I don't recall where this recipe came from. I think it was in one of my cooking magazine subscriptions. Anyway, I had retyped it and put it into my compiled recipe collection as a 'keeper'. The key is to get the really thin asparagus stalks, the ones like pencils. Then, don't overcook them. You want some crunch. I put them in the microwave and steam them for 2-4 minutes and they are perfect.

Asparagus Salad

2 lbs asparagus cut into 1-2 inch pieces
1/4 c white wine vinegar
1/2 c olive oil
1/2 t Dijon mustard
1 crushed garlic clove
salt and pepper
dash of Tabasco
1 t Worcestershire sauce
1/2 c chopped red onion
1/2 c parsley
1/2 c grated parmesan
3 T toasted pine nuts

Steam the asparagus, drain well, and place in a serving dish. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, Dijon, garlic, salt, pepper, Worcestershire, Tabasco, onion, parsley, and parmesan. Stir in pine nuts. Pour over asparagus and toss. Cover and marinate in the frig for 6-8 hours. Serve chilled
Iron Steaks on Urbanspoon
You gotta love half off coupons. Especially when used as an incentive to try a new restaurant. I had bought a half off $50 coupon for Iron Steaks which is only one block from my house.

Iron Steaks is owned by the same folk who own Willie's Burgers, just four blocks further down. But where Willie's is super casual, Iron Steaks goes toward the other end of the spectrum, where you go for an expensive steak. Think Ruth's Chris or Morton's in that you are going to order a piece of meat and then order sides separately.

The restaurant itself is located in what used to be a Japanese restaurant. It is beautifully decorated with lots of wood. The floor is particularly interesting in that they sawed small blocks of wood and laid them upright so that you can see the cut across grain of the wood. Up on the ceiling they've fixed metal grates for hiding pipes but holding the lights. The booths are large and comfy and the tables slide easily for seating.

We were seated in a booth and made our menu selections. The steaks listed were indeed large. We ended up choosing a Porterhouse of 32 ounces and to supposedly feed three people. They also had another listed to feed six. Most of the steaks said they were for two or three people. We discussed how many single serving steaks in other restaurants are 6, 8, or 12 ounces, so 32 seemed like it would be sufficient. There were a lot of sides to choose from as well. We chose three.

While we waited we were served with their 'bread'. They were beignets. Willie's serves beignets with the traditional powdered sugar during breakfast. Here it was unadulterated, just a deep fried, raised doughnut served with butter. Different, but I'll take baked bread over the deep fried dough, thanks. When asked if we needed more we passed.


Our steak arrived on a cart so that our server could cut it in front of us.


The hot iron skillet was then placed on a rock in the center of the table. We had asked for medium rare and found that the center was really leaning to rare while the edges were definitely overdone. I guess cooking such a large piece of meat is tricky. It was a good inch and a half thick. We were disappointed in that this 3-person steak left us hungry. Suppose a lot of that 32 ounces was the bone. And we are talking two women and a guy, not a bunch of hungry men trying to split it.


The favorite side was the macaroni and cheese. The menu said it has five kinds of cheese. As you can see, it was definitely cheesy and good. It was so rich that the three of us didn't finish it and the pan was only about a 7" pan.


My choice had been the Brussel sprouts. Although that was the title of the dish, it was evenly split with fennel and onions as well. I enjoyed the addition of the fennel but found the veggies to be very oily.


My friend wanted the ratatouille. I'm not a big fan of it, but was willing to add it. Bad choice. Not that many veggies and mostly sauce. The zucchini were very mushy.


Besides the mac and cheese the other winner for the night was dessert. The menu had a nice selection of 'different' desserts. We selected the Zabaglione, an Italian custard with a raspberry liqueur and served over berries. Yummy and decadent. Even though I hate and can detect alcohol in anything, I can deal with it in cooking as long as it is not too strong. This was light and yet the dessert was decadent. We all loved it.

I will admit that I was feeling a bit of indigestion and I rarely do. I think it was the rich mac n cheese and the oily veggies that did it.

So I feel our dinner was hit and miss. Worthy of another try if only due to the close proximity to my house. Otherwise, I've got too many other places to try in the meantime. Beautiful interior, good service, so-so on the food. I would just keep in mind our steak to person experience when you order.

