appropriate, as were the whole chickpeas and the muted homous. (5) Lime sorbet, avocado dessert with caramel tuile Mike had given me a taste of this dessert when it was at an earlier stage in its conception. I liked it better then,...

. Their sandwiches have gotten alot better through the years, and their almond pastries are fantastic. Also mediocre coffee however.

', which meant a thin coating of stewed fruit on a crispy base that resembeled a flour tortilla. He liked it, I thought it was too heavy on the cinnamon. I had a crepe con cajeta (caramel sauce). Both came with vanilla ice cream....

in Phoenix that was advertised as “Mexican”, so I can see where you are coming from. Sadly, in our present CT home, most “Mexican” restaurants are Tex-Mex with little imagination. However there is one New...

for Pad Thai at my Vermont country store so instead we are making i with lemon juice, grape jelly, and wheat noodles."

really enjoyed making the little holes in the top of the pastries and putting all the stuff inside. (Ah... the small pleasures of life). The mint water was an interesting touch, which brought the whole flavor of the dish...

No-one bakes me a cake any more :( but if they did I’d ask for pecan pie. I prefer good pie or any kind of pastry to most cakes. For some reason pecan isn’t fashionable so most people don’t make it. The bakery...

lots more air into the mixture and cook it a lot slower. I had a friend who had been a short order cook in a previous incarnation and he told me he added flour to the eggs, whipped a LOT of air into it, and cooked it very slowly...

my trash on trash pickup day. Why cant I advertise to my whole neighborhood what superior trashbags I use? The Rav4 shots and mention were also pretty obvious. I LOVED it that howie didnt serve his quickfire and sara and casey...

flour tortillas (I’d prefer corn) with the buffet. 3) My extended family goes to the Lexington (on Grand in St. Paul) almost every Sunday for brunch. You get a complimentary beverage (you can choose among many alcoholic and...

Wow... Very interesting to hear. It seems like a lot of people want to say “this is where we have things wrong” and look at such-and-such continent and how they are not spoiled by the “crass” modern world....

or allergies/preferences. The whole produce and butcher section is open to you, just to browse through and choose what looks good and inviting. Leave the stirfries behind for awhile, and branch out. Let us know any great meals...

skilled baker than my dh is – the little guy can grease and flour a pan, cream butter, and all sorts of baking-specific things outside daddy’s skill set.

—both are fairly thin, but at the original it has a pastrylike consistency and holds up far better to the toppings, at the franchise it’s more like a thin sponge soaking up the sauce and grease. The sauce-slightly...

instantly to the quickest bidder. Our theorem about new items showing up late during the serving interval was well borne out here with the appearance of tiny shrimp balls in a delicate egg sauce with a bacon garnish and whole...