And there may be ways to find out if your intended would like the attention. I know that if I got any attention from my BF at work, or any place other than home, I would panic. Singing telegram for Valentine’s Day? Yuck! I...

Irwin: I printed out your recipe on Sunday morning, when shopping and after 3 stops put everything together. Borrowed several pans from my neighbors, plus 2 friends assisted in preperation. Only thing needed to buy more Lasagna...

shows or chowhound). It was an episode on Boston. So they’re interviewing a woman who runs a sauce shop in Faneuil Hall (spelling?). Anyways, they’re in her kitchen and she starts boiling a slab of ribs in mojo (you...

There were a couple back in the day... A salmon “souffle” that was made in a 9x13. You line the baking dish with sliced sandwich bread with crusts removed, then top it with a mixture of flaked, canned salmon mixed with...

Yea! Mookster!! I’ve been singing this song for years. Have you considered the energy used to manufacture the bottles – from petroleum products!! - and to recyle them and hauling those empties around coming and going?...

i decided one time to make a birthday cake for my little sister and schlep it to a bar for everyone to sing and enjoy......i slaved over it – even went to NY Cake Baking and got those boxes bakery’s use to schlep it...

Hey Candy I have been shopping for a gas cooktop. I think that I will avoid gas on glass after your story.What exactly is a DH I can think of many things.

didn’t offer to have the holiday so I “bought” Thanksgiving dinner in a box from Stop and Shop. Turns out I went into labor Thanksgiving morning and still had the holiday. You think the following year when I got sick she could...

of some sort or the kitchen staff overlooked that ticket completely. Medium Rare doesn’t take as long to cook as a Medium Well steak, so the other entree was let’s say for example, a chicken sandwich, the server...

I think its funny. A few years ago Dom was serving up pies to the locals with a smile and the occassional song as he’d sing while he made the pizzas. We’d wander in after school and he’d be back there making his...

, but it was all Russian. All the people in there were Russian, they had Russian decorations, the menu featured Russian dishes, and there was a man with a synthesizer singing Russian pop songs in the corner. Not that...

A grand piano in a corner, maybe with stools nearby and/or bar rail...with an elegant pianist (think Bobby Short), who’ll also let customers sing along with select songs —Gershwin, Porter, et al. Preferably in a...

) a half a dozen apples and gets ready. Grabs Mrs jfood’s copy of Kathleen’s Bake Shop Apple Crumb Pie recipe and starts. First he takes two crusts and blind bakes them. So far so good. Take one out and puts it on the...

choose things that I know I will not be disappointed if it is not authentic- for example, the chicken terriyaki or one of their hybrid superhuman salads. I also appreciate that there are no singing waiters (at least I’ve...

I had sort of the opposite occur. In planning to visit relatives for the weekend, I told them in advance we’d be bringing a special cheesecake from a local cheesecake shop owned by a famous pastry chef, and a quiche from a...