Kim WB

I'm not particularly fond of the taste and I've tried most styles, colors and types of pppercorns. I once had a very mild white pepper that I liked, but I suspect they were rather stale peppercorns..becausee the next batch I bought were too strong. The aroma is more bearable, and I usually use whole peppercorns in stocks and soups, but take them out after a while. I find pepper cloying. And, used too often on foods in which the flavors are covered, rather than enhanced, by the pepper.

Ok, we'll keep this open until a bit later this afternoon...say 3-4ish, and then we are going with the most popular date, and then we'll announce the date, and then perhaps Rachel can pin it and we'll get a final list. Whew, the NJ board, working like a fine tuned machine! PM or post it!

I'm also suprised by the negative opinions about oysters and shellfish. The only two edibles that I have discovered that I absolutely HATE are Beets, and gin. However, I dislike pepper, and think yhe pepper mill is greatly overused in most home cooking,and much dining. There are some hearty foods, such as a steak or tuna steak, that can stand up to the strength of pepper...but I hate it on a salad, or vegetables, and if its added, it often dominates the entire dish, IMHO.

Corn on the cob

OK, everyone interested in going, sign up for one of the two dates. JUNE 8 or MAY 31. I'll keep track, whichever gets the most responses, that's the date. Does that seem fair? KIM: 1 person. Available June 8. *edited, to make corrections of date pointed out by Rachel below.

what a fun topic! These dream kitchenss sound wonderful..and I am jealous of all of you in the planning stages..its so much fun picking out the "kitchen" stuff. I sell a significant number of new construction homes, and often bring my clients to showrooms in Philly to look at the kitchen upgrades available...and while I am often drooling at some things, without fail it's the imbedded fridge drawers in the island that I covet. In my kitchen, we have a small wine fridge there, and I'm tempted to loose some cabinet space, loose the fridge,a nd put in the drawers.

Welcome to the NJ board, JPR. What part of Jersey do you live in?

About the same way: trim up, little lemon, garlic and olive oil on top, bay leaf in the water, steam 20 minutes and then dip in lemony butter. dave It's just that I thought "from the yard" had some kind of "earthy" preparation for it..I totally read into that, it must have seemed like a silly question~ :

I learned a lot from Monica's cookbook about spices and grinding and such,and have grinded my own mixes to great success. However, I have a dish I make often, because I love it, its easy,and healthy. I make it for myself when my family is having burgers or pasta dishes,a nd I want a healthier choice. I defrost a lamb tenderloin, make a curry powder/brown sugar/oil paste, rub it in, and grill or broil for a few minutes, with a simple cucumber raita as an accompaniment. The last time I made it, I had to search out the curry powder in the spice cabinet, and I realized how I rarely use it anymore, except for this one dish. Also, I sometimes throw a shake or two into store bought mayo, for easy chicken salad.

So. how does one eat an artichoke from the yard? Not being facetious..I steam em and make an involved vinagrette..Iwould think that if I had them in my yard, Iwould simplify..like in August, I make my own garlic salt and just pick and sprinkle tomatos!

Claire, Lean Cuisines are yucky. serve their purpose, but yucky. Fritz, tuna noodles are good...cheese, tuna, elbow macaronis...I'm liking that. Right now, Turkey Hill ( which might be a local yokel kind of brand) ice cream sandwiches. Really, IC sands are really good...I know there are homemade recipes for same..but why wouldja? Turkey Hill has it down!

I am drinking water. Soon I shall be eating pasta with EVOO, onions, garlic, basil, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes, calamata olives, feta, and parmesan. are you , like, making it, or ordering it? Sounds lovely, just wondering

I'm not sure if these were exclusive to Asbury..I had them on Fridays during lent in New Brunswick..with 33?40? 18? flavors for dessert? Not sure, I always had choc marshmallow! Speaking of which that was my fav Kohr's flavor as well. BEST BOARDWALK TREAT::: oyster shooters, Jenkinson's PPB!! Yahoo!

Ah, sorry, the Senate Ball is that night..perhaps I can come in my gown afterwards?? Perhaps I should bring the governor, that will get us some press!! I'll work on his Trooper bodygurads, see if we can hijack him! JOKE JOKE, in this day and age you don't want humor to be misconstrued as a threat!

Thanks Paul for your review. I have also been to RN twice. I agree that the service was excellent. I am not crazy about the room..its just so under decorated, and bland. However, I don't have food comments. During my first visit, I was ill and should have cancelled. Therefore, the details are fuzzy... I had waited a while to go, and convinced myself that I was NOT sick. ...Suffice to say I was in bed the next day with a terrible flu, and 102 degree fever... During my second visit, we were with a couple that got into a huge fight in the car on the ride there...the tears, recriminations...looking back, it's almost comical that I've never actually "taken in" a meal there that I sat through and enjoyed. Thanks again for your report, I am reminded that I need to visit before the summer traffic is unbearable.

Sounds like you had a great time, despite the less than stellar weather. Matini Beach sounds interesting, thanks for the report. We have a house in Avalon, and usually get into Cape May a few times each year. I heard aobut this place last year ( I think from egullet or CH?) but will certainly add it to my list of places for this year. Thanks again.

A tommy in disguise? yikes!

I'm in.

when is Rosie back?

Even worse pixelchef is when Tim Horton's put it's prices up last year. Now a medium coffee is $1.14 and a large is $1.29. Couldn't they have just rounded up the penny? How many pennies do people leave at Tim Horton's now? Lots I'll bet. I think sometimes that here in NJ the conveneince stores price coffee and such so that with the tax added, it rounds out to a 1.50 or whatever. While I think Holly hit it on target, I'll also agree that its annoying.

edited, as the Corona referenced in earlier thread had taken its toll...

ah, read this, reached up to the far reaches, whe no man had gone before...to the hidden high calorie shelf in the pantry...macademias, crystallized ginger, ghiradelli milk choc chips...cashews. Yes, I am now eating cashews. Man, it even feels good SAYING it.

ok. so weather it was delayed reaction or whatever how about a date, a time, a get together? name it. the NJ board is strong and fun. we'll be there.

Me too. That's why I love these things: Those are cool, but they're more stuff to wash. I find that even in my kitchen at home, I reach for the tongs if I know I'm going to use them again later, for grabbing a meat of some kind, etc. It's like an egg separator. Great invention, but I don't have time for it. I'm really excited to see very few allusions to garlic presses. long conference table in an air conditioned room..."but WHO would buy these color coded gadgets" Ad exec #1 says to ad exec #2...slow pan around the room..highlighting the screen in front of the conference table...Who..what kind of culinary pathetic woudl fall for the silly fruit/color combo...slowly. slowly, my face fills the screen..."hey! green for limes! yellow for lemmons! functional, an they LOOK good, too! Yes, I'm a sucker for color. I have a black, white and stainless kitchen...functional,and they look good too. I was perfectly happy with my calphalon pots, but decided to collect Le Crueset...why??? blue! they add blue to my kitchen! Kitchenware, marketing, pathetic; look it up in Webster's, there I am.

Push the two prongs in the stem end, along side the pit. Then twist -- either the cherry or the pin, doesn't matter. Remove pin, squeeze cherry lightly, and out pops pit. Doesn't work for olives, though. please, remove hair product build up before use.....cherries with Nexxus products are frightening!!