tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post4705923045871406415..comments2024-03-29T04:09:02.093-07:00Comments on Kitchen Connection: THE CARNIVAL IS OVER? NOT FOR MY GENERATION, IT ISN'T!!!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-29525340242855011202015-10-19T12:48:50.805-07:002015-10-19T12:48:50.805-07:00G'day Lynn...I don't socialise much these ...G'day Lynn...I don't socialise much these days...but the lunch was very pleasant indeed. You would've been most welcome. Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-58109020293844429672015-10-19T09:51:32.303-07:002015-10-19T09:51:32.303-07:00I love the way you describe your lunch with a frie...I love the way you describe your lunch with a friend. It sounds lovely and makes me wish I could be there, too. <br /><br />And I'm salivating over those food images, while eating my sad desk lunch of spinach salad. :) The Coq au Vin - oh my.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-89088351708174248032015-10-17T17:47:54.756-07:002015-10-17T17:47:54.756-07:00Hi Helsie...I know/knew the Coronation Hotel well....Hi Helsie...I know/knew the Coronation Hotel well...I lived at Toowong so it was close to my neighbourhood. <br /><br />Every time (which was once every week) I dined at the Matthew Flinders Restaurant in the Gateway Hotel (both of which no longer exist) I always had Crepe Suzettes because Luciano, the waiter cooked them at the table...and I always had his Steak Diane, too, for the same reason; and because he did both so well. He was a lovely fellow...Italian, of course. I was a regular (with a friend) at the restaurant in 1973-74. <br /><br />Eventually Luciano opened his own restaurant in The Valley..called "Lucky's". I visited it one night in 1987 when I was in Brisbane on business when I was managing the resort on Hinchinbrook Island and Luciano recognised me immediately. I was so thrilled that he'd remembered me. He was a very charming, competent chef and host.<br /><br />When I was working on tables at "Scaramouche", Coquilles St. Jacques were a very popular entree....again that was in the mid-70s when they were so popular. I still love them, not that I've had them for a while.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by., Helsie. )Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-48370655393892926992015-10-17T17:24:56.403-07:002015-10-17T17:24:56.403-07:00Okay, Mr. Ad-Man...I'll meet you in a restaura...Okay, Mr. Ad-Man...I'll meet you in a restaurant kitchen and show you how it's done! I wonder how long you'd last! lol<br /><br />Thanks for popping in. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-66827044252030799322015-10-17T15:01:01.363-07:002015-10-17T15:01:01.363-07:00Ahhh, the food of the sixties! I have such fond me... Ahhh, the food of the sixties! I have such fond memories of going out to dinner in those days when you actually got a plate of tasty food !! I remember we used to save up for a month when we were first married and then go to the "Coronation (Motel) " on Coronation Drive where they served wonderful food and Coquilles St Jacques was a favourite of mine as were Crepes Suzettes served at the table.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801049953035653441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-71214197289971328792015-10-17T13:50:43.541-07:002015-10-17T13:50:43.541-07:00Cooking? That's wot women were made for!Cooking? That's wot women were made for!Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-24488214632262654272015-10-16T17:58:18.333-07:002015-10-16T17:58:18.333-07:00Thank you, Moutain Thyme. :)
Yep...it's a cr...Thank you, Moutain Thyme. :)<br /><br />Yep...it's a crazy world the world of hospitality/restaurants/kitchens. I think one has to be a little crazy to be in it...to survive it! lol <br /><br />It is true...I freely admit it...I'm crazy!!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-86763075764962640152015-10-16T13:38:29.796-07:002015-10-16T13:38:29.796-07:00Just a beautiful post, Lee. I, too, had an enjoya...Just a beautiful post, Lee. I, too, had an enjoyable lunch and glass of beautiful wine yesterday with friends while we were visiting the Pacific Coast Quilt Show. And I remarked at the table that I could never be a wait person or a cook in the back. They were scurrying around like crazy but when they appeared at your table they seemed the embodiment of decorum and politeness. And the lunch was outstanding! Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-39298784515187356602015-10-16T12:57:03.814-07:002015-10-16T12:57:03.814-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-5550398584230245632015-10-16T12:40:22.375-07:002015-10-16T12:40:22.375-07:00Hey there Yorkie...you have to be on your toes in ...Hey there Yorkie...you have to be on your toes in more ways than one. A happy diner is a happy diner...and a happy kitchen is a happy kitchen and makes for a happy diner. Both are necessary ingredients! :)<br /><br />Thanks for popping in. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-18252111547591434122015-10-16T12:37:38.852-07:002015-10-16T12:37:38.852-07:00Hi Annie...I'm glad you grandson loves what he...Hi Annie...I'm glad you grandson loves what he's doing. He's cooking for a tough audience, but he will learn so much, not only about cooking and the behaviour of others, but about himself, too. Good for him! :)<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-72793742807216338532015-10-16T12:36:08.974-07:002015-10-16T12:36:08.974-07:00G'day Carol...It always did take a while to &q...G'day Carol...It always did take a while to "come down" after the day/night's end...having to step out of one world into another.<br /><br />Yes...the lunch was very nice....I don't do that often these days, not often at all...but It was a nice break from the norm. thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-55268054126945204282015-10-16T12:12:12.414-07:002015-10-16T12:12:12.414-07:00Another evocative post Lee. You give your readers ...Another evocative post Lee. You give your readers a sense of the pressure behind the scenes of a working restaurant and also a sense of the passion that you had for the job. Surely a necessary ingredient in any successful eatery.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-16071217498377107302015-10-16T04:08:04.184-07:002015-10-16T04:08:04.184-07:00My grandson the chef, loves the kitchen. I only h...My grandson the chef, loves the kitchen. I only hope the Navy doesn't ruin that love. He seems to enjoy cooking for his fellow sailors but not often are meals left to his imagination.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-11647889485000852092015-10-16T02:43:01.827-07:002015-10-16T02:43:01.827-07:00 The pressure of a restaurant kitchen never seemed... The pressure of a restaurant kitchen never seemed like something I could handle when I have watched Master Chef. I would feel physically ill just watching, but I can imagine the high in finishing a service at the end of a night, having waited tables through uni. So glad you had a lovely relaxing lunch.carol in cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361149279309934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-48355719493721127052015-10-15T22:07:54.811-07:002015-10-15T22:07:54.811-07:00Hey Jerry...sorry....No....I've been busy with...Hey Jerry...sorry....No....I've been busy with a few things and time has just slipped away on me without me noticing. I usually only post once a week...and the week got away on me. :)<br /><br />You've done nothing wrong...not that I know of it...do you want to confess anything? :)<br /><br />I hope all is well with you and Arlynda...I'll pop over to your blog in a moment.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-18327557866392764362015-10-15T19:23:07.599-07:002015-10-15T19:23:07.599-07:00I was beginning to worry about there being somethi...I was beginning to worry about there being something wrong, with you not publishing anything in over a week and not coming by my way. I am glad that there appears to be nothing to it. I sure hope I have not done something wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-80810748950930476482015-10-15T16:50:10.984-07:002015-10-15T16:50:10.984-07:00Hi Jenny...It does become a bit like a conveyor be...Hi Jenny...It does become a bit like a conveyor belt of a well-oiled machine...or it should be. Team work is so important...and what happens in the kitchen, should stay in the kitchen...except, of course, the plates of food!!!<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-64333809615112366672015-10-15T15:50:04.022-07:002015-10-15T15:50:04.022-07:00I have the greatest admiration for anyone who can ...I have the greatest admiration for anyone who can make a restaurant work. I was in one the other day with a large party of people, and the place was crowded. But the staff just kept turning up with marvellous plates of food, just what everyone had ordered, beautifully presented. Seemed like magic to me! :) Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-43226599815548218852015-10-15T13:13:49.233-07:002015-10-15T13:13:49.233-07:00Hey there Naomi....If I hadn't jumped into the...Hey there Naomi....If I hadn't jumped into the deep end, I would've missed out on so much fun, and all the challenges that came along with doing so.