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Bless you, petite tête de chou, for solving a toughie! Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Repo Man", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. CONGRATULATIONS TO: -petite tête de chou for finally clearing #97 (Ahi Tuna, a glass of water...) off the board by naming it as the film "Just Friends". ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -FoodMan has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta"...) is the film "Mostly Martha". -godito has guessed that #123 is the film "Made" -WHT has gueesed that #123 is the film "Blow" We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #123 is not "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events" nor is it "The Goodbye Girl" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US A LITTLE LESS UNMERCIFULLY: 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." CLUE: said while the character's cooking, to a little girl, who hasnt eaten yet, and is kinda lonely. it might be "bad girl pasta" that he says. 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 166. A couple enter a restaurant, and the lady goes off to the ladies' room to neaten her hairdo. She returns and is majorly P.O.ed that her gauche escort has not only ordered for himself, but is too busy gobbling oysters to rise and hold her chair. 168. BBQ. Mainly ribs featured more than once in this movie. The main character seemed to savor them very much from a certain BBQ shack. 169. Scene: Whole broiled fish served for lunch. Host: "I hope you don't mind. I believe they should be served with the head." Guest: "Fine, as long as you don't serve chicken that way." **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

Wow. Just perfect for my Fantasy Kitchen. Does anyone have a ballpark figure for their price range?

Finally, a solution! Here's the recap: Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Repo Man", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. CONGRATULATIONS TO: -glossyp for finally solving #156 (laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!"...) as "The Grateful Dead" movie. ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -FoodMan has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta"...) is the film "Mostly Martha". -godito has guessed that #123 is the film "Made" -WHT has gueesed that #123 is the film "Blow" We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #123 is not "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events" nor is it "The Goodbye Girl" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." CLUE: said while the character's cooking, to a little girl, who hasnt eaten yet, and is kinda lonely. it might be "bad girl pasta" that he says. 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 166. A couple enter a restaurant, and the lady goes off to the ladies' room to neaten her hairdo. She returns and is majorly P.O.ed that her gauche escort has not only ordered for himself, but is too busy gobbling oysters to rise and hold her chair. 168. BBQ. Mainly ribs featured more than once in this movie. The main character seemed to savor them very much from a certain BBQ shack. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

They weren't sick. They were just phlegmy. A few years ago I took my mom out to dinner for some Mexican food. We were seated at a table next to an older couple who were well into their meal. As we looked the menu over, we began to notice that just about every 30 seconds, one of them would "hawk" their throat or snort or clear their sinuses while they were eating. At first my mom and I were very disgusted and quickly losing our appetites. Then we started to get the giggles because it was so digusting and the couple was completely and utterly oblivious to the fact that they were out in public and making these loud horrendous noises while eating. My mom and I just about fell off our chairs with laughter by the time the couple left. To this day I can still get my mom to start giggling when we're dining out by discreetly recreating one of those noises while looking at the menu. At least we could laugh about it...

I tried the Parmesan Garlic Pringle Selects. They're not that special. The garlic isn't "there" in the bite but is more present in the aftertaste. Even then, it's not that strong of a presence. The parmesan flavor isn't that strong of a presence, either. It's just a sort of generic cheese flavor on the chips. So now I'm wishing I'd bought the Sun-Dried Tomato chips insead.

Farberware sells them (at a great price): Amazon's Friday Sale "Farberware Cast Iron 12-Inch Skillet" It has a helper handle, too, which is a nice feature. I wonder if they farm them out to another manufacturer or if this really is their own line.

Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Repo Man", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. CONGRATULATIONS TO: -godito for solving #167 ("Kentucky Chicken!" as whined by a young boy) as the film "The Way Home". ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -FoodMan has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta"...) is the film "Mostly Martha". -godito has guessed that #123 is the film "Made" -WHT has gueesed that #123 is the film "Blow" We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #123 is not "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events" nor is it "The Goodbye Girl" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." CLUE: said while the character's cooking, to a little girl, who hasnt eaten yet, and is kinda lonely. it might be "bad girl pasta" that he says. 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 156. laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!" CLUE: there is a concession stand with a big stack of cookies displayed on a long pole and the guy selling the cookies does not like loud music, only "Sha Na Na" CLUE: There is an amazing animation segment, waiting in lines and lots of history. CLUE: It takes place in San Francisco CLUE: Lots and lots of music, there's a scene with a nitrous tank and many revelers around it. Lots of tie-dye garments....... 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 166. A couple enter a restaurant, and the lady goes off to the ladies' room to neaten her hairdo. She returns and is majorly P.O.ed that her gauche escort has not only ordered for himself, but is too busy gobbling oysters to rise and hold her chair. 168. BBQ. Mainly ribs featured more than once in this movie. The main character seemed to savor them very much from a certain BBQ shack. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

