that in public is if you are a intense food freak like myself who wants to observe how the item was built and composed so they can recreate it. You want to try each of the tastes separately after enjoying the harmonious whole......

Went for the second time last. Had three slices of moist brisket (a little more than half a pound) and one regular sausage. So freaking good. I am euphoric about Hill Country. One of my brisket slices was right off the end so it...

of chips. Tuna melt with swiss on seedless rye (because there are no diners in So.Cal) Fried egg, lettuce, tomato, S&P on toasted artisan bread. Grilled cheese, grilled cheese and tomato, or grilled cheese and ham with a side of...

I think that’s probably true. I am obviously a freak living in a seventies time warp! (Actually, I have a book called the Prawn tail Years which has a ton of “retro” recipes – it’s fun sometimes to...

Did you see the lady’s pantry with like 10,000 cans of Campbell’s soup? Geez, I can see stockpiling if you’re in an earthquake zone, but that’s just weird. It’s not like there’s ever a run on...

, tell his waiter he didnt want either the soup (carrot and tomato) or the salad which came with the meal because he was allergic to carrots and tomatoes and onions and would just like cucumber and green peppers. When the...

- real salad dressing with olive oil and natural citrus vs the processed dressing (Kraft, etc.) - real chowder with potato and cream vs canned chowder (e.g.campbell) - actually further expand the above will be real home-made soups...

. You will find some good examples of Mexican and Central American chow and can eat iguana soup if you like, it’s pretty good. Be warned, NorCal burritos are different from SoCal burritos, we tend to favor ‘urban food...

help them, because once I’m ticked off due to bad attitude from a server, I’m a freaking pit bull, and any headache I receive will come back to them fourfold. It has been a long time (probably 6 or more years) since...

personal things for you that you are physically capable of doing for yourself — is normal and expected, we freak out a little. We start worrying about “too much” and “not enough”. We start...

I generally haven’t voted, unless an idea comes up for something that fits into how I can cook right now. i have 2 small kids, work full time, and am a full time stay at home mom. That on top of being a health freak (kind...

and it was much, much better. One of us will have it cold for lunch today. We also thought the amount of spinach could be increased, possibly even doubled, but we’re kind of spinach freaks. Both of these dishes came together...

looking for things to complain about. Okay, maybe my mom makes her own bread crumbs, but she does from time to time open a can of mushroom soup for a casserole or something. (Personally I have canned bread crumbs in my own...

Marcel is just such a freaking tool....Granted Cliff was really dumb for putting his hands on him. I think Marcel is being carried by the sympathy he is building from the judges who don’t have to deal with him all the time!

The last time we had the entire family, I made soups (navy bean, butternut squash), a pan of roasted root vegetables (potatoes, sweet potatoes, fennel, parsnips) and two main dishes – beef short ribs and veggie lasagna....