bloviatrix

Three days of corn dogs, here we come!!

I wonder... if this had anything to do with the letter I received. It took a good month for a response and was not sent by either person I addressed it to... Maybe egullet is more of an impression than a letter. I don't think you should be too concerned with who responded to your letter. In my experience, letters of complaint usually get forwarded to the person best equipped to resolve the situation and respond. It's probable that in your case Ms. Seltzer was that person.

For all you New Yorkers, Ben & Jerry will be making an appearance at the scoop shop on the corner of Broadway and 104th on September 17th to celebrate the store's grand opening. They'll be giving away FREE ice cream!!

For those of you interested, Jessica's Biscuit (eCookbooks, see link below) has Herme's Chocolate book for 50% off ($20).

I received the new Jessica's Biscuit catalogue yesterday. Lots of new releases. I'm sensing a buying spree.

So do you refuse to eat at McDonald's as well?

I'm finishing up left-over blanched green and yellow beans tossed with toasted sesame oil and sea salt. Yummy. Let me take a moment to declare my love for toasted sesame oil. Truly a wonderful thing. I love the scent and I love the taste. Just opened a fresh bottle. Delightful.

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?