little ms foodie

We do as well here in NYC. Does it work? ← I've never been in it, always too busy with the soaking pools and the body scrub. Btw Domestic Goddess are Korean spa's still a normal part of life there? Ours has a restaurant so you just spend the whole day there and have lunch whenever you want (in your robe and barefeet!)

We have a Kenmore Elite stainless drop in range and the bottom is a 3 tep warming drawer. At first I wasn't sure what to do withit besides plates but now I find it very valuable as I throw a lot of parties and I can keep my cooked hors d'oeuvres warm until I'm readyto pass them. Need??? hmmm.... I think there are very few things we all need! I'm not suggesting the Kenmore Elite line however of the maintence folks at Sears..........................

Kim I love those little roast beef snacks! that would make great party food! and those shrimp Joe look awesome! (no cooking last night, we went out)

and thanks from me too- I will make extra rice next and try it! We have a Korean women's spa here and there is a room with charcoal walls that is suppose to be purifying to your system to sit in and breathe! It's just like those pictures at your market!

how often do you make up the garlic fried rice? do you make it fresh each morning or are you making a few days worth at a time. Care to walk someone who isn't so good at fried rice through it??? Also since you have been having awesome lunches for the blog what would you generally eat for lunch? at home or out?

Wendy: I've bought hanger/onglet from both Whole Foods and Don & Joe's. They don't always have it, but I try to grab it when I see it. It's really tasty! Jan ← perfect, thank you both- now I know I just need to ASK!!! LMF, I ordered the hangers from a butcher who supplies restaurants. ←

I've made mention of the restaurants and meals we had in my trip report- link in my signature........ have fun!!!!

yum!!! percyn that looks right up my ally! I don't even think I can get hanger/onglet here- did you just ask your butcher for the cut or what???? tonight we made chefbradley's potato chedder soup- it's a winner!!! gin gin mules before and some cotes du rhone in the glass with homemade banana icecream for dessert!

I don't cook lunch on the weekdays - today I had bahn mi ga for $1.75!

John I'm so interested in this trip of yours! TallDrinkOfWater went to Peru before we met but was there more for trekking. Thanks in advance for taking the time to report!

Daniel, where have you been hiding???

that lunch looks amazing!!! WOW really great picture of Billy with all that food!

Oh all of you with your roasted food! rich your pizza looks great and marlene I really want roast chicken! Octaveman I really need to make that Mongolian Beef! we had Mojitos to start tonight as it was 65F in Seattle!!! then we made Coquilles St Jacques with champagne sauce and steamed broccoli on the side. it only needed 1/2c. champagne so the rest went in our glasses!

due to the asparagus thread we had asparagus risotto with white truffle oil tonight- it tasted like spring! edited to add the hyperlink to the asparagus thread!

visited Pho Bac today for the first time and thought it was very good. I've ever only had Pho once before (can you believe it?) but the flavor was very nice and you could tell everything was quite fresh. We also had the Banh xeo which was really crispy and tasty!

DG this is great, your photos of the market are awesome. I really have no understanding of Korean life so this is quite interesting to me!! Is banchan what you call all the little sides that are served with meals?

I generally wait for the local crop but after reading this thread yesterday I wanted asparagus!!! I think tonight they will find their way into risotto.........

rich that is the most number of amuses I've ever seen!!! all sounds great!

But now it is March 5th! Must get back to Green Leaf soon!

mmmm...cognac!!! will try that in my sauce next time!

Ann T I want that dinner!!! tonight in a fitful craving of baked gratins but still without a working oven I cobbled together the Les Halles gratin dauphinoise- i simmered it all stovetop and then finished it under the broiler, pork chops with mustard sour cream sauce and a nice green salad. chardonnay in the glass- no cocktails tonight - too many at last nights party

marleen the brioche looks awesome! we hosted a cocktail party last night for about 30 - no pictures but passed hors d'oeuvres were: wild mushroom crostini deviled quail eggs cervelle des canuts gougres proscuitto wrapped prawns herbed and spiced goat cheese balls duck confit salad tartlettes mini lamb meatballs with yogurt dill sauce

judith that looks awesome!! pousine in our grocery is outrageously expensive so I never buy it but yours almost has me over there!!! and the roasted pears sound great!

I'm making some duck confit salad today and have 2 jars of legs that I put up in Dec. The first jar I grabbed had a quarter size spot of greenish mold up on the top edge. I've never had this happen before! so what to do? should I just scrap this off or toss the whole jar of legs and fat? Luckily for today I have another jar that looks great. edited to add photo

Am I the only dork in the world who can't see the phrase 'carne asada' anymore without thinking of the lion trying to get the other lion to pronounce it properly in that commercial ? ← I don't know that one! ok, let's just called it grilled flank steak than!