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[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Now what kind of friend would I be if I didn't offer to tag along next year to observe and remedy this situation.

Some of us might even fly for a chocolate event!!!!

 

[MA pigletfan]

Hey everyone ....did i hear CHOCOLATE EVENT....mmmmmmmmm
Speaking of which, have any of you ever gone to a "Dove Chocolate home show"? I am invited to go to one Friday night and i am pretty excited about it..i bet there will be lots of tasty treats and ideas !! i will be sure to take pics!!!!

 

[NEVERENOUGHWDW]

Hey everyone ....did i hear CHOCOLATE EVENT....mmmmmmmmm
Speaking of which, have any of you ever gone to a "Dove Chocolate home show"? I am invited to go to one Friday night and i am pretty excited about it..i bet there will be lots of tasty treats and ideas !! i will be sure to take pics!!!!

Never heard of that would love to learn more!

 

[TigerKat]

I'd gladly join along in that kind of chocolate overload!

Some of us might even fly for a chocolate event!!!!

Hey everyone ....did i hear CHOCOLATE EVENT....mmmmmmmmm

Looks like we're gonna have quite a crowd!

 

[oybolshoi]

Jay and I would both come to Nola for a chocolate event ... yum!!!

 

[TigerKat]

Jay and I would both come to Nola for a chocolate event ... yum!!!

Hey, I think it's time for you two foodies to come back this way!

 

[oybolshoi]

Hey, I think it's time for you two foodies to come back this way!

We're working on it ... so much food so little time off from work!

Hey everybody ... it's a minor miracle but I just updated the review thread again! Breakfast at the Grand Floridian Cafe is now there for your reading and viewing pleasure.

 

[D&R love Disney]

Hey everyone ....did i hear CHOCOLATE EVENT....mmmmmmmmm
Speaking of which, have any of you ever gone to a "Dove Chocolate home show"? I am invited to go to one Friday night and i am pretty excited about it..i bet there will be lots of tasty treats and ideas !! i will be sure to take pics!!!!

I've never heard of a Dove Chocolate home show but it sounds interesting!

Have you gone to the chocolate buffet at Cafe Fleuri? I'm hoping to next month.

 

[D&R love Disney]

We are having a romantic dinner at home.

To start I got a cows milk cheese from Italy thats been soaking in olive oil and herbs for over a year. We'll nibble on this with a glass of Veuve Clicquot.

Dinner is going to be rack of lamb with rosemary scallion crust a recipe I got off of food network. This is going to be served with mashed potatoes baked with three cheeses (brie, goat and parmesan) from the Williams-Sonoma potato book. Wine with dinner is going to be Cakebread Chardonney (we prefer white wine mostly).

Dessert is fallen chocolate souffle' with vanilla bean ice cream and some more of the Veuve Clicquot.

I will definetly take pictures and post the recipes.

 

[oybolshoi]

Deb, your dinner sounds great and very romantic.

We're going to Whole foods for cheese and chocolate and then we're going to crack open a bottle of something good while we have a fire.

 

[blissventure]

We're having a quiet dinner at home for valentine's day. We've recently become quite fond of Hob Nob pinot noir, so we'll have that with something I come up with.
We're saving our date for our trip to Vegas. Have reservations at Rao's (big fav of ours) and Daniel Boulud Brasserie...should be fun!!!

 

[TigerKat]

We always have to deal with DS's baseball schedule for Valentine's day, we have a double header tomorrow, so we decided to grill some bacon wrapped chipotle shrimp and I'll fix a black bean & rice pilaf. We bought a bottle of Rosa to go with the chocolates....

 

[DisneyMom5]

We always have to deal with DS's baseball schedule for Valentine's day, we have a double header tomorrow, so we decided to grill some bacon wrapped chipotle shrimp and I'll fix a black bean & rice pilaf. We bought a bottle of Rosa to go with the chocolates....

That sounds really good. Do you do delivery? To Michigan?

I don't know what we're having, but it's probably just going to be something dipped in ketchup. LOL

The romance is WHY we have seven kids, but the seven kids are why we don't have the romance.

 

[TigerKat]

That sounds really good. Do you do delivery? To Michigan?

