Okay guys,.....I'm starting my critique a couple hours early so that I have time to really savor/and sample. My polenta pulled together beautifully! It's chilling right now, but I can't see it not tasting incredible! No lumps..smooth and shiny. Haven't baked it yet tho....LOL
I'm kind of ashamed to admit this, but I've never bought fresh mozzerella cheese. I bought 2 rounds of fresh mozz. for the salad. I cut it into cubes, but taster that I am, had to sample.... OMG!!! I can't believe they can even sell that shredded stuff for pizza and really call it "mozzerella"!!!! The fresh is amazing!! I can't wait for ripe tomatoes and garden picked basil to stick that between! I will never buy shredded again! Only fresh for me! (now I want to fix pizza....LOL)
Today is my husband's 40th birthday! I decided to go ahead and risk fixing the Capricciosa as his birthday dinner. Afterall, I have tried very few things from CAH that I didn't like.
Now...........for the review:
The pork chops were fantastic! I made sure to season them really well with salt and fresh ground pepper. The bread crumbs were "plain" so I "kicked it up a knotch on the seasonings!" The salad was also very good! I would fix it anytime, anywhere! I loved it stacked slightly on the side of the pork chop,....giving the pork chop and the salad the flavor of eachother!
The polenta....was okay. I like polenta. I think the gorgonzola and butter, just made it a little too soft for my families tastes. I'm being judged by my hubbie, son who's 12 and daughter who's 8. My husband and son ate every bite of everything. My daughter Sage gave the polenta a 9 out of 10.....but, LOL, she's full of bologna, she's just trying to be nice...she hates most food! LOL Overall, my family gave the following rating:
Pork chops: 10
Salad: 10
Polenta: 9.....I give the polenta a 6. I'm going to save a piece tho, and dredge it in flour and give it a "2nd" fry tomorrow. I've seen that done. I'll let you know how it comes out....
Thanks to all who read!
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