Mrs R outdid herself tonight. Delayed Christmas dinner so we could have the neighbors over:

[Redstone]

Rotisserie Prime Rib. Roast chicken. Steamed fresh green beans. Julia Child's 40-cloves-of-garlic mashed potatoes. Whole-wheat dinner rolls.

And of course, ambrosial gravy; the kind you want to just treat as a beverage.

Eight adults eating, and dead silence at the table for 20 minutes. Everybody was too overwhelmed to speak.

And, of course, the peachitudinous Mrs R skimmed off the choice crispy bits from the outside of the prime rib and slipped them to me.

I don't mind if I die now, because I've been to heaven. Yowsah!

Redstone

[TommyO]

1. YOWZAH! We did prime rib yesterday

but it sounds like Mrs. R outdid my brother and I in the kitchen. If the rolls were home-made, try to get the recipe and share it!

[Redstone]

10. Mrs R doesn't have recipes. She's a natural cook. Hey, the neighbors were coming

over, including the young recently-married couple just back from Wisconsin for a visit, so we had to pull out all the stops.

Food that good MUST be shared, is our philosphy. It doesn't taste as good unless it's shared.

Redstone

[momophile]

2. oh my goodness, those mashed potatoes sound good!

40 cloves! yum!

[Redstone]

3. And you coat them in flour and sautee them in butter until they're nice and tender

and mild...it's a ton of work but worth it.

(The recipe is in Julia's first book.)

Redstone

[momophile]

5. sounds like food to die to...

yummmy...

[Redstone]

9. Yes, when you can actually hear your arteries slamming shut, you know it's good food.

Redstone

[texas1928]

4. Those mash taters would kill me.

I can not have more than a teaspoon of garlic in anything.

[Redstone]

7. Why not?

Redstone

[texas1928]

14. Because my back starts hurting really bad.

and I can not sit back, it hurts that much. And after about two or three hours of suffering, I then make people have to leave the room. I made my upstairs neighbor stop moving around and come down to ask what that noise was one night after to much garlic.

[texas1928]

12. Because my back starts hurting really bad.

and I can not sit back, it hurts that much. And after about two or three hours of suffering, I then make people have to leave the room. I made my upstairs neighbor stop moving around and come down to ask what that noise was one night after to much garlic.

[Redstone]

13. Garlic makes your back hurt? That's a new one to me.

Redstone

[texas1928]

15. Let's just say...

I made the dog get up and leave the room.

[Redstone]

17. Aha. Now I understand. I'm a bit slow.

Redstone

[RetroLounge]

6. Damn, that sounds good!

You inviting me over next year?

:D

:hi:

RL

[Redstone]

8. Come on by. Always room for one more around here.

Redstone

[graywarrior]

11. Next time, Lancaster NH!

[Redstone]

16. With a bit of luck, m'dear. Our house is off the market for the winter, and we'll try again

in the spring. If the Three Gables in Lancaster has been sold by then, well, we'll look for a different house.

But I'm going home, no matter what.

Redstone

[graywarrior]

18. I know you are.

Nothing will stop you!

[Beausoir]

19. The crispy bits! I LOVE the crispy bits of prime rib!

Now...gimme her gravy recipe.

You sound so happy, Redstone. I am happy for you.

[Redstone]

21. I absolutely NEVER met a Prime rib I liked until I had hers, because when you see them

in a restaurant or (God help you) at a wedding reception, they're always gargantuan raw, tepid slabs of beef surrounded by a two-inch layer of blubber. Blech.

Gravy? Recipe? She doesn't use recipes. She's a natural cook. You'll just have to come over and watch her perform her magic.

Redstone

[JohnnyLib2]

20. Better hold on to that lady, Mr. R.

There really aren't many like that left. Cheers to all great cooks!

[Redstone]

22. You betcha. Before I met her, I thought of eating dinner as just something you did

so you wouldn't be hungry later.

Redstone

[merh]

23. mmmmmm

I'm hungry now x(

I am so very fond of the Redstones!

:hug: :loveya:

[Redstone]

24. You're welcome for dinner any time. You know that.

Redstone

[lildreamer316]

25. I looked up the garlic mashed potatoes.......

and found this thread; which has the same amount applied to a whole chicken. Now I'm inspired to try this.

http://meems.imeem.com/-YEHNR7s/forums/m5z4rfzQ/eRw13oEs/chicken_and_40_cloves_of_garlic/

THEN had an "aha!"moment when I realized I had the very cookbook you were discussing on the shelf!

[Vanje]

26. I gained 4 lbs just from reading your post