(araahh....) son of a bitch

[Tab]

Every once in a while go on a "mastery" spree where I make it my point to learn how to properly cook pizza, or ribs, salmon, or whatever. Tne on-again-off-again challenge has been calimari. Made more difficult because my family will grudgingly eat the results - although as I immprove and their revulstion/reluctance falls by the wayside, there is improvement. Mind you, I am not looking or crap you dip in marinara. Marainara is fine, but I want stuff that will stand on its own in all its buttery salty goodness.

I have only two reference points - a restaurant in NJ that made it PERFECT, and another here in NH that was damned closed. I'm sure there were some in California but I wasn't paying attention out there.

So everyone once in a while I buy squid. Cheap enough - like $1/lb. I take a little, process it a certain way (oil it, salt it, bread it, whatever I'm trying, sautee it, fry it).

So, halfway through I oiled everything with a mixture, then the rest was to be subject to varietes like breaded in oil, dipped in buttermilk and drredged in flavored flour, etc.


Tonight was the grand finale. Of all nights I was going to try the lemon sea-salt flour pepppered liberally, etc., etc.,

Tonight is Thursday.

Thursday is garbage night.

I was at a class. My wife cleaeed out the fridge in the process of making room, including my my penultimate calimary wunderdish. The dish sits now clean, but bereft of wonderfulu tastes, in the dishwasher.

Here I sit
Broken hearted
Went to make a dish
But only farted

(sorry for the fractured tunes)

[Gormy Cuss]

1. Bummer.

I haven't tried to make fried calimari at home but I still feel your pain.

[madmax]

2. I'm sorry Tab

Great post and I know you're really bummed out but, you gave me a belly laugh with the last paragraph and the poem. :hug:

[eridani]

3. I HATE it when that happens.

Not too often since DH is properly trained.

That old graffiti classic always reminds me of one DN saw in the men's room at a truck stop.

Here I sit with a broken heart
Popped six pills and my truck won't start.

Someone else wrote underneath--

If your pills were worth a fuck
You'd get out and HAUL that truck.

[Tesha]

4. I HATE when that happens!!!

NOBODY cleans out MY fridge!


Seriously, the single best way I ever made squid was so simple and fast... and yummm


a little flour a lot of salt and pepper - quick fry in just a little oil - drain on paper serve with lemon and Poof! gone! nobody doesn't like 'em!

the second best is stuffed with a seafood stuffing and dropped in to tomato gravy...


oh, am I ever making squid this weekend... thanks for the idea! :hi: