Oh yeah. Our golden retriever would work her way into the tomato bed and eat for 15 – 20 minutes, even standing on her hind legs to get at the tomatoes. Like you I was trying to figure out why she wanted out so frequently,...

I hadn’t asked for a description of this dish when Mr. Yao suggested it on the phone. In my mind’s eye, I was anticipating a fiery golden mustard dressing such as would be used on liang zhang pi. I thought I tasted a...

taste (not overcooked but I like to “bite” back). The pork shank was a little tough another half an hour would have been prefect. Also it was the opposite of my normal complaint too little sauce and as RWCFoodie stated...

raisins (jumbo goldens and organic thompsons) - Armenian style string cheese with nigella seeds - ‘Tasty Bite’ bengal lentils – heat and serve pouch - organic crunchy peanut butter - basmati rice - canned beans Link:...

added, Mom..." This year I decided to dress up the dressing a bit by adding fresh sage and chestnuts, as well as golden raisins (I like a little sweet to my dressing)...and everyone ate lots without comment. Do I dare try an...

), and golden raisins. I do it as a saute in olive oil, but if you wanted to avoid fat altogether, no reason you couldn’t steam the greens and roast the garlic then bring everything together. Spinach and Swiss chard, in...

chose the freshest looking bottle and label, this time! Most of it is in Chinese, but the English on one side of the label says "Golden Crop Fermented Bean Curd with Sesame Oil. Ingredients: bean curd, salt, sesaame oil. Packed...

gets served in the States should be always be called “afternoon” tea. My response was, that in case of yams versus sweet potatoes, I really needed to be able to have some simple method, like a word (!), so my husband...

for, but I actually used a combo of chopped dried fruit (golden raisins, cherries) from my farmer’s market. I am def. going to use a generous amount of arugula or watercress next time since I love peppery greens. One thing...

the irritable newspapers. i dig well kept ales, cricket on the weekends, i dig the pretty little towns and the immaculate countryside. i dig my kids schools and i dig that their childhoods are so much fun. i dig being able to run...

"I don’t think I know any straight American women who aren’t pretty neurotic about food in one way or another." I think this statement says a lot more about your choices in feminine companionship then it does about the...

in the Deep South. Sundays are days for loving your family (and the Lawd) and most people do not want to be lovin' the barbecue pit beginning at 4 in the morning. As most Southern states put county names on their license plates,...

OK, I am wrong. Not every place. I do like Pann’s, Rutt’s, Primo’s, California Chicken Cafe, Apple Pan, Feast From the East, and I can go on. My focus really is not “...west of La Brea,” as wikipedia...

'm prepared to believe there are exceptions, but, like VI, I have a hard time finding them, not least because you just don’t see pie that much in restaurants at all. When I think of 24-hour places, I see cases (like the one...

the bottle and discovered I’d purchased pickled green peppercorns instead of capers! (i’d never seen these in the States.) I quickly picked out the peppercorns, and sent my DH running to find a store with capers. But...