Monday 16 November 2009

SMOKED HADDOCK CHOWDER by MARCONI McCONNELL



THIS RECIPE IS FROM HELLO MAGAZINE AND WAS WRITTEN BY CHRISTIAN JESSEN ( A DOCTOR, WHO IS ON BRITISH TV A LOT THESE DAYS). AND I MUST SAY THAT I LOVE THIS DISH.

BELIEVE ME OR NOT! BUT I HAD THE PLEASURE OF COOKING FOR THIS VERY GENTLE GUY IN 2008. I WAS ASKED TO COOK FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE AND HE WAS ONE OF THE GUESTS. HE WAS VERY POLITE AND SEEMED TO BE A NICE GUY. I WAS VERY PLEASED INDEED WHEN HE SAID HE ENJOYED THE MEAL WHICH I HAD PREPARED BY MYSELF. THE DINNER CONSISTED OF: BROWN BREAD AND CRAB PATE FOR STARTER; PAN-FRIED SEA BASS WITH WARM GREEN BEAN, TOMATO AND OLIVE SALAD FOR MAIN COURSE; PEACH MELBA ICECREAM FOR DESSERT. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER I WAS READING HELLO MAGAZINE WHEN I SAW HIS NAME ALONG HIS RECIPE (SMOKED HADDOCK by CHRISTIAN JESSEN) I DID NOT KNOW THAT HE WAS QUITE FAMOUS BY THEN... HOW FUNNY!!!
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ESTA RECEITA E DA REVISTA HELLO (REVISTA CARAS NO REINO UNIDO) E FOI ESCRITA PELO CHRISTIAN JESSEN (UM DOUTOR FAMOSO, QUE ESTA APARECENDO NA TV BRITANICA RECENTEMENTE) E EU DEVO ADMITIR QUE EU ADORO ESTE PRATO.

ACREDITE OU NAO! MAS EU TIVE O PRAZER DE COZINHAR PARA ESTE CARA MUITO GENTIL. EU FUI CONVIDADO PARA COZINHAR PARA UM GRUPO DE PESSOAS E ELE ERA UM DOS CONVIDADOS. ELE FOI MUITO EDUCADO E PARECIA SER UMA PESSOA LEGAL. EU FIQUEI MUITO CONTENTE QUANDO ELE DISSE QUE GOSTOU DA COMIDA QUE EU MESMO TINHA PREPARADO SOZINHO. O JANTAR CONSISTIA DE: PATE DE CARANGUEJO COM PAO PRETO NA ENTRADA; FILE DE SEABASS FRITO COM FEIJAO VERDE AQUECIDOS, TOMATE E AZEITONAS NO PRATO PRINCIPAL; SORVETE DE BAUNILHA COM PESSEGO E CALDA DE FRAMBOESA DE SOBREMESA.
APROXIMADAMENTE UM MES DEPOIS EU ESTAVA LENDO A REVISTA HELLO QUANDO EU VI O NOME DELE AO LADO DA RECEITA (HADDOCK DEFUMADO por CHRISTIAN JESSEN) EU NAO SABIA QUE ELE ERA FAMOSO ATE ENTAO.... QUE ENGRACADO!!!
MARCONI McCONNELLxxx

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