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Would that count as umami?
Or, a funny link. And placeholder.
Appetites has a dead simple veal marsala recipe I'd like to try.
I had veal marsala when out with my parents & cousins last night. It wasn't very good, which was a disappointment as the starters at the restaurant were excellent: simple, fresh bruschetta (isn't it surprising how easy this is for a bad Italian-American type restaurant to fuck up, eh?) and a gorgeous white pizza with grilled shrimp, sundried tomatoes and fresh basil. I guess the place has a real brick oven master working in one corner of the kitchen; next time I'll stick to his side of the menu, as the Veal was somehow simultaneously gummy and dry. Not to mention waaay oversalted.
Of course, I've already forgotten the name of the restaurant; my family has execrable taste in local restaurants so I walked in with my expectation meter set to zero and didn't even glance at the name on the door. It is my constant shame that my parents consider penne alla vodka an unbelievably daring dish.
Oh, also, I'm working on some proper entries, but for some reason I'm having a mental block when it comes to my camera. I've taken loads of pictures of things I want to talk about but I can't seem to get around to loading them onto Teh Internets. Anyway, someday. Whatevs.