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I was going through memories on FB and came across the Anniversary dinner I made for us when we went camping at Peninsula State Park in Door County Wisconsin. We ate well! Steaks
Baked Potatoes
Pan Seared Scallops
Pan Fried Brussel Sprouts
Onion and Shrooms
All over a camp fire!
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People throw around words like artisan, elevated, and "chef-driven".
Tonight was something much simpler.
Twelve people around one table.
Everything made from scratch.
Recipes that have stood the test of centuries.
Fresh Persian naan... soft and warm.
Zereshk Polow jeweled with bloomed Persian saffron and tart barberries.
Jujeh Kebab (chicken) marinated in Greek yogurt, lemin juice, and spiced... grilled over open flame.
Kebab-e Koobideh (beef and lamb) seasoned well, shaped, and grilled the way it was meant to be. I did have a catastrophic grill failure... but I adjusted and recovered.
Mast-o-Khiar (cucumber and yogurt) finished with mint, chives, dill, rose water, and edible flowers.
Cilantro-mint-lime chutney bright enough to wake up every bite on the plate.
No shortcuts.
No boxed mixes.
No frozen convenience food.
Just technique, patience, tradition, and respect for the ingredients.
People often ask what separates good cooks from great cooks.
The answer is simple:
Great cooks do not feed plates.
They feed people.
Tonight, twelve people came to the dinner table hungry.
They ate their fill like kings and queens.
(*NOTE: the barberries and kebabs on the left are scattered because one of my sons thought it was time to eat... while I was still setting out the food)
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