tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post1979758948158960366..comments2023-10-21T10:04:03.610-04:00Comments on Cocoa and Lavender: Fashionable FoodCocoa and Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-1795244938653370652014-03-17T09:18:42.947-04:002014-03-17T09:18:42.947-04:00Thanks, Fiona! At least you live in a country wher...Thanks, Fiona! At least you live in a country where many of these abominations aren't tolerated! Good food/slow food is Queen/King in Italy!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-40974941698007345462014-03-17T05:06:11.735-04:002014-03-17T05:06:11.735-04:00Great writing! And although I had never heard of s...Great writing! And although I had never heard of steak Diane before (... I was still a child in 1980, the exact year it went out of fashion ;o) ) I couldn't agree more: why don't other monstruosities I cannot even call food go out of fashion instead?Nuts about foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081157237653314887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-80188569765947215002014-03-13T00:22:53.389-04:002014-03-13T00:22:53.389-04:00Thanks, Nicole! Glad you enjoyed it!Thanks, Nicole! Glad you enjoyed it!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-10238147211922826392014-03-13T00:22:35.215-04:002014-03-13T00:22:35.215-04:00It is a good thing we aren't "fashionable...It is a good thing we aren't "fashionable folk," Karen! We would be missing out on a lot! Thanks for your nice comment!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-25483728529430519992014-03-12T17:11:31.283-04:002014-03-12T17:11:31.283-04:00This looks fabulous! Will add it to my list. And...This looks fabulous! Will add it to my list. And, I love your story!Nicole (RieglPalate.com)http://rieglpalate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-74308922486445906512014-03-12T16:07:38.138-04:002014-03-12T16:07:38.138-04:00It seems like neither one of us are paying any att...It seems like neither one of us are paying any attention to what is in style when it comes to food. I've always loved steak Diane but think it stopped being on menus because of the flambé part of the dish. I think restaurants are afraid of the liability. Your entire meal looks delicious and colorful too.Karen (Back Road Journal)http://backroadjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-74259085592572889362014-03-12T09:43:15.900-04:002014-03-12T09:43:15.900-04:00What do you know - Twinkies were resuscitated almo...What do you know - Twinkies were resuscitated almost a year ago! How did I miss that? Never liked them as a kid, probably because I was from Philadelphia and our preferred treats were Tastykakes®.Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-79121802280035637272014-03-12T09:41:05.766-04:002014-03-12T09:41:05.766-04:00Sure - no problem with the Caesar salad, Susan! Gl...Sure - no problem with the Caesar salad, Susan! Glad you like the post!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-65653678235377715322014-03-12T00:30:20.973-04:002014-03-12T00:30:20.973-04:00Wow--This looks divine. I love table side present...Wow--This looks divine. I love table side presentation, too. Can you resurrect Caesar salad prepared at the table? Provence WineZinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459764069532031683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-9832614573402159392014-03-12T00:27:21.834-04:002014-03-12T00:27:21.834-04:00I thought Twinkies were back....I loved them as a ...I thought Twinkies were back....I loved them as a child!Provence WineZinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459764069532031683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-57858466837447639232014-03-11T09:53:11.936-04:002014-03-11T09:53:11.936-04:00Ah, yes - but now that Twinkies are gone, there ar...Ah, yes - but now that Twinkies are gone, there are so many recipes telling us how to make them at home! Sigh... I bet you could easily make the Diane using a substitute for the cognac and skipping the conflagration!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-22483813068464369852014-03-11T01:28:35.572-04:002014-03-11T01:28:35.572-04:00Unfortunately or maybe fortunately, I haven't ...Unfortunately or maybe fortunately, I haven't flambéd anything since I don't drink! This dish still looks great. I have heard of Steak Diane, maybe in my mums old cookbooks. We can hope as hard we can that certain foods would go out of date, but there's no such luck. Well I guess there's Twinkies, they're gone. They were awful. Thanks David for bringing back a lovely recipe!