You imply that it is rude to request an rsvp to a tail party. I had a tail party in the spring which was catered and I needed to know how many as the cost was based on per person. If you are asked to rsvp you should do so....

Thanks for a terrific report. Several vendors offer purslane at the Union Square Farmer’s Market during the spring; it is very good and very nutritious. Not as odd as it sounds.

there last weekend, and I really liked it, the crispy viet spring rolls were excellent, and the fish boulliabase was tangy and delicious! For another suggestion, how about a Filipino restaurant? There is a nice small one in...

Washington State — Fried razor clams which you dug yourself ('cuz there’s virtually no commercial clamming) cleaned and stashed in the freezer for the next family event. Creamed spinach, and new potatoes, buttered and...

Does Trader Joe’s count as a “supermarket” for purposes of this topic? 'Cause I took a whole carryon (yes, a whole carryon) of goodies to Colorado Springs for Skate America (I knew at some point we were having a...

restaurant was Taco Bell (yuck!) & tortillas were sold in can!!!! Over the last 20 yrs or so. There has been a slow but steady change .More & more restaurants have been springing up in the area. So, with time we will see better...

were clean and freshly shaven and what have you. Well, the staff in the little store completely ignored us. We’d gone over to the counter and looked at the chocolates and were ready to place our order. There were two people...

. It was fun, but we all liked real butter better. I also remember Braak’s Bakery cookies. The bakery was in Spring Lake,out of business now, but the cookies, sugar topped with a molasses/brown sugar flavor, were one of the...

Hubby and I did the whole thing. Hired a couple of high schoolers to serve and clean up, hired a son of a friend for bartending. Had a luau theme for 150 people. A couple of friends helped out with slicing and dicing and offered...

My fave is older than 2005 but it didn’t click with me until early this year: Candy’s tip to blanch nuts to remove rancid/stale surface oils. It really refreshes them and creates a clean slate for raw or toasted...

figured out what to order out of the assortment of conventional Thai dishes. I’m stuck in the rut of the subgum soup, fresh spring rolls and fish dishes. I’m waiting for a thai food afficianado to recommend other...

too. Not only are you cooking, but you are HOSTING at your place which is another layer of work and stress. Cleaning the place, thinking about seating, how to entertain kids, dealing w/ eating and drinking utensils, keeping foods...

-cup ramekins; the recipe I took this from recommends 10 3/4-cup ramekins). Chill overnight. Clean, hull, and smoosh up or slice the strawberries. Toss with some Splenda (sometimes I add about 1/8th cup real sugar to help the...

, and used to tell me, as we were treading the sidewalks of Chinatown, stepping on manhole covers as we went, that the tong warriors travelled the sewers below, and that if I was not good (and I had NOT been bad!) that they would...

eyes with the lids pressing against the rod. In time, it also stains the sclera. The ancient Greeks and Romans also used clarified butter to cook with and to clean their bodies with, in addition to olive oil. Clarified butter has...