Kouign Aman

I enjoyed the 'review' - can someone provide a link to the most recent (middle third) section? I couldnt figure out how to navigate to it from the first link. :blonde:

Whats going on in San Diego (County)? Where have you eaten recently, and what did you think? So as not to compete with the Cheap Eatz thread, perhaps this thread should focus on the restaurants you wouldnt take small children to, but I'd be delighted if we could just get on-going discussion of the local food 'scene', at any level. Obviously, most of these restaurants are in the decent-meal for a decent-price category, but not cutting edge for cuisine. I'm particularly interested because things change pretty quickly, especially downtown. Also, are there chefs you'd follow from one restaurant to another? Is there anyone in town who's that distinctive, creative, interesting to you? Have you seen the Flying Fairy of Wine at Ostra?

Beauteous! Alligator tail, alligator ribs. Bland. Beef heart soup in Austria. Nice flavor. Very chewy. Sweetbreads "ala king" in California. Yum. Lingcod cheeks in Oregon. Yum Sea cucumber salad in China. Tasted fine. Not too keen on that texture. Boiled peanuts in Florida. Yuck. Maybe because they were canned? Whiting in England. They were fried, what's not to like? Marmite is not exotic. Its a staple of life .

I have a correction: Went there last week, and got the correct name instead of my guess above. Its Major's in Pine Valley, and its still worth the schlep out I-8.

Between Homestead and Key Largo is Roberts.... Maybe Roberts at the Keys? Not sure of the exact name. Its a large fruit stand. The Keylime Milkshake is superb.

I travel to eat, rather than cook, so the load is light. We take a small knife for slicing cheeses, sausage, fruit etc at lunch, a corkpuller, coffee & filters for the hotel room, and a small candle. Snacks vary with destination, duration of flight, etc. And we never leave the house without The Almighty Cheerio Cup <editted to add:...> My Aunt brought 2 lbs of fondant-type icing with her from Australia, as she was planning an entry in the cake decorating division at the county fair. White, malleable solid....... it took her a while to pursuade the customs official to taste it and not call the dogs... they thought it was plastic explosives.

Ditto re Siesel's. And they're between you and downtown (off Morena, near SeaWorld Drive) A bit further east, on Mission Gorge Rd is Iowa Meat Farms. I dont think I've seen a stand-along butcher other than these....perhaps I need to pay more attention to my surroundings.

with triple sec (which you list), ice and strawberries (frozen are fine), there is a frozen strawberry margarita for one, waiting to happen.

Thanks tons. It was pun.

ROTFLMREO! aka You are incredibly kind, thoughtful and generous! Not illegal, but I think it fails #12: "...that I can stomach". (the manti, not the sauce. That, I'll take you up on, with thanks.

One month later..... I will make... a family dinner (simple weeknight meals) at least 3 nights a week, including dishes other than spaghetti, roasts or fried rice as the main courses. Up to two per week. No new dishes. I will find... a good & accessible source of interesting produce bust I will learn... something about using herbs and spices for other than baking. gotta start using some new recipes..... I will teach... the angelmonster to wait calmly while mama cooks, and to “steal” food from the garden (HRH is already hell on tomatoes! ) the munchkin is doing better - up to 15 min. I need 30. I will read.... the Time-Life cookbook Foods of the World series again (after I unearth them from the moving boxes from lo those many years ago….) Nuthin's gonna happen here til I visit my mom again and dive into her garage This is the year I will try... pan-frying meats I bought skinny little steaks… and used them for stir-fry. No progress I will taste.... at least one new type of ethnic food gotta good rec. for Korean. Now for to schedule..... I will use... my wok again. Its been years. Twice. Thats reasonable in a month. and it tasted good too. I will give... more parties, especially dinner parties When the season is over and Mr KA is home evenings. no change I... will continue to rejoice in the wonder of life, and share as many adventures with friend and family as I can. I will also eat more veggies (this is a perennial. Slowly, slowly, it works), and I will plant herbs. Two varieties of tomatoes planted. Peppers and basil next We... will eat at at least one fine restaurant this year (sans HRH) Targeting April My kids... is singular, and will (continue to) be exposed to as wide a variety of foods as I can manage / stomach this month - scallops, peanut butter (finally), dried figs, dried dragonfruit, dried hibiscus flowers, pate <editted to clean up "fro"matting>

If ONLY. You know, with a little development, I think we might have a successful business plan here. ← Works for me. Of course, I forgot to mention you get to schlep the toddler too..... :giggles insanely at the thought of two hours of freedom from the best job in the world:

I wondered if snoek was snook (a saltwater Florida gamefish). It isnt (thank you, google). But this is interesting:Lure of Snoek I'd have to travel with a companion willing to share. Those breakfasts all call to me.

Queeg's in Ocean Beach (near downtown San Diego). Excellent view. Local hangout. Very short walk to the beach.

No more of that, Kouign I'll desist if you will - this could get out of hand. ← Agreed. (Tho' it would be fun). Cheerio.

From what I've read, you can assume you will begin to make good bread or die trying. Enjoy, you lucky guy! [straight face] 4:30 vs 5, its a piddlin' difference. [/straight face]. Wee wee indeed. sheesh!

Seems like much the same idea, with much the same bennies, but you get to meet your neighbors. Fun.

"Krisha Mulvaney's" used to serve the best mudpie in San Diego. Outside Miami, "The Pit" barbecue joint. It was, too. My pal was sick for two days. We shoulda figured....

Oddly, I can do the laundry with the munchkin underfoot, in 5 min bursts if necessary. Cutting up onions or garlic in 5 min bursts over the course of a full day is really no fun at all.And no one judges the laundry when its done. No threads about the worst laundry you've seen at other people's houses. No one pushing the laundry around, trying to make it look worn so they can go out and get something else to wear. I think the rise of the Food Network (suggested above) probably does correlate to folk's intimidation. Tell ya what - bring over your laundry, and bring dinner. I'll have the laundry washed, dried and folded for you by the time we all finish eating dessert.

I think people are intimidated by cooking. I dont use the service under discussion, but it has a certain appeal. I can get a sitter to watch the munchkin for a couple hours and prep a weeks worth of food, or I can try to manage the shopping, the munchkin and do the prep at home. Guess which one would go more smoothly?

Trader Joe's now has dried dragon fruit. You dont get to experience the wild-looking exterior, but you do get to dye your fingers and lips bright pink in the eating of it.

Thank you for blogging. Im enjoying this greatly. BTW-that is a beautiful bowl you served your curry in.

Arabesque would look particularly nice with Rachel Perlow's rainbow jello mold.

I third the motion. Maximize the fridge. Good luck and enjoy.

I'm vicariously exhilarated, exhausted and over-fed. Muchfun! You done super good, sir. Thank you very much for this blog.