________________________________________ Here’s my list of favorites at Trader Joe’s AND whole Foods! TRADER JOE’S: Crackers and chips: Stoned wheat thins Parmesan pita toasts Blue bag potato chips Trader Giotto...

Angela said she is going to do pipian with nopales this week. Chiles en nogada she will do at some point, not sure when. The guacamole is fascinating. I thought there was a “special” ingredient like a bit of anchovy...

pigs intestines Sweet and sour spare ribs (ok, this can’t be unique) Shanghai smoked fish (I like smoked fish) Not smoked, simply fried for a long time and then stewed in soysauce, sugar and spices. (Dried anchovies) Dry fish...

August for dinner but have never gone for brunch. Stanton Social is good for a scene and some of the food is good(sweet potato tortilla espanol), and overall have had better brunch experience there than at five points.

with potato gnocchi over a butternut squash puree. my mom claims to dislike scallops, but she was amazed at how sweet and tender the scallops in my dish were. the hamachi melted in your mouth. and the risotto was perfectly...

I make a batch so I always have some in the freezer. I’ve never tried anything store-bought that even comes close to the taste and richness of home-made (which also gets nice and gelatinous). For example, the braised...

. And you didn’t mention any of the sides, which I dream about – the softest, fluffiest gnocchi this side of heaven, hen-of-the-woods mushrooms cooked to perfection, not to mention the silky potato puree and creamy...

, Mimosa/juice/coffee, and fresh baked muffins. I had ricotta fritters with citrus salad, eggs bene, and the meyer lemon tart. Its on Admiralty way. http://www.cafedelreymarina.com/menu.html

with chicken and sweet potatoes; the Siam Duck on their specials list is flavored with star anise and not buried in one of the standard thai curries or garlic/chili sauces (not that there’s anything wrong with that!); and...

around them. If it was the salad that got flowergarden the culprit was most likely some contamination of an ingredient in the salad, perhaps from an unclean cutting board or who knows what. Was it potato salad by any chance?? LOL...

is the equivalent of a submarine sandwich, wedge, grinder, hero, etc. I guess that it all depends on where you are from. Mother’s po’ boys came “dressed” with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and Creole mustard. It...

. A friend of mine is a total pain to go out with to a restaurant. He tells us all and servers, that he is a vegetarian and doesn’t eat dairy, but he will order fish and chicken and then, on NYE, he ate the veggie lasagne...

talks about dislocating his pinky and how pissed he was at trying to peel the potatoes. I will say that reading the interview is just as fractured as hearing him say it. :-D

, but it was apparently edible, despite TY’s comment about wishing it weren’t still stuck in his teeth. The Le Cirque QF from season 3, where they all had to do the sea bass wrapped in potatoes was easier for the...

I think it was $7.95 or $8.95 and includes potato chips, as well.