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oh, maggie!!! best to you and your family. martinis and toast..... but try boost - it tastes better than ensure oh yeah - and throw some of johnnybird's toast dope on there

i do also have my quirks... i can't stand bread on a sandwich unless it is toasted and this includes pb&j my favorite wrap is messy but i love it - buffalo chicken. sauteed chicken tenders tossed with hot sauce on a tomato wrap with shredded lettuce, tomato concasse and crumbled blue cheese dressing sandwiches - it depends on the time of year, really. august/september - one slice of toasted bread, miracle whip and slices of fresh jersey tomato. lightly toasted white bread with peanut butter and strawberry jam. whole wheat toast with dietz and watson black forest ham, heavenly light swiss cheese, red leaf lettuce and honey mustard. i am a grinder girl!!!!! slice a good, strong roll in half and excavate some of the excess bread. toast lightly and warm the cold cuts. miracle whip on one side, honey mustard on the other. shingle hot cappacola, banana peppers, honey ham, thinly sliced thin gherkins and provolone. throw under the broiler. close it up, cut and eat.

martini - 4:1, gin to vermouth some olives - picholine and kalamata chunks of crumbled ricotta salata some reduced fat triscuits alcohol, salt, salt and salt........ perhaps i should post this on the pms thread instead

the Baker and Taylor database we use to order materials (let's us see material in print, out of print and awaiting release) doesn't have it listed under title or author.

frito pie made with a wet chili(ground buffalo, pinto beans, beer and tomatoes as well as spices), baked scoops instead of fritos(hey, the same company makes them), diced red onion and 6 year old aged cheddar. salad of romaine lettuce, cucumber and green goddess dressing.

try it with Johnnybird's Toast Dope http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showto...=johnnybird%27s and if it's any consolation - i'll be 53 and it is finally beginning to slow down

lately i have been on a sephardic kick. recipes of course but also interested in the whole history of the sephardic diaspora. can't remember all the names(they were interlibrary loan) but was reading one that incorporated research into testimony before the Inquisition tribunal that many times was about food, food prepartion and sabbath ritual and medieval cookery. at the same time there was on our local pbs station a program about the Inquistion, the conversos and the ultimate expulsion of the Jews from spain and portugal. really fascinating stuff. other than that i have now become hooked on NASCAR harlequin romances - which many times include a lot of good food... edited to add that i just finished Walter Scheib's book about being the White House chef during the Clinton and first Bush administrations. the recipes were ok but the story itself was riveting - especially his recounting of 9/11 and what went on at the "People's house" that day. i wish i could see him speak sometime. i am sure his spoken voice is as strong as his written one.

funny but here in new jersey the places we used to go for small plates have been disappearing - switching over to large plates. so i no longer patronize them. i like small plates that give me a taste(that i can share with johnnybird and he with me usually)but aren't too much food - unfortunately what you get in most restarants. i also agree with peter green. i am not a glutton but that way i can have a small salad course and two small plates and i am happy. pair that with1-3 glasses of wine and i am a happy camper.

bacon coleslaw blue cheese sun dried tomato ketchup(i have a recipe - copyrighted- if you want me to pm you)

i have made cakes using guiness or red chimay i use porters or weissbier to cook my onions before adding to my meatloaf bowl o' red!! the hops interact with the chilies wonderfully well cook my drained sourkraut with beer for kraut dogs poach shrimp the classic simmering swimming pool for grilled brats - beer and onion all i can think of for now....but now I'M HUNGRY(and at work for another 45 minutes)

a heel slice of freshly baked portugese sweet bread with some butter and a glass of frexinet carta nevada

as the queen of the FREE cookbook thread here's what i do: 1. i check out the books at the library and copy recipes out for my file collection if i like them. i will ONLY buy/add a cookbook to the collection if i feel i will use a majority of the recipes. case in point: Pam Reiss' soup book was the last i bought. 2. books are inanimate objects. they have a definite life span as print objects - unless you do not use them. 3. i keep no more books than one three shelf bookcase can hold. 4. i pass them on. it helps that i really am not a pack rat like my husband

steven- how about the cheeses from Bobolink Dairy ?http://shop.cowsoutside.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=203 i've tasted the Baudolino which i would consider a soft cheese and some of the seasonal cheeses are as well

most prized possession: the cookbook my great-grandmother copied out for my grandmother for a christmas present favorite book to use: a deplorably decrepit copy of a Fannie Farmer Cooking School Cookbook that is missing the index past most of the "s's" and most of the forepiece. course i bought another copy and had it bound so that i can refer to it.

