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Tyler's Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any Time
By Tyler Florence
Clarkson Potter - 2006
This didn't turn out so great the first time around, but I have hope and plan on trying it again. I found my chicken was too dry and my plums were kind of bitter -- probably not in season when I bought them, or not late enough in the season for them to have great flavor.
Otherwise, preparation wasn't too bad and the instructions were easy to follow, as usual for Florence's dishes.
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I was a bit intimidated by this recipe at first. Some of the ingredients were things that I hadn't used before and I couldn't find Thai Bird Chiles to save my life. I substituted another kind of chile and found the recipe to be pretty easy to follow. The dish came out amazing. We served it with a coconut rice and it was heaven.
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We made this as an accompaniment to the steaks for Valentine's Day (Roasted Tenderloin of Beef...). I had some nice fresh baby broccoli that we used in place of regular broccoli. The dish would have been great except that it was finished before the steaks and cooled to room temperature, making the crispy parmesan not so crispy and the broccoli kind of limp.
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We made these steaks for Valentine's Day. They were quick and tasty -- I think we did overcook them a bit, which based on the directions seems very easy to do.
The crab salad is actually a separate recipe and we did not make it this first go around.
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The Ultimate Beef Stew : page 90
I love this stew. It's got a great flavor and is very hearty. I serve it with a horseradish sour cream that I found with another of Florence's recipes, but plain sour cream on top is nice as well.
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