yes, both 163 and 164 have been solved already. ← Ahhh...I thought "Old Boy" referred to me. Thanks for pointing this out. The morning recap after having removed the deadwood: Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Repo Man", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. A new clue has been added to #156 ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -FoodMan has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta"...) is the film "Mostly Martha". -godito has guessed that #123 is the film "Made" -WHT has gueesed that #123 is the film "Blow" -godito has guessed that #167 ("Kentucky Chicken!" as whined by a young boy) is the film "The Way Home". We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #123 is not "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events" nor is it "The Goodbye Girl" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." CLUE: said while the character's cooking, to a little girl, who hasnt eaten yet, and is kinda lonely. it might be "bad girl pasta" that he says. 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 156. laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!" CLUE: there is a concession stand with a big stack of cookies displayed on a long pole and the guy selling the cookies does not like loud music, only "Sha Na Na" CLUE: There is an amazing animation segment, waiting in lines and lots of history. CLUE: It takes place in San Francisco CLUE: Lots and lots of music, there's a scene with a nitrous tank and many revelers around it. Lots of tie-dye garments....... 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 166. A couple enter a restaurant, and the lady goes off to the ladies' room to neaten her hairdo. She returns and is majorly P.O.ed that her gauche escort has not only ordered for himself, but is too busy gobbling oysters to rise and hold her chair. 167. "Kentucky Chicken!" as whined by a young boy. 168. BBQ. Mainly ribs featured more than once in this movie. The main character seemed to savor them very much from a certain BBQ shack. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

There's a new Limited Edition Reese's Big Cup with Mixed Nuts. As with the original Limited Edition with Nuts, this is another winner. It didn't quite look like the cross section on the cover of the wrapper, but it was quite nutty and quite good. Besides peanuts (of course), the ingredient list shows Pecans, Almonds and Cashews. While eating the peanut butter cup, you can't really discern one nut over another (the nuts aren't whole...they're little chunks) but it all contributes to a very nutty (with a nice contrasting note of saltiness) experience. Thumbs Up! edited for clarification and spelking

A previous discussion on "Master Sauce" that may be of help: Lushui Zhi, Questions About This "Master Sauce"

The beginning-of-the-week recap: Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Repo Man", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. CONGRATULATIONS TO: -godito for correctly guessing that #153 (cold hot dogs, mustard, potato chips, beer, milk) is the film "The Deer Hunter". ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -FoodMan has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta"...) is the film "Mostly Martha". -godito has guessed that #123 is the film "Made" -WHT has gueesed that #123 is the film "Blow" -godito has guessed that #167 ("Kentucky Chicken!" as whined by a young boy) is the film "The Way Home". We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #123 is not "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events" nor is it "The Goodbye Girl" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." CLUE: said while the character's cooking, to a little girl, who hasnt eaten yet, and is kinda lonely. it might be "bad girl pasta" that he says. 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 156. laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!" CLUE: there is a concession stand with a big stack of cookies displayed on a long pole and the guy selling the cookies does not like loud music, only "Sha Na Na" CLUE: There is an amazing animation segment, waiting in lines and lots of history. CLUE: It takes place in San Francisco 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 163. Dumplings play a big and important role. They are a key to solve a mystery for a man's incarceration. 164. Duck l 'orange is served with a picture of the dish, but no actual duck 'pieces' visible. 166. A couple enter a restaurant, and the lady goes off to the ladies' room to neaten her hairdo. She returns and is majorly P.O.ed that her gauche escort has not only ordered for himself, but is too busy gobbling oysters to rise and hold her chair. 167. "Kentucky Chicken!" as whined by a young boy. 168. BBQ. Mainly ribs featured more than once in this movie. The main character seemed to savor them very much from a certain BBQ shack. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

