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friday night bangers and mash with onion gravy and steamed green beans saturday - bass with a mixture of chopped shallot, red and yellow peppers, minced garlic, green and nicoise olives, capers, evoo and from the garden fresh tarragon and flat leaf parsley wrapped in foil and baked in the oven(had planned to do on the grill but the lines of thunderstorms blowing through discouraged it) wild and brown rice zucchini fritters tonight i'm planning on buffalo burgers, german style potato salad and mexican slaw - as long as it doesn't thunder and lightning

at lunch there was a promo on channel2 (nyc) for the cbs evening news doing something on this project tonight

after a disasterous morning - who knew DMV had moved and the mall that has Fashion Bug in it(I was in the mood to buy clothes and spend the gift card my mother-in-law gave me for my birthday last august)had no power- I stopped in to American Grill a desperate woman. i didn't want to sit in the dining room - i just wanted to grab a magic hat and something to eat before i had to finish the 4 other errands i had on my list. lou was there sitting at the corner and- i find this totally amazing - he recognized me, even with newly shorn hair. the beer was cold the amuse was a wonderful blend of zucchini, olive oil and lovely chunks of parm. since i was cooking shrimp for dinner i just wanted something .... then i saw the words pear and blue cheese - works for me. over mixed field greens with pine nuts. and the vegetable strudel...i've had this before and it is one of the best things i have ever had. talking cheese with lou i mentioned that i love stinky cheese - bleu was my favorite since the time i was four - and he offered me a slice of a double cream blue that was so ...so....so.........close to orgasmic. thanks to lou, too, i found out where DMV had moved to and now am the possesor of a truly horrid nj photo id lisence. though i must say it wasn't as bad as my passport picture. thanks to all for helping my day get a bit brighter... i really felt wonderfully comfortable and the beer ain't bad either....though the choice of tv shows is a bit interesting. enjoyed it lou - thanks for the hospitality

northern nj - depends on what pairs best with dinner. last night some pinot gris which i had used to deglaze the pan the pork chops had sauteed in. pizza, chinese, mexican - a good beer. i tend to drink seltzer, water or unsweetened iced tea before or after dinner.

the days that both of us are home for dinner we definitly sit at the dining room table or outside on the new patio furniture. we ususally put classical music on the cd and there are no tv or phone calls allowed. it is so much nicer to be able to sit, talk and concentrate on the food.

happy anniversary snowangel - john and i just celebrated 21 on 15 may down the shore if he lives through the backpacking trip he's on this weekend (it is pouring rain here - quelle suprize with flood warnings and he is up in the catskills of ny) we will try to head for another 20+

date nights are tuesday, friday, saturday and sunday - we almost always eat at home; monday and thursday i work till 9 so leftovers; wednesday i work till 7 so leftovers again. we will eat dinner out maybe once every two or three weeks. if husband has been traveling for work and eating at all those chains that engineers seem to prefer - he would rather have a nice cooked meal at home. we were on vacation for 5 days recently - at at the motel 3 dinners, out for 2 - better than last year when i got to cook all 5 nights

if anyone gets Consumer Reports - begining on page 18 of the July issue is an article called Best Meals/Best Deals - Chain Restaurants they were separated into categories - American Traditional,Italian, Mexican, Pub-style or Grill, Seafood, Steakhouse, Various and Family Restaurants several "favorites" on this and other threads appear including Cheesecake Factory, Legal Sea Foods, Red Lobster, Ruth's Chris, Chevy's Romano's Macaroni Grill and Olive Garden and P. F. Chang's

chinese - since my boss decided to clean the fridge and threw out the beef with garlic sauce i brought in monday. actually have something at home one of my husband's coworker's mom made- softened banana leaves filled with cooked rice, shrimps, egg yolk and...something else i think. guess that baby is going to be nuked when i get home tonight

last night was: prawns with garlic and lemon green rice mixed baby greens with grilled asparagus tips macerated mangos with mango pineapple sorbet tonight: leftovers sigh - unfortunatly the mad weeder(my boss) decided to defrost the fridge at work and, as she ususally does, tossed out all the food. the beef with garlic sauce i had bought monday was an unfortunate victim,,,,

thirsty moose does wings - not breaded - with mild, medium or hot sauce. went out to lunch last week and ordered wings and a green salad. the wings came out hot and crispy, with enough sauce to thoroughly coat each crevice and pool gently under each of the dozen pieces. mmmmmmmmmm...

