Nov 21 2009
From Esme with Love and…
Okay, WOW!
I savored this one. I worked it real slowly. Took my time. Investigated. Let my senses loose to play and I enjoyed each and every bite.
Separate from the meal itself—I enjoyed the fact that someone took the time, someone cared enough to make something for me, to eat. For me, effort trumps flavor, but in this case there were no sacrifices to be made on my part…
First the flattery, making something I recently made (with their own stamp on it), using my cryptic recipe—a recipe, mind you, without amounts, only a list of ingredients, limited non-specific written instructions, and their own instincts and did an AMAZING job!
I had to stop eating (if that’s how you want to describe it…) to write this review because I wanted to be in the moment—I didn’t want you to miss it… I wanted to share with you the wonderful gift an amazing person shared with me.
The vegetables, the carrots, the parsnips, the rutabaga were all perfectly cooked—tender, but not over cooked and you could taste each vegetables flavor accented with the infused flavors from the savory braised short ribs, fennel, onion, garlic, red wine and special ingredients.
Thank you Esme for enriching my life, this time, with food that nourished my body and soul…
No Squalor here…
—Sergeant xChef
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And yes, that is a Mai Tai in the upper right corner—it was Friday after all…
