Good idea gone bad

koko said:

So, I thought I'd be clever and make an omelet this morning using the
gravlax I made. I thought I'd use the herbs I used in the curing
process in the egg mixture for the omelet.

For my taste it just doesn't work.

Assembling the disastrous ingredients.http://i6.tinypic.com/716sx88.jpg

Once I started the eggs for the omelet I added the herbs. Basil, mint
and dill.http://i8.tinypic.com/6ufviug.jpg

Then I added the very thinly sliced gravlaxhttp://i1.tinypic.com/81a83zd.jpg

Plated this delicious looking omelethttp://i2.tinypic.com/8bo2csg.jpg

Mmmmm..nice and juicyhttp://i2.tinypic.com/8ehy4ol.jpg

On a scale of 1 to 10...-1

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

well it looks terrific to me right now, but I know it the morning less
is more to me. basil, mint and dill may have made a great gravlax for
happy hour, but maybe too many flavors going on for first thing in the
morning?..

It's 10:30 p.m. right now, and I'd rather have your omelette than the
grilled cheese sandwich I just made.

Karen

<koko> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

So, I thought I'd be clever and make an omelet this morning using the
gravlax I made. I thought I'd use the herbs I used in the curing
process in the egg mixture for the omelet.

For my taste it just doesn't work.

Assembling the disastrous ingredients.
http://i6.tinypic.com/716sx88.jpg

Once I started the eggs for the omelet I added the herbs. Basil, mint
and dill.
http://i8.tinypic.com/6ufviug.jpg

Then I added the very thinly sliced gravlax
http://i1.tinypic.com/81a83zd.jpg

Plated this delicious looking omelet
http://i2.tinypic.com/8bo2csg.jpg

Mmmmm..nice and juicy
http://i2.tinypic.com/8ehy4ol.jpg

On a scale of 1 to 10...-1

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I could sense disaster when I saw the ingredients. Escofier couldn't have
saved this recipe. While salmon goes really well with dill, I've never like
it with gravlax as the gravlax is often marinated in dill before curing.
Mint and gravlax is not a combination I would ever ant to try. Mint and
eggs I would not want to try. Ever. Next time try just gravlax with capers
in the omelet or salmon caviar on top. A dollop of sour cream followed by
the salmon caviar is really a great combination. I would think mixing the
sour cream with a tangy dry mustard would add a zingy compliment.

We learn to cook from our mistakes. And this one surely was a lesson.

Paul

<koko> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

So, I thought I'd be clever and make an omelet this morning using the
gravlax I made. I thought I'd use the herbs I used in the curing
process in the egg mixture for the omelet.

For my taste it just doesn't work.

Assembling the disastrous ingredients.
http://i6.tinypic.com/716sx88.jpg

Once I started the eggs for the omelet I added the herbs. Basil, mint
and dill.
http://i8.tinypic.com/6ufviug.jpg

Then I added the very thinly sliced gravlax
http://i1.tinypic.com/81a83zd.jpg

Plated this delicious looking omelet
http://i2.tinypic.com/8bo2csg.jpg

Mmmmm..nice and juicy
http://i2.tinypic.com/8ehy4ol.jpg

On a scale of 1 to 10...-1

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

koko
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http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

At least you know now that it's not your "thing"! ;-)
Sometimes you just gotta go for it, right?
Looked tasty, too!

kimberly

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:39:11 GMT, "Paul M. Cook" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

<koko> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

So, I thought I'd be clever and make an omelet this morning using the
gravlax I made. I thought I'd use the herbs I used in the curing
process in the egg mixture for the omelet.

For my taste it just doesn't work.

Assembling the disastrous ingredients.
http://i6.tinypic.com/716sx88.jpg

Once I started the eggs for the omelet I added the herbs. Basil, mint
and dill.
http://i8.tinypic.com/6ufviug.jpg

Then I added the very thinly sliced gravlax
http://i1.tinypic.com/81a83zd.jpg

Plated this delicious looking omelet
http://i2.tinypic.com/8bo2csg.jpg

Mmmmm..nice and juicy
http://i2.tinypic.com/8ehy4ol.jpg

On a scale of 1 to 10...-1

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I could sense disaster when I saw the ingredients. Escofier couldn't have
saved this recipe. While salmon goes really well with dill, I've never like
it with gravlax as the gravlax is often marinated in dill before curing.
Mint and gravlax is not a combination I would ever ant to try.

As I stated in the OP I used the herbs used in the cure. Outside the
cure, yes, mint is a poor choice.

Quoted message said:

Mint and eggs I would not want to try. Ever.

Wholeheartedly agree.

Quoted message said:

Next time try just gravlax with capers in the omelet or salmon caviar on top.