Ending the week with some hits and misses: Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Repo Man", "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. CONGRATULATIONS TO: -JanMcBaker for solving #161 (Trays of coffee and donuts served in a bunker by our heroine (only lady in there) while waiting for an invasion...) as the film "War of the Worlds". -GordonCooks for correctly guessing that "Spaghetti pasta cooking over high flame and eventually burns a woman's lingerie. Quote: "Oh dear, I'm already having hot flashes." Gourmet dinner delivery ordered because of the spaghetti disaster. False dentures fished out of a wine glass. "Quote: Carpe dentum. Seize the teeth." was the film "Mrs Doubtfire". -petite tête de chou has solved #165 (Grains are currency. Corn is very highly valued) is the film "Delicatessan". ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -FoodMan has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta"...) is the film "Mostly Martha". We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #123 is not "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events" nor is it "The Goodbye Girl" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." CLUE: said while the character's cooking, to a little girl, who hasnt eaten yet, and is kinda lonely. it might be "bad girl pasta" that he says. 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 153. cold hot dogs, mustard, potato chips, beer, milk 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 156. laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!" CLUE: there is a concession stand with a big stack of cookies displayed on a long pole and the guy selling the cookies does not like loud music, only "Sha Na Na" CLUE: There is an amazing animation segment, waiting in lines and lots of history. CLUE: It takes place in San Francisco 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 163. Dumplings play a big and important role. They are a key to solve a mystery for a man's incarceration. 164. Duck l 'orange is served with a picture of the dish, but no actual duck 'pieces' visible. 166. A couple enter a restaurant, and the lady goes off to the ladies' room to neaten her hairdo. She returns and is majorly P.O.ed that her gauche escort has not only ordered for himself, but is too busy gobbling oysters to rise and hold her chair. 167. "Kentucky Chicken!" as whined by a young boy. 168. BBQ. Mainly ribs featured more than once in this movie. The main character seemed to savor them very much from a certain BBQ shack. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

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The morning recap with lots of new guesses: Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Repo Man", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. CONGRATULATIONS TO: --petite tête de chou for solving #159 (An oatmeal cream pie, an apple, and a family dinner featuring a turkey) as the film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids". She also solved #163 (Dumplings play a big and important role. They are a key to solve a mystery for a man's incarceration) as the film "Oldboy". And, hot on her winning streak, she also correctly guessed that #164 (Duck l 'orange is served with a picture of the dish, but no actual duck 'pieces' visible) is the film "Brazil". ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -FoodMan has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta"...) is the film "Mostly Martha". -WHT has guessed that #161 (Trays of coffee and donuts served in a bunker by our heroine (only lady in there) while waiting for an invasion...) is the film "Enemies at the Gate". -JanMcBaker has guessed that #161 is "War of the Worlds". -viva has guessed that #161 is "The English Patient" We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #123 is not "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events" nor is it "The Goodbye Girl" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" #165 is not "Apocolypto" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." CLUE: said while the character's cooking, to a little girl, who hasnt eaten yet, and is kinda lonely. it might be "bad girl pasta" that he says. 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 153. cold hot dogs, mustard, potato chips, beer, milk 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 156. laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!" CLUE: there is a concession stand with a big stack of cookies displayed on a long pole and the guy selling the cookies does not like loud music, only "Sha Na Na" CLUE: There is an amazing animation segment, waiting in lines and lots of history. CLUE: It takes place in San Francisco 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 161. Trays of coffee and donuts served in a bunker by our heroine (only lady in there) while waiting for an invasion. CLUE: Dinner of sunny-side up eggs (fried by our heroine), glass of orange juice for her, coffee for him by the candlelight in the farmhouse where they've taken refuge. Dinner was never eaten. 163. Dumplings play a big and important role. They are a key to solve a mystery for a man's incarceration. 164. Duck l 'orange is served with a picture of the dish, but no actual duck 'pieces' visible. 165. Grains are currency. Corn is very highly valued. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

