Gifted Gourmet

Moi? Too shy? Not possible! I have to make the glaze and then will upload my apple cake photos shortly ... before my husband takes out his fork and favorite dessert plate and digs in with no regard for the integrity of the finished cake! Otherwise? Crumby pictures of an empty baking dish!

and this is most assuredly an issue ... as a former teacher, I can tell you that setting standards for food being brought in from home is a real problem.

article from CNN If you are a parent, this might make for some interesting reading ... and my question is, simply put: "how can a child learn to make choices if the parent is doing that for him/her?" Parents go online to track what their kids eat at lunchtime? I don't know but it changes the responsibility to the parent this way, no? A warning sounds? Like a deep voice saying "step away from the brownie and no one will get hurt!"

At the moment, Edna Lewis' apple cake is in the oven and I will be making the caramel glaze shortly to put on top ... bet our dessert tonight will be a good one ... too bad that's our entire meal ...

article here This is not specific to churches whatsoever, please note ... Do you attend potluck dinners and eat blissfully unaware of the possibilities? Isn't fellowship a very significant reason to attend these events? So how do you handle this? What issues might deter you?

More details on this item:from the Independent UK Have you eaten at the Tour d'Argent?

I just completed my reading of a few medical articles on the use of statin drugs and their interactions with grapefruit juice ... this one especially and will leave grapefruit juice alone until I know that I am doing no harm to myself .. I could switch to a pravastatin but the Lipitor is supposedly one of the best available and I won't risk that ... Thanks for all of the insight which you have offered here everyone! Much appreciate your interest!

Welcome to the SE Forum, Voodoo, and I hope you have been keeping up with the information in this Soto thread ... many here agree with you about the quality of Soto.

article from New York Times on confit Excellent article for lovers of confit ...

Appears that the finger bowl is still a topic of interest, at least to the New York Times:article here

What no calamari?? Great story, Ron! great article from Boxoffice.com give it away for free??

Shopping trip for the ingredients for the dishes I will be making today from Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock's cookbook ... her apple cake with caramel and the scallions in cream recipe ... sounds like a balanced dinner to me! Photos as soon as I finish cooking ...

article from the science section of NYT I happen to love red grapefruit but can not have it since I am currently taking a statin drug. Why is it good for others but not for people who take these medications? Anyone have some ideas as to when, or even if, I can ever enjoy a red, luscious grapefruit again? Thanks for any and all advice, Grapefruit-less Gifted Gourmet

Just located a very timely article from Slate online: The Popcorn Palace Economy do yourself a favor and read on .. quite appropriate for this thread ....

Are you asking me specifically or is that a general query? If the former, then I can say that I have used a Battenberg lace cloth but the table is so elegant, I hate to cover it at all... and rarely do so. I have very nice imported placemats which I use when I want to serve but preserve the polished tabletop look.

This is perhaps the fourth or fifth dining room set that we have had in our marriage .. and is the one I have always wanted ... burled rosewood top, seats 10 when panels are added, black lacquer trim, chairs have the same black lacquer ... oriental look matches the small curio nearby .. white shantung silk seats on chairs ... yes, it is perfect on our white rugs and with the ivory drapes ...

I got this email just last week from a new member of eGullet, Nancie McDermott, who lives in Chapel Hill, NC: Nancie McDermott's website

Ideally in keeping with the public food theme, Atlanta should have a whirling bucket of grits ..not unlike the old bucket of KFC ... but this is kind of interesting .. apparently it was in the Bronx last summer: click here to see this exhibit

Last Shabbos was another "theme meal" .. this time it was a faux summer picnic .. cole slaw, potato salad (husband's favorite), and fried chicken .. even though it was cold outside, it seemed refreshingly different .. "all we need", the wise husband concluded, "is a red checkered tablecloth and a few mosquitoes" ... after a few mouthfuls, he got into the spirit of the theme ...

Judy, what a great, detailed "report" on the meal you made .. seems that you have analyzed all aspects of both the preparation as well as the end results. I, too, will be doing the scallions in cream and it sounds like the result is well worth the even minimal effort that this recipe entails. No one can afford using heavy cream so liberally but your substitution sounds equally perfect to complete the dish. Thanks again for offering us a glimpse into Edna Lewis' creations ...

Welcome to the Shabbos thread, Miraklegirl! Your menu sounds absolutely terrific! Chopped liver with carmelized onions on crackers is my kind of food ... and your onions stuffed with mashed potatoes sounds equally delicious ... we look forward to hearing all of your food creations here and thanks for not lurking any longer .. b'shalom!

Marcia, that souffle is simply gorgeous! It makes me want to run downstairs to my kitchen and whisk one up ... but then everyone would wake up, demanding some of it!

another unusual fruit Nipple Fruit Eggplant ornamental but apparently nonedible ...

How dare they? Next thing you know they will say that there is no Easter Bunny ... another colorful swiss chard from a different company

anything smuggled into a theatre counts! Wow .. Stoli and Diet Coke ... how was it? Gas interrupt the film audience?