daniellewiley

I'm allergic to anchovies. I have a severe allergy to all fish, not shellfish, just fish. Though my husband cringes, I tend to make a huge fuss and explain to the server that my throat WILL close up if there is fish stock in the clam chowder, or anchovies in the sauce. Usually, once they understand the severity of my allergy, they are more eager to be honest about the ingredients.

I see that others have suggested sex. What I've read is that oral sex is actually much more effective. Believe it or not, ingesting sperm can induce labor. Oral Sex for Labor Induction That's probably not the food recommendation you were hoping for, but whatever works, right?

Actually, I want Pam's cookie-style recipe. I don't know that I could handle the soft kind.

Pam, would you mind sharing your recipe? I have also not heard of the soft ones, and as I'm not a huge fan of yeast-y desserts (I don't even like yeast donuts), I'm thinking I should stick with the good old cookie kind that I grew up with. I'm trying to find a local service and carnival to bring my daughter to, and can't find one!! The reform temple here just has the service followed by a pizza dinner!! I have such great childhood memories of dressing up as Esther and winning sickly goldfish that died two days later. I thought I'd get to share the joy, but Toledo, Ohio is a bit different than Long Island, I guess.

We'll be headed to NY to do Passover with my family. I'm excited, and am hoping that they will let me cook quite a bit. Saturday night is at my mom's with all the step family. She will probably want to do most of the cooking herself. I love her Brisket, so that's OK at least. She usually puts me in charge of vinaigrette for the asparagus, which she steams in the microwave until it's just past raw. I hate it. My primary goal at her house will be getting the asparagus roasted. Sunday is at my dad's, with the other step family. My stepmother will probably let me help quite a bit. I will for sure insist on supplying the haroset (at both houses). I have a recipe from the early 90s, I think, from the NYT magazine that is the only one I have ever liked. It is fabulous.

Well, as I had suspected I would do, I ended up making risotto. Because I'm not drinking (pregnant), and Michael is not a white wine fan, I didn't open a new bottle just for the recipe, and instead used some dry Vermouth. Other than that, it was a typical, chicken stock risotto. Everyone was pleased, though Dylan was annoyed to discover that I had added onions. She kept trying to find the little minced pieces and pull them out. Here's a photo: That's grated Romano on top, as well as a healthy dose of ground Tellicherry. The strange sausage on the right is a Chipotle Chicken Sausage. Not your typical risotto accompaniment, but we were using up stuff we had left in the fridge, so...

I have about a pound of unshelled English Peas that I'd like to incorporate into our dinner tonight. I haven't done any of my other shopping, so I'm very open to ideas. I also have some asparagus. I'm thinking perhaps a springtime risotto, but was wondering if any of you had any favorite English Pea recipes. We are cooking for four - myself, my husband, our three year old who eats half a serving, and my father-in-law, who eats for two or three. I'm thinking something that makes a very healthy four servings would probably work out, as my father-in-law really doesn't need to eat as much as he does.

I'm an exception too. I ate during the first part of my labor. My total labor was 21 hours. We did the Bradley method, which suggests you stay at home as long as possible. I was home for the first 12 hours. I ate some chicken broth with noodles, some cottage cheese and some apple cider. I was afraid to eat b/c of all of the information from the medical establishment, but I knew b/c of Bradley, that I'd likely be OK with eating. So.... I ate bland comfort foods. Once we got to the hospital, my labor turned quite hard, and I wasn't hungry anymore. Didn't barf, but wasn't hungry. Our hospital was quite wonderful, and had homemade soup available at all times in the hospitality room - I ate a LOT of it after the birth.

As someone who has had a history of issues related to estrogen dominance, I try to be very careful about this, whether or not it is 100% proven or not. Why risk it? If they mimic estrogen and cause my body to go into a state of estrogen dominance, I'm going to have more migraines, more cysts, etc. It's not worth it to me or my family. It's the same reason I don't microwave things in plastic containers. Thanks for mentioning the Steingarten piece. I'll need to check it out - I'm a big fan of his.

I'd love for you to read through the whole site and then give me your feedback. I've been in marketing for 10 years, so I always choose the most alarming/alarmist quote . One of my big concerns with synthetic pesticide is that they are generally petrochemical based, and that petrochemicals can raise our estrogen levels - not a good thing.

This site has a ton of detailed information and photos: Confectionary Artists Guild of Orlando

I should probably state that I'm not really an alarmist type of person - this site just really got to me. We don't eat processed or fast food (except on rare, rare occasions), so it's not an issue for me of produce or not produce. Some issues I HAVE run into include telling my daughter she can't have strawberries yet b/c I can't afford organic strawberries in March (oh my god, are those expensive). I always buy local when I can, but I don't really know that the local farms don't use pesticides. One of the local apple farms for SURE does - I've read interviews with them in the paper, and they use every pesticide you can imagine. So, I do love buying local, but if I'm doing so at the local fruit and veggie market and not at the farmer's market, I'm not able to question the farmer. And, we do have an organic garden ourselves, but being in Toledo, that's only for summer/early fall.

