Anybody who knows me knows that I am not a seafood fan, but I am trying to make myself like some seafood's. I tried a piece of Tony's swordfish one time at The Mill's Tavern in Providence RI, it was a big step but I thought it didn't taste fishy at all and I liked it. Tony's 38th birthday was Friday and he loves sushi and seafood. Usually he only has seafood when we go out someplace. I thought I would surprise him with a seafood dinner. For the appetizer I got sushi for him at Whole Foods.
For the main dish I grilled a swordfish steak with olive oil, salt and pepper and while it was still hot off the grill I topped it with a lemon and garlic sauce that I made in my mortar and pestle; (2-3 garlic cloves, good pinch of kosher salt, zest of 1 lemon, the juice of 1 lemon, black pepper and olive oil). For sides I did Tyler Florance's Scalloped Potato Gratin, I also did some bacon bits that I pre-cooked and added between the layer's. Excellent recipe. The vegetable was Shaved Fennel and Dill Salad (seasoned with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper and I toasted fennel seeds and then ground them and added a good amount, about 1 tsp, just to kick up the fennel flavor). I did the salad a couple of hours ahead and chilled in the refrigerator; it's good to do that so the flavors marry and the fennel becomes a little limp (in a good way).
For dessert I had just gotten the new Gourmet Magazine (April, 2009) and they had this recipe, that Tony and I both commented on, that it looks good: Coffee-Chocolate Layer Cake with Mocha-Mascarpone Frosting...(I had to make a birthday cake). We were right, it is good...really good! The same magazine had a recipe for Creme Fraiche Sorbet, so I made that to go along with the cake. Wow you must try the sorbet if you can. Really easy to make and wakes up your taste buds.
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