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Same here, but make mine a big piece and don't skimp on the buttercream! Moist carrot cake with cream cheese icing tops my list, with homemade chocolate cake and buttery chocolate icing as a close second.

I have a 2000 word essay on "Areopagitica" due tomorrow and I'm still on Egullet, procrastinating. Now that's a hardcore addict.

ooooh - now I'm hungry. Damn. Guess I'll pick up some baking potatoes on the way home from work ← After you bake it, don't you have to dip it in egg wash and then bread crumbs before you deep-fry it? If you don't, you might lose some of your delicious filling!

I don't know if that $2 half slice of bread can possibly be that much better than a quality loaf from, say, Terra, for under 4 bucks. And when I'm eating bread, I definitely want more than half a slice!

Section 3 in Yaletown a few nights ago. We went for drinks, and I had my first taste of Red Bull (yuck! Tastes like cough syrup!) and drank my first beer of the year (Sleeman's Honey Brown). I'm not usually a big beer drinker. Brass Monkey. Here again for hi-ball specials. Our server gave us a few free drinks, but they were pretty nasty. Cambie Noodle House. Went in at 2:55pm--just barely made it as their last call is 3am. Good thing I already knew what I wanted--beef tendon with rice noodles. This is one of my favourite Chinese soup-noodle (but wonton is a close second). The tendon was soft, still a little chewy, and had a nice amount of fat on it (not too much). Also had a side of Chinese donut (those long sticks of golden dough that are snipped with scissors). I also had a Reuben and a Chicken Marsala kolachy at The Kolachy Shop a few days ago. The Reuben was particularly good! I love the chewy, slightly sweet dough.

Ever see "Yan Can Cook" version of a food processor? Just put a cleaver or knife in each hand and chop chop chop away! ← I have to get a cleaver. I was using my Global Chef's knife yesterday--the one good knife I have (poor student here!)

PaoPao, what are you favourite pastries at Yaletown Gelato? The espresso-filled cream puffs sound delicious. Thanks for the hint!

There are plenty of good recipes on Epicurious. I particularly like the Cappucino Fudge cheesecake. I made a basic cheesecake this Christmas (chocolate cookie base), and topped it with caramel. It was a hit. Here's my caramel recipe: 1 cup unsalted butter 1 and 1/4 cups brown sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup whipping cream Stir the butter, salt and sugar until boiling, lower heat and add whipping cream slowly. Simmer for about 5 minutes. When it is cold, it will be a lot thicker, and you can top your cheesecake (or anything really, ice-cream, cake, etc.) with it.

^Am I interested? Do you even have to ask? Maybe pulled pork kolachy? I love pulled pork.

Have you tasted the 8 or the 12? Tell all. ← Not yet...it's double the price of the 7 year old. But I guess I really have no excuse NOT to try it, considering it's so accessible.

I thought of another possible filling: fluffernutter kolachy another: kolachies filled with Japanese beef curry

^I was just going to change it, but I had to eat my larb first.

being bootylicious is a good thing, Coop

I made larb for the first time! It was delicious, except I didn't have a food processor, nor the knife skills (and patience) to mince the pork very well.

I feel your pain, Andrew. You're not alone. ← my e-crack is Mooshmouse's cranberry oatmeal cookies

What's tortilla soup like? Creamy? Garnished with tortilla crispies?

^Too bad I just ate a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs. Can we have another kolachy meeting next Tuesday?

5 year cheddar...yum! They also sell 7 year, 8 year, and 12 year old raw milk cheddar at the cheese shop I frequent. I bought the 7 year old cheddar last week. It's good.

"Sammiches" really annoys me. I can across the word for the first time on Egullet and I had no idea what it meant. Why do people say this? I use "decadent" to describe desserts all the time, but I don't think that word necessarily translates to my thinking that the dessert is "sinful" or that it's "bad" for me. I usually say it with a damn big smile on my face after eating something buttery, creamy, and absolutely delicious.

What a host of beautiful pictures! -chicken soup with lots of enoki mushrooms and vegetables -a nice piece of well-marbled lamb, rare of course -the last slice of the blueberry pie I baked last night

Thanks for your suggestions! I've had breakfast at Chef Bernard's and I loved it. I haven't eaten at Crepe Montage though. And I actually like like 2 minutes away from Granville Island. We're just going up to Whistler for the weekend.

A bit longer?! ← Actually, I got it chopped at a salon right after eating my kolachies.

Yup, that was me! Forgot to mention that the pic is old; I've since dyed my hair (closer to my natural colour) and it's a bit longer now. Which kolachy did you get? I had the Reuben, the Chicken Marsala, and had bites of my bf's steak and cheese and bacon dog. The Reuben was my favourite though! Yum! ← Oh I had the Greek and the minestrone (I really like the soups there). I may try the Marsala tomorrow if I head back. Next time I will know it's you then, and say hi ← I think I remember who you are! I liked the Marsala too, but I think it's a tiny bit undersalted, so I prefer the Reuben. Maybe we can have lunch together next week. (And Chef Fowke can come too. )

Is this the same Chef Bernard who owns a breakfast place? If so, I love the breakfasts there so I'll give Crepe Montagne a try.

Yup, that was me! Forgot to mention that the pic is old; I've since dyed my hair (closer to my natural colour) and it's a bit longer now. Which kolachy did you get? I had the Reuben, the Chicken Marsala, and had bites of my bf's steak and cheese and bacon dog. The Reuben was my favourite though! Yum!