Excellent idea though I doubt it will be any time soon (memories of
this you know)

Quoted message said:

A dollop of sour cream followed by the salmon caviar is really a great combination.
I would think mixing the sour cream with a tangy dry mustard would add a zingy compliment.

Thank you so much for suggesting this. I was trying to come up with
some kind of a sauce or something to top it with.

Quoted message said:

We learn to cook from our mistakes. And this one surely was a lesson.

Paul

I try to be adventurous at times. Thanks for your help

koko
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updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

Nexis said:

<koko> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

So, I thought I'd be clever and make an omelet this morning using the
gravlax I made. I thought I'd use the herbs I used in the curing
process in the egg mixture for the omelet.

For my taste it just doesn't work.

Assembling the disastrous ingredients.
http://i6.tinypic.com/716sx88.jpg

Once I started the eggs for the omelet I added the herbs. Basil, mint
and dill.
http://i8.tinypic.com/6ufviug.jpg

Then I added the very thinly sliced gravlax
http://i1.tinypic.com/81a83zd.jpg

Plated this delicious looking omelet
http://i2.tinypic.com/8bo2csg.jpg

Mmmmm..nice and juicy
http://i2.tinypic.com/8ehy4ol.jpg

On a scale of 1 to 10...-1

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

koko
---
http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

At least you know now that it's not your "thing"! ;-)
Sometimes you just gotta go for it, right?
Looked tasty, too!

kimberly

Trust me it wasn't.
It was a fun experiment though and I got to nibble on some good
gravlax. ;-)

koko
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updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:25:27 -0800 (PST), Karen <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

koko said:

So, I thought I'd be clever and make an omelet this morning using the
gravlax I made. I thought I'd use the herbs I used in the curing
process in the egg mixture for the omelet.

For my taste it just doesn't work.

Assembling the disastrous ingredients.http://i6.tinypic.com/716sx88.jpg

Once I started the eggs for the omelet I added the herbs. Basil, mint
and dill.http://i8.tinypic.com/6ufviug.jpg

Then I added the very thinly sliced gravlaxhttp://i1.tinypic.com/81a83zd.jpg

Plated this delicious looking omelethttp://i2.tinypic.com/8bo2csg.jpg

Mmmmm..nice and juicyhttp://i2.tinypic.com/8ehy4ol.jpg

On a scale of 1 to 10...-1

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

well it looks terrific to me right now, but I know it the morning less
is more to me. basil, mint and dill may have made a great gravlax for
happy hour, but maybe too many flavors going on for first thing in the
morning?..

It's 10:30 p.m. right now, and I'd rather have your omelette than the
grilled cheese sandwich I just made.

Karen

It was more like brunch but trust me, it wouldn't be good any time of
the day.

koko
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http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

<koko> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:25:27 -0800 (PST), Karen <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

koko said:

So, I thought I'd be clever and make an omelet this morning using the
gravlax I made. I thought I'd use the herbs I used in the curing
process in the egg mixture for the omelet.

For my taste it just doesn't work.

Assembling the disastrous ingredients.http://i6.tinypic.com/716sx88.jpg

Once I started the eggs for the omelet I added the herbs. Basil, mint
and dill.http://i8.tinypic.com/6ufviug.jpg

Then I added the very thinly sliced
gravlaxhttp://i1.tinypic.com/81a83zd.jpg

Plated this delicious looking omelethttp://i2.tinypic.com/8bo2csg.jpg

Mmmmm..nice and juicyhttp://i2.tinypic.com/8ehy4ol.jpg

On a scale of 1 to 10...-1

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

well it looks terrific to me right now, but I know it the morning less
is more to me. basil, mint and dill may have made a great gravlax for
happy hour, but maybe too many flavors going on for first thing in the
morning?..

It's 10:30 p.m. right now, and I'd rather have your omelette than the
grilled cheese sandwich I just made.

Karen

It was more like brunch but trust me, it wouldn't be good any time of
the day.

koko
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http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

Don't know if this has anything to do with your recipe or not, but I just
don't like eggs and fish together cooked together or eaten together.

This morning/afternoon we made our usual "what we call" fritatta. I will
add different ingredients in it depending on what I have available.

I chopped a little leek (into a large mince)fried separately,
then chopped shiitakes (about 6 medium fresh),
then added both to 8 eggs in a largish skillet.
After the eggs were set, then added garden-fresh chopped (not tooo fine) on
the top, and slipped it into a 375ºF oven.

The first bite, I said, "Tastes like there's fish in here!"
We couldn't decide whether it was all in combination that made it taste that
way, or one of the ingredients had a particularly fishy taste -- (no fish
fertilizer was used on the parsley).

IOW, maybe you don't like the fish-eggs combination?

