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This weekend, I'm planning on putting in my herb garden, so of course I checked in with Egullet first, and lo and behold is this very infomative thread on gardening. . I think my sister has the monster horseradish problem as well. I once had to peel about 25 pounds of fresh horseradish...and I still like it! What do people do with fresh horseradish? The lightening and thunder has stopped, so I'm going to make a run for it and head to the gym. I really don't care much for lightening when I'm on the bridge. Later!

Thanks for the pictures! As usual, I'm curious...what type of daily maintainence is required in the vineyard at this point in the growth cycle? Is there any culling of fruit at this point?

I need to remember the milk thing, some one else has mentioned it... I'm always good for an eye rub long after I've forgotten that I chopped up those chili peppers...

Water...and time. Flush your system. My husband swears by the aspirin thing. The worst part of a hangover...is knowing that it won't kill you...you just need to wait to recover. My sympathies!

Russell Baker once did a great column on donating food that he would never eat anyway...like really cheap A&P tuna. We all have to do our little bit, I suppose!

Quick lunch today, as I really do have a day job..... Just a sort of tuna nicoise-y salad with lots of sliced fennel, actually quite tasty, followed up by some watermelon. I tuned into this too late today, but City Harvest was sponsoring a skip lunch to fight hunger campain. City Harvest is a worthwhile organization, and anything you can do to help is always appreciated. The food distribution system is a whole other topic, now isn't it? Food subsidies when some people could really use that food. I know it simplistic of me to say it like that, but I do try to help out whenever possible.

Uh-oh...those are fightin' words!! Wild turkey is sumpremely and delicately flavored. Its a rare treat! We are trying to figure out schedules when the hunter and the cooker families can all come together to share the turkey...but for now, the bird is resting in the freezer. But I do promise full details when they are available. How did your friend prepare the turkey? That could be the clue to the perception of inedible....

Too bad! A missed opportunity, seems our waiter thought you weren't around until later. Oh well.. next time!

You know what...they are lovely people!! I'm very proud of my son's accomplishments this year, and J is a very welcome member of our family!!

Keifel: any words of advice on resizing on a mac, or did I miss something? I'll go back in and fix the steak link. Thanks!!

Its all about self enabling! Go buy yourself that b'day present!! Don't even wait for your b'day. Life can be short....so seize the moment! I have to admit though, it is a bit strange when you pull up your 'photo library', and its all food shots....

OH!! I forgot to mention, last night at dinner, I take out my camera to snap the steak au poivre, and J wants to know what I'm doing. I explain about eGullet being a website for the food obssessed, and as I'm starting to explain about the blog, she busts out laughing, and says, "Wait. You belong to a 'club' and you take pictures of your food to show each other?? That's sick! But...in an adorable way!" So...ok, maybe we are a little involved with our food....

very, very close. 40th and 7th...why do you ask?? That's a dangerous neighborhood to work in with all the sample sales. Sample sales...absolutely!! I'm a regular!

I ragazzi ritornate!! Meaning...the kids are home. Our son has a very lovely, significant other, who shall be known as "J", and when C (our son) is home, J is around somewhere! Actually, J has kept us company while our son has been away. The flock is returning to the nesting ground! Our son has very close friendships, as he went to a small school and he basically had the same kids from kindergarten on up. We love these kids like extended family, and its nice to know the loft will once again be filled with i ragazzi. Ok...here is the scooped out bagel. Yes, you scoop out all the insides and then toast it so you are basically left with just crunch. Its heresy among true bagelers, but what can I say. I would have been burned as a heretic a long time ago. Yesterday was quite l o n g and h o t and n a s t y. Except for lunch at Rouge which was delightful. Rouge is on Rittenhouse Sq, which is sort of a larger version of Washingtong Sq. Park, lots of trees and chess players. We sat outside on the sidewalk and shared some very delicious malpec oysters. Tiny little guys that tasted like fresh ocean. C claimed that they reminded him of eating oysters at Eden Rock on St. Barth, the fresh scent of the sea and the briny liquour. Coming from C, who is an oyster lover, and shucker par excellent, that is a high compliment. My husband had the crispy sweetbread salad, mmmm, I do love sweatbreads, I had the very clean and bright tasting tuna tartare, and C had the goat cheese salad. I apparently have a defective cheese gene, because I detest goat cheese. Here is Rouge at lunchtime yesterday. Then came the long shlog. 4 boys + 1 dorm room + 1 whole school year = some really nasty stuff!!! By the time we packed him up, cleaned up, and hog tied the bike to the roof of the car, it was 6:00. By the time we got up to Westchester to drop off the big stuff, it was 9:30. By the time we got to the Bronx to pick up J, it was 10:30....by the time we got to Lucky Strike to have something to eat, we were damn near dead. Lucky Strike is a neighborhood bistro, reliable, relatively quick and you can show up grungy. Our stand-by, don't think about meal is steak au poivre, which is just fine, good frites. But, by then we were almost too beat to chew! images.egullet.com/u14010/i6763.jpg But, today is another day! Well rested, some yogurt, fruit and granola for breakfast and I'm ready for the day. Jake: stay in touch! We might be in Montone in late August, you're welcome to stop by!