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08426195031976841103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-33307375319908203682014-03-11T00:40:02.408-04:002014-03-11T00:40:02.408-04:00I am so glad - you are so sweet to make it! Hope y...I am so glad - you are so sweet to make it! Hope you didn't lose your eyebrows! :)Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-12512267750132544902014-03-10T23:18:56.453-04:002014-03-10T23:18:56.453-04:00David, it was as delicious as it was pretty. Tinks...David, it was as delicious as it was pretty. Tinks! Colette (Coco)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14528153614019796350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-46333337242538385292014-03-10T17:41:12.169-04:002014-03-10T17:41:12.169-04:00I like the analogy to pearls, Susan! The mini broc...I like the analogy to pearls, Susan! The mini broccoli came from our market - they were so full of flavor!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-34565034010657052372014-03-10T17:14:54.177-04:002014-03-10T17:14:54.177-04:00Yes! I agree, Diane should be like pearls, a pere...Yes! I agree, Diane should be like pearls, a perennial favorite! John makes this and it's amazing. I love your write-up of foods that should be passe, too!<br /><br />I like your mini-broccoli - I bought some mini-cauliflower yesterday at the Farmer's Market.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013133019797358257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-52998940147513693982014-03-10T14:04:53.613-04:002014-03-10T14:04:53.613-04:00Thanks, Greg - good to know how it happened... Gue...Thanks, Greg - good to know how it happened... Guess I will have to wait for the movie to come out to find out exactly what transpired!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-64768324648066842582014-03-10T12:51:14.999-04:002014-03-10T12:51:14.999-04:00I'm the one who deemed Steak Diane unfashionab...I'm the one who deemed Steak Diane unfashionable in 1980. I remember the day well. I was a Junior in High School and I had a girlfriend named Diane. The rest in unprintable, but trust me, she had in coming. GREGSippity Suphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630929160630513178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-11152998833484726272014-03-10T09:20:22.419-04:002014-03-10T09:20:22.419-04:00Laura - what's not to like about this dish... ...Laura - what's not to like about this dish... maybe Wikipedia will change its mind on this one. Don't fear the flambé - just stand back!Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-393636995159198062014-03-10T09:18:41.304-04:002014-03-10T09:18:41.304-04:00You are probably right, Karen - and it probably we...You are probably right, Karen - and it probably went off the menu when the menu itself went up in flames from the flambé! I had forgotten that fondue has made a comeback, with all its 1960s accoutrements and all... Ahh, life on the slopes...Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-58183708331965572492014-03-10T00:53:45.627-04:002014-03-10T00:53:45.627-04:00As a child of the 80's I've never eaten St...As a child of the 80's I've never eaten Steak Diane. It sounds delicious though... I'm rather miffed that they decided to make it 'out of fashion' a few years before I was born! The good thing is, with your recipe I can actually make it for myself and revisit the wonder of flambe (with safety goggles on, I think). Beautiful dish David. Very elegant, with the purple potatoes and the vibrant green of the broccoli. Yum! xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-2581470362575201332014-03-09T23:29:59.536-04:002014-03-09T23:29:59.536-04:00Haha! Jill, I consider it a privilege to save you ...Haha! Jill, I consider it a privilege to save you from frozen lasagne! Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-69918007012136739012014-03-09T22:59:18.208-04:002014-03-09T22:59:18.208-04:00So just got in from long car trip and see your lat...So just got in from long car trip and see your latest and greatest post. No way my frozen lasagn will satisfying me now. Damn you xoxoJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378203442495795280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-47779263073565388892014-03-09T20:14:51.470-04:002014-03-09T20:14:51.470-04:00That is a great point about Wilipedia, John! Maybe...That is a great point about Wilipedia, John! Maybe I should go in and enter, "Recently brought back into fashion by the cutting edge blog Cocoa & Lavender (2014)..." Just a thought...<br /><br />I am sure you cut a dashing figure with strawberry milkshake in one hand and your fork in the other...Cocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107692602665196400.post-719427574548323862014-03-09T20:11:18.672-04:002014-03-09T20:11:18.672-04:00Let me know what you think, Colette! And congrats ...Let me know what you think, Colette! And congrats again on your year anniversary!! xoCocoa and Lavenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627872741055523948noreply@blogger.com