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Looking forward to eating this... Snowangel's Green Curry with chicken thighs, eggplant, and holy basil Jasmine Rice Asparagus with a dressing of soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, sugar and chile flakes Ice Cream

No problem. How about cheese? Manchego, that drunken goat stuff, and maybe a Pyrenees? Have a great trip and good luck with the LSATs.

That's puzzling, why offer only one? Did you ask what their reasoning was when you were there, Darren?

Meatball Pita Sandwich The meatballs can be made with turkey or chicken to cut down on fat. This is great with really good summer tomatoes 1 med. cucumber, seeded and finely chopped 1 lg. tomato, finely chopped 1/4 c white onion, finely chopped 1/4 c olive oil 3 T white wine vinegar 1/2 tsp dried oregano, crushed Freshly ground pepper 1 egg, beaten 3/4 c soft bread crumbs 1/2 c milk 2 T onion, finely chopped 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 lb lean ground beef 4 large pita, halved 1/4 c fresh cilantro, chopped (optional) Plain yogurt (optional Combine cucumber, tomato, onion, oil, vinegar and oregano to make a relish. Set aside. In a large bowl combine egg, bread crumbs, milk, onion, allspice, salt and pepper. Add beef and mix well. Shape into 24 meatballs. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Drain. Make sandwiches using 3 meatballs per pita half. Top with relish, cilantro and plain yogurt as desired. Keywords: Main Dish, Easy ( RG488 )

Curried Tuna 1-1/2 T olive oil 1 sm. onion, cut into fine rings 1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped 1 tsp curry powder 1 6 oz. can of tuna in olive oil 1/2 fresh jalapeno, cut into fine rounds 1/2 inch piece of fresh ginger, julienne 2 T fresh cilantro, chopped Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Heat oil in a nonstick frying pan over medium high heat. Add onion and garlic. Stir fry until onion is turning brown at the edges. Add curry powder and cook until fragrant. Add the tuna, breaking up any big lumps. Turn heat to low. Add chili, ginger and cilantro and mix in. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot, at room temperature, or cold. From a recipe in Mahdur Jaffrey's Quick and Easy Indian Cooking. Good stuffed in whole wheat pitas, or over mixed greens. Keywords: Fish ( RG487 )

Thanks for the link Steve, I should have done that in my original post. It's funny, sometimes a less than stellar review makes me more interested in trying a place. Maybe Poste will be the place for my birthday dinner this year.

vengroff, did you read the review of Poste in the Sunday magazine? It didn't get a rave.

Welcome, ocdreamr! Nice to see a new poster on the DC/Delmarva board.

I just watched it for the first time yesterday. It's OK.

Thanks so much for the post, Ellen. I checked out their website and there's one in Wheaton, MD - about 20 minutes from us. I'm definitely going to check it out.

Please put the Lumberjack Cake in the archive, if you have time. It sounds wonderful.

Toast munchies. Yes, I get this every few months. So do I. When I was pregnant with my daughter I could eat 6 slices of toast on occasion. It still happens even when I'm not expecting. Some other weird likes: sardines with jalapeno slices and saltine crackers deviled ham (from a can) on crackers slice of american cheese rolled around a slice of bologna, with a sweet gherkin in the middle tomato eaten like an apple, with salt cream cheese and green olive sandwiches

I'm not sure what you're getting at, Zebster. The last time I went to the doctors, I was measured at 5 feet, 11-3/4 inches. That's a quarter inch shy of 6 feet. Bring on the measuring tape! I've met him, and I can attest to the fact that he is several inches taller than me. I'm 5'5" so you can do the math.

Good Eats appeals to people who like food science. Those who don't like are free to change the channel or even turn the TV off. The fact that Bourdain says Alton dissed him is irrelevant to me, but seems to be a reason for those who don't like him to pile on here. Edit: no energy for pissing matches today

I agree with nerissa, don't bother with cilantro, but whatever else you want should grow here. I don't know what the soil is like near the shore - you may want to plant in large pots, but the temperatures and daylight should be great for gardening. We grow several varieties of thyme, basil, marjoram, dill, oregano, mint, and rosemary. Marjoram is another that will take over your garden if not kept in check.

That was a good one. I also liked his bee spit explanation in the honey episode.

Inspired by this article in last Wednesday's Food section of the Washington Post, we decided to take a family trip to two of the Asian supermarkets mentioned. We visited the Grand Mart in Germantown, and the Grand Mart in Gaithersburg. The Germantown location was just OK. The Gaithersburg location was better: a huge variety of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Latino and Indian condiments, spices, and frozen food; ordinary and specialty produce; live fish; a diverse kimchee selection; housewares; and all the regular western grocery items. The prices were excellent. On the whole, nice for destination shopping, especially if you want to get curry leaves, Skippy peanut butter, and frozen octopus without going to more than one store.

What a lovely idea, Jaymes. My brother is getting married in September and this will be one of their gifts. I haven't given many cookbooks as a gift, because for me that's sort of like trying to buy someone else a purse, if you know what I mean. But, I do like theme gifts like specialty foods to go along with something on the registry. The fondue set and accoutements is a good example. When we married my favorite gift was a set of maragarita glasses, pitcher and a bottle of very good tequila. You could do the same with martini glasses, wine glasses, etc.

The Korean Pork Tenderloin sounds really good - could you share the recipe? And we love Blue Bell ice cream! Is it only available in Texas? We get it whenever we visit Austin but I've never seen out here on the East coast. Dinner tonight: Sweet and Sour Tilapia (tilapia from the Asian market - had been swimming around just a couple of hours before, dusted with cornstarch and fried in Scott's new fryer. Sauce made with chili paste, vinegar, orange juice, soy, cornstarch, with dried shiitakes, sliced carrots and scallions) Jasmine rice Steamed asparagus Beer for Scott, diet root beer for me Double Stuff Oreos (for Scott, not part of my Weight Watchers

I have a similar recipe, except mine uses mozzarella and adds slices of ham too - delicious! Sort of a meat jellyroll. It's called Coco's meatloaf, possibly after the late James Coco. My mom cut it out of a magazine back in the 70's. I haven't made it in years.

Um, I'm feeling like a total philistine here what with the Maille mustard and caviar and whatnot... I like my deviled eggs with Miracle Whip, a little French's mustard, and a dusting of paprika. That's the way my mom always made them, because it was the way dad wanted them. Grandma Ruth (dad's mom) was from Oklahoma and apparently Miracle Whip was favored. I still like it on sandwiches.

Hey, watch it! I happen to like Jamie. Not his show, but I love his recipes.

Did he "julie-anne" anything?

Here's our typical topping selection: prosciutto pitted olives smoked or fresh mozzerella caramelized onions goat cheese roasted peppers fresh basil thinly sliced tomato sometimes arugula and of course, anchovies

I was wondering the same thing. Does it add anything to the taste or is it just for the color?