They're both Food Network recipes, the shrimp are Guy Fieri's and the pilaf is Ellie Krieger's.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Well, we are boring. We are staying home for Valentine's. However, DS will be our slave, ummm...I mean chef, for the evening. He is going to culinary school and said he will be dazzling us with some Beef Wellington and Red Wine Risotto. Last night he brought home some chocolates from his pastry class. It was his first crack at it, so we think he did pretty good...here's a sample of the goodies:

The hearts are filled with chocolate mousse, then there are the white chocolate balls filled with milk chocolate and raspberries (my favorite), chocolate covered strawberries & then some kind of chocolate covered nuts with orange zest.

The other night we went to Atlantic City and ate at Buddakan (same one that is in Philly & NYC). If anyone is interested in foodie pics from there, let me know and I will post them up.

 

[TigerKat]

However, DS will be our slave, ummm...I mean chef, for the evening. He is going to culinary school and said he will be dazzling us with some Beef Wellington and Red Wine Risotto. Last night he brought home some chocolates from his pastry class. It was his first crack at it, so we think he did pretty good...here's a sample of the goodies:

The other night we went to Atlantic City and ate at Buddakan (same one that is in Philly & NYC). If anyone is interested in foodie pics from there, let me know and I will post them up.

How lucky for you to have a DS in culinary school, good luck to him! The chocolates look amazing....

Of course this foodie bunch wants to see the pics!!

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Of course this foodie bunch wants to see the pics!!

Okie dokie...I'm off to start my love affair with Photobucket then.

 

[DisneyMom5]

They're both Food Network recipes, the shrimp are Guy Fieri's and the pilaf is Ellie Krieger's.

I should have guessed. Everything Guy makes has chipolte in it.

Well, we are boring. We are staying home for Valentine's. However, DS will be our slave, ummm...I mean chef, for the evening. He is going to culinary school and said he will be dazzling us with some Beef Wellington and Red Wine Risotto. Last night he brought home some chocolates from his pastry class. It was his first crack at it, so we think he did pretty good...here's a sample of the goodies:

The hearts are filled with chocolate mousse, then there are the white chocolate balls filled with milk chocolate and raspberries (my favorite), chocolate covered strawberries & then some kind of chocolate covered nuts with orange zest.

The other night we went to Atlantic City and ate at Buddakan (same one that is in Philly & NYC). If anyone is interested in foodie pics from there, let me know and I will post them up.

Lovely!
My ds wants to be a chef also. Any advice?
[He's only 12.5 now, but we get him in the kitchen as often as possible.
He made homemade chili tonight.]

 

[TigerKat]

I should have guessed. Everything Guy makes has chipolte in it.

I have to admit, I've become a chipotle in adobo sauce fanatic lately. I just love cooking with them, SO GOOD!

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Okay, here is our fare from Buddakan.


Entrance to Buddakan, which is on Caesar's Pier in Atlantic City

Big Buddha

View of the restaurant from our booth

Cantonese Spring Rolls w/Shrimp & Chicken (in back) & Chicken and Ginger Dumplings w/Sesame Dipping Sauce

Asian Barbequed Pork: Grilled Tenderloin, Chinese Broccoli & Giant Panko Onion Rings

Pan Roasted Duck Breast: Roasted Garlic, Corn & Scallion Spoon Bread with Five Spice Jus

Char Grilled Aged Beef: Szechuan Fries and Watercress Salad

Roasted Ponzu Chicken w/Golden Buddha Buns (these were essentially dumplings filled with mushroom risotto)

Banana Tower: Crisp Cookie, Glazed Bananas & Chocolate Caramel Rum Sauce

Vanilla Creme Brulee: Vanilla Custard, Caramelized Crust, Lemon Grass Poached Mangos & Coconut Gelee

Zenful Donuts: Sweet Cream Filled, Banana & Chocolate Sauces for dipping

Coffee Mocha Ice Cream

Everything was really good, although the consensus was that the Asian Pork was the best. We don't go to Asian places often and none of us were expecting everything to be sliced & cut up the way it was...so presentation was a bit surprising. The Ponzu Chicken had the sauce on the side, because DD wasn't too sure about it (in case anyone is wondering why its naked). We were really shocked that the desserts were so good because normally in Chinese and Japanese places dessert leaves a lot to be desired (at least in our experiences thus far).

I am shameless, so I took photos. We got a lot of weird looks, but oh well, I'll probably never see these people again. The manager came over (probably provoked by my camera flash) and wondered if everything was okay...so I had to sit and explain our food porn habit and also that DS is going to CIA. That seemed to stave him off a bit, but I think they thought we had a screw loose anyway. Oh well...our money is green just like the rest of them!

If anyone is interested, this is their website: http://www.buddakan.com/