LittleLea
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So can someone tell me the exact difference between sushi and sashimi. I've heard so many answers even from the chefs.
Sushi is fish and rice formed into logs, handrolls or nigiri... sashimi is fish presented on its own, sometimes on a bowl of rice.
At least, thats how I understand it.
About eating sushi with your hands... I think that was how it was originally intended to be eaten... much akin to the western sandwich... it took a typical meal requiring utensils, and transformed it into finger food.
But then... I've seen my fiance's Brit mum eat a sandwich with a fork and knife.....
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He also omits the vinegar (balsamic if you must) or ketchup essential to a fried egg sandwich.
Here in the South, the essentials to a fried egg sandwich are mayo and hot sauce ;-) mmmm So I guess it just depends on where you are that dictates what makes a good fried egg sandwich. I'd never DREAM of putting ketchup on one!
But I agree, adding cheese and egg to a BLT is overkill.
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Oh, update on Melissa's . . . grwth: in today's NY Daily News, she says she was splashed with hot oil - so I guess that was a nasty blister there. But it looks much worse than a burn/blister . . . much worse . . .
Blast! Now why didnt they leave that little nugget of footage in? At least then we'd get to see them, I dunno... COOKING something.. and then also have a little backstory of the chinpimple to follow! ;-)
Also.. didnt Gordon say that Julia cooked her lobster perfectly?
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Ohh... nothing like the eats you find playing in the woods in Florida.
Loquats are probably the easiest to find... occasionally you could luck out and find a passion vine fruiting.... they grow wild everywhere. Lots of orange trees here and there too (there was an old unused piece of land near where I grew up that was once part of a Valencia orange grove).
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If I were to try to defrost in my fridge, it would take DAYS o_O I dont tend to plan my meals out that far in advance.
I am guilty, I am a counter thawer too.
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Personally, I think she was overdoing the hair to distract people form whatever she had going on under her lip. I noticed as it got bigger, so did her hair.
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Today in our one "gourmet" store they are selling two scrawny foreshanks for $14.00
Wow. I guess I am lucky. At my supermarket they always have lamb (though the cuts are just luck of the draw, you never know what they will have). I bought 2 lamb shanks for dinner tonight for $3 each.
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So, did anyone watch last night?
How did everyone else feel about the silliness of a tank full of lobsters without banded claws?? And then the psyche out gonna send 2 people home moment. bleh. Its like a train wreck... I told my fiance last night that I dont think I want to watch Kitchen Nightmares... because I love the UK version too much... I dont want to see it ruined for an American audience.
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I keep my maldon salt in one of Alton Browns cellars. Works perfectly for me. It gets really humid here so if I were to try to keep it in anything uncovered it would most likely clump.
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oohh I love those Chinese Grass Jelly drinks. They are just awesome. =)
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You know, I'm thinking Rock can cook - and he can lead, too. Bonnie is cute, but I don't think she can handle the pressure - although I'm glad she finally told Melissa to shut up.
I think Jen can cook, too - although her judgment is appalling. I think Julia can cook, can crank it out and can probably lead, but she's going to run into problems with some of the higher end foods and tech niques she might have to deal with. Unless you've made creme brulee, how would you know it has to sit in a pan half-filled with hot water while it cooks, or that it should be torched on the top? But I like Julia, and I'm rooting for her. My dollar is on Rock, though.
I am rooting for Julia too. I think alot of people automatically assume she will be a failure because she is a short order cook, but its apparent that she learns quickly, and as far as I can remember, she hasnt messed up a dish she's been assigned to. As apposed to say, Bonnie.. who is nanny. Just because she has eaten creme brulee doesnt mean she'd automatically prepare it perfect first time... but something tells me Julia would. She cooks for a living... she's got kitchen skills, and with that its not hard to do a bit of research and learn a few new recipes.
That being said... Julia... and Rock (though he is so caught up in the "game" aspect of it that its annoying) are the only ones keeping me watching the show. The rest of this seasons picks just seems almost an insult to the audience.