a bag of Snyder's of Hanover jalapeno cheddar cheese pumpetnickel pretzel sandwiches - the most freakin' addictive things ever - and a glass of Early Times Kentucky Whiskey with ice...

judith and sheena - clear broth my darlings thanks for the best wishes. tonight the johnnybird is off the the heaven and hell concert with Ronnie James Deos(?) with 2 brothers and a sister-in-law. today tried a Taste of Asia spicy hot and sour noodle soup i got on sale with a coupon. too much sodium for me(brought on a massive hot flash) but i tasted wonderful tracey - tooooooo funny.

crushiki from my heritage at christmas i went up to visit my friend and we made crispadelle - on powdered sugar but fried dough drenched in honey and mounded like a croquembouche.

Zoe's By the Lake - about 3 miles on the road for us so johnnybird and i have been married 25 years...and three days now. we were down in the crest at our place for 10 days but didn't really go out much(and missed egulleteer Katie Loeb, unfortunately), were coming north on the parkway just as that flare was dropped and hit traffic up at denville curves onto 15 north....i did not feel like going out. wednesday was spent restocking pershibles... back to work on thursday for me but today, after stocking up for the reappearance of the cookie monster (brother-in-law) for the Heaven and Hell concert tomorrow....I WAS HUNGRY. get dressed. you are taking me out to lunch... glass of lillet blonde (shared) the bread basket with a country french bread, garlic bread and the warm rosemary rolls served with butter and a garlic herb butter. i am not a bread person. i bake it, i use it but i don't get turned on by it. get the freakin' rosemary rolls and DO NOT SHARE. for me the baked three onion soup and the baby golden beet salad with apples, smoked bleu cheese, walnuts and sherry vinaigrette. the onions and broth were wonderful, just what was called for on this cool, dreary day though about half the bowl was congealed gruyere cheese at the end - way too much cheese for me. the salad was a cold composed one. didn't notice the apple but the vinaigrette and beets and cheese were incredible. for my beloved the roast wild king salmon with artichokes, baby tomatoes, black olives, capers, red onion, yukon gold potatoes with a lemon thyme buerre blanc. now johnnybird is extremely lactose intolerant. asked for the salmon to be cooked in olive oil and without the beurre blanc. the dish was served with a lemon thyme reduced sauce of some sort on the side. since he had snarffed down 1.5 slices of garlic bread and, despite my best efforts, a rosemary roll he ate all of his vegetables and half the salmon. the other salmon was removed from the skin and placed, delicately, between the slices of country french bread that was drizzled with the reduction and brought home for a lovely late afternoon snack. we shared a split of 2001 "Les Charmes" chardonnay.

so johnnybird and i have been married 25 years...and three days now. we were down in the crest at our place for 10 days but didn't really go out much(and missed egulleteer Katie Loeb, unfortunately), were coming north on the parkway just as that flare was dropped and hit traffic up at denville curves onto 15 north....i did not feel like going out. wednesday was spent restocking pershibles... back to work on thursday for me but today, after stocking up for the reappearance of the cookie monster (brother-in-law) for the Heaven and Hell concert tomorrow....I WAS HUNGRY. get dressed. you are taking me out to lunch... glass of lillet blonde (shared) the bread basket with a country french bread, garlic bread and the warm rosemary rolls served with butter and a garlic herb butter. i am not a bread person. i bake it, i use it but i don't get turned on by it. get the freakin' rosemary rolls and DO NOT SHARE. for me the baked three onion soup and the baby golden beet salad with apples, smoked bleu cheese, walnuts and sherry vinaigrette. the onions and broth were wonderful, just what was called for on this cool, dreary day though about half the bowl was congealed gruyere cheese at the end - way too much cheese for me. the salad was a cold composed one. didn't notice the apple but the vinaigrette and beets and cheese were incredible. for my beloved the roast wild king salmon with artichokes, baby tomatoes, black olives, capers, red onion, yukon gold potatoes with a lemon thyme buerre blanc. now johnnybird is extremely lactose intolerant. asked for the salmon to be cooked in olive oil and without the beurre blanc. the dish was served with a lemon thyme reduced sauce of some sort on the side. since he had snarffed down 1.5 slices of garlic bread and, despite my best efforts, a rosemary roll he ate all of his vegetables and half the salmon. the other salmon was removed from the skin and placed, delicately, between the slices of country french bread that was drizzled with the reduction and brought home for a lovely late afternoon snack. we shared a split of 2001 "Les Charmes" chardonnay. total for our 2 hour lunch $62.00 beautiful place, wonderful food and can't wait for my birthday