Welcome to California...Land of Casual Dining. Not to sound like an old fogey, but... When I was a child you just didn't go out to eat that often. Eating out was a treat. So when you did finally go out to eat you dressed up because it was an "occasion". It didn't matter that it was only dinner at Sir George's Smorgesboard, or Roma's, the mom & pop pizza joint down the street. As it's been pointed out, there's obviously a different attitude towards not just dining out at fine dining places, but dining out at most restaurants in general. It's not as special to eat out anymore for many people. This is a rumored-to-be-true dining story... There is a restaurant right on the bay in downtown San Diego called "The Star of the Sea Room". It's an Old School fine dining restaurant situated right next to their more casual Anthony's Seafood restaurant. The owner of the San Diego Chargers (the city's NFL football team) wanted to go to the Star of the Sea Room for lunch but the restaurant had a dress code. Gentlemen were expected to wear a coat and tie when dining. The owner of the Chargers wasn't wearing a coat & tie but still wanted to eat there. Instead of turning him away, the dress code for the restaurant was dumped right then and there. Can we blame the plethora of Fast Food restaurants, a dining out training ground where dining out = causal and now this casualness has spread to all levels of dining out?

The OXO salad spinner (which I love) is the same way. The exterior bowl is a nice clear durable plastic, too.

The mid-week evening recap: Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Repo Man", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. **New clues have been added to existing films...and some new movies have been added, as well** CONGRATULATIONS TO: -sadie_siamesecat has correctly solved #155 (Sugar and HIGH TEA. CLUE: Breadcrumbs. CLUE: BAGS OF breadcrumbs. Cheap) as the classic Disney film "Mary Poppins". ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -FoodMan has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta"...) is the film "Mostly Martha". -petite tête de chou has guessed that #163 (Dumplings play a big and important role. They are a key to solve a mystery for a man's incarceration) is the film "Oldboy". We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #123 is not "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events" nor is it "The Goodbye Girl" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." CLUE: said while the character's cooking, to a little girl, who hasnt eaten yet, and is kinda lonely. it might be "bad girl pasta" that he says. 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 153. cold hot dogs, mustard, potato chips, beer, milk 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 156. laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!" CLUE: there is a concession stand with a big stack of cookies displayed on a long pole and the guy selling the cookies does not like loud music, only "Sha Na Na" CLUE: There is an amazing animation segment, waiting in lines and lots of history. CLUE: It takes place in San Francisco 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 159. An oatmeal cream pie, an apple, and a family dinner featuring a turkey. 161. Trays of coffee and donuts served in a bunker by our heroine (only lady in there) while waiting for an invasion. CLUE: Dinner of sunny-side up eggs (fried by our heroine), glass of orange juice for her, coffee for him by the candlelight in the farmhouse where they've taken refuge. Dinner was never eaten. 163. Dumplings play a big and important role. They are a key to solve a mystery for a man's incarceration. 164. Duck l 'orange is served with a picture of the dish, but no actual duck 'pieces' visible. 165. Grains are currency. Corn is very highly valued. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

Let the fat dribble down your chin as you hold the pork chop by the bone, gnawing every last tasty shred of pork goodness off of it. That's why pork chops need bones.

The mid-week morning recap: Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. **A new clue has been added to an existing puzzle** CONGRATULATIONS TO: -worm@work for solving #160 (Name the film in which mushrooms play a minor, but significant role in forwarding themes...) as the film "The Spirit of the Beehive". -Domestic Goddess has solved #162 (Huge steaks freshly fried in a skillet served with sunny side-up eggs, mashed taters and gravy. Lotsa gravy) as the film "Twister". ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -insomniac has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta.") is the film "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events". -Toliver has guessed that #123 is "The Goodbye Girl" We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 153. cold hot dogs, mustard, potato chips, beer, milk 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 155. Sugar and HIGH TEA. CLUE: Breadcrumbs. CLUE: BAGS OF breadcrumbs. Cheap. 156. laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!" CLUE: there is a concession stand with a big stack of cookies displayed on a long pole and the guy selling the cookies does not like loud music, only "Sha Na Na" CLUE: There is an amazing animation segment, waiting in lines and lots of history. 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 159. An oatmeal cream pie, an apple, and a family dinner featuring a turkey. 161. Trays of coffee and donuts served in a bunker by our heroine (only lady in there) while waiting for an invasion. CLUE: Dinner of sunny-side up eggs (fried by our heroine), glass of orange juice for her, coffee for him by the candlelight in the farmhouse where they've taken refuge. Dinner was never eaten. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

"Calif.'s largest water delivery system 'endangered' " Am I being too optimistic to think it won't come down to shutting the water off? If shut down, it would be crippling to half of the state, which is why I don't think it would be allowed to happen.

