Marlene

When we re-did our kitchen, we ended up going with granite. We considered Silestone, but had some trouble getting it here. We love the granite. You have to reseal it every couple of years, but you can cut on it, put hot pans on it and more.

Is your current electrical panel enough to handel additional wiring? We had to upgrade our panel in order to accommodate new stuff.

The reservation is under "Pan"?

I'll bring you the recipe. I can't post it here because of copywrite issues I hope Suvir is in the house when we go. And really, I've been known to eat things other than steak. Once or twice

Thanks guys. The recipe is in the archive!

Prime Rib and butter tart squares.

If you don't broil now, you likely won't start even with your fancy new range. I didn't bother with a warming drawer at the end of the day. I have two ovens as well. One mounted underneath my cooktop and one at the end of the island. I use one of those for warming if I really need it, which is almost never. Both my ovens are convection/conventional, and I love them.

Bwaa haaa haaa

you can still get Roast Chicken potato chips here

It's a thought

Me too! And Everyone else!

Well I just called to try and get reservations for Sat January 31. I guess we won't be eating there, since I'm not crazy about eating at 10:00 p.m.

At Amma? Sounds great. Thanks Pan.

Wrong week Suzanne

Bond Girl, I'll be in New York in a couple of weeks. I could pick it up then Thanks Toliver. I was getting a little worried there that I should just give up and hang my head in shame much less try to cook anything in a wok on my poor little old cooktop I'm up for a cheap chinese wok!

I prefer a twist of lemon in my martini rather than an olive. I find the saltiness of olives (or the saltiness of the brine they were sitting in or whatever), impacts on the taste of the drink itself.

Perfect I think!

Pan, make it for 4. Surely we can convince someone else to join you, Suzanne and I! Flights are confirmed. I'm actually arriving Thursday afternoon. Not sure where we'll be staying yet, but possibilities include the Marriott at Times Square. Drinks Thurs evening could be a possibility too. We'll be leaving Monday morning. So possibly something Sunday afternoon could work as well. Friday night and Sat are for hubby and I

Sure, we could do the restaurant thing. As I said, just about anything except fish

Yea Suzanne!

That looks incredibly complicated

Pan lets stick with lunch for now. Hubby's schedule tends to be a mite unpredicable especially at this time of year . Pick a spot, and anyone else who wants to join us, join in here!

Does that mean lunch is off?

Like any good team, we all bring something different to the table. That's how we learn and grow. Just because I won't get my meat and potatoes guy to the haute cusine restaurant, doesn't mean I don't want to hear about it and learn from it. That way, if I get a chance to experience it (likely sans hubby ), I'll be more prepared than I would have been if I hadn't learned about here.

And MatthewB has a complete fit when I call my vodka martini a martini And yet I persist. In the two years I've been involved with this site, it's evolved a great deal. I remember when I began here, feeling excluded, and I posted about it. It seemed like an exclusive club at the time. So I can hear and understand fist when he says it's happened to him - perhaps without meaning to. I will never be a gourmande. I hate foi gras and fish. I'm happier with a good piece of beef myself. Yes, I eat out a lot. The nature of our businesses ensure that we do. And I am fortunate to be able to afford to and to afford good materials. That sure doesn't make me any better than anyone else, because I remember a time when I lived out of my car! However, I've got a son who lives on Kraft dinner, Lunchables, and grilled cheese sandwiches with processed cheese slices. My guy is a meat and potatoes kind of guy. He won't eat what he calls "ginchy" food. You'll never find him at Trotters for example. I love to cook. And I learned so much here, and made many cyber friends as well. So Fist, I hope and believe that the "slurs" you may have received in the past have been from a very select few - forgive them, for they know not what they do