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I will take any oportunity to tell this story... I was dining many years ago in a steak house in one of the Connecticut casinos. A 30ish man and an older woman were seated near us, he had no arms. He was fitted with pincer like hand replacements. This man managed to eat his soup and appetizer on his own, and then a steak was presented to him. After it was presented to him a second staffer set up a bus tray sharpened his knife and carved the steak tableside. It was then replated and presented again. If I ever need someone to cut my steak for me I want it done just like that. tracey

Susan Its called Balut, it is I believe a Philipino dish....since I know no more than that first hand ......you are on your own

I lived in the valley....only thing I saw foodie was the watermelon truck ....just like the icecream truck, except Watermelon T

Summer Saturdays....aaaahhh Caped Crusader with FF for breakfast and half a Hawaii Five O for lunch. Not a bad way to start a day, of course I shared the Hawaii with my hubby who started his day off with the hotburger hamdog filled with the classic chile and cheese combo. mmmm hotdogs not just for breakfast tracey

Two down and one more to go. Last night was the NJ state farm and horse show or something like. For me it was the cheesesteak, bratwurst, roasted corn, funnel cake fair. All of which were quite tasty. I was getting a little worried when we went to visit the livestock, the pigs were definately getting agitated...I swear I didnt eat any pork yesterday, at all. I could have had pulled pork for lunch at work, but I think I had that a few times already this week....Shhh dont tell the pigs. 3 Weeks till the BIG E in Springfield Mass....got to get my room reservations soon. tracey

Tummy strong like bull, not sure if this is good or bad. I mean I may need a little personal space after a big meal but, no heartburn. t

Thats what life is really about ....people that share food. We hit the Orange County NY Fair last week and all 4 of us got Gyros...it was sad. Tasty but sad. NJ State Farm Show and Fair this week....wooohooo tracey

I dont know untill Alton finds some really good gas station chicken....we have him beat. http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=89238 Food near the Blue Ridge....hmmmm.....ummmm nope tracey

The new fridge is probabley 3 weeks old by now and I still havent done A Shopping. Today my husband asked when I was going to get some food..... well what do you want? I dont know but the freezer was allways full before.... yeah with chicken fat and shrimp shells and a year old pork loin and a single chicken breast.... I dunno, get some balogna or something geez then I would have to get bread too tracey

MMmm more ribs, but even more important.... The bestest hottest damn shrimp I've ever had. 1 pound of tender little peel and eat shrimp doused with about 1/2 cup of chopped garlic and a HOT dressing that seems to be hot sauce and oil. Its the kind of heat that hits the tip of your tongue and stays there as you slurp all the dressing off each shrimp, then peel it, then run it back through the dressing and eat. Yes you must double dip so eat with a loved one or get your own order. tracey

So does this mena that when I think I have failed...by having no pink ring... it might just mean I got the smoker temp low enough for a change?? tracey

No State Fairs yet?? No food on a stick? no deep fried things? no frozen chocolate covered fruit flavored cheesecake (actually that was damn good)? NJ state fair started on the 4th what else do we have out there tracey

Now I knew that had a name other than hootywooger or egg snot tracey

I have used it for both, like crisping up the skin on smoked chicken pieces. A friend used to just fill the whole thing up with charcoal and rock on. It came with charcoal grates and cooking grates for the entire space. tracey

If you have over an hour to kill stop by the Cabellas Sporting goods store in Hamburg for lunch and ...uh sightseeing. It was fun. tracey

Rachel If you got the potatoes in by March first you can start poking around for teeny tasty ones now. Otherwise maybe a month to go. tracey

Where is Hudson County? ...or whats in Hudson County? Perth Amboy is near Staten Island right? tracey

Isn't Sofrito just the Spanish/Hispanic version of Mirepoix or Trinity? tracey

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Or KeoKu in Parsippany tracey

Mac's diner rt 23 Butler NJ has Disco Fries on the menu. Listed as Gravy and Mozz. I just got gravy on the side with mine. tracey

But the first thing I noticed was that the top one had $$ signs and the second one didnt. Now I really dont have many friends that would say they have decided on the number "nine point five" meaning a salad that was $9.50 but.... tracey

Not to get cranky on you, but if you scroll back up to my earlier post (here) and follow the link, you'll find something very similar for much less money. I'm still seeing these in Kroger stores for -- depending on which one you're at -- for $100 to $150. ← Oh yeah....home despot, lowes etc shouldnt be more than 150. Mine was 150 ish at Home Depot tracey

Sandy rt 4 runs east/west from the GW Bridge..and ummm well kind of dissapears after the malls in Paramus... Ok I will give it North Jersey above rt 80. This all really a VERY old joke with some hispanic co workers who really thought I was kidding saying everything below rt 4 was "yucky" to put it politely. Wildwood was full of Canadiens and an extra 2 hours away! I am on my to the diner...I wasnt even going to get fries....no I will not get fries before a big ride for BBQ. tracey

People, North Jersey is anywhere north of rt 4. The Shore is Seaside Heights. French fries get gravy on them anytime except "normal" breakfast hours. And I only heard of disco fries 2 years ago after living in North Jersey for 38 years.