The subject for today’s Photohunt is “Funny.” Since I’m also engaged in the Nablopomo December challenge “Zeitgeist”, I am trying to make this post fit the bill for both.
I can’t think of a better way to demonstrate the “culture and habits” here at The Havens than to provide a short photo essay featuring dinner preparations here. Last night, our niece was dropping by for short visit. This is the last time we’ll see her before she and her mother leave for their European Christmas vacation, which includes a fabulous Christmas dinner in Paris as well as attending performances of “The Nutcracker Ballet” in London, and Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” in Vienna. Believe me, I am suitably jealous.
However, Jim felt that it would be appropriate to have a rather festive meal, and so he decided to make “European Style Pepper Steak,” which was accompanied by mashed potatoes (Yukon golds we grew ourselves) and a salad (freshly picked from the cold frames).
“Okay, so what is funny about that?” I hear you asking.
Not a darn thing, really. I do have to say that the brandy cream pepper sauce over the steaks and mashed potatoes may possibly be the most divine thing I have put in my mouth lately. Unless it is the “Lemon Confit Shortbread Tart” that our niece made for dessert. That was darned fine eating too, savory and satisfying and just sweet enough.
However, what IS funny is the expression on guests’ faces when you add the brandy to the pan full of bubbling hot butter and crushed peppercorns for the beginning of the cream sauce reduction.
The pillar of fire in the kitchen always gets a reaction. This is truly food preparation as performance art.
Well, excuse me now, but I have to go clean the kitchen ceiling.
Aiyaiyai! And to think that I used to live in an apartment in Philadelphia where my frying eggs actually could get the smoke detector to trigger off the fire alarm!!! 😀
Well, when we make this one, we take the battery out of the smoke detector. Burning alcohol makes it crazy. . .
Wow! That’s all I can say. Oh my goodness.
Oh good grief! Yes I can imagine the looks on your guests faces 🙂
Wow now that fire is impressive! I love it!
Only get once chance to capture the pillar of fire. . . so glad my camera cooperated.
🙂 can imagine!
OMG! It is not funny to me if I burnt my house down for a dinner. 😛
That is a truly yummy looking dinner.
nice that the flames were at least on purpose!
OMG I am soooo suitably jealous!!!! I know what Jims cooking tastes like!!! The pic reminds me of the time KP and I were doing dueling fajitas over a campfire on the river and he serendipitously dumped tequila in both pans simultaneously. Neither one of us had to shave our legs for a while.
truly impressive!! and my mouth is watering. how bout the recipe for that.
OH MY!!! lol i can’t imagine… I’m sure you did get some mouths to drop.
What a culinary show!! truly impressive!! I can imagine the funny faces!
that is funny… LOL
That really is a nice pillar of flame. To get her pillar that high for Cherries Jubilee, my mother had to use sugar.
That looks delicious!!
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Eek! That would be rather alarming (‘scuse the pun)! Looks yummy, though!
My brother did the same thing in our kitchen which led our grand aunt to hit him in the head because she thought that he was trying to burn down the house. LOL.
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Yikes
It’s really a very cool fire, seeing as how it’s just alcohol burning off. It goes out really fast when you pour the cream in the pan.
That is quite a pillar of flame! I’d be worried that the whole house would go up. *smile*
Have a great week.