After careful consideration of budget, caloric intake and high potential for disaster, I have come up with the menu for meal 1 of 80. Budget should be ok- aside from needing to buy cotton muslin to make a pudding bag (that's right.....this meal requires a trip to Jo-Ann Fabrics). Caloric intake? Extremely high. Thank goodness for friends to share in the artery clogging (I'm looking at you, wizards). High potential for disaster? CHECK! I mean, I'm cooking pudding in a bag. That sounds both adventurous and inappropriate.
Obviously, my taste for the ridiculous is outweighing the need for a balanced meal. This is going to be snack & dessert- no vegetables, no protein, just Canadian cuisine at its finest.
First course: POUTINE
Fries covered in cheese curds and gravy. Will it be tastier than fries with mayonnaise? We shall see. Despite a Health & Wellness retreat to Montreal/Quebec City and several trips to The Gallows (rabbit confit poutine, anyone?), I have yet to ever eat this decadent dish because of one little problem. GLUTEN. There are far too many gluten free blogs with far too positive attitudes- so this will be the only mention of celiac. I have it...it's kind of lame...I can't eat gravy on fries. Unless.....I MAKE IT!
My one problem? No SQUEAKY cheese curds to be found. I am surrounded my dairy farms and have tried local cheese curds from at least 3 farms, but we just don't do the fresh, SQUEAKY, curds in the same way that they do in Canada. If not for the high price of gas, I would definitely just drive to the closest Couche-Tard and purchase some. Alas, non-squeaky curds will have to do.
Check back later as I reveal the second course of meal #1.........
Obviously, my taste for the ridiculous is outweighing the need for a balanced meal. This is going to be snack & dessert- no vegetables, no protein, just Canadian cuisine at its finest.
First course: POUTINE
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| so wrong, but so right...... |
Fries covered in cheese curds and gravy. Will it be tastier than fries with mayonnaise? We shall see. Despite a Health & Wellness retreat to Montreal/Quebec City and several trips to The Gallows (rabbit confit poutine, anyone?), I have yet to ever eat this decadent dish because of one little problem. GLUTEN. There are far too many gluten free blogs with far too positive attitudes- so this will be the only mention of celiac. I have it...it's kind of lame...I can't eat gravy on fries. Unless.....I MAKE IT!
My one problem? No SQUEAKY cheese curds to be found. I am surrounded my dairy farms and have tried local cheese curds from at least 3 farms, but we just don't do the fresh, SQUEAKY, curds in the same way that they do in Canada. If not for the high price of gas, I would definitely just drive to the closest Couche-Tard and purchase some. Alas, non-squeaky curds will have to do.
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| Love me some Couche-Tard |
Check back later as I reveal the second course of meal #1.........
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