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being invited to eat where there are cats
't really matter whether the cook has pets or children or a SO that might stick a finger in for a quick taste. I have 2 Great Pyrenees, which are very large, long haired dogs. Whenever I cook, I am always very careful to wipe...
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Childhood Favorites
oh yes....cinnamon toast ! Loved it as a child when my dad made it for me along with a mug of his hot chocolate. I still make cinnamon toast today for my children and have a little shaker container of cinnamon & sugar sitting...
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Do Italians put chicken on pasta?
describes the renewed interest in goose production in northern Italy, especially Friuli. As well, I agree with BC about thighs, and livers. I almost always use the thigh at home... so much more flavourful. As children, my sister...
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Embaressing Dining Partner- What to Do?
children under 3 — in a community where the nearest decent grocery store was a half hour ferry ride and an hour’s drive away. I got so that I dreaded mealtimes. (I must say, though, that she was always very agreeable...
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Are you satisfied with your tap water?
would recommend that anyone who lives in an old house, neighborhood or city get their water tested for lead—especially if you have children.
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Am I just an ugly American?
We were invited for an 8pm Thanksgiving dinner in the Dominican Republic. Dinner was served at 12:15 am. Need I say more? My one of my sister-in-law’s brothers arrived with his wife and young (ie, under 10) children at...
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Last Minute Dinner Challenge: a Pound of Ground Meat - Now What?
This is my own washday-simple invention, but it’s what made my children like squash and green pepper and we all still love it, esp. when the homegrown tomatoes come in every summer. Not sure how to write the instructions...
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Cuisine de Terroir in middle America
I was chatting with my MD’s wife recently. She mentioned that one of the children will only eat chickn nuggets, guacamole and I think the third item was mac and cheese, not positive but in that vein. Gosh if that had been...
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Chains you're tired of making excuses for?
My children are dying to try Souplantation, but the Marina Del Rey location is always packed. And while I’m willing to give a salad bar/buffet situation a try, the crowds are a real turn off. Those slow moving lines past...
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Moving to Porter Square
Ok. Look. Market Basket is your friend. All god’s children shop at Market Basket. The butcher shop (with a real butcher that you can ask to cut different meats etc) is good. No, you’re not going to find farm-raised...
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Stupid baking/cooking mishaps? Share, laugh, and learn
friends only over for Break Fast (post Yom Kippur = day of fasting) who had children, I even told them that I slid it back into the pan and served it! It was mighty tasty :)
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Good Food \ Bad Service Question
“This poor little soul” Right. That’s hardly paternalistic at all. Tipping isn’t a form of communication. (Using money to “communicate” reminds me of all those parents who buy their children...
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Farmers Markets : A massive rip-off?
are not regular shoppers at FP. They focus on the Frog Hollow’s and overlook the Petuluma Farms and McGinnis and other like vendors. Over the years, long before FP was in its fancy new location I’ve gotten to know...
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What's the deal with chopsticks?
this. (I’m not referring to your post Ruth.) I’m beginning to think that chopsticks are one of those hot button issues like children in restaurants which seem to bring out people’s emotions.
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Mr Taster's getting married! Help me with my Chinese banquet.
That would be the talk of the community (both Taiwanese and Jewish) for years to come, as something children should never do to their parents (e.g. have a pot luck wedding).
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