're taking the time to learn this stuff. you will be well rewarded. feel free to ask more questions as they pop up. also glad to hear seoul express is still in business and that they finally changed their name. good luck and take...

On Sunday morning, the NBC5 News featured this recipe from Harry Caray’s Ingredients 1 c. frozen peas 2 (4 lbs.) whole roasting chickens, cleaned 4 large Idaho russet potatoes ½ c. olive oil 10 whole cloves garlic 1 tsp. salt 1...

you up — but of course don’t go overboard) with a lot of good milk in it, and perhaps a bit of honey if you like. But stay hydrated, and not with sugary soft drinks, diet drinks, or even fruit juices (they have as...

with 2 courses and 1 cheese plate. Two of the appetizers were cold (hopefully not on purpose) and my “Langoustine” was mushy, which means it either wasn’t fresh or had been frozen. The waiter was condescending...

You can’t get really good 'cue in any city that doesn’t allow open pits and wood fires. The machines just can’t compete with an open pit and smoky logs. The best 'cue isn’t heard much about. It is made at...

. Not being financially very well off after WWII, our family ate a lot of what can only be considered Japanese peasant food—lots of rice, vegetables, pickles, and very little meat. Shoyu and a minimum of oil were the main...

I’d be most interested in where you got that quote from. It didn’t come out of my posting. The Japanese government wants the population to eat less white rice, miso, and pickles, and more fresh vegetables and pork, in...

If you mean the one on Irving in SF their noodle sooups are great. I particularly love the one with pork and pickled mustard greens.

their hot dogs are great. The somewhat mushy Best frankfurters seem to work best in chili dogs (but there are beans in the chili!). Instead of pickle they use celery salt-sprinkled cucumber. An essential stop if only to look and...

Not until I was grown, and married to a Texan. We have ham (none of this creepy “hog jowl” stuff), fresh (well, frozen from the previous summer) black eyed peas, fried okra and cornbread on New Year’s Day....

not get all melty. Also, I always make sure to ask for a side of their pickled carrots – so good!

Uh...I don’t follow sports...no interest whatsoever. Never have, even when playing them. I love that Spike got creamed for asking that question. But, really, who gives a crap? One might beg the question as per pop culture...

agree with your thoughts on freezing. I freeze the whole loaf. You can cut a couple slices off the frozen loaf with a good bread knife and put the rest right back in the freezer. It thaws out quickly or you can pop it right in...

but no added sugar... and good heat... it just seems to lift the sweetness of the seafood & helps the herbs & onions just pop out... overall heightening the entire ceviche experience. Its even delicate enough to use in a Veracruz...

Foods, not a baquette. Granted it’s not Red Hen or d’Amato’s, but unless I bake my own, in the northern burbs' there are not many alternatives. From what I’ve read, the dough is made in CA, shipped frozen,...