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This item is on the low carb menu page to accompany all of their entrees at Houlihan's .. new item .. actually, not too bad ...

Link to the NYT article I enjoyed this article thoroughly!!

I had a similar problem when I was Atkinsing .. and relied upon sites like this one or possibly this one or even this .... my favorite! There are literally millions of cool, low carb sides from which you may wish to choose, and then you know about a low carb, or even no carb, cheesecake for a spectacular finale!! Hope it goes well and that you have a superb Father's Day ...

One can only hope that this will be true ... but there is nothing quite like "brand recognition", which is exactly what Sergio Maccioni certainly possesses.

The Southeast Forum Digest, Part Deux .... This week's Charlotte Observer has a particularly summery article on beach house dining: Beach house recipes include spaghetti salad with herbs, grilled snapper, fruit-stuffed chicken, baked zucchini, and a lovely peach cobbler. This week in the Charlotte Creative Loafing there is a delightful article, Big Bites Out of Big Apple : A tour of new NYC eateries The restaurants visited include Spice Market, Per Se, Craftbar, Cesca, Industry, Ilo, and RM, all of which pleased the reviewer, whereas she was less than enchanted with Aureole and DD Bistro Moderne. The article is a good read because it gives a somewhat different slant to these chef-driven restaurants. In the Louisville Courier-Journal there is a particularly appealing article on using an herb cheese (like Alouette or Boursin) to make an ersatz alfredo sauce for pasta. Also in this edition is a recipe for a new type of Waldorf Salad, as well as a salad with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Memphis Commercial Appeal offers a number of articles on different summer topics involving food: a new local tapas restaurant digs in, an upcoming visit by Bobby Flay to promote his new book, Boy gets Grill, an article on soul food's newest reataurant, Alcenia, and a recipe for Dijon-glazed fish fillets. Blackberries get star treatment in The Nashville Tennessean Some interesting recipes follow here: Simple blackberry cobbler • Blackberry crisp • Grand Marnier crème with blackberry sauce • Old-fashioned blackberry jam • Blackberry rolls • Blackberry dumplin's Savannah Now has a charming article on a local restaurant which specializes in old fashioned southern cuisine, Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room. Although it appears even though Mrs. Wilkes is no longer living, the food remains consistent in all respects: The News Observer of the Triangle Has an article on some good summer wine choices available locally:

Orlando dining thread here Many are away from Disney, as you will see, and there are, indeed, some hidden gems among the suggestions ... Enjoy yourselves!

Here you will find the collection of digests for a number of media which are located in the Southeastern states. Note to SE readers:If you live in a city which is not normally covered in this digest, please send me a PM to look into their media and the food articles there This week's Southeastern Forum Digest includes, in alphabetical order, by city: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week offers readers an exceptionally enlightening article on avoiding the pitfalls of parenting, with meal times as the primary focus: Had I read this years ago, while my child was still young, I would have had a much easier time of preparing the meals I ought to have made. Quite an interesting read! In this week's access Atlanta (which is part of the AJC) one can read an article reviewing a local newcomer, Restaurant Eugene, which is given detailed comments by John Kessler, our local food critic: An excellent article this week in The Birmingham News about the civil rights movement and 1964: The current Charleston Post & Courier has a seasonally appropriate piece on picnics which is tied in to their annual Spoleto Festival:

While Vertigo Diner looks good from the small amount of information I was able to locate, I hope the food is better and more comprehensible than their website ... could it be any more confusing?? Looking forward to your post on this place! Please take notes for us here ...

Thanks, Barbara .....Maybe Roe, Roe, Roe your herring??

Although it would be virtually impossible to schedule a meal for the G8 Summit participants this week, and the reports from Savannah say that things are very quiet in that normally touristy city, the venerable Atlanta Journal-Constitution had some local recommendations for great eating ... makes for some entertaining reading anyway .... Savannah, Brunswick, St. Simon's, and Tybee Island dining spots

Charlotte dining guide Southern cuisine in Charlotte Perhaps a good start would be with this guide but we have some very substantial, reliable advice in our members from Charlotte who are truly experts on the city and its food.

Why, thank you, MottMott .. are we on good enough terms that I may refer to you simply as Mott? or is that way too familiar?? Of course, herring roe isn't terribly difficult to read about on the Net, whereas it is no doubt harder to obtain in real time ...

Recipe for herring roe dish apparently, Kazunoko (herring roe) is indispensable to the new year dish "Osechi".

the source of all things gritty

Pluff Mud or, if you have not found the recipe, you can simply order it here! but whatever you do, please check out these southern horoscope signs

The story on Rachel Ray's show Were you referring to this story which appeared in the Southeastern Forum Digest recently?

Chilled pea soup This is my favorite and when I am unable to find fresh peas, I use the frozen petite ones with great success!

Very lovely article on chilled soups and while they save on caloric intake, I make gazpacho with this in mind, in my heart of hearts I still cherish vichyssoise .... On an equally ethereal note, yet quite practical, click for recipes

Known for their colorful names, the dishes which originate in the Low Country around Charleston, SC, and Savannah, Ga., are all well known to the tourists who visit there or the residents who have enjoyed these dishes all of their lives. Such unusual names for some very interesting dishes might include old favorites like Brunswick Stew, Hoppin' John, Limpin' Susan, Low Country Shrimp boil, She Crab soup, Shrimp and Grits, Frogmore Stew, Crab Cakes, Benne Wafers, Fried Quail, Sweet Potato Pone, or even Purloo! If you have been one of these fortunate folks, care to share your favorite low country dish with us here at eG? Have you replicated the dish you enjoyed when you were in your own home later? a few classic recipes from this region

Care to elaborate on these lovely delights???

Thank you all for your objective and honest reviews of this site! I really just wanted to bring it up to public view once again to elicit feedback and general impressions. I appreciate your honesty!

See my comments above ... I feel vindicated that someone else has come to the exact same conclusion! As for your cat? "bon appetit, chat du belle poisson!"

The usual really: ketchup, onion, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, vegetable oil, Jack Daniel's Whiskey, minced garlic, dry mustard, hot pepper sauce, molasses.

Schmaltz herring ... yet another view

If it looks like a chutney, walks like a chutney, and quacks like a chutney, must be the real thing!! Bottles can be mailed southward, I assume, longingly!