Beach Chick – I really am not going out of my way to pedantically pick at your posts, but it seems I often find myself doing so. Pedantic point #155: it is about a 6-7 mile drive from Hacienda De Vega to the Wild Animal...

Ditto. The area may seem dicey (doesn’t bother me), but there’s secure parking and it’s “gourmet” cuisine In any case, Jim’s Drive-thru across the street does some really good Tacos al Carbon....

in a tasty stock. Not just a cup, but a whole bowlful. This was accompanied by a green salad of romaine and iceberg topped with a slice of tomato and choice of dressing. I felt this was an improvement over the scoop of macaroni...

or equipment: Meyer lemon pot de creme (from a recipe in Fields of Greens) 8 whole eggs 2 egg yolks 2 1/2 cups heavy cream 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 cup Meyer Lemon juice (about 6-8 lemons) 1 tsp. lemon zest (about one lemon) Preheat the oven...

daughter. I gently pointed out that it would be safer to use a cutting board and managed to get the knife away from her, so no blood was shed. It’s partly that she doesn’t really know what she’s doing in the...

very easy to go over the Triborough or Whitestone or Throgs Neck bridges to the Bronx, Westchester and points north (whereas if you live in Bklyn, you have to drive through Queens) - making getaways to CT, MA and all of New...

on here I will make it a point when we are down there. I don’t think we will spend all day at the Embarcadero / Wharf area ( just a walk through, check out the seals of course!) so I was thinking for dinner maybe driving...

If I could figure out a way of eating at 5 & 10 at least once a month I would. But as I live in Asheville a 4 hr drive for dinner just isn’t so practical. Nevertheless, it will stay at the top of my list. We have eaten...

Crock Pot- it’s a pretty one- oval, green crock and it’s painted like some of my hand painted bowls from Italy- with olives! Cuisinart Grind n Brew (and I sing to it often, "cuisinart grind-n-brew i love you..." 4 slice...

Unless you have the language skills —and even then lots of patience and persistence — it might just be safer to assume that there is some chicken stock or pork in most dim sum. My FIL speaks Mandarin and when we go...

quality. In the summer we do support or local farmers, for fresh veggies, & to try to keep the local economy going, and because of personal relationships with the owners. We live in the country, but drive about 1000 miles per...

If you do a search for “bacteria wood plastic cutting board” or the like on the net you’ll find a ton of info and discover there are two primary schools of thought: 1. Wood is safer. 2. Plastic is safer. Both...

It’s been less than 2 days since it was made (from scratch). There are parsnips, carrots, celery, onions, green beans, chicken, and noodles in it. The chicken pieces taste good. Is it normal to get kind of lemony tasting? My...

THE BEST and most Authentic Mexican is in COLONIAL HEIGHTS,VA ( 25 min drive from downtown Richmond)... It is called DON JOSE’s and there are a few in town but the COL.HGTS one is THE BEST as you will be able to tell from...

dedicated to driving safety, seatbelt awareness, fingerprinting kids, crime prevention, etc. Other agencies have similar (sizable) displays. The MPCA seems to be one of the few government agencies doing anything substantial to...