The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from Alain Ducasse’s Cooking School in Paris.

There really wasn't much baking involved with this recipe and it was easy. The new element for me - making marmalade. That's why I had my post, I Made Marmalade!, a couple of weeks ago. It turned out so well that I made a second batch. I had made citrus marmalade with orange, kumquats, and lemon. Let me tell you, kumquats are labor intensive! You need to seed all those little (expletive deleted).

This dessert was certainly up my alley since I love any creamy dessert. Because I did a large one in a springform pan instead of individual desserts, I found that I needed to double the filling. I also used oranges and kumquats to decorate the top, although you can't tell because of the caramel.

Final impression? Good, but I'd rather have the added decadence of making it a cheesecake filling by adding cream cheese.


Citrus Tian

For the Pate Sablee (Crust):
2 medium-sized egg yolks at room temperature
granulated sugar 6 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon;
vanilla extract ½ teaspoon
Unsalted butter ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons; ice cold, cubed
Salt 1/3 teaspoon;
All-purpose flour 1.5 cup + 2 tablespoons;
baking powder 1 teaspoon ;

Put the flour, baking powder, ice cold cubed butter and salt in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
In a separate bowl, add the eggs yolks, vanilla extract and sugar and beat with a whisk until the mixture is pale. Pour the egg mixture in the food processor.
Process until the dough just comes together. If you find that the dough is still a little too crumbly to come together, add a couple drops of water and process again to form a homogenous ball of dough. Form into a disc, cover with plastic wrap and leave to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface until you obtain a ¼ inch thick circle.
Using your cookie cutter, cut out circles of dough and place on a parchment (or silicone) lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until the circles of dough are just golden.

For the Orange Segments:
For this step you will need 5-8 oranges.
Cut the oranges into segments over a shallow bowl and make sure to keep the juice. Add the segments to the bowl with the juice.

For the Caramel:
granulated sugar 1 cup
orange juice 1.5 cups + 2 tablespoons

Place the sugar in a pan on medium heat and begin heating it.
Once the sugar starts to bubble and foam, slowly add the orange juice. As soon as the mixture starts boiling, remove from the heat and pour half of the mixture over the orange segments.
Reserve the other half of the caramel mixture in a small bowl — you will use this later to spoon over the finished dessert. When the dessert is assembled and setting in the freezer, heat the kept caramel sauce in a small saucepan over low heat until it thickens and just coats the back of a spoon (about 10 minutes). You can then spoon it over the orange tians.

For the Whipped Cream:
heavy whipping cream 1 cup
3 tablespoons of hot water
1 tsp Gelatine
1 tablespoon of confectioner's sugar
1 tablespoon orange marmalade

In a small bowl, add the gelatine and hot water, stirring well until the gelatine dissolves. Let the gelatine cool to room temperature while you make the whipped cream. Combine the cream in a chilled mixing bowl. Whip the cream using a hand mixer on low speed until the cream starts to thicken for about one minute. Add the confectioner sugar. Increase the speed to medium-high. Whip the cream until the beaters leave visible (but not lasting) trails in the cream, then add the cooled gelatine slowly while beating continuously. Continue whipping until the cream is light and fluffy and forms soft peaks. Transfer the whipped cream to a bowl and fold in the orange marmalade.
[Tip: Use an ice cold bowl to make the whipped cream in. You can do this by putting your mixing bowl, cream and beater in the fridge for 20 minutes prior to whipping the cream.]

