bloviatrix

I thought this was hysterical.

Deleted because I just realized I mis-read something.

Dinner tonight will be: Tuna Tartare w/ponzu Pan-roasted Arctic Char w/Honey-Soy Sauce Glaze Green and Yellow Beans w/Toasted Sesame Oil Roasted Fingerling Potatoe w/EVOO and Sea Salt Corn A loaf of Pugliese/butter Not sure what we'll drink.

You must have been floored to see that envelope in your mail. Any plans to go back?

oh jeez, i used to love the Connells, and haven't thought about them in probably 10 years.

mrs. tommy took to slowly throwing out all of my "band" shirts. but that's another thread altogether. I take it Mrs. Tommy doesn't realize that rock concert t-shirts from the 70s and 80s are all the rage now. People are paying obscene prices (three digits!!) to own vintage ones. Even Urban Outfitters is selling Ramones t-shirts. My favorite band t-shirt is from The Connells. The album was called Weird Food and Devastation. It's got a Dali-like fork on it. And yes, there are food splatters on it.

Well, it seems like the tuna tartare last week made such an impact, that my husband bought tuna at the fish monger and asked that I make more for dinner tonight. Whatta guy.

There's one thing worse than ketchup on scrambled eggs - Jam!!! I'm queasy just thinking about it.

Yesterday, at a stand in Hillside, NJ, I bought a delicious cantaloupe (I think there's a sliver left), corn, garlic, and cherry tomatoes. Today, at the the 97th street market, which has been temporarily re-located to Columbus between (97th and 98th): Fingerling potatoes Green and Yellow Beans Assorted Plums Sun Gold Tomatoes Bell Peppers A loaf of Pugliese

I tend to use spearmint.

I'm so jealous. I'll be glad to take some of your extras off your hands. Last summer I was able to get fresh edamame from the greenmarket, but I haven't seen any this year. In addition to eating them straight from the pod, you can make a multi-bean salad. I used to make one with yellow beans, grean beans, flat beans, kidneys, chickpeas, and edamame (you get the idea) with a light vinagrette. It was yummy.

Chocolate cake with mocha buttercream. Frozen buttercream is really yummy.

My favorite flavor is the dearly departed Dastardly Mash. Chocolate ice cream, with raisins, pecans, and slabs of chocolate. They just opened a scoop shop in my neighborhood. Whoo-hoo!!

My stomach hurts from laughing so hard while reading this thread. It's a good thing I'm not eating, because I'd be spraying my food. My worst spill was 14 years ago, when I was an intern at a consulting firm. It was morning. I sat down at my desk with a cup of coffee when the phone rang. Within seconds, there was coffee covering everything, including me. I was wearing a light colored suit, and I was scheduled to give a presentation to one of the Principals that afternoon. I ran into the bathroom and started to cry. Nowadays, I'm fairly neat, except when I'm wearing something light-colored and expensive. There is a direct correlation between cost of item of clothing and type of stain.

Only Sabbath-observing Jews may process the grapes in order for the wine to be kosher. "Boiling" or "mevushal" is a process where the grape juice is flash-heated to about 85 degrees C for mere seconds before it is cooled - the wine is never actually boiled. Not all kosher wines are mevushal - Gan Eden and Hagafen come to mind. But the advantage of mevushal is that anyone can handle the wine and its kashrut is not affected. (A bottle of non-mevushal wine cannot be handled by a non-jew if it is to remain kosher. Therefore, kosher restaurants only serve wines that are mevushal, so that there is no problems with the waitstaff handling the wine.)

I had a Yarden Reisling two weeks ago that was quite good. We demolished the bottle fairly quickly. It was lightly sweet without being cloying. I'll keep an eye out for the Semillon. I'll be doing a my big pre-Rosh Hashanna wine purchase in the next few weeks. I would love some recommendations for Israeli wines.

Andre, Do you know what prompted wineries such as Recanati and Tzora to become kosher? I would think the winemakers would be afraid their wines will be locked into the kosher wine ghetto and not be seen by the general public.

Can you post a photo of what they look like?

That only works if you have a box. Actually, to supplement the box, Neilsen also selects households to record their TV watching habits in a diary for a week. We've done it twice -- most recently was the last week in July.

I had some ricotta sitting in the fridge that I needed to use, so I made shells stuffed with a ricotta/mozerella mixture flavored with chopped mint, basil, and a hint of nutmeg.

What about lightly sauteeing slices in an EVOO/butter combination and then adding chopped mint and basil with a bit of salt and pepper?

The extra cooked shells - I made stuffed shells for dinner and since I'm waiting for the spouse to return home so we can eat, I'm munching on what didn't get used..

Growing up this was one of my favorites. I still remember my mom would buy them in the small box with the pink wrapping. I have several favorite candy choices by country. Israel - Egosi: chocolate, hazelnuts, caramel, and nougat. These are amazing frozen. They used to sell them at Wolsk on the lower east side. I would hoard them. UK - Smarties. Realistically, I know the chocolate is lousy, but it reminds me of being a little kid and traveling throughout the British countryside with my parents. Whenever I'm London, it's one of the first things I buy. And here at home, its peanut M&Ms. I love the the combination of chocolate and peanuts.

Malawry, just had a chance to read your piece and found it very interesting. I would like to point out that lacto-vegetarians who have issues with cheese because of the animal rennet should look to kosher cheeses as an option -- they do not contain animal rennet.

I agree with you completely. Rocco's is going to be just another place to go on a certain type of tourist's list. It'll be up there with Hard Rock Cafe, FAO Schwartz and Macy's. Rocco's will survive, but only because tourists will eat there thinking they're getting a real NY dining experience.