FoodMuse

I am on the fence about saving the minced shrimp. I stuck it in the fridge for now. I wonder what thumb tastes like. I'll pick up some Neosporin tomorrow. Thanks, G

Seriously, this hurts. Now what? Can I do anything to make it heal faster? I guess I'll just bandage it up, but how do I keep the new skin from sticking? It's been awhile since I inflicted this kind of damage. Ouch + typing with one hand blows. BTW I was chopping up cooked shrimp for a version of California roll. I can't find my piece of thumb flesh though. -G

Thanks Guys, I can order from Fresh Direct. Now if only I had a fry daddy. Hot wings here I come. You really need this brand of hot sauce to get the proper hot wing mojo... yeah, Raji and gobs of butter does help. -G

I really miss Frank's Red Hot Sauce. I use it to make the hotwings I grew up with. Other hot sauces I can find easily in NY are not doing the job. Anyone know where I can buy it in Manhattan? Thanks folks, Grace

MCA, I also love Bugles. I went to the Fancy Food Show in NY last week and tried Polenta crackers shaped like conchiglie pasta that tasted very similar to Bugles. The only difference besides the shape is Bugles are a bit sweeter, probably due to added corn syrup. Here's a recipe for Polenta snacks I'm looking forward to trying for my next dinner party. Salt is my downfall. Maybe I should just install a salt lick in the kitchen, then I wouldn't even need to bother with the food. Do margaritas with a salt rim count? Grace edited to fix all my misspelled words

Pork ROFL and Donkey --

Hahh! Just realized your party was last night. Oh well.. Hope your party was great! Grace

Hi I have a cocktail I've been making all summer long for parties that everyone loves, that would be great for a drinking game. I chunk up a watermelon, put it in a few freezer bags and stash in the freezer for a hour or two before the party, then toss in a blender with a handful of ice, the juice of a lime, 1 tablespoon sugar and a large quantity of vodka. If you want to put this over the top add a handful of fresh mint to the blender and garnish glasses with a spring of mint and a round of lime. An added bonus is the house smells wonderful when you make these. I'd like to hear what your candidates issues are. Here's a funny link from Slate about a Debate Drinking Game. Grace

I like to fill a ziploc bag with cooked edamame in the pod, it's still good at room temperature. Don't forget to salt it.

There once was a girl who craved steak In fact, it was all she would take She wouldn’t eat greens And she sneered at string beans Until she ate one by mistake Strangely enough, I’m having fresh green beans from the farmers market and grilled steak for dinner.

