usually split the bill-unless it is a birthday or special event. The woman you speak about sounds “spoiled”, as my mother would say!

this in last Sunday’s NY Times, style section, I believe. (I need to double check). It basically talked about how politics have turned so volatile that it is no longer acceptable to talk about it in social situations. Not...

At our local hot dog chains (Papayas) they serve knishes split in half and filled with flourescent orange cheez. I really enjoy this, and other snacks with fake cheese like movie theater nachos.

I have only had it puff up once. I think it was because I started separating the skin from the flesh to put some rosemary sprigs under there. I opened the oven to check on it and it was all puffed up, but when it was time to take...

of the fridge and looked at the dates. One bag had the sell-by of 4/19, and one had 4/22. She tossed the 4/19 bag without even checking to see if it was edible, 2 days after the sell-by date. I was kind of horrified.

customers of the night. After a brief confusion our reservation was found and we were duly seated spitting distance from the kitchen door. The three rooms here are small and the tables set close together. Softly lit with checked...

remember one time splurging on a half pound of shrimp. I thought it was SO expensive. I made some sort of shrimp pasta (of course) and carefully split the half pound between us. It was such a treat. I can still taste that meal....

-black-walnut conserve. root cellaring has also never really gone out of favor for rural midwestern families who have the means to do it, because it’s easy, effective, and pretty much free. check out all of the canning and...

Thank goodness hot posts are (so it seems) coming back...but other than that: what the heck is wrong with big print!!??? I hate wearing my reading glasses so its good for me... ok, back to checking it out...

. The kids loved picking them out for the family. Split any order as the portions are huge.

S.G., You might want to check out www.worldspice.com. World Spice has many rare teas along with an excellent range of spices. As to tea itself, single malt scotch negates any need for tea’s existance.

, Italian meat spaghetti sauce, smoky split pea and ham hock soup, chicken fat, and duck fat. I have roast chicken and smoked ham demi-glace frozen in cubes. Bags of frozen peas and corn. German style link liverwurst (it tastes...

this month in Hell’s Kitchen. Early favorites include curry chicken roti (known here as “wraps”), sweet house-made lemonade, and stew chicken with vegetable rice and green split pea sauce, made by co-owner...

Thanks Rubee. I’ll have to check it out next time I am in the NE.

kinds of “diet” products. I do fall back on a couple of cheats on occasion: ~“Nile Spice” dehydrated split pea and lentil soups that I buy at the co-ops ~premade polenta (you know, the “logs” you...