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    Best Champagne... for a shower?

    in Wine

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    So I am trying my darndest to finish my thesis and graduate from college. If and when that happens, there is a crazy celebration where all the graduates turn in their theses, burn old drafts in a huge bonfire, march through the library banging on drums, and most importantly, shower each other in Champagne.

    I'm just curious what y'all oenophiles would suggest. Obviously, cheap is good.

    the brand of choice from previous years has been Cooks (ugggghhhhh)

    ---peace, from the prince of procrastination alliterating away days of deadlines

    Seattle wine shops?

    in Pacific Northwest & Alaska: Cooking & Baking

    Posted

    A :wub: very very dear friend :wub: of mine is about to turn 21. I am too far away and too tied up to help her celebrate, but I would like to do something nice for her anyway, it is one of THOSE birthdays, y'know?

    What I'm thinking is buying her a nice bottle of wine at a shop where she could pick it up? maybe there is a place that'd deliver it?

    maybe a gift certificate to a wine bar?

    I know very little of seattle, I'd love some ideas!!!

    Money is a bit of an issue (we're both college kids) but not much of one.

    any advice'd be great!

    thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Foods That Shouldn't Go Together, But Do

    in Cooking

    Posted

    I recall being repulsed by the shredded carrot with raisins salad served in the school cafeteria. I never even gave it a chance because it looked so bad. However, I adore broccoli salad with raisins and bacon (and red onion) as an adult, so I'm thinking maybe carrots and raisins probably aren't so bad. Still haven't tasted it yet, though.

    And Sister Delia can't make me!  :angry:

    Nor could sister Patricia...she was my nemesis.

    seriously, sweet potato lends itself to seafood pretty well as I've also discovered. It took a while and some left over shrimp but I tried the sweet potato and shrimp cakes on the epicurious site and it's now an all time favorite. If anyone can direct me on how to post those sites I'd appreciate it. I usually copy and paste but if I leave what I'm typing for a second I've got to go through 25 pop up ads to get back to it! Major overhaul coming for mr. computer.

    I have a kid who'll put choc. syrup on corn chips..HE says it's good.

    sweet potato + fish = 80% of west african food (esp. ghana)

    fu fu, for instance.

    What is your own personal "signature dish"?

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    for me, it depends which employer/friend is being demanding...

    i have some friends who want the same thing, over and over....

    shiso-risotto: japanese risotto made with sushi rice, a complex dashi with sake shiso herbs and as much kombu i can find; japanese eggplant, mushrooms, tofu and kabocha.

    right before the finish, a healthy dose of akamiso with the last of the dashi and 2 oz. of organic Natto.

    chiff some shiso leaf for garnish.

    it's amazingly good. but be warned, if i see this on a menu anywhere, i'm coming into yer kitchen with guns blazing :)

    Breakfast! The most important meal of the day (2004-2011)

    in Cooking

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    coffee. breakfast of champions, yo

    oh, and i alternate between my hometown brew

    http://www.safehousecoffee.com/

    i haven't lived there in 4+ years, but the owners still keep my pic on the regulars page. it must have something to do with me 'keeping the place open' for most of my high school career. Aaron, the owner, makes a special 'high octane' blend for my thesis experience and ships it to me monthly. gotta love him.

    and my adopted hometown brew

    http://stumptowncoffee.com/

    It's damn good, but i don't have any deep connection with the organization.

    french press only.

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