkled with chopped hazelnuts.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Nov 15, 2014 3:58:04 GMT
I would pick option 2. Chicken with mushrooms, onions, and cheese; rice pilaf with pecans, and roasted root veggies.
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Post by houston249 on Nov 15, 2014 3:58:22 GMT
The second dinner. Only because I like chicken more than pork. They both sound wonderful.
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 15, 2014 4:05:47 GMT
Just to be difficult, I want the chicken from 3 with the potatoes & vegetables from 1.
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Post by peano on Nov 15, 2014 4:33:15 GMT
Any of the meals look wonderful, but the cake sounds divine!
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Nov 15, 2014 4:37:51 GMT
[HASH]2 sounds best to me, but let's be real--I'd eat and enjoy any one of them!
The cake sounds wonderful.
Your friend will surely enjoy her birthday dinner and dessert!
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Post by winogirl on Nov 15, 2014 4:39:21 GMT
I think I'd go with [HASH]2 as well. It seems more like a comfort food entree so I would go with that if her dh doesn't do spicy.
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Post by freecharlie on Nov 15, 2014 4:39:42 GMT
I'd eat any of them, but the broccoli would smell bad and not make me enjoy the first one
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 15, 2014 4:41:53 GMT
They all sound wonderful! What time did you say you were serving dinner???
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Post by Skellinton on Nov 15, 2014 5:01:20 GMT
I would want chicken from 3 and sides from 1, but I am sure what ever you pick would be delicious!
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Post by jemali on Nov 15, 2014 5:05:57 GMT
As long as we are mixing and matching, I would like the potatoes and vegetables from [HASH]1 and the chicken from [HASH]2.
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Post by msbee on Nov 15, 2014 5:14:19 GMT
Maybe I should email her the various optins and let her pick one of each for me to make. LOL.
If any of you lived close enough to me I would gladly cook you dinner
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Post by eastcoastpea on Nov 15, 2014 5:36:36 GMT
What a nice gift. If I was choosing, it would be [HASH]1.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Nov 15, 2014 6:18:49 GMT
I'd pick dinner 2.
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Post by cycworker on Nov 15, 2014 7:34:55 GMT
Just to be really, really difficult...
I want the pork & potatoes from 1 and the veggies from 2. That said, the veggies from 1 would be fine if you skipped the onions. Please don't corrupt my broccoli with onions!
Two would be fine were it not for the onions & mushrooms on the chicken. And I'm not a fan of rice pilaf. Regular brown rice, yes, but not rice pilaf.
[HASH]3 is my favourite way to eat chicken (I love chicken) but I'd want the potatoes from 1 and different veggies.
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Post by akathy on Nov 15, 2014 13:13:44 GMT
[HASH]1 because "everyone" does chicken breast.
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Post by ~summer~ on Nov 15, 2014 15:04:39 GMT
They all sound delicious - I might go with one as I'm not a fan of chicken breast and I would assume she eats it often on her own.
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Post by tamiq on Nov 15, 2014 15:08:12 GMT
Just to be difficult, I want the chicken from 3 with the potatoes & vegetables from 1. I actually agree. It all sounds delicious though. Omg, wish you were my friend. haha |
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Nov 15, 2014 15:08:31 GMT
Any of the meals look wonderful, but the cake sounds divine! This! My mouth watered just reading the cake description. |
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Post by christine58 on Nov 15, 2014 15:11:46 GMT
[HASH]3..But with the sides from [HASH]1
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Post by ralams3 on Nov 15, 2014 15:41:32 GMT
[HASH] 1 or 2.
Your options all sound good!
Chris
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Post by garcia5050 on Nov 15, 2014 15:49:40 GMT
For me, I would like [HASH]1, but cooking for others, I would pick [HASH]2. I know too many people who love pork, but it affects them negatively.
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Post by leannec on Nov 16, 2014 1:54:02 GMT
[HASH]1 because "everyone" does chicken breast. ITA ... #1 would be my choice ... You are a great friend  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Nov 16, 2014 1:59:05 GMT
Definitely number 2. But I do like the sound of the garlic parm mashed potatoes from number 1.
I eat pretty much everything, but I wouldn't be too excited with polenta and cabbage so I wouldn't choose number 3.
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Post by M in Carolina on Nov 16, 2014 4:00:07 GMT
[HASH]1 sounded really good to me. I love pan fried pork cutlets.
I also really do live near you... (Morrisville, right by RDU airport)
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