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One of my best friends used to be a cancan dancer at Rosie O'Grady's. I miss the multilevel arcade fun... oh... and Terror on Church Street.
Good times.
Didn't some German bloke buy Church street like 7 years ago? Wasnt he suppposed to "save" it? Anyone remember that? Nothing ever happened...
I used to LOVE KitKat!! Sadly... the whole corner was sold and turned into very plastic clubs. Alot of the kitkat crowd sort of migrated to Knock Knock and Backbooth. But then... this was like, 6 years ago.. so its all probably changed again since!
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my husband and I were at wdw in January this year, we liked raglan road in downtown disney, had a fun atmosphere and great (but not fancy) food.
You mustve gotten Raglan on a good night! Every time we've been, the food has been aweful.. soggy fish & chips, lamb shepherds pie with no trace of lamb flavor... meh =( Maybe it all depends on who's cooking?
If you get a chance to head to I-Drive... and like Japanese, I'd go to Rangetsu, it is a Japanese chain, and the location in Orlando is the only one outside of Japan. They are very proud to boast that they were voted #4 by Zagat of best Japanese in the US (Nobu is #3) - http://www.rangetsu.com/reputation.htm
Shabu shabu is a ton of fun for a group of adults. =) Very healthy as well.
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Hello all!
I figured I'd join in the fun! =)
Last night I decided to use some of the duck breast thats been in our freezer. I also had a pear at about the end of its ropes so I diced it up and made a sauce by sauteeing the pear in some of the rendered fat from the duck... deglazed with some Calvados, a bit of duck stock, a bit of apple juice, thyme and salt... voila!
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FWIW - there's a mold that grows on Ryebread which can cause hallucinations & spasms.
I am totally leaving my rye out to mold.
Party anyone?
EDIT: Nevermind! I read that link describing the effects... I'll pass!
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Until recently, I assumed that the June-July lychees for sale in New York came from Guangdong province in China, because they are often as good as the lychees I used to eat in Hong Kong. Yesterday, I saw the box the lychees came in. It said "Product of Florida." I'm impressed that Florida farmers are growing such excellent lychees! In which part of the state are they growing them? And for those of you who live in other parts of the world, what do you know about where your lychees are coming from, and how good are they?
I live in Florida.
I grow them in my backyard.... they LOVE it here... very low maintenance. =) All of the lychee in our markets are grown locally.
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I used to go to the bakery as a kid ..buy a huge italian roll for like a 5 cents ..on the way home poke a tiny hole in the crust and use my fingers to wedge all the guts out ..buy the time I got home I had a perfectly hollow cruse with a hole in it..so I took mustartd and poured it in there ..squished it flat and ate that!
ok I still do this when I need nurturing
haha! OMG I used to do this exact same thing with the rolls we got in our high school cafeteria. Also dipped the soft goodness into Ranch dressing.
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hmm... when I eat cereal, I push all my cereal to one side of the bowl, and pour a little milk into the other side (holding it at an angle to reduce cereal/milk contact) and push the cereal into the milk one bite portion at a time. Only adding more milk if it gets too shallow or warm.
I hate soggy warm cereal.
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1. Cereal straws: they flavor the milk you suck through them like Trix or some other cereal, and then you eat the straw when you're done.
ahaha wow O_O
I do remember having pixi stix straws when I was a kid, you could drink water through them and have a cool aid effect going on.
I still am a bit freaked out about chocolate lucky charms.. as if there wasnt enough sugar OD there as it was!
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I saw these in the store and admit I was hooked by the clever marketing ploy.
Nothing is as fun to me as a "name that flavor" ;-)
I agree.. it totally tasted like a McDonalds cheeseburger to me. All mustard and onions. They also made my fingers reek for several hours afterwards. Even left that freaky lingering aftertaste McD's burgers do.
I didnt really like them at all... but then I'm not a fan of McD's either.
Aspartame safe says FDA
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How is honey dangerous?