for that area was fresh on my mind. It is true that Andersonville is not perfect. There’s no good new or used bookstore, no upscale grocery store, no good Italian deli, no good hot dog stand, no good taqueria, no really good...

I stand corrected: it is Japanese and Chinese etiquette to use the blunt end to serve from the family platter. It is Korean etiquette that considers the blunt end unhygenic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chopsticks

I’m wanting to get all precise about tea (from a standing still, know nothing about it start). Am looking at one of those teapots with the internal mesh basket you put the tea leaves into. Should I get one? or is there a...

oven door (has a wire that attaches to a probe in the bird). You can set both the oven temp, temp for the bird, and the time. This is good because we found ourselves getting distracted by our guests. This way, the thermometer...

, tapioca today just doesn’t have much tapioca in it. And I strongly prefer the really big tapioca my grrandmother used to make for me. “Fish eyes.” Then there is the “evolution of contents” that has...

and shop with a list so you can actually cook every night or almost every night. Definitely spend some bucks for the essentials. I swear by my Kitchen Aid mixer. Stock your pantry well. Always read recipes all the way through...

Very well said, Ruth. I do exactly as you do... go with the flow, as we say down here in Smog Angeles, and add a bit on if it looks short. The standing on principle and the sweeping generalisations just completely hysterical. And...

I have to say that the loss of picture posting function is particularly acute in the Home Cooking board. I loved reading people’s reports and experiment results with visuals attached. I don’t mind the many requests so...

Arepa stands in White Rock BC as a child. Wouldn’t you be interested in his inputs? But as you would say, it’s never been MANDATORY that you have any interest at all in Fredonian Gooseberry Arepas.

each one again. I bought some very fresh and tasty carrots and some beautiful chicken legs with thighs attached. The F&E chips were good, and the jarred chipotle salsa was fine. The packaging also freaked me out a little....

succeeded in conquering Parthia, and became the only Roman general ever to stand on the shores of the Indian ocean. But under Hadrian, who was more of a philosopher than a general (not unlike his Indian counterpart Ashoka a few...

of what makes it work is changing the way we eat – we focus on local items in season, and get food from farmers via CSA’s, farmers markets, and farm stands when we can. We are lucky to live in an area with a winter...

commercial and very greasy. I suspect sentiment is the root of folks attachment to V&T-I’m sure they filled many hungry boy’s stomachs over the years. I am just glad my husband wemt to school in New Haven instead of...

Taqueria Mexico 850 S Colony Rd Wallingford, CT 06492 The Carne Asada Tortas are worth the trip to this little taco stand. They offer a limited menu of tacos, burritos and tortas – each with a variety of filling, including...

If you eat and enjoy food, what’s the difference? However, if you want to get into definitions, foodie has the intonation of yuppie attached to it..and it’s an overused and meaningless term. If I hear someone use it...