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i am also a big believer in the rebound to lift the spirits..make a list of the opportunites you turned down because you were involved and start calling them...also love love love mac and cheese, or big huge bowls of thin spaghetti with lots'o butter good grated cheese and pepper..unfortunatly for me alcohol would make me weepy

throw it in the deep fryer !!!

has anyone been? are they open? i am wait listed at per se, can't believe how excited i am about a possible maybe

thanks, i never would have thought of that until the flames started shooting from the oven and setting the cabinets on fire

i will making (buying) a turkducken for my upcoming gourmet club. i need some snazzy sides. i know the bird is a lot on its own but want to add something interesting that i make on my own. also any wine suggestions?

also very interested in what you were doing with the balsamic,beef and blue cheese. going to try out the lemon tonight

i had the best creamed spinach ever on friday at frankie and johnnies in hoboken. everything was great. the spinach was even better l/o the next day.

when i do duck in the oven i pierce it numerous times during the cooking process. amazing how much fat they can hold and still look so svelte.

i love barbetta. good food and soooooo sooooooo lovely. italian

i do few 30-50 parites a year an what i have found works best for me is everything room temp or cold. i did a party last year for 40 and laid out all the food at once and people could just graze wasntsure if it wuld work but it did. chicken marbella from silver palate (small drumstix only) always a winner salmon on the grill (you can do early in the day) gravlax ( you can do day ahead) orzo salad with chicken orange and pine nuts and mint filet mignon sliced over salad green salad olives bread some of those ready made spreads from costco you can steam some vegs the day ahead, baby carrots, asparagus, add some soy dressing, sprinkle with sesame seeds and it looks great you don't even need knives are you doing cocktails and wine? just wine really keeps the cost and hauling down. if you are having cocktails, i would really recommend a bartender.

my best meal EVER was the tasting at jean-george. i want to look at the menu see unusual combinations. there is very little i dont like except for korean and i think it due to lack of knowlege. love thai, japanese, french. has anyone been to atelier at the ritz-carlton on cps.

i am looking for a GRET restaurant in the theatre district. husband and i going to show on a week night and are having dinner first. an evening in the city w/o child is very precious to us. i would like to be able to walk from dinner to the show. 20 min or a bit more is not a big deal

my grandmother used to make a hot pepper jelly (had sugar in it) and she served it on crakers and toast with cream cheese. bleieve it or not it was great. i will look for the recipe this evening

There is a lady who runs a shop specializing in Hot & Spicy foods in nearby Red Bank and she also recommends Los Dos Molinos. 119 East 18th St. (212 505-1574). Am anxious to try it myself... i am in the area. can you tell me more about the place in red bank?

this is getting interesting. what are you wearing now?

spikes used to be great. last few meals have been more than disappointing. was there on tuesday and it was lousy. they recently re-did the mill in sping lake heights. i was not impressed with food but they have a nice bar on the lake. i have had great meals at mahogony grill. there is very goood thai in manasquan. siam garden in a trip mall next to the train station. there is foy's in pt. he is one of the brotheres that had le delice (?) in ho hokus back in the eighties. very very good but without a doubt the smallest entree i have ever encountered. another great one is moonstruck in asbury.

kfc. i dont think anything beats greasy salty crispy chicken skin.

DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE BARS EXCEPT FOR RODS IN SEA GIRT AND MERITAGE ON RT 34 JUST OFF THE PARKWAY EXIT HAS A NICE BAR AND A OLDER (MY AGE) CROWD. THEY ALSO HAVE A GOOD SUSHI BAR. THERE ARE SOME V GOOD RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA ALSO. HAD DINNER LAST NIGHT IN BRIELLE AT THE SHIPWRECK (NEXT TOWN OVER) IT WAS TERRIFIC. SEARED CHILEAN SEA BASS OVER SPINACH WITH CURRY OIL. KID HAD A PERFECTLY COOKED 2 1/2 LOBSTER. NICE DESSERT SELECTION BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY. I THINK CLARKS SOMETIMES HAS ENTERTAINMENT. OH, I HEARD THE ROADHOUSE IN ASBURY IS FUN BUT HAVE NOT BEEN.

my mom used to serve them with some type of millky/creamy gravy. de-lish but i don't have recipe. any body have an idea? i was thinking fry them in some bacon fat for flavor then make a roux.

i was thinking about trying it next weekend 5-7th. there is a rib fest right down the street at the arena.

how was dinner last night?

the breakers in spring lake. across the street from the ocean and they have a lovely porch for cocktails. i woul not call the food gourmet but it is good and the location is nice and being a hotel is very convenient for out of towners. i have been to many evenings at the molly pitcher and that would be my first choice. it is also a hotel with wonderful food and some great clubs with lots to do the next day for anyone that stays over.

drove about 60 mi on fri night to go turkish. well worth it. we had the table next to the glass so my son who was exhausted from camp could watch the chef. he saw how tired my son looked and had a great hot plate of fried potato for him before we even had water. tomatoe/cuc salad, cheese and spinach spring rolls, cheese pita, mixed meats, lamb soup, and sliced meat over cubed with a red sauce and yougrt. the meat over bread was WONDERFUL. we had the rice pudding and a pistachio dessert i dont know the name of. we also oredered an appetizer with bulgar and tomatoe that we didnt care for. the waitress came asked if anything was wrong and we said we just didnt care for it and she offered to take it off the bill. thats how the whole evening went. perfect. i had the print out in car from the website and i gave it to the folks there and they were very pleased.

grew up not far mastoris, huge diner huge menu huge desserts. if you travel a few more minutes into chambersburg around trenton there are some steller restarants. the ddc is having a dinner next week at place called mambo that is not far off. never been but looking forward to trying it.

i am pretty much wheat free myself and i love rice noodles and mung bean noodles. you can get some great thai recipes from the package and their websites. good luck, i have to walk pizza shops every day with my 7 yr old.