Thanks, Judi. I recall you touting the virtues of this book before, but now I GET IT. Her explanations and techniques have been truly enlightening. I don’t think I can get fresh rabbit where I live w/o a special order, but...

was not freshly squeezed either, it was bottled. And it went downhill from there...seriously downhill. I guess there is a good reason why we were the only people there. I am sorry I did not go to Las Ranas. In Oaxaca. Casa Oaxaca...

it well-stocked and clean. I like the salsa roja — not blazing, but pleasantly hot and spicy — and the limes on the shrimp and carnitas. Most soft tacos are a buck and a quarter, and burritos around $4. I ordered a...

other stops. And, we did drive rather than take the metro (earlier post.) That amazing soft boiled egg, asparagus soup with oxtail ravioli, rabbit three ways, lamb with the best lentils I can remember having and the root beer...

broccoli – traditional sticky rice in lotus leaf – traditional turnip cake – traditional taro dumplings – traditional cheung fun (soft rice noodle rolls) - traditional chicken-mushroom fun gwor - ? not sure...

also chop up a handfull of garlic, or a few tablespoons of fresh ginger in a flash. Fern and I are on the same mailing list. Ive got several of those pasta measure things. Does anyone who ISNT on weight watchers use this?...

it back up. It comes out like freshly cooked rice out of a steamer, even though it was boiled originally.

and was not disappointed. We had the bamboo shoots with chili oil (ADDICTIVE), squid hot pot (nice spicy broth with loads of garlic/ginger/scallions/red chili oil, plus a generous amount of squid and soft tofu) and scallops...

are made fresh and fried-to-order. A must. Goat and eggplant dishes are exemplary. Get the whole wheat pita. Dinner M-Sa, Lunch M-Sa, Brunch Sa, Breakfast M-F; 316 SW Stark St, Portland, OR 97204, 503.223.0830;...

fresh. At a place where you could get up to your elbows in the lobster.... mmmmm.

, lots of seafood. To me, it was a softer version, a more subtle variation of thai food. Nothing was heat-spicy but practically everything was well-spiced. I’d go back in a heartbeat for one of their house specialties-soft...

as a frequent stock maker at home, I have tasted/made/had meat only, double strength demiglace. Yes, it was good, but for a busy high volume kitchen well stocked with aromatic vegetables, fresh herbs and quality spirits, the...

the shrink wrapped packages of the USA. The use of a soft bun with wiener is probably a USA import, but a hard crust roll has European roots. Consider for example the Mexican bolillo. In some parts of Latin America (such as...

, spicy with chocolate) Pipian Rojo (red, earthy spicy, no chocolate) Pipian Verde (green, very herbal & rich) Manchamanteles (slightly sweet & spicy with big pieces of fruit) Guazmole (green, fresh & slightly fruit made with Guaje...

, but it is delicious. And to fu fa, the Chinese soft tofu dessert, is a very simple dish of warm tofu with a ginger syrup, and there you can appreciate the lovely texture of tofu in all its glory. I prefer tofu as a protein...