dang, katie - missed you this year!! we were down the shore from 6-15 may. ate mostly at our condo which is an oceanfront . had thought to go into cape may but have been monitoring martini beach on the ardore website and noticed the emphasis has shifted quite away from small plates to larger ones. maybe next year we'll hit up the bar and just order small stuff which seems to suit both john and i better. we did stumble into a place in the crest that is more of a year round/local hangout this year after our owners meeting. it's called the Bayview Inn. one of the guys mentioned to johnnybird that this place had $2 drafts of things like Farmhouse Fish, Newcastle, Guiness and a few others I can't remember since i tend not to be a beer girl. we went sunday after the meeting and had the sunday special - 14.99 for a salad, appetizer and main. john got steamed shrimp(about 15) and a pound of snow crab legs; i got the bruscetta(5 pieces) and the steak(8 oz ny strip cooked a bit over medium) and cake(crab that is). draft newcastle for john. total was 33.99 plus some of the best service we have had from carol. i took home both baked potatoes and my crab cake. the potatoes became eggypotatoes for john's breakfasts and the crab cake became his lunch the two days later. next time we go back on a sunday we may just order off the appetizer/raw bar menus since until 6 pm it is half price. next day after major birding - and getting going at the crack of 1400 - i didn't feel like cooking so.... back to Bayview. we sat at the bar this time and freaked the bartender out by ordering 1 Newcastle, 1 Farmhouse Fish and 1 empty glass. tasted each seperately then did the black and tan treatment on them in the empty glass. john had the crabcake sandwich as well as another order of the bruschetta and i had the buffalo chicken sandwich. ended taking half of this home and had it for breakfast. really would be cool if they offered this as a wrap...and suggested it to the bartender. Bayview Inn 8100 Bayview Dr Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260 (609) 522-1287

Green Goddess Dressing I have become obsessed with this condiment that can be used as a sandwich spread or, thinned slightly, as a salad dressing. 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup sour cream (I use a nondairy sour cream) 1 bunch flat leaf parsley, chopped 5 scallions, chopped 1 Tbsp. fresh tarragon leaves, chopped 2 tsp. anchovy paste 3 Tbsp. white wine vinegar or tarragon vinegar if you can find it 1 tsp. Dijon mustard 2 garlic cloves, sliced 1/4 tsp. freshly ground white pepper Place ingredients in a blender. Process until smooth. Chill at least an hour before serving for flavors to deveolp. Use either as a spread(Johnnybird liked it on roast beef) or thin, if too thick, with a little milk to use as a salad dressing. Keeps for one week. Keywords: Salad, Condiment, Easy, Blender ( RG1968 )

Joyce's Shrimp Limoncello Serves 5 as Appetizeror 4 as Main Dish. One of my best friends, Joyce, and her mom, Concetta, took a trip to the family homeland. There they discovered Limoncello and when I went to visit just before Christmas this is one of the dinners we had. Joyce did this and I made the risotto. 20 large shrimp, shells removed and deveined 1 shot limoncello 2 extra-virgin olive oil 4 fresh basil leaves, chiffonaded salt and pepper to taste 10 thin slices of prosciutto, cut in half horizontally Clean the 20 shrimp. Combine the limoncello, extra-virgin olive oil, basil leaves and salt and pepper in a bowl or plastic bag. Add shrimp. Marinate for an hour or two. Turn the oven to broil or begin to heat a grill pan on top of the stove. Remove the shrimp from the marinade. Wrap each shrimp in one of the prosciutto strips. Thread on double skewers. Broil or grill 2-3 minutes on one side; turn and cook 1-2 minutes more. For a main course serve with risotto or pasta and asparagus or a pilaf. For an appitizer serve off the skewers. Keywords: Main Dish, Appetizer, Shrimp, Dinner ( RG1967 )

my favorite breakfast growing up was flounder with boiled potato and succotash. usually at about 10am after doing chores. course now my favorite things for breakfast are leftovers.... though many times i have a bowl of cereal with fruit if i'm hungry when i get home from work at night. i'm weird - i admit it.

i make a black forest mousse pie for johnnybird - usually for his birthday. it is actually more of a pot de creme recipe with double the amount of chocolate - 12 oz for 6 eggs. i do put it in a chocolate crumb crust but make it with the chocolate wafers - not oreos- then top with dark cherries and cool whip(he can't handle the whipped cream).

on one of the other threads - the fizzy lizzy one i think- i mentioned that i had tried these. i, too, usually drink water or unsweetened iced tea but the valencia orange and meyer lemon intrigued me. now i get them about twice a month, one bottle of each, at our local stop and shop. at 1.29 a bottle i don't mind the cost.