, silly soupkitten! when i finally visited i was overjoyed to see a lot of familiar homestyle stuff on the buffet and everything looked so great i just dug right in, even though buffets are not usually my thing. i ate a whole bowl...

While I do agree it could have been braised longer and more thoroughly I have to say that it was still very good. I particularly enjoyed cutting it up in my rice bowl... it’s a good technique to use with any nice meaty dish...

I’ve made two breakfast muffins within the last two days. The beauty of these recipes is that I don’t have to pull the stand mixer out. There’s something to be said in using two bowls and a whisk. Great Grains...

Well, the Ginger & Mezcal brined turkey turned out wonderfully. Just wish I hadn’t chickend out and removed the 20 chile de arbols early from the brine. Even though the brine was packing quite a punch from them, the same...

are good and solid, though not drop-dead delicious. Like their name suggests, you’re better served choosing their noodle dishes; I personally like their dishes that feature their 5-spice beef shank. Just this week I had a...

I’m not a planner by nature, but started laying out a week’s worth of menus after eating my zillionth bowl of cereal for dinner. Now, I’m a meal-planning convert. Planning streamlines everything —...

The one time in my life a waiter put a napkin on my lap, I almost punched him in the nads. I was 12 at the time, and age hadn’t changed that reaction....

the punches

isn’t going to really do much of anything, imo. it’s always about that sweetish, lime-y salty slightly seaside umami punch. can you tell i’m in love with som tum? btw, the papaya seeds can be made into a salad...

from our bowl, a testament to the enthusiasm (if not the eyesight) of the salsa cooks. The salsa was hot but not inedibly so, and much more soupy than I like. You could see chunks of white onion, jalapeno, tomato, pieces of...

to brown XXX. I tend to like the green for chicken and the red for beef or chicken. The XXX is for things like pizza or hot wings when I want that serious punch of heat and flavor.

could have eaten a whole bowl of that. They brought out a couple breads, one of which was a nice honey-glazed roll. For appetizers, we had the soup of the day, a cream of eggplant and roasted garlic with yellow and red tomatoes,...

among themselves at all as to seasonings. And Lisa’s desert looked like "throw everything you have left into a bowl" And any soup tastes good if there’s good coconut milk in it. I am so glad she didn’t win,...

Oh, my god, you beat me to the punch. I was laughing so hard, my husband ran downstairs because he thought something was wrong. Monkey ass!!!!!

I made it there last night, and I’m with you on both counts. I was knocked out by how good it was, and a little bowled over by the price as well. First things first: I had brisket, beef ribs and pork ribs, and all were so...