the paperback edition of fanny farmer... actually found another copy at a used bookstore and took it to our local book bindry so it stays in (relatively) pristine condition

at work and just had a coffee(black) and 2 Hersey toffee & almond limited edition kisses needed it as they are dismantaling and installing a new desk and we seem to be at 6s & 7s

well, we're back and got out two nights... friday, with the rain pouring down and having gone for a 'stroll' on the beach, we decided to stay local and snagged reservations at Marie Nicole's in Wildwood Crest. beautifully decorated with a warm, rich decor there are two dining rooms and, when you first walk in a bar area - which can be a bit tricky since people tend to bottle neck. besides the wine list that was offered to my husband with bottles ranging from 25-150 there was a special board at the bar listing that night's wines by the glass. appetizers ranged 8-12, salads which were a la carte 5-8, entrees19-35 and desserts around 8. as to be expected there was a strong emphasis on fish and seafood. specials were recited without prices. john started off with a whiskey sour and fresh bread was broght to the table. that night you had a choice of an individual french loaf or individual olive bread and these puppies were HOT as in just out of the oven. the bread boy accomodated husband's request for olive oil very graciously. appetizers were crabcakes - two small ones with a spicy sauce, gaufrette potatoes, served with watercress and duck rolls which were crisp and filled with jullienned vegetables and shredded duck served with a spiced duck sauce. john had the house salad of mixed greeens with lardons of bacon and sunflower seeds, i had the beet salad which was the house greens with walnuts, crumbled blue cheese and 4 1/2 slices of beet. entrees were a miso glazed halibut with jasmine rice and stir fried vegetables and a grilled bourbon brined pork chop with mashed sweet potato, greens and an apple/sultana chutney(usually this is served with a grilled peach chutney but the peaches weren't in yet). dessert for john was a glass of port we had enough that breakfast the next morning for each of us was half our entrees. the seafood was exquisitly fresh and the chop was grilled to medium as requested. total bill 118 plus tip saturday we hit up Matini Beach - just in it's second season of operation. we both loved the concept and the food of this place. ever go to a restaurant and have the appetizers appeal to you more than anything on the menu? i do - a lot!! here most everything come in tasting(3-4 pieces of the dish) or sharing(double that) sizes. you can order one sharing or several tasting sizes. we started out with a cosmo and bubblin' o martini(stoli o, champagne and fresh squeezed oj) - really well made. the amuse was grilled pita and a dish of olive oil with balsamic vinegar. unfortunately the oil was so viscous you couldn't get to the vinegar easily. we went for tasting plates and tried:grilled sweet and sour shrimp with andouille sausage, duck spring rolls with huckleberry sauce(john actually preferred this sauce to the one at Marie Nicole's), coconut shrimp, lobster avacado crostini with lime vinaigrette (all i can say about this one is WOW great taste and texture),thai beef salad with asian slaw and a grilled salmon with a chantilly sauce and a potato side. because john explained that butter and cream do bother him the chef substituted a house vinaigrette for the chantilly and more asian slaw since the potatoes had both butter and cream in it. dessert was a glass of bele casel prosecco and another cosmo. total - 115 plus tip we both loved the grazing/tasting aspect and can't wait for next year's trip - this place is definitly on the list to visit.

just taking a break while dinner is finishing up... a little cook and rainy here plus i'm trying to use up all perishables before vacation on tuesday so... meatloaf garlic and parsleyed mashed yukon gold potatoes sweet and sour broccoli salad enough leftover for my dinner at work tomorrow night and sandwiches for the drive to south jersey

friday night since husband is getting back from business trip before leaving tomorrow to visit his mom for the holiday rainbow roll (take out) 1 dozen beggars purses in hot peanut sauce (take out) 1 dozen sherry-ginger marinated shrimp, grilled hajiki salad (take out) mangosteens for dessert

is this on tfn or the oprah show - which he was on about 4:30 edt this afternoon. she was doing a whole food theme show - he uncle's fried catfish, popping in on her memphis neighbor's to see what they were cooking then emeril comes on to make okra and shrimp gumbo with andouille and green onion cornbread sorry if this adds to your #$*&^)!@ angst chef

closest i could come is between 9 and 15 kcal and 2-3.7 mg cho(carbohydrates). these are for Listerine Throat Lozenges and Halls cough tablets. source is Bowe's & Chruch's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used or call your local reference librarian goddess Oh please don't send him to me (no longer practicing -reference librarian goddess), these are the kind of questions we guffaw about after the people walk away from the desk and talk about for years! ah but torakris - i'm still practicing and after 23 years......

closest i could come is between 9 and 15 kcal and 2-3.7 mg cho(carbohydrates). these are for Listerine Throat Lozenges and Halls cough tablets. source is Bowe's & Chruch's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used or call your local reference librarian goddess

before i left for work set up chicken dredged in flour and spices smothered with olives, lemons and garlic for husband to get in the oven at 3:45 pm e.d.t. planning on making some couscous and grilled asparagus for husband last piece of chocolate mousse pie for dessert

how about teaching aides like at this site: http://www.millikin.edu/staley/fluff/peep_...Anchor-Th-56460 (it was a slow day at reference - though i was working circulation)

i just found pocky for the first time at Captain Fresh Seafood & Farms in Ledgewood thought the chocolate almond crunch was a bit too sweet but like the green tea mousse

thanks all for your input - will let you know what himself wants to do

just pulled a scotia out of the oven. think stromboli without the meat - served by my friend joyce's mom, connie, whenever a sicilian/napolese family need something to eat without meat for the holidays. homemade pizza dough rolled out in a rectangle, topped with a tomato sauce(no meat so NOT gravy), and romano cheese chunked, grated fine and grated like mozzarella. baby greens, evoo, and a little extra sauce for dipping the pieces in. ohhhhhhhhhhhh....... another 10 minutes and it will be cool enough to eat.

turkey bacon - 1minute 45seconds in microwave for blt with cheese