Hey Guys, Another day walking the floor has drawn to a close. I had one WOW! HOLY SH!% I can’t believe what is in my mouth moment and that came from a bite of Truffle Butter from Crane’s Creamery. If anyone is going tomorrow I recommend…..no I command you to go and try this stuff. It is so much better than any truffle oil, cream cheese or any other food made to transport the truffle flavor into the mouth I’ve ever had. They were dishing it up on crackers, but I can imagine stuffing a pounded chicken breast with this and being transported to heaven. Also the rep I talked to was very nice. I am surprised I haven’t had more of these moments. Other things I really liked: D’artagnan Venison: moist, juicy, simply grilled, yummy yum yum I had a black truffle oil that I liked, didn’t get the name though. Ina Garten had a brownie mix that even though I admire her, I didn’t want to like since I heard it sells for $10 a box. I am here to report it was delicious; *really* dense, moist and super chocolaty with bits of chocolate floating around in there. I even did my own taste test leading up to it having bites of 4 or 5 other brownies none of which were very good. Truly awesome brownie, but still ten bucks for a box of brownie mix? I really like the marketing action of Lesser Evil. Love the name and the packaging and they had nice kettle corn. As I left the convention center I was handed a cute citation of being involved in a Snackident attached to a little bag of the kettle corn. I had a bite of corned duck breast from Bella Bella that was really good, very meaty and nicely corned Tried a wine from Basque country that was great. I had polenta corn chips from Solea that were really good and very much like Bugel Corn Chips and I mean that in a good salty crunchy kind of way. Chocolate covered fortune cookies from Emily’s that look totally adorable packaged in a cute pink Chinese takeout container. I got a freebie container of them and will save them to serve as dessert at an Asian theme dinner party. Things that surprised me: Iron Chef has a line of products???! Based on the offerings I have just this gut feeling that the Iron Chefs themselves wouldn’t be using this stuff. Mr. Morimoto would you use the line of sauce in you restaurant? Kind of doubt it. They were also selling Crisps and soup mix…. Seemed like a strange assortment of products to me. OK, I shouldn’t be surprised, but Rachel Ray is selling Olive Oil. It was good, nice flavor and light. Is there anything she doesn’t do? Things I didn’t like: I am surprised that there were soooo many dry, tasteless or fairly inedible crackers and chips. Mint flavored water = Mouth wash I had to swallow the first mouthful since doing a spit take at the rep seemed really rude, but that is just so wrong. Oh yeah, the Italian cheese booth and I have become very good friends. I totally concur with Alacart on the “ordinary chocolate” comment. I did have some very fine dark chocolate though. I didn’t attend any sessions either. Any one out there go to one? Can’t say that I noticed any trends, aside from an inordinate amount of teas made to improve health, happiness, well being, your colon, your love life, your eyesight, your marriage, your relationship with you mother….. Tom Douglas' Salmon: didn’t try it I’ll have to go have a taste tomorrow. Budweiser BBQ sauce: I took one look at it and walked in the opposite direction. I’m a bit of a beer snob, but I’ll try it since it’s being reccomended. Moosnsgrl: Freezer cubes marketed to college kids. Hee hee, so true. I was also the ONLY one among my roommates with the special knowledge of how to refill an ice cube tray. That’s all for now, Goodnight, Grace

All right Everyone, I'm here to report after my first day(also first time)at the Fancy Food Show in my new hometown, New York. First off: this convention center is sensory overload for folks with a greedy belly. It’s like a food court of the Gods. Every inch of the Javits Center is filled with food, also lots of really hot European men, half cheering for France and half cheering for Italy. They had lots of plasma screens playing the World Cup Italy/France match. Every now and then you’d hear a deafening roar of the crowd. Yes, Tracey :> I heard your recommendations of pacing and all that, but when you (and by you, I mean I) are faced with lots and lots of samples of chocolates, olives, pickled everything, olive oil, chips, BBQ sauces, and hot sauces I was overwhelmed by the need to TASTE!!!! I was quickly brought to my senses by tasting, within 15 minutes, a very good hot sauce, then a Walkers brand shortbread, then an overly sweet pasta sauce, then a few olives with great parmesan and then a chocolate. Bellies are not meant to be assaulted like this, and mine posed a minor rebellion reminding me once again who is in charge of my life. Even with all the tasting I came home hungry and with sore feet, so I had a nice cocktail and threw a cheese soufflé in the oven. I’ll let you know how today goes. Oh, and did you know there is a company producing ice cube trays filled with some fancy spring water, then sealed with a plastic wrap? Cool looking, but odd......until I think that only a few years ago it seemed ridiculous to buy water. Grace

Thanks Anpanman, I live in midtown so I'll check out Yagura or Katagiri. Neither of which I've been to yet. Thanks! This forum is such a great resource. Muse

Thanks for the replies. I've been looking for an excuse to visit this Mitsuwa market. I moved here from Los Angeles(where I had a Mitsuwa 5 minutes away) and I'm still scoping out my local markets. The shuttle is still running from Post Authority. I couldn't find the price, but I think someone told me you pay $2.50 cash to the driver. A Mitsuwa Shuttle Bus leaves 15 minutes past each hour from Platform #51 in the Port Authority Bus Terminal (on Eighth Avenue between 40th and 42nd streets) for the half-hour ride. Mitsuwa Timetable

Hey folks, First time posting to eGullet, so if this post belongs in another forum please let me know. I'm trying to find Shirataki noodles in Manhattan. Anyone come across these slippery noodles in your travels? I'm hoping to find the dry verstion so I can stock up. thanks, muse