Everytime I reply I will continue to tell you I love the clarity of your
photos -- great!
Dee Dee

koko said:

So, I thought I'd be clever and make an omelet this morning using the
gravlax I made. I thought I'd use the herbs I used in the curing
process in the egg mixture for the omelet.

For my taste it just doesn't work.

Assembling the disastrous ingredients.http://i6.tinypic.com/716sx88.jpg

Once I started the eggs for the omelet I added the herbs. Basil, mint
and dill.http://i8.tinypic.com/6ufviug.jpg

Then I added the very thinly sliced gravlaxhttp://i1.tinypic.com/81a83zd.jpg

Plated this delicious looking omelethttp://i2.tinypic.com/8bo2csg.jpg

Mmmmm..nice and juicyhttp://i2.tinypic.com/8ehy4ol.jpg

On a scale of 1 to 10...-1

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

koko
---http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

I think mint is really dicey. Mint, fish and eggs (bleh). Mint and
fish (bleh). Mint and eggs (bleh). So I blame-a the mint-a.

Pili

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:46:19 -0500, "Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

Snippage

Quoted message said:

Don't know if this has anything to do with your recipe or not, but I just
don't like eggs and fish together cooked together or eaten together.

This morning/afternoon we made our usual "what we call" fritatta. I will
add different ingredients in it depending on what I have available.

I chopped a little leek (into a large mince)fried separately,
then chopped shiitakes (about 6 medium fresh),
then added both to 8 eggs in a largish skillet.
After the eggs were set, then added garden-fresh chopped (not tooo fine) on
the top, and slipped it into a 375ºF oven.

The first bite, I said, "Tastes like there's fish in here!"
We couldn't decide whether it was all in combination that made it taste that
way, or one of the ingredients had a particularly fishy taste -- (no fish
fertilizer was used on the parsley).

IOW, maybe you don't like the fish-eggs combination?

Everytime I reply I will continue to tell you I love the clarity of your
photos -- great!
Dee Dee

I think I don't like the fish-egg combination period.

Thanks for your nice comments on my photos.

koko
---
http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:06:06 -0800 (PST), Pili
<[email hidden]> wrote:

snip to my lou

Quoted message said:

I think mint is really dicey. Mint, fish and eggs (bleh). Mint and
fish (bleh). Mint and eggs (bleh). So I blame-a the mint-a.

Pili

I agree Phili along with b. eggs and c.fish ;-)

koko
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updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

Oh pshaw, on Sun 18 Nov 2007 03:06:30p, meant to say...

Quoted message said:

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:46:19 -0500, "Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

Snippage

Quoted message said:

Don't know if this has anything to do with your recipe or not, but I
just don't like eggs and fish together cooked together or eaten
together.

This morning/afternoon we made our usual "what we call" fritatta. I
will add different ingredients in it depending on what I have available.

I chopped a little leek (into a large mince)fried separately, then
chopped shiitakes (about 6 medium fresh), then added both to 8 eggs in a
largish skillet. After the eggs were set, then added garden-fresh
chopped (not tooo fine) on the top, and slipped it into a 375ºF oven.

The first bite, I said, "Tastes like there's fish in here!"
We couldn't decide whether it was all in combination that made it taste
that way, or one of the ingredients had a particularly fishy taste --
(no fish fertilizer was used on the parsley).

IOW, maybe you don't like the fish-eggs combination?

Everytime I reply I will continue to tell you I love the clarity of your
photos -- great!
Dee Dee

I think I don't like the fish-egg combination period.

Thanks for your nice comments on my photos.

koko
---
http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

I'm sure this has already been said, but it may well be the spiciness of
the gravlax that didn't work well with the eggs.

I am not a great eater of fish, but there are many things I do like. Among
them are scrambled eggs with lox, and eggs with kippers.

--
November 15th,2007
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Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Oh pshaw, on Sun 18 Nov 2007 03:06:30p, meant to say...

Quoted message said:

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:46:19 -0500, "Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

Snippage

Quoted message said:

Don't know if this has anything to do with your recipe or not, but I
just don't like eggs and fish together cooked together or eaten
together.

This morning/afternoon we made our usual "what we call" fritatta. I
will add different ingredients in it depending on what I have
available.

I chopped a little leek (into a large mince)fried separately, then
chopped shiitakes (about 6 medium fresh), then added both to 8 eggs
in a largish skillet. After the eggs were set, then added
garden-fresh chopped (not tooo fine) on the top, and slipped it into
a 375ºF oven.

The first bite, I said, "Tastes like there's fish in here!"
We couldn't decide whether it was all in combination that made it
taste that way, or one of the ingredients had a particularly fishy
taste -- (no fish fertilizer was used on the parsley).

IOW, maybe you don't like the fish-eggs combination?

Everytime I reply I will continue to tell you I love the clarity of
your photos -- great!
Dee Dee

I think I don't like the fish-egg combination period.

