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I Hug Barbara

Date: Dec. 7th 2008
Category: Fish and Seafood, Events
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Dear Barbara,

I hug you.

I hug you and I hug you and I hug you.

I hug you across the land and the water that separate us.

I hug you over the mountains and through the valleys in between us.

I hug you over the earth and through the clouds.

I hug you by the sun and by the moon.

I hug you in the winter and the spring and the summer and the fall.

I hug you Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday.

I hug you January to December.

I hug you in the rain and in the snow and especially in the sunlight.

I hug you in my kitchen in front of my oven.

I hug when my mixer is running and my hands are covered in butter and flour.

I hug you in the day and in the night.

I hug you when I’m eating panettone.

I hug you with all my heart and all my strength.

I hug you I hug you I hug you.

Love,

Ivonne

Bron of bron marshall and Ilva of Lucullian Delights are angels. They organized a Virtual Hug event for everyone that knows and loves Barbara of winosandfoodies.com so that we could all send her the biggest hug imagineable, because she needs it right now. Barbara is one of those people that you just feel so blessed to know. Bron and Ilva suggested some ideas of dishes we could try that Barbara is craving at the moment. They also offered a list of foods and flavours that Barbara loves. On that list was champagne. (You’ve got great taste, Barbara!) I decided to make my Orange and Lemon Fish with Prosecco for Barbara.

Serves 4

4 sole fillets
1/2 a bottle of Prosecco
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4 tbsp. olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tbsp. freshly squeezed orange juice

In a pan large enough to accommodate the fillets, heat the olive oil.

Dredge the fillets in flour and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Add the fillets to the pan and fry for four minutes. Carefully flip the fillets and fry for another two minutes.

Pour the champagne, lemon juice and orange juice into the pan (be careful as it may splatter). Continue cooking the fish for another two to three minutes.

Remove the fish to a serving plate and cook the sauce for another minute or two until it’s thickened. Pour over the fish. Garnish with orange and lemon slices. Be sure to enjoy the remainder of the Prosecco with the fish.

Enjoy!

16 Comments

ilva

12/7/08 at 1:31 am

Thank you Ivonne for joining us! Looking forward to the recipe!

A Hug in a Cocktail Glass

12/7/08 at 2:28 am

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Bron

12/7/08 at 2:35 am

Oh Ivonne, you da best, what a super way with words!
I hug you, I hug you, I hug you TOO! Thanks so much for joining us, can’t wait for that yummy recipe!

Rosa

12/7/08 at 3:13 am

A beautiful post!

Cheers,

Rosa

barbara

12/7/08 at 4:04 am

Oh Ivonne this made me smile as I read it. I love your poem of hugs. Thank you for your hugs and kind words. Panettone and prosecco are two of my favourite things….and you are one of my favourite people. I hug you too.

barbara hamilton

12/7/08 at 6:49 am

Yvonne, what a wonderful tribute to a special lady.
I hug YOU too, such a delightful, loving friend you are
to people here. Barbara needs our love and support. What
better way to let her know we love her than to give her
words (and hugs) of encouragement.
Thank you for putting it in words that some of us
can’t.
Hugs!!!

Barbara

12/7/08 at 7:15 am

What a wonderful hug! Such a great idea! I’ll have to hug Barbara too!

Paz

12/7/08 at 7:19 am

Now, THAT’S a hug! ;-)

Paz

VeggieGirl

12/7/08 at 7:58 am

SUCH a touching tribute and virtual hug.

Kalyn

12/7/08 at 11:55 am

I got tears in my eyes when I was reading the poem. What a beautiful hug.

MyKitchenInHalfCups

12/7/08 at 3:28 pm

Now that’s fun and beautiful!

valentina

12/7/08 at 3:37 pm

You are such beautiful women. What lovely gesture.

Rita

12/7/08 at 4:35 pm

You made me cry. Lovely words for Barbara.

Natashya

12/8/08 at 5:37 am

You are such an angel. :)
Your fish dish looks wonderful. Barbara is right, everything is better with champagne.

joey

12/8/08 at 5:38 am

A wonderful post full of hugs!!! And one delicious looking fish dish…cooking with chamagne (or anything bubbly!) is always so festive!

Jen Yu

12/8/08 at 2:03 pm

I love this post! It’s sooooo wonderful and full of love and hugs :) The food looks awesome, but that hug (or hugs!) - they are priceless.

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