Gifted Gourmet

Many an overheated female has discoved the cooling relief of the cucumber in times of passion .... Sorry, maggie, you are the cat on the hot tin roof, no??

Quite true once again, therese! I would order Côte de Bœuf Grillée et son Os à Moelle, Poêlée de Haricots Verts et Pommes Frites Maison over steak frites any day!

With the magnitude of their investment, I rather assume that this will be done forthwith! I am personally looking forward to this .. even though I stayed in the First arrondissement in Paris, I definitely should have tried it .... Perhaps a new opportunity now in Atlanta!

voici le menu de Paris Si c'est n'importe quelle indication de la nourriture, Atlanta est le plus chanceux! (if this is any indication of the food, Atlanta is most fortunate!) Et merci de ces bonnes nouvelles, micropundit ! (and thank you for this good news, micropundit!)

Hey, folks, don't kill the messenger ... I just dig up the info and pray that it bears some resemblance to common sense ... enjoy your tatsoi!

a few million more recipes for poached pears Enjoy! A lighter colored spicy version

Actually when I poach my pears in a sangria-like liquid, I prefer that they not be ripe .. softer pears will disintegrate too quickly in the heat. Just peel them and go for it! Do you add lemon and/or orange zest strips to your poaching liquid with the port? or even a cinnamon stick? yummy!

a possible recipe? chilled sesame ginger tatsoi tatsoi salad with scallops

Great ideas, oneidaone, and appreciate your broadening the idea that pepper jellies are exclusively a southern phenomenon! Truly, we do live in a global village!

Ya got that right, girlfriend!! Would have said she's on a roll (but her diet would be completely horrified!) .. something to do with Levitra??

The Plowed Society elaborates even further ! Their disclaimer is over ten years old! Cheer up, Jason! The Philistines aren't quite what they initially appeared ...

Scotch ratings by the Plowed Society I found this most interesting and wanted to share it ...

Little Orphan Annie??

My pleasure to be sure ... and a hearty l'chaim and skoal to you as well!

Husband is a fan of scotch so we have Lagavulin, Oban, Glenlivet, and Glenmorangie 18 on hand most of the time.

$1.35 each!! maybe I should have said $1.35 a pop!!

Behold! The Winky!

I dunno 'bout the orange juice but just ask Michael Moore about Disney "plots of evil" ...

Might this be the one you are referring to, FistFullaRoux?? Yes, the heat of New Orleans makes it a beverage in short order!!

I, too, absolutely concur with you all on the desirability of small plates ... enough of which make for a big price ... But I did read the article with some amazement at the convoluted way in which the author made the rationale!! ... boggled my mind ... had to share (so very California, ya know!) Does one ask one's waiter for "the Ritalin Tasting Menu"??

Blasphemy and heresy!! Cucumbers, for all their bad press, are quite versatile and inspirational, when properly prepared .... cooling in the extreme ...

What?? No loshen hora (gossip) about the relatives?? Oy!! I am shocked ... sure you are Jewish??

Jewish ... same idea ...

You must realize, those of you who religiously read the posts in the Southeast Forum, that many of the topics posted recently would make a damn nice meal in Dixie: ham biscuits and sweet tea and pepper jelly .... not too shabby at all! still worrying over why people put peanuts in their sodas in the South though ...

Update on my initial post: since I read the article on cinnamon, I purposely eat a dish of applesauce daily with a half teaspoon of cinnamon and have watched my blood glucose make some small improvement as a result (this is the only variable which has changed in my eating habits at this time). Perhaps an element of truth in the study after all??