Marlene

This is a standard joke in our house. Every night before my son goes to bed he'll ask me what's for dinner the next night. Every night I say I have no idea. It drives him nuts The most I plan ahead is one night and that's only if I have to take a roast out to defrost

I almost always bake something for desserts although I almost never eat them. My usual dessert for guests is eithe creme brulee, chocolate torte or strawberries in grand marnier cream. For just us, I'll make cookies or cakes or chocolate mousse.

How do you like the RoadTrek? We are looking at that as well as a couple of class C's?

Thanks! I'll try it again. The first time I made this it was great. Today is not my day I guess!

I'm making ceasar salad dressing. I've made it twice so far, and both times, it's separated on me. What the heck am I doing wrong? This is what I'm doing: 2 egg yolks, tossed into the blender and blended. Add EVOO in a thin stream till it makes about 3/4 of a cup. Added some parmesan, dijon mustard, worchestershire sauce, lemon and lim juice, several cloves of garlic, chopped and a little anchcovy paste. Grrr..

The alfredo sauce I make is made with a cream cheese, butter, parmesan and milk. The cream cheese gives it a zip I don't find in the usual bland alfredo sauces.

We are still confirmed to attend

Does stock freeze well? Any particular things to be aware of when freezing stock?

Can anyone name the seven characteristics of a McDonald's french fry? As taought by McDonalds to their employees.

It sounds wonderful. Since we have a house with a pool, we decided not to spend the money or time on a cabin. Instead, camping has taken centre stage where we get a lot of the same effects as your cabin. There is nothing like sitting outside with the campfire going, cocktail in hand, gazing at the stars in the complete silence except for the occassion cricket.

Well now we've had some feedback from at least one of our frequent users

I'm a fan of most of the Black Opal wines. I have found their 2000 Vintages need to be decanted regardless of whether it's a Merlot, Cabernet or Shiraz. However, their 1999 vintages are really good.

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I can't even remember my first two weddings

We were married at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto with the reception afterwards there. I can't remember the canapes except I'm pretty sure I didn't get any. Dinner was French Onion Soup en Croute, Ceasar Salad, Prime rib with roasted garlic potatoes, and baby greens, wedding cake, (my husband's secretary made our cake and it was awesome, 3 tiered chocolate with Silver Frosting (I hate fruit cake) and creme brulee. At 11 pm we had a fruit and cheese and coffee buffet. The best part is the King Edward invites the bride and groom and best man and best woman for dinner about a month before the reception, and they serve the exact menu that will be served at the wedding. The first time we went, it wasn't that great, so they had us back for a second taste test

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I put all my Reidel Vinum Extreme glasses in the dishwasher. I' ve never yet had a problem

We're working on it!

Oakville also has some great restaurants, Seasons, The Rude Native, Omega (that one is high end, but with Ceasar Salad to die for), Il Fornello's, lots of great places in dowtown Oakville. Burlington has some nice ones too. Lo Presti's on Maxwell is great. Going the other way towards Niagara, The Lakehouse Restaurant is right on Lake Ontario near St. Catherines. It has a gorgeous patio if the weather is nice.

Um well that's not completely true. Lo Presti's on Maxwell is pretty good. But it may be a bit more high end than mod-grl is looking for

I run both the onion (after it's been peeled and the knife under cold water first. It works for me.

You mean marieann's didn't cut it for you? I LOVE Marieann's dressing. I want to learn how to make it in the bowl, like the pro's do at restaurants.

Hey, this is exactly what I have I generally do all the cooking for dinner party, so my husband cleans up mostly. He will usually load the dishwasher while the coffee is being made for after dinner (it's usally a hazelnut decaf coffee), and put leftovers away. Once everyone is gone, he'll unload and reload the dishwasher and put all the linens in the washing machine. Wipe down the kitchen counters, put the china and silverware on the dining room table (I usually insist of putting that stuff away myself) Then we'll sit down, have a glass of port, take two aspirin and go to bed. The rest gets done in the morning. Since I am always up first, I'll unload the dishwasher while I'm making morning coffee (definately not decalf) and sweep the floor. When he gets up, he will vacumn usually. If we are having a BBQ, 98% of the time, he'll be bbqing and I'll be doing the sides, so we generally clean up together when everyone is gone. Our cardinal rule is that one person must be entertaining the guests at all times, so we don't both go and clean up. As far as vacumns go, I have central vac which I never use. I swear by my Hoover upright, and Hubby likes the canister vacumn. - Not that I ever vacumn. Huby does, or the cleaning person does We've long had the debate as to whether we should have the cleaning person before or after a party. My preference is before, since I've got enough to do cooking wise, I'd rather not be running around cleaning. edit: if we are having a really really big bash, we hire a caterer, server and bartender usually

ceasar salad dressing

tomatoes, blue cheese, and a good vinigrette. Yum.