Gifted Gourmet

Yes, I'd have to agree about the salad bars at any fancy churrascaria, local Argentinian churrascaria: Boi Ne Braza

article on the history of salads This coincides with the ongoing and current thread on salad bars, but is different ...of salad bars ...and dodo birds ... not in the same bowl ... This article made me nostalgic for those salads of yore ... If I only had one salad to eat, I'd opt for _________________. Me? Cobb Salad: the right proportions of ingredients, chopped into a uniform (small) size, and mixed with a creamy, tangy dressing.

Can on be free enough to celebrate the birth of Jesus on the Fourth of July? wouldn't that always fall on December 25? Methinks that The Old Foodie probably is so conscientious that she makes gifts well in advance of the actual date ...

Global Gourmet has an interesting article here ... enjoy! recipe for squash blossoms here by, yes, you guessed it, Emeril!

swwwwweeet! somehow I think the addition of the word "sensuous" might do the trick ...

Wilbers 4172 US 70 East Goldsboro, NC Breakfast: 6am - 10 am Lunch & Dinner: 10am - 9pm Open 7 days a week Telephone: (919) 778-5218 check this out .. menu here too!

which would make for an interesting "personal ad": Exquisite woman seeks similar male, option: entertaining lavishly. Has two full sets of china, flatware, and silver. Male must cook divinely, serving, optional. All wines included with running commentary. Matrimony after fine dining. Call Kate Loeb ...

I understand that on occasion, the Chinese eat almost anything, but generally speaking, they prefer relatively ordinary foods such as pork, beef, chicken and fish. Perhaps, one of the truly exotic foods that they eat with any great frequency is squid, which is not really particularly exotic in many European countries ... a fluffy cat isn't any more bizarre than those precious little ducks with their soft feathers and down ...

Thanks for that hysterically funny story! I won't follow this particular recipe, if you don't mind ...

Just bumping this thread up since I read this article: Israel´s Hot Wine Industry Hosts Its First International Showcase

Rogov, I thank you for bringing this book to our attention .. and certainly have to agree with your sentiments expressed here that there is something far more intimate, more endearing to leafing through the pages of a book than by merely hitting a "enter" button and moving on to another page as it pops up on one's screen. My personal enjoyment of wine labels comes from a town where my daughter lives, Santa Cruz, California, which is well known for Bonny Doon Vineyards ... we had their owner do a Q & A here on eGullet: Randall Grahm speaks about his witty labels on his wines ... "Le Cigare Volant," "Cardinal Zin," "Muscat Vin de Glaciere" among others ...Bonny Doon website

Today there are so many different teas which have become popular and with which Americans have become familiar, surely Twinings is just another tea in this ever expanding market.

source for this limerickWhen I came across this site just now, I found some truly delightful and clever limericks ... has anyone got a food limerick to share? more eGullet limericks here ...

Perhaps an example from my father-in-law and his mother before him: Coffee and soups had to be served while still boiling .. anything less was considered to be just 'unappetizingly tepid' ... one meal I prepared was soup and coffee ... I heated them as hot as I possibly could ... the steam rose from their surfaces! .. they sipped both gingerly and responded, quite civilly: "ice" ... A sidebar: one lived to 93 and the other to 91 ... expected their autopsies to indicate charred mouth interiors ... nope! Damn! You do know about the term Magiric ?

WorldwideWordsDoes this make sense? and, if not, then check out this from Random House

an excellent resource Each recipe comes with the "diabetic exchanges" listed .. these tell the guest how to measure items within a dish and how to count them as part of their daily routine. They will understand this process from their experiences.

Short answer? Overcooked eggs ... Long answer: Mr Breakfast

Traveler's LunchboxWhat is the surest way to find out what one can prepare well? Is your fanciest, most labor-intensive dish, your shining achievement? Or, do you think that one's ability to make a very basic dish impeccably, best displays one's abilities as a cook?

Unsure of what calissons were, I searched and was delighted to find: which you obviously bought on that fantastic trip!from the Chocolate and Zucchini blog

As we Americans are wont to say "A piece of cake!"

Recipe Gullet would love to have this addition, Janet!

et voila! Mulberry Pie which is best topped with creamy vanilla ice cream ...

Our Shabbos dinner tonight consisted of: Romaine, tomato, peppers, olive salad in garlicky wine vinaigrette Roasted local Georgia Vidalia onions Roasted asparagus Turkey breast with sausage stuffing (not especially summer food!) Fresh summery fruits Wine and challah, of course ... A sweet, peaceful, summery Shabbat shalom to everyone!

This page describes in (way too) great detail the black mulberry, medicinal uses, and has some recipes, albeit a bit vague ...one of them is about Mulberry Jam ...source Yet another source says: The Foody.coma plethora of mulberry recipes Sweet-Hot Mulberry Jam Chicken with Chipotle-Mulberry Sauce Grilled Lamb Chops with Mulberry Salsa Country Cobbler Mulberry Ice Cream Mulberry Wine .. recipe and discussion another variation on Mulberry wine A beginning ...

Open on Saturdays ... and nothing about kosher in their review .. probably Jewish-style ... B&H Dairy, NYC