Tonight's dinner

[pegkerr]

I poached chicken breasts in wine and served with an herb sauce over the top, a puree of parsley, basil, capers, garlic, and non-fat yogurt. Yellow tomatoes from the garden were the accompaniment.

I thought it delicious.

Rob deemed it a mere three out of ten on taste and one out of ten on presentation. "It looks like vomit chicken," he said bluntly.

Yes, a woman must have nerves of steel to cook for this family.

Edited to add: I will say in Rob's defense that this was an unusually severe comment on his part. Usually he's more . . . diplomatic.

Comments

Food ratings

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I think you have mentioned before that you have requested feedback on your newer recipes, and want to know how we feel about them in order to gauge the frequency of future appearance at the table, if any. You didn't mention that Fiona complemented the taste, which almost never happens, or that Delia was once again complaining about "meat, meat, meat, nothing but meat in this house", which frequently does happen. You didn't mention that my comment was solicited, and didn't happen until after the meal was completed, or that I ate every bite.

Curious that no one asked if it really did look like vomit. It did. A little too vivid a green for real life, but texture-wise the image was evoked dramatically. It was difficult to start in. Really. Note that I ranked the flavor higher than the presentation.

Re: Food ratings

[serenya-loreden.livejournal.com]

I can't argue with your description. I happily eat yogurt on just about everything, but green would be a bit off putting even to me. And I grew up on thick yogurt, eaten in lieu of butter (or sour cream) on most starches. If it isn't something you consider 'standard' it might not be overly appealing in appearance.