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Personally, if I knew that Lou was going to be at AAG that night, I'd go there--a friendly(?) eG face to welcome you after a long flight sounds good to me! And it's a given that he'll eat well there. uh... isn't thursday lou's regular day off? maybe friday or saturday? i'm free (and single for the weekend and most of the next week) quite honestly if i'm flying in somewhere i want to wipe the grime off before i do anything...

oohhhhhh....western omelet, homefries and toast. put the omelet on the toast add ketchup and it is heaven... sliced tomato on toasted rye with miracle whip and maytag blue

with the horrible heat and humidity i have had a pot of tea going everyday for iced tea. double strength made with decaf and decaf green. then i mix it 2/3 tea, 1/3 lemonade. i also just today made a mix of 4 cups water, 1 cup sugar and 4 stalks of lemongrass cut and crushed. brought it all up to a boil, steeped for 3 hours and strained. just mixed 1/2 cup of this with some ice and the tea. not bad at all. am thinking of using the infusion with some sparkling water or champagne.

usual before concert cookout for the revelers: beer water(for the one in recovery) lemonade and iced tea (for the grill chef - me) ribs that had been dry rubbed, cooked slowly in the oven and finished on the grill hamburgers nathan's hot dogs coleslaw slllooowwww baked beans macaroni salad then made them sandwiches for the after concert gorging, shipped them off and took a cool shower

unlike portia it is an ugly, overcast, dreary day here in nw nj. the concert goers(went to see the johns - fogerty and mellancamp and are going to ozzfest tonight ) are not yet up. just finished my first coffeemilk. am debating wether to have another or not. but i am craving a western sandwich - onion, peppers, ham and eggs on toast. guess what everyone is having for breakfast today?

anyone who wants to visit nw nj is welcome here. not kidding. i grew up on eastern li and went through many, many hurricanes before i was 12 because of the storm tracks. i grew up feeding nimo, pse&g, mid-hudson, central hudson, con ed and jcp&l linemen couse our lilco guys went north for ice storms and south for other storms. it ws cool meeting all those guys. hang in there and be safe

chicken satay with two sauces: peanut and sweet and spicy thai slaw with daikon a bottle of Champagne Gosset

sunday got some really good looking radishes - red, white and purple. made the radish soup from barbara kafka's book. nice and spicy with little crunchy bits of radishes mixed into the main soup that had been pureed. next time i think i may add a bit of chopped granny smith at the last moment as well.

it used to be fancy feast and <SHUDDER> Acme tinned sardines(not for human consumption) it still is : tomatoes mild jalapenos sauerkraut(drained and cooked in beer) bean sprouts bamboo shoots mandarin orange segments jackfruit black olives pineapple fermented cabbage black beans white beans kidney beans pinto beans

excellent, pan... i'm looking forward to your food suggestions to pass along to my bil who lives on the west side but works in queens blog on with a budget...

well, the pickings are getting better- raspberries and blackberries - with some blueberries from home this became a steamed pudding fresh carrots - cooked then added shallot and dill and vinaigrette radishes - some mixed with some cukes in a vinaigrette; others made into a radish soup bi- color corn - this will be for dinner tonight, edited to say eh...i should have waited aged cheddar yellow and green squash - sauteed with some garlic and onion can't wait to see what will come in next week

the triple h day so it will be a cold dinner tonight. everything is prepped and in the fridge ready to go whenever johnnybird gets home mixed greens roasted peppers curried chicken waldorf salad crab salad (to be made into small sandwiches with some multigrain bread) radish and cucumbers in vinaigrette tomatoes radish soup bi color corn(this will be zapped in the microwave) for dessert there is a leftover mixed berry steamed pudding with hard sauce in the fridge: corona and limes, the makings for a hendricks martini, bottle of frexinet carta nevada(if i can find some decent peaches and ranier cherries this will become white sangria), bottle of key limen wine, lemonade and (unsweetened) iced tea.

beef brisket and godiva key lime dark chocolates when will it end!!!!

