Wednesday, December 09, 2009
love me sweet
Elvis got that right "Love me tender love me sweet..." I have a new lover and her name is Black Garlic. I have been so eager to receive these that I was flagging down FedEx trucks to see if they had my package. Sure enough my local driver said she did not but the other girl around the corner does so I high tailed over to where she was and waited outside her truck for her to get there. Now, my FedEx people know me and they know I get anxious so she threw open the gate and gave me my box with no hesitation. I ripped it open right there on the spot and I was hit with the wonderful sweet smell of Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla beans - it smelled like a cigar shop. Had my new lover been cheating on me already?
I dug around in the box to get past the nice little vanilla bean bonus and there they were, my sweet little mistresses waiting for me, calling me with their brown and weathered looking skin. I knew that beneath that rough exterior was a soft black beauty. I gently opened the package and pulled one out and she smelled more exotic than I had imagined so I undressed her right there on the street so that I could feel her supple black interior with my own hands. She was soft, very soft and sticky sweet as I nibbled at her coyishly. This love affair was going to last, I thought immediately!
Instincts kicked right in so I took her upstairs and I knew instantly what I was going to do. Shrimp and grits, but not just any old shrimp and any old grits this was going to be a sweet and spicy chile shrimp with cheesey yellow corn grits freckled with black garlic.
It was so good the first time I had to have her twice and I have to tell you now that if I didnt think there was plenty of this heavenly treat I wouldnt tell you a thing about it - its that good.
My first plate was subtle with barely a hint of the black garlics sweet caramelized goodness, I went easy on her not knowing if she was a vixen in silk robes or a timid and demure cinderella, but my second plate was loaded with a double dose of her soft and sweet pungency. My lover came from so far away, my little mail order bride, and I am going to cherish her and love her forever!
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33 comments:
ok...I need to take a cold shower now!!! ;) you DO have a way with words Dog.......
~swoon~ In every sense of the word. Can I come live with you?! I promise not to come between you and your mail order lover. ;)
You know how to describe IT. The dish does look very sexy!
A true lovestory, it doesn't get better than that! Love per os.
I want to dive into that dish. I've never had black garlic before, have to look out for it!
black garlic!? i learn something new everytime i get on your blog! i'll leave you two alone now!
I'm jealous...
That looks amazing!! I've never done grits before, but I am sure I'd like them with cheese! :D
awesome post, Christo! I'm drooling.
You know I only discovered these a few weeks ago. Someone had on their blog, too. I'm intrigued by them. I must get me some!!!
I so picked the wrong time to read this post. I am starving!!!!!
Being as I can drive 1/2 mile from my house and get shrimp right off the boat, shrimp and grits is a fav with me. YUM.
Wow-black garlic!! You do have a tendency to seek out the exotic stuff!
SHRIMP AND GRITS... whoo whoo
OK, give up teh secret... where can we get black garlic???
Ha! Take it easy, Tiger.
I've never even heard of black garlic. It sounds so exotic. Shrimp and grits is a huge favorite of mine. I love this!
Wow what a saucy minx that garlic is! You really showed her a good time... :)
What an excellent twist on shrimp and grits with the addition of black garlic, I love it! I've actually seen black garlic in my store (wegmans) a few weeks ago but have failed to pick it up, need to do that for sure if I see it again.
You have a way of expressing yourself :-) I like it!
You have tell me more about black garlic! What sets it apart besides color from other garlic? The garlic has really peaked my interest....I'm thinking I will google this one.
Your dish of shrimp and grits looked divine.
I wish I could get black garlic in HK.
I have never heard of black garlic before but if it has that kind of effect on you then I really need to try it. This looks absolutely fantastic!
Black garlic is a new one on me, but it sounds pretty good!
...Bravo! blogging at its best!...
you are so lucky to have that vanilla. I love to splurge on that really good stuff.
I'm blushing - er, drooling - well maybe both. The black garlic is intriguing - and that grits and shrimp I want to dive into. I just got some of that vanilla sent my way too and can't wait to use it.
I've never heard of black garlic. Always fun to learn something new. Love the shrimp.
LOL! You love your garlic!
Isn't it nice when the FedEx and UPS drivers know you? Here's a scary story: A couple of years back I had to take our tax return to the FedEx terminal at 5PM on a Saturday. You know I was moving fast in my Suburban. When I got out, the 4 guys congregated on the sidewalk said, "Well, if when you called to see when we were closing you had told us you were coming from Thor's house, we would have told you we'd wait for you! We don't want Thor mad at us." Maybe your FedEx lady just likes you!
People seem very hot and bothered over their black garlic. :) Must be good!
Oh, I'm jealous!! I've had a crush from afar on this beauty forever! I'm so glad to hear how worth it she is...now I must hunt down her twin.
oh wow now thats a shrimp and grits this was a fab post
That looks just awesome! I love the flavors--I could eat that all three meals.
LOL about the FedEx people! You are brave, that black garlic looks kind of sketchy to me....
Wow, I'd never heard of black garlic! The grits look amazing - are you submitting to BSI!? haha I won't stand a chance! ;)
Fantastic looking dish! I love, love black garlic :)
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