by Carrie L. » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:48 am
Well, here's an update and example of how the best laid plans can often go awry.
I decided on the tuna carpaccio which the hostess was happy about because the only other appetizer that was coming was a cheese platter. So, I bought the Ahi from the seafood restaurant/store where I always buy my fish. My understanding is that they bring their fish over every morning from Santa Monica. Anyway, it's always delicious and fresh.
So I get my two nice think slices of Ahi home that afternoon and warm up my pan to sear each side of the fish, but when I take the fish out of the bag it smells a little fishy. I look closely at it and it has started disintegrating in places. Ugh! Well, it was too late to come up with a different appetizer and I wouldn't have gone back for more/different fish at that point, so I called the hostess wondering if I could bring the pecan pie chocolate bars that I had intended to bring to a party last week and have been in my freezer since. Well, someone else was bringing dessert already, so she told me not to worry, she was making a whole tenderloin with potatoes and there would be plenty of food. So, I ended up just making the arugula piece of the appetizer, which was simply arugula tossed with lemon juice, EVOO, s/p, and topped with shaved parm. It was very simple, clean and delicious and was just a very nice salad to go along with the beef. I took the fish back to the store yesterday and got a full refund. And the California Cabs we had were incredible. Especially the 2003s.
So, it all ended well.
Hello. My name is Carrie, and I...I....still like oaked Chardonnay. (Please don't judge.)
