tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562399109879575214.post5859517961745517493..comments2023-10-26T05:17:55.675-04:00Comments on My Name is June. I Like To Cook: Fantasy Birthday DinnerThe Mendon Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08621138550005008938noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562399109879575214.post-5584171641591730282010-02-28T12:53:40.239-05:002010-02-28T12:53:40.239-05:00Brian's disclaimer to all this was that I told...Brian's disclaimer to all this was that I told him the owner of Beckta had been a "Somalian in New York"PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736516580350507354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562399109879575214.post-90431696082412887532010-02-22T20:29:52.835-05:002010-02-22T20:29:52.835-05:00@ Heather: Thanks! The recipe sounds good. Maybe y...@ Heather: Thanks! The recipe sounds good. Maybe you could all it chicken and sausage stew. I think that may be a better name and won't give me Cajun sister-in-law heart palpitations from calling it Jambalaya.<br /><br />@Priscilla: That is why I love Brian. Completely clueless and yet utterly sincere. I can hear him now.The Mendon Foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621138550005008938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562399109879575214.post-35632475002274821432010-02-21T21:24:07.376-05:002010-02-21T21:24:07.376-05:00Ok Junie I don't have a recipe, but I will sha...Ok Junie I don't have a recipe, but I will share a story about the fabulous dinner I had with Brian instead of you in Ottawa on your birthday at a fantastic restaurant called Beckta.....We ordered the 5 course tasting menu in which each course was paired with a specific wine. Halfway through this incredible meal I asked the wine guy if he were a real live sommelier and Brian gave me a sideways look like I was out of my mind. Later on the way home he said to me "Why the hell did you ask the waiter if he were from Somolia? That's so rude." I just love my husband.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353666246523856544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562399109879575214.post-66757124976833808872010-02-21T12:51:37.729-05:002010-02-21T12:51:37.729-05:00Okay - the recipe: Q's Not-Quite Jambalya Yumm...Okay - the recipe: Q's Not-Quite Jambalya Yumminess. <br /><br />2.5 cups rice<br />5 cups water<br />2 roma tomatos, diced<br />1/2 a yellow onion, chopped<br />some olive oil<br />chicken breast, diced/chopped (1 to 2 lbs)<br />spicey-ish sausage, sliced into rounds (1 to 2 'links')<br />tomato sauce (2 small cans)<br />seasoned salt (Lawry's)<br />Tony's cajun seasoning<br /><br />How to: <br />heat/saute' the tomato & onion in enough olive oil to coat the pan/keep it from sticking. Cook it on very low until the onions are smelling good and turn clear-er than they were, and the tomatos start to get soft but before they get soggy/squishy. <br /><br />Meanwhile, cook the chicken & sausage, together, until the chicken is done. Season with season salt while cooking. <br /><br />Then, combine the rice, water, chicken/sausage, tom/onion into one big ole pot, add the Tony's (to taste) and tomato sauce, and bring to a boil. Then turn to low, and simmer until the rice is cooked (about 10 to 15-ish minutes, depending on your heat).<br /><br />Keep covered while simmering, but stir every now and then so it doesn't burn/stick to the bottom of the pan. Although, if it does, it just gives it a "rustic" flavor. <br /><br />Uncover and simmer for 2 or 3 minutes if needed to cook off excess water. Otherwise, don't. Serve and eat. <br /><br />Super yum, just don't tell your kids it's jambalya. It's not. If you call it jamabalya, they won't like it. Don't call it that, and they'll love it. Trust me.<br /><br />(and, yes, the hubster made this one up...)The Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267371981505419362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562399109879575214.post-32535320923603519532010-02-20T11:49:21.511-05:002010-02-20T11:49:21.511-05:00Oh, happy birthday! It is my littlest son's bd...Oh, happy birthday! It is my littlest son's bday today as well - he's 5. I will come back after dinner and let you know what I cooked. Just wanted to say Happy Birthday!! I will try and come up with something good enough not to be made fun of...The Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267371981505419362noreply@blogger.com