Assembling the Dessert:
Make sure you have some room in your freezer. Ideally, you should be able to fit a small baking sheet or tray of desserts to set in the freezer.
Line a small tray or baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone sheet. Lay out 6 cookie cutters onto the parchment paper/silicone.
Drain the orange segments on a kitchen towel.
Have the marmalade, whipped cream and baked circles of dough ready to use.
Arrange the orange segments at the bottom of each cookie cutter. Make sure the segments all touch either and that there are no gaps. Make sure they fit snuggly and look pretty as they will end up being the top of the dessert. Arrange them as you would sliced apples when making an apple tart.
Once you have neatly arranged one layer of orange segments at the bottom of each cookie cutter, add a couple spoonfuls of whipped cream and gently spread it so that it fills the cookie cutter in an even layer. Leave about 1/4 inch at the top so there is room for dough circle.
Using a butter knife or small spoon, spread a small even layer of orange marmalade on each circle of dough.
Carefully place a circle of dough over each ring (the side of dough covered in marmalade should be the side touching the whipping cream). Gently press on the circle of dough to make sure the dessert is compact.
Place the desserts to set in the freezer to set for 10 minutes.
Using a small knife, gently go around the edges of the cookie cutter to make sure the dessert will be easy to unmold. Gently place your serving plate on top of a dessert (on top of the circle of dough) and turn the plate over. Gently remove the cookie cutter, add a spoonful of caramel sauce and serve immediately.
Paul Martin's American Bistro on Urbanspoon

As I start this review I have just finished reading the reviews of my fellow food bloggers. One of the things I dislike about Urbanspoon is that they don't put an expiration date on reviews. The three bloggers spanned the years - 2007, 2008, 2009. Now I'll be 2010. The thing is, a lot can happen to change over a few months, let alone years. A new chef, owner, providers. Urbanspoon also asks if you 'like' or 'dislike' a restaurant. I'll save my vote for another day after I give the place a second try. For one visit, though, I would give it a 'like'.

The complex where Paul Martin's American Bistro is located also houses a number of other restaurants, so parking is an issue. Upon approach, it was nice to see really comfy, cushiony sofas outside for a waiting area and, because it was still cool, propane heaters. I really liked the interior as well. The lighting is low, but not too much so. But I'm always happy when I survey an interior where I see noise reduction elements. There weren't too many, but I still saw enough fabric around to soften some of the noise and I was easily able to converse without shouting. The colors are dark woods and the decor contemporary, but very nice.

We had made a reservation but were still handed a buzzer and had to wait at the bar for about ten minutes. We were at the far end and the hostess came to get us before we made our way back to the entrance because she wanted us to save the excess travel - our seats were at our end of the restaurant. We were seated at a nice table for two and weren't too close to other tables, a nice distance between all.

Our server was friendly and attentive, having to check on us a few times because we were talking while trying to decide what we wanted. The offered a $30 three-course meal, but I wasn't that hungry and my eye was caught on an entree on the main menu. That being, the Bledsoe pork chop. I'm a big fan of Bledsoe pork and so I immediately claimed that, to the dismay of my friend. He opted for the salmon. Our server did warn us that the pork chop would take a little longer to cook and so don't think that we had been forgotten. He then offered to get us some bread.

This will be another review without pictures because I just had my phone and it didn't flash for some reason.

The pork chop arrived was a lovely sight for my hungry eyes and tummy. It was a double-thick one, about 2 1/2 inches thick! It was covered with a thick, sticky maple glaze. I just wish there had been a bit more as a little side because the pork chop was so thick, you couldn't get a good bit of glaze on each bite-sized cut you ate. The pork was perfectly cooked, so nice and juicy and incredibly tender. There was only a very small bone protruding; you were getting lots of meat. It was served with roasted new potatoes and lightly sauteed shredded Brussel sprouts. I could see my friend drooling and dying to try it, so I was generous with sharing and let him also gnaw the bone at the end.

His cedar plank salmon arrived on a bed of wilted spinach and . The piece of salmon was large and succulent - again, cooked perfectly. It also had wonderful flavor, tasting super fresh like freshly caught that day. Other than that, though, it was pretty plain.

For dessert we chose the banana cream pie. When it comes to dessert I have my favorites, but I also look for the 'something different' on the menu. Here they had the basics: chocolate cake, creme brulee, and a crisp. Besides, I love a good banana cream pie. This wasn't it. Let's start with the crust. It was so hard that it took considerable effort to break through it with a fork. The crust was covered in a thin layer of chocolate to prevent it from getting soggy. Then it had a half inch layer of pastry cream, a thin layer of very thinly slice bananas, and then a good inch of whip cream on top. Sorry, but I like a lot of bananas floating in a nice, light cream. This pastry cream was thick and the bananas barely noticeable. All covered up by the thick whipping cream on top. When it comes to dessert, highlight the important feature and stop covering it up with camouflage (frosting, whipped cream).

