Post for a Dinner for Two at D&K Cafe

[ItzKatzTime]

Does the story need to be posted or pm'd to you? Should it be a happy or true story? Give me a little more direction. I would love to have a wonderful dinner!

Hi there...Merry Christmas Holidays!

You can post it, no pm's necessary for that. I didn't really put any stipulations on your story, essay, paragraph, or what ever you want to write. I made some suggestions that since it was Christmas time...maybe a childhood memory, or tell us about a wish for Christmas, about kids, a loved one...someone you've forgiven or that has forgiven you. I really just left it open for you to share something that you feel would be meaningful to share. It can be funny , sad , high drama , action packed ...I only ask that no one says anything negative about another.:nono1:

I look forward to hearing yours. Good Luck!!!!:clap_1:
Kathy@D&K's

 

[FL Dawg]

I will never forget the Christmas that wasn't. We were living in Atlanta at the time and our daughter was 4 years old. We would alternate between Christmas in Atlanta (where my family lived) and Alabama (where my wifes family lived). Since this was the year to spend Christmas in Alabama, we had already made arrangements for all of Santa's gifts to be delivered to Alabama. Well wouldn't you know it, 2 days before Christmas, I threw my back out and there was no way I was going to be able to travel 4.5 hours in a car. Heck I could not even walk to the bathroom. I made my wife take our daughter without me; otherwise, she would have no Santa on Cristmas day. Now that little girl is a Sr. @ South Walton High School and fixing to leave for college. How soon they grow up!!!

 

[Mango]

Feast of the Seven Fishes

My mother is Italian, so we were raised with many Italian traditions, one of them being on Christmas Eve, we have a feast consisting of 7 different fishes. It's pretty common in the Northeast.
Usually they are spread out over numerous courses, then desserts, and this continues throughout the evening as family and friends come and go. Then you go to midnight Mass.

When I was dating my husband, one Christmas Eve we spent with his family. I never asked what they were making since they raised their family here in New York. They lived 4 hrs away, so when I got there, I found out that we were having a turkey They also don't like garlic or spices, so I thought I was definitely in he!!.

I cried because I thought it was in the Bible that you were not supposed to eat meat and that you were supposed to have fish.
I called home in tears and told my family that I was celebrating the holiday with hevens.

My now father in law who is a church going man told me that no where in the Bible does it say that one can not have meat on Christmas Eve. I went to midnight mass with him and the other parishoners verified this.

But, I still bring my own fish and some to share whenever I visit his family for the holidays minus the garlic. ;-)

 

[Paula]

Ahhh, The Christmas eve fish, Mango! What memories we share with our Italian backgrounds. Did you have dried, salted codfish, known as baccala? Did you have semolina pie? How about you, Tootsie? We always had that on Christmas eve at my great uncle and aunt's house (who passed away a few decades ago) and we now have their table at the cottage which brings good karma to anyone who eats on it!

 

[ItzKatzTime]

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...at D&K's! I left the Shadowman out in the cold doing his magic...and it is looking beautiful. Can't wait to see all the lights tomorrow night!!! Thanks J.Landreneau-it-all (the D&K shadowman).

I remember a Christmas that my 2 sisters and I had to beg our Mother to get rid of the Turkey....which she did, and she made us Gumbo, Fried Soft-Shell Crabs, Boiled shrimp, and Stuffed Flounder. All that and many more of her down south goodies. Pecan Pie, Fudge, Divinity, Pralines, Raspberry filled butter cookies. And her famous Heavenly Hash 4-Layer Cake iced with fudge!!!! Our guest arrived and were :shock: shocked... But WE loved it and ate as much as we could fill our stomachs with...then came back for more later that afternoon!!! And the guest....well, they went home with doggie bags and said it was the best dinner they had ever had:funn:

So thank thank you for your story Mango...loved it! We're so glad to see ya'll are getting into this little contest. Good job FL Dawg...lucky daughter. And yes they grow so fast...and time has it's way with us. I'm still in shock that my daughter went from little Butler elementary to middle school at Seaside AND that was almost three years ago!!! She goes to South Walton next year : shock: :roll:

Okay this is getting harder and harder, hmmmm who will win:scratch:
Good job everyone :clap_1: ....but I think the locals are falling behind in their post. Come on you guys an incredible dining experience awaits you.

