Springs area that specializes in (or at least has a good assortment of) Asian ingredients? For that matter, are there any decent Vietnamese, Thai or even good Chinese restaurants in the area? Or will I have to wait till I get back... (1 reply, last updated by David February 3, 2003)

I have had several recent conversations with friends about cooking frugally and reducing waste. All of us seem to have at least one grocery item that we have trouble using up before it goes bad. Mine is celery...What are your... (111 replies, last updated by silvergirl June 12, 2009)

Certain foods we tend to think we make better than anybody else. Sometimes we attribute the superiority of our dish to a secret ingredient. One of mine is parmesan cheese in my potato salad. Anybody else willing to share what... (46 replies, last updated by Sugar Jones January 25, 2007)

Sniders in Silver Spring. You never know what they’ll have and what they have they don’t always advertise. They often have deals on cheese. Bagged salads, high quality cold cuts, Italian salamis, really good Greek... (7 replies, last updated by stella308 June 8, 2007)

vendors and ask them to bring it for you the following week. White Crane Springs Ranch might carry it as well. They are across from Acme Bread. (11 replies, last updated by Millicent July 11, 2002)

as an ingredient in so many items. It feels to me that it dominates the local menu. Anyone else noticing this? If this is in the wrong section please move it. (13 replies, last updated by marthayou September 23, 2007)

://www.ukfoodonline.co.uk/allregions/allspice3.htm Peppers by PostSea Spring Farm, West Bexington, DORCHESTER, Dorset DT2 9DD Tel: 01308 897 892 Fax: 01308 897 735 Link: http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/harrods.html (7 replies, last updated by Barb Cohan-Saavedra September 6, 2002)

it off with some fresh bread crumbs that have been toasted in olive oil. Those 2 ingredients work well with any vegetable really. (239 replies, last updated by Antilope November 26, 2009)

is upsetting, but I deal). I ask you...what are your most indispensable ingredients to have around the house for Asian cooking? Spices, sauces, noodles...all that sort of stuff. I cook and enjoy all different varieties of Asian... (45 replies, last updated by bitsubeats March 30, 2007)

I sometimes nibble on things that are normally considered ingredients. This goes disturbingly beyond scarfing a spoonfull of peanut butter or gnawing a hunk of parmesan. Now and then I eat a tablespoon of sesame seeds. I crunch em... (19 replies, last updated by renee March 20, 2002)

. Either is fine with me! So, does anyone have any (edible) cookie recipes that they could share that contains a ‘wierd’ ingredient? The potato chip cookies are good but that is sort of mainstream now. I was thinking... (53 replies, last updated by HillJ December 21, 2007)

You can put together a rather fine and very easy noodle dish with those ingredient. For this dish, I like to use the very thick wheat flour noodles that you can find at the Korean market. At the bottom of a bowl, put in your hot... (27 replies, last updated by Miss Needle April 6, 2008)

to warn me off it. It proved to be the two aforementioned ingredients in a casserole, with various greens including leeks, chilis, and (I think) ginger in a sour-spicy sauce. For such humble ingredients, the dish was surprisingly... (0 replies, last updated by Adam Stephanides November 18, 2001)

of treasure. Ed Levine’s big discovery was that they’ll actually cook you stuff up, though they take a while so call in advance. Their heroes contain such lavishly over-the-top great ingredients that they’re... (1 reply, last updated by Jim Leff April 30, 2001)

My wife and I decided to go out for a very nice dinner rather than finding a party to go to. We’d been to Spring once before and really enjoyed it, so it was our first choice. Like most restaurants, Spring required a credit... (1 reply, last updated by toni January 8, 2006)