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runninwithscissors

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  1. My son thought I should get one too, but when I saw $185 for the garden, and $25 for a seed pack, I couldn't buy into the idea.....  It says the salad mix is good for only 75 salads over 2 to 3 months.  That's about $ .30 a salad without considering the cost of the garden itself.  I can buy a lot of organic salad for that price. 

    That being said, I am also interested in how your experiment goes.  Really curious how those tomatoes will taste.  If they're close to home grown, I might get my arm twisted :)  A good tomato mid winter surely has it's attraction.  Please keep us posted.

    Another thing to consider is the price is based in Canadian dollars...still kinda pricey, but... :biggrin:

  2. What a waste!!!

    Save/freeze the sauces. Use the green one with chicken or shrimp (stir-fry and add to the sauce; reheat gently, or heat the sauce and serve over grilled chicken or shrimp). Use the massaman one with beef (stir-fry or with steak).

    Or, the simplest thing, just cook some rice and eat with the sauce!

    You be right! *G*

  3. After having some friends over and ordering thai food, i was going through the left overs.. I looked at two empty containers, one containing massaman curry, the other a green curry.. I threw them out.. What would should i have done instead...

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    Think I woulda downloaded into some dahl, or ANYTHING to recycle the spices, if they were fresh...

  4. Bookbinders was one of the reasons I became interested in fine dining...back in '76 or so. Although I toughed thru 20 years of the electronic industry, I finally succumbed to culinary school, to fulfill my passion. Not sorry, but I _really_ wish more restaurants would offer benefits! Being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in my second term of culinary school really changed my whole dream...

  5. If you're mixing, then obviously don't spend any extra $$$...my personal favorite, and very cheap, btw, is Burnett's. Normally, I do Burnett's vanilla with cola, but their unflavored is FINE for dirty martinis. Even in WA state, it runs under $10 a fifth...

    Cheers! (where in the HELL did I put those damn olives???...)

  6. I know this isn't a sandwich town. I've been to a couple of places recently that profess to have east-coast style sandwiches, and they sorta sucked. Where do you go for a perfect reuben? Croque monsieur? (I hesitate to even ask...) burger? Anywhere in the Puget Sound region would be helpful at this point.

    Well, might be a little outta the way, but Toby's Tavern in Coupeville on Whidbey Island does a divine grilled Reuben, and the BEST burgers...

    Located on Front Street...can't miss it.

  7. YUM Now we're talkin'...gotta love HCR. Having transplanted back to the US from S'pore three years ago, there's not a day goes by that I don't wish I had some good chicken rice. And even with lessons from many locals, including Violet Oon, my chicken rice just isn't the same. *sigh*

    Tho Chatter Box is very tasty, it IS offensively expensive....my favorite place (and I'm drawing a blank on the name of the shop) served sublime HCR, in the same style as CB, for a fraction of the cost. It's located on Upper East Coast Road and Parbury Avenue.

    Another favorite, on the same genre, was the fabulous duck rice served in a small venue on Bukit Timah, across from Beauty World. Can anyone help with the names of these wonderful eateries? And please stop in and have a bite for me?? :laugh:

  8. Anyone know the reason for "elbows off the table"???

    Not really. But, when I was growing up my father sat to my left at the head of the table and if I chanced to have my left elbow on the table I would soon receive the tines of his fork to remind me of proper manners.

    Too funny...I don't remember you at our table!! Twins separated at birth? My dad did the same damn thing, and I have the scars to prove it. :angry:

    Not only for elbows on the table, but for hangin' on to your glass to wash down that gawdawful liver'n onions. *ugh* Not that I'm a picky eater, but my mother's liver'n onions were meant more for transportation than digestability. *shudder*

  9. It definately looks like the author read Kitchen Confidential and decided to emulate it...I don't know if Girl Cook is a complement or an insult.

    Think I have to agree with you....but sooooo many kitchen stories are the same. Tony, are your ears ringing? Any thoughts?

  10. Bourdain-ette or not---any female culinary graduate could have written that. Change the city, and that could be right outta my diary. I knew it going in, and I knew it coming out, but still doesn't make the reality any more palatable when it happens to you.

    "Oh, you don't really wanna be in all that heat..."

    ---Okay, then why did you put me next to this 650 degree wood-burning oven to dish out ice cream?????

    "But you're really talented plating the salads..."

    ---Bite me.

    "Well, Manuel has three kids to support, and really needs the job..."

    ---And my two kids don't count???

    Not meaning to sound bitter---I'm not. Just predictably annoyed... *L*

  11. I raised my American kids in Singapore and they've adopted the left-hand fork and right-hand large spoon style, and no one made fun of them at camp. For myself, I do the upside down fork with my left, and knife with my right---it just makes sense for me. Frankly, any efficient way to get food in your gullet should be acceptable, as long as it's not injurious to other diners at your table. :raz:

  12. What makes a good shake?  I dont ever make them at home for some reason and would love to get some recipes, tips, or general practices for good milkshakes.

    Lay it on me!

    Thanks!

    Ben

    I always thought milk and ice cream, blended properly, was the answer, but being diagnosed last year with type 1 diabetes, I started using heavy cream instead of milk (no lactose carbs in cream) and WHAT a difference cream makes. I only do this with premium ice cream, and only once a month, tho my endo says I should do it once a week so I gain some weight. Right... and he's gonna buy my new wardrobe?? Plus pay for the quadruple bypass?? I think not....

  13. I didn't see them there.  I was actually looking for mangosteen since I heard you can get them from hawaii now.

    I do know they have them canned though. 

    Ben

    Dang...just wishful thinkin'...

    Thanks for the reply...and did you find the mangosteen?? Also a wonderful fruit.

    Can't wait to get back up there...up to my armpits in packing boxes and amazed at the amount of crap I've amassed in 3 years. *sigh* Also can't wait to get outta this gawdawful, freakin' heat!! *groan*

    Enough of my whining...off to pack more boxes...*ugh*

  14. if you're cookin' we'll come ;-)

    welcome!

    Thanks, Malarkey... :wub:

    As of tomorrow, it's official...I become a bonafide chef, so guess I have to cook, eh? I'm thinkin' latter August, when I've recovered from the move, and if there IS to be a summer, it usually occurs then, as I recall. Bring tents, grog, sides and attitude, and I think we can muster a food fest. Also, if I recall, there's a baker in the bunch??? And a couple of mushroom hunters?

    *wheels turnin'* :blink:

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