Look for a D&K Christmas present coming your way soon!

Back to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for now...WOW

See you soon....Kathy@D&K's
December is Drink Champagne with someone special month

 

[Beach Runner]

Like a t-shirt I saw on Saturday at the Georgia Dome (and tried to buy off the guy's back) said:
We're the best. Nothing more to say.
Go Gators.
So we're two members of the Gator Nation who'd appreciate a dinner for two. BTW we've patronized your establishment in the past, if that's worth any brownie points. PM me for my cell number.

 

[Mango]

Ahhh, The Christmas eve fish, Mango! What memories we share with our Italian backgrounds. Did you have dried, salted codfish, known as baccala? Did you have semolina pie? How about you, Tootsie? We always had that on Christmas eve at my great uncle and aunt's house (who passed away a few decades ago) and we now have their table at the cottage which brings good karma to anyone who eats on it!

Yes, we have baccala either mixed in a cold salad or cooked separately and added to the pasta sauce. :clap_1: We have not made Semolina pie. We do have homemade biscotti, and of course, the best regular and chocolate Cannolis and other Italian pastries that we pre-order at the bakery.

MAN=go has gotten used to all the food (and secretly I know he likes it) but one year we had Xmas Eve at my mothers cousin house and she put about 10 courses out separately. Started at around 6 or 7 and did not finish until midnight, and well, he nearly bust a gut, and his butt was glued to the chair and my sister and I had to pull him off. he still talks about it. :funn:

I remember a Christmas that my 2 sisters and I had to beg our Mother to get rid of the Turkey....which she did, and she made us Gumbo, Fried Soft-Shell Crabs, Boiled shrimp, and Stuffed Flounder. All that and many more of her down south goodies. Pecan Pie, Fudge, Divinity, Pralines, Raspberry filled butter cookies. And her famous Heavenly Hash 4-Layer Cake iced with fudge!!!! Our guest arrived and were :shock: shocked... But WE loved it and ate as much as we could fill our stomachs with...then came back for more later that afternoon!!! And the guest....well, they went home with doggie bags and said it was the best dinner they had ever had:funn:

So thank thank you for your story Mango...loved it!
Back to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for now...WOW

See you soon....Kathy@D&K's
December is Drink Champagne with someone special month

That meal sounds scrumptious and if I were there, no one would have gotten doggy bags.

Hubby gets to watch the fashion show, I get to have my 7 fishes on Xmas Eve, life is good. :rofl:

 

[Paula]

I remember a Christmas that my 2 sisters and I had to beg our Mother to get rid of the Turkey....which she did, and she made us Gumbo, Fried Soft-Shell Crabs, Boiled shrimp, and Stuffed Flounder. All that and many more of her down south goodies. Pecan Pie, Fudge, Divinity, Pralines, Raspberry filled butter cookies. And her famous Heavenly Hash 4-Layer Cake iced with fudge!!!! Our guest arrived and were :shock: shocked... But WE loved it and ate as much as we could fill our stomachs with...then came back for more later that afternoon!!! And the guest....well, they went home with doggie bags and said it was the best dinner they had ever had:funn:

:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: What a meal! We need a drooling smiley...

And, Mango, we had our baccala cooked with potatoes, garlic and onion. We didn't have good bakeries nearby to get cannoli -- your meal sounds scrumptious as well.:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

 

[Poodleone]

Mango- Thanks for solving a mystery. I had been looking at Christmas Eve/Day dining options on an NYC forum and came across several mentions of the Seven Fishes Dinner. Now I know what it is about!

 

[supermom262]

I'm still pulling for my mom and dad for the out of towners, but for locals, here goes:

SoWal Haiku:
Grayt dinner for two
No one more deserving than
Camp Creek Kid and Spouse (husband is too many syllables!)

Ps. I'll even babysit!