Basilgirl

I make a sweet/sour kraut too - it is kraut, brown sugar, mustard & pickle relish, simmered. Great on any type of pig product sausage.

Haven't been to a Fuddrucker's in years, but I always thought they made a great burger and the hamburger rolls were so good I'd buy some to take home. Also loved their onion rings. Did you get any onion rings?

My sister adds a little honey to hers for sweetness, but I tried it and didn't like it. I use the Cook's Illustrated recipe and it's very good. No bread though. Although, as I understand it, the original Spanish gazpacho was based on bread and olive oil before tomatoes came along.

Johnsonville Smoked Brats on buttered hard rolls with Julia's braised sauerkraut and Gulden's spicy brown Potato pancakes Sierra Nevada for me Mezcal margaritas for my SO

Julia's braised sauerkraut and a lot of Gulden's spicy brown.

Why not?

Larb.

Thank you, Maggiethecat!

I want that recipe. Please.

Well, we have a psychic thing going on here. I WAS thinking of tortilla espanola - but again, laziness crept in. Wound up with cheese toast and some salami. And STILL didn't finish the damn gazpacho.

But I have no buffalo mozzarella, fresh bread, or shrimp. And I'm too lazy to stop at the store. I was thinking bread and cheese though - there's a ciabatta in the freezer and some fontina in the fridge.

I have some yummy gazpacho sitting in my fridge. I want to finish it up tonight but am stumped as to what to have with it. In the past I've done tomato bruschetta (overkill), corn fritters (too much work I'm tired), or just plain bread. Help me out here.

I guess you shouldn't recommend a place you haven't been to. I just figured that the mezze style menu and wines would suit you. A friend of mine and my boss just can't say enough good things about this place. Let us know where you wind up!

Zaytinya.

Lidia's Chicken Scarpariello from her last book, Lidia's Italian American Kitchen.

I read somewhere to take some of the tomato juices after the mixture has been marinating and toss them with the drained pasta over heat. I haven't tried this yet, has anyone else?

Try the Chicken Valdostana on Braised Lentils next. Then the sausage & peppers. You will be hooked. Lidia.

I found it!!!! It's called a Pepper Mate. Kind of expensive. Now debating to buy or not to buy.

That is my new favorite recipe. Sometimes I leave out the chicken and just make sausage "scarpariello" - must have foccaccia for dipping all that delicious sauce. Are you using the recipe from her Italian-American book? If so, what others have you made? Everything I've tried from that book has been awesome.

Is it a handle that is cranked or is it a handle that is pressed or is it just a handle to hold onto? My brother gave me a white plastic pepper mill from Bed, Bath & Beyond that is actually battery operated. It has a silver handle on the side that you press to operate. Works like a charm. You can adjust the grind, too. If that's what you're talking about, I can post the maker/brand tomorrow. Sorry to be so vague...the "handle" grinds the peppercorns - you turn it. The grinder is kind of rectangular-shaped and it looks like it grinds a lot quickly. It's on the tip of my brain where you can order it on-line but I've tried most of the bigger on-line stores and it ain't to be found.

On Barefoot Contessa on The Food Network, Ina Garten uses the coolest pepper grinder. It is white plastic with a handle on the side. I have a little dinky wooden one which, while cute, constantly needs refilling, and several larger wooden ones that don't work. I saw the name of it on the fan boards on foodtv.com but that thread is long gone. Can anyone help me out?

The Nueske bacon, gorgonzola with crispy fried onion strings chopped salad at California Pizza Kitchen. Cobb. Caesar. Marcella Hazan's tomato salad.

The Corner Bakery's ham on pretzel bread - caraway havarti, dijon-mayo, red onion. Mmmmm.

Cubano. Thinly sliced roast pork, ham, swiss, pickle, mustard on French bread, heavily buttered, heavily weighted, and grilled. Extra pickles on the side. Beer.

Gazpacho Corn fritters made with sweeeeeeet corn from the Farmer's Market (4 for $1.00!) Grilled haloumi and frizzled ham to put on top of fritters Yum