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Always pick and sniff if possible just dont sniff a peach while chewing gum...people will think you took a bit and put it back tracey Grandpa was a fruit/veg man in Queens

toasted sesame seeds and sesame oil for green beans and broccoli broccoli can also get lemon zest and roasted garlic carrots orange juice and zest or ginger butternut squash lots of cinnamon dont forget to roast your cauliflower cold veggie salads perk things up too like a carrot raisin with lemon dressing and fresh thyme or nice crunchy cole slaw tracey

They make a FORK for that http://www.popcornfork.com/ ← Oh man that thing needs its own thread tracey

I mean...ya know.... If you are already using dish soap on things you put your food on it cant be that much of a stretch to use a little to wash the food itself. wash on tracey

Damn now I know why I wanted mashed potatoes so bad tonight made em with roasted garlic and chives tracey

Since last nights dinner included pigs blood, intestines and ox tongue I tried to go simple tonight grilled lamb chops, garlic/chive mashed potatoes and green beans tracey

CHENGDU 1 Pilgrim Shopping Plaza 89 Pompton Ave (rt 23) Cedar Grove 973-239-7726 (36) After seeing some yummy pictures on Off the Broiler and Baristanet we made our way to Chengdu 1 last night. We met up with some friends and headed into the very nice well decorated room and were seated at a 4 top but quickly moved to a larger round with lazy susan for a little extra plate room. We started with some apps from both side of the menu - Spicey Wontons dressed with a spicy sesame oil, Scallion Pancake, and Ox Tongue with Tripe also in a spicy oily sauce - all excellent. The tongue and tripe were served sliced paper thin, chilled with an awsome sauce. For entrees we ordered Dry Fried Pork served with celery and scallion with tons of dried peppers and szechuan peppercorns, Ma Po Tofu (killer good), sesame shrimp for our "no spice" companion, and Pig Intestine in Fire Pot wich also included cubes of pig blood I believe...ummmm not great, not horrible but.... on to the teasing permission to drool we will be back tracey

Aren't croquettes usually bound with a white sauce? Dean you may want to check in the Japan boards they have mentioned some meat based croquettes over there. or using the braising liquid...what is the right starch to bind it with though, flour will be white, cornstarch only thickens once, arrow root or some molecular stuff? sounds yummy though tracey

Carrots and celary...you have to have them at all times in case you want soup or tuna salad, but if this does not come to pass you have green and orange rubber things in the drawer. You can of course just stick carrot or celary in a bowl of cold water for an hour and it at least "feels" ok tracey

Hmm dont like hardboiled eggs ....dont really like mayo nope, I'll have turkey thanks tracey

Ours was only shipped last week, Woodstone. Cafeteria wont be opening till December though T

Tiered lifts draped with cloths, with a cascade of fresh fruit maybe starting with a carved watermelon on top then using clear dishes on lower levels. Maybe decorated with a garland of white flowers. Could serve meringues and maybe a flavored mascarpone dip alongside. maybe.. I used maybe to many times tracey

Do not confuse the staff Speak slowly If more than 2 people want something special just get the nuggets and know that in some states they put mustard on burgers that almost made me cry (actually I think it did) tracey

When I think about it, its kind of funny....the apt I lived in I redid the floor with peel and stick tiles, painted the cabinets grey, put up a sheet of the fake tileboard (like paneling) and got them to replace the stove. In my own house the floor is peeling up and we have 3 different styles of cabinet, an almond stove white dishwasher and a black/stainless fridge.... oh well the floor is on the list but we cant agree on a tile tracey

The smoke ring may not be deep, but its there. Looks tasty I may have to try beef soon. tracey

Wraps are for people who think they have less carbs than bread, not only does the average jumbo tortilla style wrap have carbs equal to 2 slices of bread they usually also contain fat unlike most sandwich breads. But they do make pretty platters. tracey

Every once in a while they get on a kick of listing weird food and drug interactions. Liquorice is a big one and grapefruit too. but I only like fake Red liquorice anyway tracey

Dave up in the first post you mention French cake flour...the recipe calls for Matzah cake meal. Are cake meal and flour interchangeable at all? T

only for you Steven here is most of them along side a teaspoon for size reference tracey wow that picture came out weird

Greetings All On August 10 or 11th we are leaving for Vacation from NJ. After scrapping our rough plans for the Iowa State Fair and or Nova Scotia...or maybe still the Fair, or maybe Vermont and Montreal..... Start listing your states Food Fairs and Festivals being held between August 11 and 18th and lets plan a vacation We had best stick to East of the Mississippi what with gas prices and all thank you Tracey

Hmm does a mismatched set of individual Salt dishes with teeny spoons count as unusual? I like em and use them for holidays I also got all the other cut glass in Nana's home tracey

yes yes brandy, wine, peaches....Sangria sorry tracey

Eggs whites can be forzen in an ice cube tray, then bagged. Egg whites are great for your skin, smear it on, let dry then wash. Dogs like eggs too. tracey

Yeah yeah just like a calzone...a good proper deep fried calzone... Mmm now I want a calzone tracey

Steak and eggs T