elyse

I know what YOU'RE bringing to the next potluck!

A good Cajun thing? Or an annoying loud Cajun thing?

I have dark hair and blue eyes. Pale skin. I'll probably be looking nervous and chaotic. I'llbe wearing white Nike's with a blue stripe. I'll be wearing a green purse thing around my waist. Also, I'll have a humidor as a display case.

Am I a tout-tout? (What's a tout-tout)?

What sort of timish are you thinking? Remember, I may not have cool stuff this week.

Yes, I'll be there unless it rains. I really don't know what their policy is for weather. Passed inspection well, so that's good. Now as long as I can bake without interruption, all will be cool. Still don't have pie plates I like. I can make/save one if you'll definitely be coming. But do NOT hang me up. I keep my word, and if I say I'll save one for you, I'll save it until I get home. Dorky, but true. Pao de queijo is iffy. I ran out of ingredients and don't think I have time to go to Queens for more.

Okay, here's the story. Since I'm going into business with these two items, and they're the only two items I have, I am consistently advised not to give out the recipes to anyone who asks. I really, truly feel awful about this, but I'm just a little nervous about it. Maybe if there wasn't such a HUGE membership, I'd feel differently. I hope everyone understands. It's just very awkward for me at this point. Sorry! BUT you can hop a freight train to Bloomfield farmer's market on Thursdays 2-7 or so, and I'll have some there. If you do this, please tell me you're coming so I can save some for you! I am also working on figuring out how to send it round the world. Well, not all the way around. That would be silly. But there will be affordable ways to get excellent pao de queijo to an oven near you. Is that acceptable?

Yes, that's how they're sold usually. I had some frozen ones at the FF Show, but one sucked, and the other I wanted to spit out. They also sell it where you add an egg and milk or something, that that is God awful too. I suppose I could get the frozen stuff together by next week. I have to go to Queens to buy supplies. But yeah, I guess I'd sell it in the large containers you brought the sorbets in. Have to buy a cooler too and make ice bottles. And instruction labels. How were the old, cold guys? They're also sold in little Brasil on 48th or whatever at a place called Buzios (2nd floor). Frozen balled dough in one pound bags, for 7 fucking dollars! I refuse to even test them out. I, on the other hand, will not charge that much. I'd rather people EAT the damn things rather than wonder if they can afford it.

Bread in Portuguese is pao and I think it has a squiggle above it. My last hex was from Brasil.

No, I really really do.

Updated list please! Elyse + pie.

TOTALLY!

That would be a half sheet?

Did this really go from $25 to $4? Yipes, I'm IN! Steven and Ellen, are you still offering a ride? There's pie in it for you!

I'm jealous. I wish I could come.

Agreed.

Indeed it is. Yes, I forgot they speak spanish in Brasil. Thanks meg! Again, I'm happy you enjoyed my victuals. You know, do I have to come up with a name for these things? Underestimating the public, as usual, I can see pao de queijo as not the catchiest of names. (Would that be underestimating)? Late night mind-wanderings gave me cheezy poofs, but that is a REALLY limited demographic. And everything else just sounded portentious or stupid.

Dare I ask what the "etc." is for?

Thank you SobaAddict! I meant to write this earlier, but my entire post got blipped out. The bread is actually paO de queijo. It also sounds like pon.

30 seconds too late. Andy, nice reading. Thank you.

The crackers or the bread? And thank you!

Have you seen our 'Doggie Bag" thread?

Good. Nothing frozen. That is really fucking annoying. I wouldn't go there for this reason alone. So... things ARE frozen? I thought nothing was frozen. And the item which they name themselves after? What the hell is that? And they run out of it? How rediculous. Frozen cheesecakes, and they run out to boot. I can not for the life of me imagine why anyone would be desperate to eat at the Cheesecake Factory and pay an additional $.50 much less $10 or $20. Pathetic.

Nero, you could replace your ties with shoelaces.