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Shot down big time

By:	nabcoengineer
Mood:	disappointed
Date:	07/22/2008 10:20:52
Music:	None

I have been cooking a lot at the legion. Two weeks ago I took a few days off and took over for the cook. I had free range with my menu so I tried something a little more out there than their usual fare. Wed. I had Sloppy Toms, sloppy joes made with turkey, french fried sweet potatoes, home made cole slaw, not out of a box, and pudding supprise, chocolate pudding with vanilla inside. That went pretty well, about $200 at $5.00 a plate. Then on Thursday I made hugh ham steaks, with the bone in, an orange and lime caramel glaze, home made scalopped potatoes, green beans with bacon and ginger and a giant cookie with fresh whipped cream and marachino cherry. My suse made an absolutly fabulous drizzle for the cookie with the marrichino juice. That dinner sold out big time. I had 46 ham steaks and before it was over I had to cut slabs off a buffet ham to take care of the overflow. That one was $6.00 a plate. Then on Friday it all came crashing down around
my ears. I made Po' Mans Fillet, a slow roasted 8 oz piece of pot roast wrapped in ham and croissant dough, baked again and served with sauteed mushroom caps, grilled leeks with garlic infused extra virgin olive oil and home made kluski noodles cooked in the au juice from the roasts. For dessert we had my grannies apples and dumplins made with granny smith apples, brown sugar, molassas, pancake syrup and cinnamon and drop biscuits on top like chicken and dumplins. I had 56 of the fillets and sold 13 at $6.00 each. We still made $250 but almost all of it was bar menu deep fried stuff like mushrooms, chicken tenders and cheese sticks and hamburgers. To say the least I was a little dissapointed but we broke down the beef and saved it for beef and noodles on the next Thursday. How ignominious. On the other hand every one of the 13 that tried the dinner just loved it, including the leeks. I guess it is something.

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From: oh_mother_may_I
07/28/2008 17:30:48 I would just say that on Friday those who stayed liked what they had and nothing on your ability! Just people wanted to go somewhere! Plus the name might of thrown people! It all sounds like you put your heart into it!

From: juana_cookie
07/26/2008 18:06:54 Nab, although everything you made sounds WONDERFUL to me, I know that people (like my hubby) sometimes are reluctant to try new things. Maybe you're a little too hip for the room. Keep your chin up. You do a good thing, trying to broaden people's horizons!

From: GaPeach
07/23/2008 21:41:53 It all sounds great to me, you sound like an excellent cook! Keep up the good work.

From: ChefBelle
07/22/2008 18:23:47 Hi Nab, Please do not be disappointed it all sounded good to me. It will happen to all of us but just hang in there and keep on plugging you are an excellent cook I love your recipes to. You know KW is right about this so do not be disappointed in what you prepared. People are funny to at times they will eat it up in a hurry and the beef and noodles sound great for next Thursday I love beef and noodles. Your friend, Belle

From: KitchenWitchCooks
07/22/2008 17:54:14 Don't be disappointed! What you did sell was enjoyed and appreciated! It's very hard to judge who is going to eat what and when! The next time you make it - it will be probably sell out in no time and something like your ham plate that sold so well may not sell as well the next time. It's hard to predict - but don't be disappointed! You get disappointed when you make it and they tell you they don't like it!!

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