Good morning! I'll gladly take any help offered on the iPhoto thing...help, Keifel!! All I've been able to come up with is a way to resize if you want to e-mail. I just finished reading Galileo's Daughter, reluctantly finished it as there was a lot of food for thought there. Just how did the Catholic Church gain such power and control over people? Then before going to sleep, I started Fergus Henderson's The Whole Beast, so I had strange dreams about bone marrow, parsley and crispy pigs ears. This morning there is an article in the NY Times about a market in the Bronx that caters to Caribbean and African customers, and would clearly be a source for many of the bits and pieces that Mr. Henderson is recommending. I love the way the recipes end with: NOW EAT. Had some Pond Scum and juice at home with the cats, then we ran downstairs for a quick muffin and scooped out bagel, and some decent latte! Thanks god. Now we are off to Philadelphia to bring home our son, but before we tackle the nasty job of getting him packed up, we have a lunch reservation at Rouge which I am certainly looking forward to. good day to everyone!

Thanks! We will try to take a look at this later in the week.

Well! And the cult of Pond Scum grows, but I believe my scum comes from specially slimed ponds in Oregon. Mmmm...stagnant water....

I'm just catching up with this thread now...it was worth the wait! I'm looking forward to the mountain driving experience. Look on the bright side, at least it wasn't in January with black ice... unfortunately we've had that adventure. Katie is a good wife to let you eat chicken neck with the head attached!!

very, very close. 40th and 7th...why do you ask?? Because it's not a culinary wasteland for Korean food. Good point! The problem is that we need a delivery place, as lunch break isn't much more than 15 or 20 minutes. Can you reccomend a place?

very, very close. 40th and 7th...why do you ask??

Got back from the gym in one piece, and took a lovely photo from the Manhattan Bridge...but I can't resize it. Does anyone know how to resize a photo using iPhoto? I can do on the PC, but I'm stumped as to how to do it on my Mac. Thanks. Dinner for 2 tonight. I had some thinly sliced sirloin that I pounded as flat as possible. While I was doing that I heated up the oven, very hot about 525 F. and put in a metal serving plate that was coated in a little EVOO. As that was all getting nice and hot, I steamed some fresh peas, made some cous cous with sauteed shallots and heated up a small amount of olive oil. Very carefully, I put the meat directly onto the plate, about 20 seconds later, gave the meat a quick flip. On the stove, I poured some chopped rosemary, shallots and garlic into the oil. Be careful...it foams up, use a deep saucepan. Quickly pulled the meat out, poured the olive oil over it, and dinner was served! The buttered peas were delicious, I can almost never bring myself to cook them as they taste so good raw. If I figure out iPhoto thing, I'll post the photos later. Tommorow we head to Phila to pick up our son from school. First we had to adjust to being 'empty nesters'...now we have to adjust to having him back! Its been so nice...not so much laundry, we can find the TV remote, all the glasses are in the cabinet instead of his room...but, I'm sure we'll adjust just fine!

I would love to blog from Umbria...but, life is too short. The dial up connection is beyond slow. We (as in a group of us townspeople) are petitioning to get some sort of DSL connection. My idea of soon was next week, the phone company's idea of soon was a few years...

Bella is molta bella...she's all woman! Yes, she's an Abby..her mom is a Somali, which is a long haired Abyssinian. She would be perfectly happy with lots of mascara and some stilettos. Hope we see you tommorow if you are feeling better. Do you really own a snow leopard?? A real snow leopard? Hopefully we will see you tommorow at Rouge if you are feeling better. I would love a rose...its the perfect time of year to break out the rose!

Sounds like a very good idea... of course, with the appropriate link so that eGullet gets their cut!

I'd say you got off easy. I thank the wine gods with an appropriate offering every evening!