So now you see why I would want to go another time before I hit the voting buttons on Urbanspoon. I see potential, both for going up on my list or falling down. Meanwhile, there are other restaurants that will probably vie for my attention and cause me not to venture across town to try it again any time soon.


I had a girls' weekend up in Amador County. I was designated driver for my girlfriends so that they could enjoy the wine tasting up there. Afterward we stayed at my BFF's cousin's cabin at Mt. Aukum. He was gonna BBQ for us and told us we didn't have to worry about bringing up any food. But he did request I bring up dessert. He's had some of my Daring Bakers' Challenges and knows that I can bake.

The question was, what to make that would survive hours in the car? And I wanted to use some of the lemons I had on hand. Quick search of the internet and I found a Lemon Yogurt Cake at the Gluten-free Goddess' blog. I did change it up a bit, though. I used sorghum and tapioca flour in place of the rice flour she calls for. Then to top it off, I put a thin layer of my marmalade I made this week.


The finished product was fabulous. It is a very moist, dense cake. That's why I'm calling it 'rustic'. It reminds me of a dense cake you'd find at a Tuscan farmhouse while drinking wine in Italy. And I do mean moist. It probably also helped to retain the moisture because I topped it with marmalade while it was still hot so that the marmalade would melt and be easy to spread evenly.


Rustic GF Lemon Cake

1 cup blanched almond flour
1/4 cup sorghum flour
1/4 cup tapioca flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of fine sea salt
1 cup packed organic light brown sugar
5 medium free-range organic eggs
4 oz. light cream cheese (or butter or vegan margarine), softened
1/2 cup organic plain or lemon yogurt- low fat is fine
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Lemon zest (fine grated peel) from 1 fresh lemon
1 teaspoon bourbon vanilla extract
1/4 cup marmalade

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 9-inch Springform or cake pan with buttered parchment paper.

In a bowl whisk together the almond flour, sorghum and tapioca flours, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt and sugar.

Beat the eggs in separate large mixing bowl until they are light and foamy. Beat in the cream cheese and yogurt until combined.

Add in the lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla; beat to combine.

Add in the flour mixture a bit at a time and beat on medium speed for a minute or two.

Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake in the center of a pre-heated 350 degree F. oven for about 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of the cake emerges clean.

While hot, top with the marmalade and spread it evenly across. Let cool and enjoy.


Lemon



Citrus marmalade, in fact. As in, kumquat, grapefruit, and orange. And I don't even really like marmalade. But this month's Daring Baker Challenge requires it as a component.

I also figured I better take advantage of BFF's kumquat tree because there is a high probability that it's gonna see the axe in a month or so. That will be a sad day. Imagine a kumquat tree with laden branches that reach from your knees to the very apex of your roof of a single story home. That's a big tree and yields pounds of kumquats. I really ought to take a picture of it before it makes way for the addition they are building onto the house. We picked about ten pounds of the little gems for my dad to take back to Oregon and that only cleared off a few of the lower branches.


Anyway, I figured I'd make a nice blend and so I took a bunch of the kumquats, a couple of oranges, and a grapefruit from my own tree. I looked at recipes on Allrecipes.com and on Food in Jars, a canning blog. In the end I combined some elements from both.

I started by peeling the oranges and grapefruit as you see above. Then I sliced it all into matchstick size slices. I sliced and seeded the kumquats as well. The peels and kumquats were put into a pot of water and boiled for half an hour. I then took the grapefruit and oranges and segmented out the fruit, removing them from the membranes.


According to Food in Jars, there is no need for pectin if you boil the membranes and seeds in a cheesecloth along with the rest of the marmalade. That's why you see the cheesecloth above. But I found that I wasn't seeing enough thickening and after reading some of the reviews from the Allrecipes site, I decided to add pectin after all. It might have been thinner because I opted to lower the calories by adding stevia and Splenda blend. (I also was running low on sugar, to tell the truth.) Instead of six cups of sugar I did two of sugar, two of Splenda blend, and the equivalent of two of stevia (1 Tablespoon of stevia equals 1 cup of sugar!).