A couple of weeks ago, my husband sent me to this site: Food News A quote from the site: I realize that it is sponsored by Stonyfield, and that they have an alterior motive, but the studies and information posted on the site were really a wake up call to me. I am now terrified of eating certain foods non-organic, and that is pretty hard to do here in Toledo. I try to go to Ann Arbor frequently to stock up at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, but it's not always convenient. What do you all think? This has totally changed the way I eat, so I'm curious to read your opinions here.

I can't get them here in Toledo! My dad has to bring them when he comes to visit. After my daughter was born, he brought about 6 boxes. Those lasted about 3 days. My next baby is due end of August - I'm thinking they will still be on hiatus??

I haven't tried either, but I'm always tempted by Musashi. Unfortunately, when I'm there this Wednesday morning, it will be 8am. Do they have any breakfast options, you think? My best airport meal ever was a noodle breakfast at Narita. If nothing else, I'll end up at Starbuck's - I like to bring their sandwiches on the plane for a mid-flight snack. Not as good as Zingerman's, but it's better than anything NW can offer me.

We also have only air in our soffits, and I hate the wasted space. We are trying to sell our house, but at one point we got a quote for doing a new kitchen instead, as that is one of my biggest complaints. One of my requirements was cabinets to the ceiling. Because we have high ceilings, this added tremendous cost. It was a second row of cabinets, and then with installation, the costs really skyrocketed. Our house is 115 years old, so the floors AND the ceiling are uneven. To make the cabinets hit the ceiling evenly, there would have been a tremendous amount of construction required. So, we are off to a new house.

Thank you! This thread was immensely helpful.

Thanks for posting this - I'm excited to try it! Is wholemeal plain flour the same as whole wheat flour?? (I guess I could just google, , but I'll ask anyway.)

More Korean is always a good thing. What great suggestions here! I'm excited to sit and write all of these down and then explore while we're there.

OK, well last time I was there, we had our toddlers with us (this time we'll be galavanting without them, as mine is staying home, and hers will be in preschool), so the highlight was Koo Koo Roo. I know her favorite sushi is a place that used to be an IHOP. We do like ethnic - anything goes. I'll be treating all week, so I guess in deference to my pocketbook, I'd like to find some great finds that are also kind to my wallet. We don't really need trendy or high-end - I'm hoping to find some great hole-in-the-wall places that will really surprise and delight her - places she can then go herself after I go. She doesn't have much money, so... Neighborhood is probably the least of our concerns, though given the traffic, we probably won't venture as far as Santa Monica, etc. unless we have a meeting out there.

Really, miramiya is sage? It kinda looks like it, I guess. Would you use it for more than just tea? Does it taste like regular sage? ← I'm just guessing - it really does look like what we bought. We only used it for tea, though I'd guess you can use it in any preparation that calls for sage. Maybe you could go smell some? Then you'd know for sure!! OK, just did some creative Googling,and it IS sage!! Here is some information. Miramiya

I'm going to LA a week from Wednesday for five days. I'm training my best friend and new business partner, and most of our business will be conducted in the evening. We will have some daytime meetings, but I think most of our eating will need to be done during the day. She lives in West Hollywood, but I think our daytime meetings will be in the Beverly Hills area. Any fun ideas for breakfast and lunch? She always takes me to her favorite places, and I thought it would be fun to surprise her with some fun places of my own. Places where we can sit and linger and chat are good, as we will have a lot to go over, but, of course, we can always hop into a Starbucks, so let's keep amazing food as the top priority. We might have time for one dinner, so if there is something amazing that you'd like to share, feel free. I'm open to anything! Thanks in advance!! Oh yes, we are both adventurous eaters, though I'm pregnant and have developed a strong aversion to steaks and other large cuts of meat (ugh - can barely even type it).

The Miramiya looks like dried sage used for tea - we bought some when we visited Istanbul a few years ago.

I ate these quite a bit in high school, but here in Toledo, we are lucky enough to have an Italian market called Sofo's, that has a huge fridge case of pizza shells. I like the pizzeria style, as it is the only one without partially hydrogenated. They also have a decent pizza sauce and huge bags of mozzarella. Those toppings are for Michael and Dylan though. I always top mine with their homemade ricotta, sauteed onions, pine nuts and olive oil.

The Tastybite meals are awesome, though I put them in ceramic to heat up (I'm paranoid about hormones from heating in plastic). I also like Amy's Texas burgers, and the Annie's beef stroganoff - add beef and it's good to go. I buy premade meatballs from the Italian market, and keep them in the freezer for meal emergences. They're really quite tasty. The Alexia potato products are very good - both the mashed and the fries, and we also love frozen pierogies in my house. Usually Mrs. T's, though some of the ethnic markets here sell their homemade versions packaged and frozen.