Now it looks like NBC is trying to "Rachel-ize" Giada De Laurentiis. They seem to be grooming her as a non-cooking co-host for their third hour of broadcast (soon to be four hours!). She's interviewing guests on the show and not cooking a darn thing. I guess there's always the OFF button...

I don't think it's about higher pressure. I think it's more about preventing heat loss. When boiling pasta, usually the water drops below the boil when you dump the pasta in. Putting the lid back on the pot should bring the water back to a boil faster than leaving the lid off. Once it's back to a boil, you don't really need to have the lid on anymore.

Where are the Food Porn police?!? That looks positively decadant. Thanks for posting the pics, Marlene!

The morning recap: Please don't assign numbers to your new movie foods...if a movie is solved before it gets put into a recap, it's not given a number since it's out of play. Also, we're getting some repeat movies. Try not to use "Pretty Woman", "The Godfather", "Cool Hand Luke", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "Fargo", "Moonstruck", "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Dirty Dancing" as they've all been used twice. **Some new clues have been added to existing puzzles and some new movies have also been added** There have been no new solutions since the last recap. ************ WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION: -insomniac has guessed that #123 ("you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta.") is the film "Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate Events". -Toliver has guessed that #123 is "The Goodbye Girl" We know that #97 is not "Little Miss Sunshine" nor is it "Elf" #153 is not "Legal Eagles" ************ STILL UNSOLVED AND TAUNTING US UNMERCIFULLY: 97. Ahi Tuna, a glass of water CLUE: toothpaste CLUE: Christmas cookies, herbal tea CLUE: a big stack of pancakes topped with ice cream, whipped cream, M&Ms, sprinkles, and chocolate syrup CLUE: The Ahi tuna was warmed in a microwave 123. "you know what a putenesca is? it means naughty girl's pasta." 148. In a marketplace, buying pears, Brioche, grapes, fresh cheeses, wine, crusty loaves of bread, and a fresh pork hock 153. cold hot dogs, mustard, potato chips, beer, milk 154. REVISED CLUE: A floor picnic of roast chicken, rudely interrupted by monetary concerns and time constraints. CLUE: Every meal in the movie was disrupted by SOMETHING, but no other by money. 155. Sugar and HIGH TEA. CLUE: Breadcrumbs. CLUE: BAGS OF breadcrumbs. Cheap. 156. laughing, guffaw....."CHICLETS!!!!!!!!!!!" CLUE: there is a concession stand with a big stack of cookies displayed on a long pole and the guy selling the cookies does not like loud music, only "Sha Na Na" CLUE: There is an amazing animation segment, waiting in lines and lots of history. 158. "I love their eggrolls" " Eat your eggs" and four perfect T-bone steaks 159. An oatmeal cream pie, an apple, and a family dinner featuring a turkey. 160. Name the film in which mushrooms play a minor, but significant role in forwarding themes - For a fleeting moment, a hunt for trumpet mushrooms unites a disengaged father with his two children. Hidden deep within the woods, chanterelles evoke nostalgia for those resigned to the grimness of their ongoing lives: a time of family connections when traditions were passed down from one generation to the next. The best mushroom one could ever find, they represent promise. As long as they keep it a secret from their mother, the children may be taken high into the mountains to search for them one day when they are older. Black mushrooms mean death: inescapable, horrifying, thrilling. CLUE: Subtitulos 161. Trays of coffee and donuts served in a bunker by our heroine (only lady in there) while waiting for an invasion. 162. Huge steaks freshly fried in a skillet served with sunny side-up eggs, mashed taters and gravy. Lotsa gravy. **** NOTE: If you post a movie, please check back to see if the guesses on your movie are correct or not so we can keep the "Still in Play" list accurate. Also, consider posting more clues if your movie remains unsolved. ****

I completely agree that it was a giant miscalculation on the part of the chains. They lost big time. And isn't it ironic that, according to the last paragraph of the linked article, one of the sticking points in the current contract negotiations is that the union wants to do away with the previously agreed to two-tier pay system? The article also mentioned that Albertson's is working with a Federal mediator to come up with a suitable contract. Is this Federal intervention normal for such contract negotiations? Or is this an indication that the two sides may be so far apart (hence the deadline extension) that the Feds had to step in?