After I had cooked the marmalade I did opt to use a hand blender to blend it up a bit. It is still nice and chunky, but also nice and spreadable. And the sweetness worked out great as well. I'm very happy at my first foray into making a jam/marmalade and canning/jarring it.

Catherine's Citrus Marmalade

2 oranges
1 grapefruit
25 kumquats
6 cups of water
6 cups of sugar or the equivalents
2/3 box of Sure-jell pectin (the small pink box for less or no sugar)

Use a serrated peeler to peel the outermost layer off of the oranges and grapefruit. Take this peel and slice into small, matchstick size slices. Place the slices into a large pot. Slice and seed the kumquats. Slice them into rings or small slices to equal the other peel. Add them to the pot. Add the water and bring the pot to a low boil for 30 minutes to soften the peel.

Meanwhile, segment out the fruit of the oranges and grapefruit. Using a very sharp knife, cut of the top and bottom ends of the fruit. Now cut off the peel from top to bottom all around the fruit, enough so that you cut off the very outer layer of membrane. You should have a juicy fruit left in your hand. Very carefully cut down along the membrane of a fruit segment and repeat on the other side of the segment. Remove the segment from the membrane. To see how to segment citrus, you can watch a youtube video about it here.

The peels should be done boiling. Place a sieve colander over a large bowl and drain the peels but catch the water that it was boiled in. You will need four cups of this flavored water for the marmalade. Return the peel and the four cups of captured water back to your large pot. Add the fruit segments, sugar, and pectin and mix well. Put back onto the stove and bring to a boil. Using a thermometer, get the marmalade to 220 degrees for at least five minutes. Remove from heat and use a hand blender to puree to desired consistency. Immediately ladle into prepared jars and seal using proper sterilizing canning techniques.
How is social media being used by people in the food community? Be it bloggers, restaurants, food manufacturers, etc. This was the topic tonight at a panel discussion hosted by the Sacramento Social Media Club.

They did a great job of pulling a variety of panelists. Liz Conant and Brittany Mohr represented SacFoodies.com and their employer, the marketing agency of Fleishman Hillard. They represented the perspective of blogging and also of marketing using social media for some of their clients. Garret McCord, my friend at Vanilla Garlic, represented food writing for his blog and also as a contributor to Simply Recipes and Edible Sacramento. Elaine Baker is the pastry chef for the Grange and has a blog. She provided a restaurant/chef perspective. Coral Henning was representing Slow Food Sacramento.

First question was about current trends. There is definitely a rise in dietary specific blogs and sites such as gluten-free, vegetarian, etc. They also mentioned the newest social media type, location based services such as FourSquare and GoWalla. These I can't really comment on myself since I don't use them yet. But I'm sure I will when I get my new Droid pda next month.

They talked for a while about on reviewing restaurants via blogs and on customer review sites such as Yelp. It was generally agreed that honest, thoughtful reviews with constructive criticism are appreciated whereas slamming, bitchy reviews are unnecessary. Elaine commented that it is also important to get your facts straight. Don't be criticizing about a dish saying that it had certain ingredients when you get it wrong because you don't remember the correct ingredients.

Suggestions of helpful sites for new food bloggers were also given. Some sites teach about food writing, photography, and video. I'll add those sites into this post as resources at the bottom.

At the end I met some new area food bloggers which I've added to our networking group. I also ran into Dina, someone who grew up with me in Saudi Arabia (a year or so ahead of me in school).

Everyone got samples of Pinkberry yogurt afterwards. They are opening about seven stores throughout the area. The yogurt was good and they said that it is all non-fat and all-natural. It was, but I still have my first love of Yogurtagogo.

Resources

Vodpod
Pitch Engine
Foodbuzz
Still Life With
White on Rice Couple
Food Bloggers Unite
Food Blog Alliance
Foodista
Foodie Blogroll
Original Pancake House on Urbanspoon


Oregon is known for many things. Food-wise, it's known for all the bounty the Northwest is famous for, from salmon to berry growing. For restaurants, Goners love their pie and pancake houses. We'll get to all-nighter study sessions in pie houses on another day.

