tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085009377864158071.post8259587244326172339..comments2023-10-23T13:45:30.388-07:00Comments on DomesticMuse: Royal Foodie Feb. JoustKaren Brown Letartehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09604180076763026537noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085009377864158071.post-42102942361563117522009-02-02T15:13:00.000-08:002009-02-02T15:13:00.000-08:00Karen Brown Letarte, Yum that sounds really good (...Karen Brown Letarte,<BR/> Yum that sounds really good (Moros, Pork Chops, and some fried plantains go really well together, any Cuban would love to eat at your house and eat that, it's comfort food)Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705907653188301814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085009377864158071.post-31124063784800742612009-02-02T11:38:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:38:00.000-08:00Nathan, thank you so much for your gracious commen...Nathan, thank you so much for your gracious comments, it means a lot to me!! Wow, isn't it amazing how many similarities there are in so many different cuisines? Actually, the minute I saw "cauliflower" on the ingredient list for the contest I thought about the Guatemalan cauliflower dish I love to make, egg-battered cauliflower cooked in tomato sauce. I have been wanting to translate it into a pasta dish for a while, so this was the perfect opportunity! I thought it would go well with "mediterranean/North African flavors" so that's kind of where I started... then I thought of the meatballs. Thanks for sharing your recipe for the cauliflower-- I am looking forward to trying it!!<BR/><BR/>Due to several factors, I haven't got around to making my plantains yet, and they are finally ready!! I think I will make them tonight, with moros y cristianos and porkshops. Wes is going to be happy :)!!Karen Brown Letartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438094251522801081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085009377864158071.post-62270804093789540892009-02-01T14:20:00.000-08:002009-02-01T14:20:00.000-08:00Wonderful post, interesting! Glad you participated...Wonderful post, interesting! Glad you participated in the joust, it will boost your blogs popularity/ get more people to check out your wonderful blog (though I have yet to really participate, but it's okay someday I might)<BR/><BR/>I can tell this dish is delicious, it actually reminds of of Cuban, Galician, and Mexican food lol.<BR/><BR/>The Galician cooking came to mind with the use of parsley and garlic to flavor the meatballs, if you used 1/2 beef and 1/2 pork it would've been very Galician.<BR/><BR/>The tomato sauce with the cumin, black pepper, bay leaf, and onion, garlic, bell pepper (the sofrito)then olives is reminiscent of Cuban. <BR/><BR/>The batter for the cauliflower reminds me of the Mexican egg batter used for Cauliflower, Pigs feet, Stuffed Peppers, etc. except it just didn't include black pepper and garlic powder. I have a recipe for a Cauliflower battered the same and simmered in a tomato based sauce.<BR/><BR/>http://nathanscomida.blogspot.com/2008/07/coliflor-envuelta-en-huevo-cauliflower.html<BR/><BR/>The orange of course probably added a whole new deminsion as well as the pasta (I'm just such a rice lover I'll eat it over rice instead lol.)<BR/><BR/>Wonderful post!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705907653188301814noreply@blogger.com