aklein, Thanks for the detailed report. Many, like me, feel that dining out on Valentine’s Day is a losing proposition since restaurants hike prices, and performance in both execution and service too often falls short....

My fall back is either pasta, or white rice with those instant chicken/turkey/brown gravy. The rice + gravy makes it palatable to me. Not really nutritious, I know...

's recipe and it always works perfect Turkey gravy Mashed Potatoes with buttermilk Sausage and giblet dressing with sage and thyme roasted fall veggies with ginger and cardamon (sweet potato, butternut squash, and turnip) Nana’s...

hunan on coventry is a decent neighborhood joint, but far from the best on offer. imho, much better classic americanized chinese fare can be had at sun luck garden, peking gourmet, ho wah, and hunan by the falls to name just a...

They have these around MN as well. I was at a high school football game in Stewartville last fall (go Tigers!) and they were selling them at the concession stand. Though the first time I was introduced to this was at a group...

and not raise them, but they can’t do it and stay in business. I used to be able to cost our recipes here at work once a quarter and I wouldn’t see much change. Last Fall I had to start costing them monthly, I’m...

as previously mentioned. When Sausages are Cold , remove from Refrigerator, and prepare a sharp knife and cutting board. Slice Sausages, thin, diagonally. As they are cold they will be easy to slice, without falling apart. [that...

, an additional coworker came in and began to eat his pizza standing up... without a plate... over the open pizza boxes. Lots of toppings began falling off onto the remaining fresh pizzas and as the rest of us looked on in...

I’ve been making this bread for over a year and we LOVE it! My husband is thrilled that it is now fall in Oregon and I don’t have to watch the weather report to find two days in a row that are not hot! I love the...

Agree about the Canada Dry Ginger Ale – pretty good for a diet soda. The Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry also falls in that category. Speaking of diet drinks, it’s not a soda by any means, but the Crystal Lite-flavored Slurpees...

the bird is falling-apart tender. I’ve never understood why, but I always get glorious, crisp, darkly browned skin—just the way I like it. I don’t have to worry about covering the breast with foil to keep it from overcooking or...

human garbage disposals. I participated in Spring/Fall harvests and clan canning festivals. My friends' parents were always testing foods out on my Little Brother and me, hence my love of octopus (tako) and ika (squid), calamari,...

't make it work without creating a ridiculous amount of overhead for the machines. We’ll give it another look later this Fall). 2. Multi-board HotPost viewing: the ability to see new posts from multiple boards from one view....

Waist hip ratio kinda falls apart for pregnant women too :) Just joking, having been recently pregnant and thinking about the weight that I still carry around: my waist/hip ratio remains (I think) pretty good, because I have big...

dish a soggy mess — that we decided to wait a few more weeks. FOOD FALLS SHORT On the return visit last week, both Tower and the new chef were there; we were recognized right away. The food was legions better, but it still...