OT - belated Valentine’s Day dinner.

caliking

We were busy Monday, and caliqueen didn’t want me to use a school night as an excuse for cutting any corners. 

Scallops with a vanilla saffron cream sauce, beet risotto, maple glazed carrots + parsnips. Plated shot could have been better, but the natives were getting restless. 

Turned out pretty good. Read about the vanilla cream sauce in one of my cookbooks, and that’s where this started. Never had a savory vanilla anything before. Very new, interesting flavor. 

Most  importantly, caliqueen enjoyed it,  and, it turns out that caliprince LOVES risotto

WeberWho

Plated shot should have been better? Dude....

That's straight out of a magazine! Amazing like always!

alaskanassasin

Tater tots look a little funny but otherwise a win! Happy V day!

Ozzie_Isaac

Yeah, fvck you.  Mariachi bands and dinners like that.  Wish there was a block button.

littlerascal56

A very nice meal there!  We enjoyed seafood also that evening!

caliking

WeberWho said:

Plated shot should have been better? Dude....

That's straight out of a magazine! Amazing like always!

Thanks. The plate reminded me of a mullet. The veg looked messy in the back. 

caliking

alaskanassasin said:

Tater tots look a little funny but otherwise a win! Happy V day!

 

caliking

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Yeah, fvck you.  Mariachi bands and dinners like that.  Wish there was a block button.

She had a good week, and apparently still likes me. 

lousubcap

What a menu and another endorsement on the magazine quality photo.  Impressive right there.  

JohnInCarolina

That looks awesome!

JohnInCarolina

Have to say I’m intrigued by the beet risotto. 

Legume

Righteous cook @caliking.

I’ll just point out that we too used plates on Valentine’s Day with food on them!

Canugghead

Out of my league fine dining! Glad my customers have lower bar 

caliking

Canugghead said:

Out of my league fine dining! Glad my customers have lower bar 

Thanks,  but, "lower bar" my arse! We've seen your superpowers

caliking

JohnInCarolina said:

Have to say I’m intrigued by the beet risotto. 

The beet was mainly for effect, but it did add some sweetness. Roast a beet, puree it, then add it to the risotto after sauteeing the rice (2 cups). Then proceed with making the risotto. 

I should have added 1 beet per cup of arborio rice. Was shooting for deeper color. 

Mattman3969

Looks like caliqueen ate really good !

caliking

Mattman3969 said:

Looks like caliqueen ate really good !

She did. Consequently, so did the plebes (i.e. me)

ValleyGirl

O. M G. Way to go!

gmanrva

That looks fantastic @caliking

GrateEggspectations

Will you be my valentine 2023? Incredible looking cook you got there. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Wow. Awesome meal right there. 

Foghorn

caliking said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Have to say I’m intrigued by the beet risotto. 

The beet was mainly for effect, but it did add some sweetness. Roast a beet, puree it, then add it to the risotto after sauteeing the rice (2 cups). Then proceed with making the risotto. 

I should have added 1 beet per cup of arborio rice. Was shooting for deeper color. 

How many grams of beet would that be - per grams of rice?  Asking for a friend.

caliking

Foghorn said:

caliking said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Have to say I’m intrigued by the beet risotto. 

The beet was mainly for effect, but it did add some sweetness. Roast a beet, puree it, then add it to the risotto after sauteeing the rice (2 cups). Then proceed with making the risotto. 

I should have added 1 beet per cup of arborio rice. Was shooting for deeper color. 

How many grams of beet would that be - per grams of rice?  Asking for a friend.

It was precisely "next-time-double-the-beet" grams. 

lkapigian

looks amazing, better than the bologna sandwich Linda got 

caliking

lkapigian said:

looks amazing, better than the bologna sandwich Linda got 

I hope you at least fried the bologna

johnnyp

Beautiful, Ashish