I went to college in Portland in the 80's and nearby was The Original Pancake House. Every weekend there was a long wait line outside. For good reason. This chain is no boring International House of Pancakes. This chain really does serve international pancakes. From French crepes, to Swedish pancakes, to Dutch babies and buckwheat, they have the pancake for you.

The one in Roseville is in a strip mall, sad to say. Nothing like the colorful buildings in Oregon. Inside, though, it is nice and roomy with country decor and pretty plates lining the oak paneling.

Our Meetup group met there for a Saturday brunch and the orders were varied.

Above you see a Dutch baby. These beauties are easy to fall in love with. A simple souffle of just eggs, milk, and flour. After I left Portland I was determined to learn to make them. This is back before the internet and so it took a while to find a cookbook with the recipe. Now you can find it here in an old post of mine. When they arrive you should put butter, powdered sugar, and then fresh lemon juice all over. Light and heavenly.

Since I can now make Dutch babies, I opted for the Swedish pancakes with lingonberries. Basically they are just crepes and so I didn't bother with a photo. Simple and good.


A few people ordered pancakes and you can see that a stack is a nice plateful. Christina chose pecan pancakes. Lisa needed chose sourdough and I thought these must be similar to buttermilk. She gave me a bite and the sourdough had quite a nice tang to them. I'd recommend them if you want a pancake variation.


A couple of people selected corned beef hash. Boy, it's been ages since I've had that. They said it was a little on the dry side. Here you see it with the buckwheat pancakes.

I've seen a couple of bad reviews in regards to service. We had no such problem. Everyone was cheerful and took good care of us.

I'm glad to have a little bit of college memories nearby, in the way of good food.
Matteo’s Pizza & Bistro on Urbanspoon

Added tidbit 5/25/10: Went again with BFF. This time I ordered garlic bread and the spaghetti bolognese. The garlic bread was plentiful and soaked in gar-licky butter. Yum! The bolognese had shredded pork and ground beef, was lightly spicy, and a bit creamy. Delicious!


Matteo's Pizza is right near my BFF's house and so we had been eying it since it opened. Today, furlough Friday, was a good time to go over for lunch.

This part of town is almost suburbia - established residential built up in the 60's and 70's. The corner of Fair Oaks and Arden has a bunch of the much needed neighborhood required businesses - dry cleaning, grocery, health club, fast food, etc. There are also a couple of family oriented restaurants such as Willie's Burgers and Bella Bru. In the corner there used to be a Steve's Pizza and now it's Matteo's.

The notable thing about this new restaurant is it's relationship to another Sacramento fine dining establishment - The Supper Club. Both are owned by Matt Woolston and it appears that the Matteo's will carry on with the fine food and service found at TSC.

This review just covers the two pizzas we shared. I look forward to trying other meals there in the future. No pictures today. I didn't have my camera and the lighting wasn't the best for using the pda.

There were three of us and we were a little food picky. BFF and I don't do mushrooms and I don't do olives. So we had to alter the pizzas a little. All pizzas come in a about a 12 inch size.

First choice was the Greek Vegetarian - roasted sweet peppers, spinach, kalamata olives, mozzarella, feta, hummus, and baby green salad on top. If there was hummus, I guess I missed it. And I thought the peppers were tomatoes. Oh well. It was good and had a generous amount of salad atop. We asked for this one to have the olives on one side of the pizza. The other two gals liked this one the best. Perhaps the salty olives helped to take it over the edge for them. I liked it, but preferred...

The Stu - wild mushrooms, prosciutto, caramelized onions, arugula, Fontina, and truffle oil. We held the mushrooms and had the truffle oil on the side. BFF can't have anything flavored or touching her food with mushroom. I'm not that picky and can appreciate the luxury of truffle oil. We probably won out because they brought the oil in a little pitcher and we got a lot. Fontina is my favorite cheese and the prosciutto was cut in thin strips and a good amount. But the truffle oil added the extra bit of decadence to make this a delicious pizza.

Service was very friendly and attentive. The decor and seating is comfy and homey - definitely making it a nice family friendly location. Our only complaint - get better napkins! A good restaurant with cheap napkins.

Added: BFF has gone back the next night for dinner with the fam. She's super thrilled with her meal. Hubby had a scallop risotto and she had steak with polenta and broccoli rabe. And she's raving with happiness.