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I think what someone else said a few posts back about the quantity thing is what always gets me stressing. We were doing a higher end lunch buffet for about 300-400 people this summer at work and I was extremely stressed about running out of food. Turned out we had plenty, but with the desserts we cut it pretty close.

over 2 hours late? If I was the driver I would have called it a wash and went home. If I was the bride or groom I would have given them NADA!

I'm also in the "no" category on the garlic press thing. My useless item... those little plastic corns that your supposed to stick in the ends of real corn on the cob, so as to not get your dainties dirty. also in my kitchen, but not bought by me!, a waffle maker, a HUGE vegetable steamer, a bread maker(did use twice), and enough tupperware without lids, to keep the queen mary afloat.

What a wonderful goodmorning story! Sounds perfectly f***** up. and of course you continued as a chef! This is what gets us hooked. Who needs rollercoasters or skydiving for that matter, when all you have to do is host a party for a few hundred people to get the adrenaline flowing.

banana pudding w/raisins in a sailor cap? edited to reflect that I DO need to go to the optometrists for my yearly checkup... lol

I LOVE curry, but hate the way my house smells (for days) afterwards.

If I knew how to post a link, I would, but the site I go to regularly is "epicurious.com" most people who post here are not from around my part of the world, so I don't know if this site is common there as well.

what she said.

Definatly food memories are cool. Sort of like the feeling of deja vu but not. Any way, about a month ago I had a cup of tea at work that one of the guys makes using cardamom pods , regular tea, honey, milk etc. and with the first sip I had I got that memory blast thing from the past. For the life of me I couldn't place where the memory came from. Only that it was from when I was small and maybe Cristmasy. Then one day not long ago I was having a craving for a smoke and since I'm trying not to, I reached for a leftover, dusty, sticky hard candy from Cristmas and Voila! Cardamom to the max! Funny, I thought it would have been some wonderful old family traditional type thing, and here it was just plain old Cristmas candy.

smoked eel, yum. salty and oily but not fishy.

apples don't make me cough, but they do make for one hell of a burp afterwards

eat a piece of farmed salmon eat a piece of wild salmon taste the difference? thats why I would like farmed salmon to go far far away

I for one would love to see the end of farmed salmon. Here on the west coast of B.C. we use a huge amount of salmon in our daily operations, and its horrifing to see what has happened to the quality of the fish since all this farmed stuff has taken hold. People definatly are getting smarter on thier own, but this latest blitz should just about kill the industry here..

I'm with you nessa. too stupid for words.

very artificial, very unappealing, very here comes the easter bunny

I've been a smoker for, lets just say a long time,and recently have been trying to give it up. Down to a couple a day. Its funny how since I've done this, my cup of starbucks coffee has taken on an odd taste. I guess what they say about tastebuds is true.

Got an awesome granite mortar and pestle set. Must weigh 20lbs.

sounds yummy

an excellent tea is a green tea we have when at the local sushi joint. Its called Gen-Mai Cha. It has toasted rice in it that adds a nice flavor. supposed be good for you too, though I have to say that has never been a driving force for me when it comes to liking somthing.

Now I get it!!!! E-extra V-virgin O-olive O-oil did I feel out of the loop

Did you mean oozing up to an industry??...

nyuk,nyuk,nyuk

I don't know... anything that causes an "oily discharge" doesn't sound like something I'd want to ingest!!!

lemons, definately