Thanks for your nice comments on my photos.

koko
---
http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

I'm sure this has already been said, but it may well be the spiciness
of the gravlax that didn't work well with the eggs.

I am not a great eater of fish, but there are many things I do like.
Among them are scrambled eggs with lox, and eggs with kippers.

How about some brown rice cooked in beef broth topped with a poached egg?

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore

Oh pshaw, on Sun 18 Nov 2007 06:08:35p, hahabogus meant to say...

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright <[email hidden]> wrote in
news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Oh pshaw, on Sun 18 Nov 2007 03:06:30p, meant to say...

Quoted message said:

On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:46:19 -0500, "Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

Snippage
>
>
>Don't know if this has anything to do with your recipe or not, but I
>just don't like eggs and fish together cooked together or eaten
>together.
>
>This morning/afternoon we made our usual "what we call" fritatta. I
>will add different ingredients in it depending on what I have
>available.
>
>I chopped a little leek (into a large mince)fried separately, then
>chopped shiitakes (about 6 medium fresh), then added both to 8 eggs
>in a largish skillet. After the eggs were set, then added
>garden-fresh chopped (not tooo fine) on the top, and slipped it into
>a 375ºF oven.
>
>The first bite, I said, "Tastes like there's fish in here!"
>We couldn't decide whether it was all in combination that made it
>taste that way, or one of the ingredients had a particularly fishy
>taste -- (no fish fertilizer was used on the parsley).
>
>IOW, maybe you don't like the fish-eggs combination?
>
>Everytime I reply I will continue to tell you I love the clarity of
>your photos -- great!
>Dee Dee
>

I think I don't like the fish-egg combination period.

Thanks for your nice comments on my photos.

koko
---
http://www.kokoscorner.typepad.com
updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

I'm sure this has already been said, but it may well be the spiciness
of the gravlax that didn't work well with the eggs.

I am not a great eater of fish, but there are many things I do like.
Among them are scrambled eggs with lox, and eggs with kippers.

How about some brown rice cooked in beef broth topped with a poached egg?

Probably not, Alan, but I do like Asian fried rice with bits of egg in it.

--
November 15th,2007
¦ A mind is a terrible thing to lose... ¦
|_| _, _ _
| |(_||_)|_)\_|
___ | ._|
| |_ _ ,_ |/ , _ . .,_ _
| | |(_|| ||\/_)(_|||/|| |(_|
___ ._| ._|
.'=:-\
/.='( ` give thanks...
/. ^=.'-._..---.

koko said:

Pili said:

Quoted message said:

I think mint is really dicey. Mint, fish and eggs (bleh). Mint and

fish (bleh). Mint and eggs (bleh). So I blame-a the mint-a.

Quoted message said:

I agree Phili along with b. eggs and c.fish ;-)

koko

Don't be so quick to rule out fish. Smoked fish and lox work well
with eggs for most people's taste. And trout, fried in bacon fat,
goes well with eggs for breakfast. I haven't tried the gravlax kind
of cure with eggs so can't say. -aem

aem said:

Don't be so quick to rule out fish. Smoked fish and lox work well
with eggs for most people's taste. And trout, fried in bacon fat,
goes well with eggs for breakfast. I haven't tried the gravlax kind
of cure with eggs so can't say. -aem

There's a store nearby called Draeger's and they make a great tuna-egg
sandwich.

Three layers of bread with tuna salad between two layers and egg salad
between the other two.

I think I'm going to have to go get one.

Karen

On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:38:10 -0800 (PST), Karen <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

aem said:

Don't be so quick to rule out fish. Smoked fish and lox work well
with eggs for most people's taste. And trout, fried in bacon fat,
goes well with eggs for breakfast. I haven't tried the gravlax kind
of cure with eggs so can't say. -aem

There's a store nearby called Draeger's and they make a great tuna-egg
sandwich.

Three layers of bread with tuna salad between two layers and egg salad
between the other two.

I think I'm going to have to go get one.

Karen

I was thinking about how much I like tuna with eggs. I like hard
boiled eggs chopped up in my tuna salad and eggs scrambled with tuna.
Some how the gravlax, shrimp or crab with eggs just doesn't appeal to
me. Looks like I need to try the shrimp or crab with eggs before I
totally rule it out. I'tll be a while before I try gravlax with egg
again though.

koko
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updated 11/17

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

koko said:

I was thinking about how much I like tuna with eggs. I like hard
boiled eggs chopped up in my tuna salad and eggs scrambled with tuna.
Some how the gravlax, shrimp or crab with eggs just doesn't appeal to
me. Looks like I need to try the shrimp or crab with eggs before I
totally rule it out. I'tll be a while before I try gravlax with egg
again though.

Shrimp omelets....mmmmmmm!

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