<br /><br />Thanks for you kind comments, Naomi. You take good care of yourself...I hope all is well with you. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-4732671685258676182015-10-15T13:10:48.653-07:002015-10-15T13:10:48.653-07:00Hi there Sandie...I became curious about what when...Hi there Sandie...I became curious about what when on behind the scenes when I was in my early 20s. I had a full-time job during the week, but the lure of making some extra money part-time at night by working tables in a little eatery was impossible to ignore...and the story began...<br /><br />Thanks for popping by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-76919619840428071662015-10-15T13:07:41.518-07:002015-10-15T13:07:41.518-07:00Hi Arleen...when the pressure is on in kitchens, i...Hi Arleen...when the pressure is on in kitchens, it certainly is on. There is no time or room for the faint-hearted! lol<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-45074129040871639472015-10-15T13:02:54.600-07:002015-10-15T13:02:54.600-07:00Hi Linda...the stainless steel gets me every time!...Hi Linda...the stainless steel gets me every time! I love it!<br /><br />Here's a gluten-free crepe suzette recipe for you -<br /><br />GLUTEN-FREE CREPES SUZETTE <br />For the crepes:<br />4 large organic free-range eggs<br />3/4 cup almond milk<br />1/4 cup sifted coconut flour<br />1 tablespoon buckwheat flour<br />1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence<br />Optional: 1 teaspoon stevia<br />Pinch of salt<br />Cold-pressed coconut or extra virgin olive oil, for frying (or use a little butter if you prefer it)<br />For the orange sauce:<br />1 tablespoon coconut oil<br />200ml freshly squeezed orange juice<br />1 tablespoon orange zest<br />1 tablespoon lemon juice<br />1-1/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup<br />Optional: 1 teaspoon stevia<br />To make the crepes: Place eggs into a mixing bowl and whisk together with the almond milk. Add in the coconut and buckwheat flours, vanilla essence, stevia and salt, and whisk until well combined. Set aside, allowing the coconut flour to soak and absorb the liquid.<br />To make the orange sauce: In a small saucepan, bring all the orange sauce ingredients to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 10 minutes (mine took quite a bit longer than that) to caramelise, stirring occasionally.<br />To cook the crepes: Heat a non-stick frypan over a moderately high heat and add a little coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil (personally I love a little dab of butter). Pour a little of the crepe mixture in (about half a cup), tilting the pan to create a thin round, even crepe. When bubbles start to appear across the crepe, carefully place a spatula under the crepe and flip to cook the other side (don’t worry if you get any tears – it won’t matter as you’ll be folding them anyway).<br />Assembly: Once all crepes are cooked, fold them in half and then in half again, arrange on serving plates and serve immediately with orange sauce. If serving for dessert, you might like to add a dollop of mascarpone or, if having for breakfast, try with some thick Greek yoghurt.<br /><br />Thanks for coming by. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-76103423340289471782015-10-15T10:54:23.019-07:002015-10-15T10:54:23.019-07:00You write Soooo Wonderfully about your Passion...i...You write Soooo Wonderfully about your Passion...it reminds me that, THAT, is what life is all about. Feeling passionate about something and no matter how hard it is----you MUST do it---like Breathing!<br /><br />The food looks so very scrumptious, Lee.....YUM, YUM, YUM!<br /><br />As always, a very fascinating wonderfully written post, my dear.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27914104.post-22948265452459944372015-10-15T09:49:20.386-07:002015-10-15T09:49:20.386-07:00I have never been behind the restaurant of a kitch...I have never been behind the restaurant of a kitchen - but I do love to watch the kitchen shows on television.Chatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.com