[i'm not sure about giving quantities here.... but I'll list what's in it - and I'm sure if you did it to taste it would be great... or you could buy the book just put a request in for us to buy it for the collection.

steve- so nice to know the hrt(hormone replacement therapy) is working for you. has it really helped the leg hair?

pam - that orange gazpacho sounds like something to try... recipe? or will it be in your cookbook? tonight the remnants of t.s. cindy are almost by us and the wind has shifted to a nnw so humid but cool in nw nj. pulled a container of chicken veg stock from the freezer and a lentil soup with chicken sausage is finishing on the stove. red and green lentils, onion, garlic, red and green peppers, bay, thyme and the stock. emeril's chicken sausages. i'm planning on serving bowls of this with some toasted olive bread and cheese. will send the leftovers up to the mil and bil who has a friend(cia trained chef) visiting. steve should like it - he is more of a pastry man.

and it looks like this included in his newest book "Hamburgers & Fries: An American Story"

if you aren't going to eat those walleye can you send them to me? please??(where is the begging icon) beautiful spot susan. and marsh marigolds are edible especially the young leaves that you can cook in 2 changes of boiling water but do remember to pick them before the plant has finished blooming.

i live about 1.5 miles from here. the guy's wife owns the florist on the other side. you should see his ads in the local paper "I've got fish. I've got booze" i'm not too sure about this name

in the August Food & Wine there is a good article by Matt and Ted Lee on Jeremy Jackson and his entries in the Iowa State Fair. one of the recipes that engendered instant cravings was Curyly Corn Dogs... http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/invoke....curly-corn-dogs

not just the booksellers but libraries, too. we'll receive our copies of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince probably this friday. we will be able to process them and get them ready for the shelf, put them in our catalog so those who didn't pre-request can add their names to the waiting list but we can't give them to our patrons until saturday the 16th. publishers have been known not to sell to stores, libraries, etc. who violate the argeements we make.

ok snowangel how did it go? anyone get drunk? fights? were the police called? (you know i'm just kidding about this - right? after all it isn't poughkeepsie or anything) your food was wonderful as well, i'll bet.

thanks,guys- would love to try the cedar creek but have never seen it here in nw nj - usa. though i can get several types of ice wine from the niagra region with no problem. ok- point of information. if someone were up in eastern canada- st. catherine's east, say. might they find this cedar creek? have a former coworker from that area. sorry, no tonic. that quinine sends my heart racing like crazy. miguelito - i do love vino verdes though most of the ones we see in the states are not the "freshest". tongo - we should get together. i always have at least two kinds of prosecco in my cellar. in spring, when the apricots aren't ripe enough, i poach stoned halves in it then stuff the cooled apricot halves with mascarpone mixed with a lovely flavored honey. serve for dessert with the rest of the prosecco... well, johnnybird is going to order two cases of the key limon wine. i think i may cut it with some lime seltzer for a spritzer when it gets nasty again around here. happy drinking to all. and to all a big thank you(though you can keep those ideas flowing)

farmer's market in the morning then a mish mosh for both lunch and dinner of leftovers and salads 1/2 sandwich of leftover blue ribbon meatloaf 1/2 sandwich of tofu "egg salad" - wow really very good 3 bean salad made with small white, black and purple green beans. dressing of garlic(the last two items from the farmer's market today), tarragon vinegar, canola oil, dijon mustard and a touch of sugar. potato salad made with green and red peppers, celery salt, garlic oil, vidalia onion and miracle whip. dessert is cooling as we speak - the first figs stuffed with blue cheese, draped in prosciutto and baked briefly in the oven. port. edited to say that johnnybird liked the idea of blue cheese with prosciutto but didn't like it with the softness of the baked fig. i on the other hand have just licked my plate clean reveling in the saltiness of the cheese the crispy saltyness of the prosciutto and the sweet meltingness of the fig - and all the juices the three gave off. so ...... more for me BWWAAAHHHHHHAAAA

lafayette was smaller but a bit better today as the first veg are starting to come in. Bear Creek Berry Patch had the first of their raspberries. Ren(who i have know for 20+ years from here in Jefferson when he owned a pizza joint) said they were only able to pick about 20 pints between the ladybugs and the weather. also picked up a bottle of raspberry honey from their farm. picked up a blueberry crumb pie from Windy Brow Farms. they had cherries and raspberries as well as their crullers. got a chance to talk to the owners of danaray farm about their pasture raised pork and chickens as well as the new winter csa they are starting. they had eggs, herbs and the first broccoli, garlic and cauliflower. popped across the way to the usual supplier of most of my veg(sorry have forgotten the name) a pint of strawberries and a pint of purple green beans here. they also had the first lettuce, vibrant yellow squash as well as zucchini and 8 ball (round) squash. beets and turnips but since john won't eat beets - any beets including golden - i skipped them. unfortunately the cheese guy and the goat cheese lady gave today a skip - guess it was busier on the farms themselves.