I stopped asking anyone to bring anything after being handed Baskin-Robbins butterscotch ice cream and having to serve it with apple pie made with apples we picked ourselves and my very best pastry.

. Side Market - Honey Hut (ice cream) - Mallorca’s (tapas) - W. 9th/Superior and St. Clair

brine. Use ice to keep things cold & safe. If you are a weber fan, I’ve been grilling/smoking my brined turkey over indirect heat for several years and love the results. But this is a whole 'nother bird – might not...

You Know You’re a “Home Cooking Chowhound” when... You bring a big bunch of fragrant, fresh-cut Genovese basil in from the garden and your four year-old says "Mmmm...smells like ice cream!". (Had recently made...

Ice cream on top of oatmeal instead of milk is super!

in the carwash at Pico & Beverly Glen (it’s now a locksmith), or that alleged Cuban diner in the alley off Westwood Blvd. that never seemed to be open. I used to consider anomalous such places as Al Gelato (unpublicized,...

pies and ice cream on Delta or United. Additionally, the offhand comment “why don't you invite them over to your house” assumes there 's a house to invite them to. Lots of people live in small apartments or even small...

What’s next ? Tipping the hot dog or knish guy ? Tipping the lemon ice seller ? A tip should be given only to a server whose livelyhood is based largely ON TIPS....I consider the local take-out joint to be lucky to have my...

I wish they would bring back the Double Rainbow Vanilla ice cream!

. Seafood and fish in basil broth featuring langostine, shrimp, mussels and red mullet. Very nice. Mini dessert of cactus flower jell in cream sauce with crispy cornflakes. A three piece major dessert plate of cinnamon ice cream,...

- chicken broth and beef broth (frozen in ice cube trays for single servings) - good quality sausages, which I freeze - frozen spinach and corn at minimum, sometimes also have brussel sprouts, okra, and other things on hand -...

look at the bright side, the money you did not spend by leaving a zero tip can be used at the ice cream shop for sundaes for the kids. http://jfoodonfood.blogspot.com

(especially their Mexican cheesesteak on a roll) Guajillo (tie), Arlington Peruvian Chicken: El Pollo Rico, Arlington French Fries: Thrasher’s, Ocean City-original location only. Frozen custard: Neilson’s, Vienna Ice...

, sometimes free additions, and just a better experience by breaking the ice with a little Italian chat about Venetian cooking. It lets them know that I will both notice and care, and am worth a little extra effort. Is this...

The WHY on a board like Chowhound is obvious. Its all about the food. I dont see anybody “cutting slack” about the quality of Mina’s food, though ice cold dishes come close, I guess. Billy, what seems to be...