Maison Rustique

Yum! Thanks!!

Ooooh! Suzy, would you be so kind as to post that recipe please?

You may regret your decision to stand even for 10 minutes when you've been instructed not to stand at all. You could be causing further damage or prolonging the healing process. I broke my foot last October. It's hard to follow those orders to stay off it, but the doctor made it clear that I would probably need surgery if I caused any further damage by standing or walking on it. I went through the same thing--living with my husband's "cooking" and it was difficult for both of us. Why not try sitting in the kitchen with him and tellling him what and how to do it? I'm so sorry! I hope you will heal quickly!! I finally got the all-clear on mine yesterday.

Yes, roasting geese in the oven. I didn't notice that just a tip of one wing was over the side of the pan. That's all it took for the grease to drip down and start a fire. Got it put out quickly and the geese were fine. Unfortunately, the house was full of smoke and I was expecting 14 for dinner. Despite the chilly November weather, we had to open all doors and windows. The meal turned out lovely--I highly recommend Louisette Bertholle's recipe for November Goose with apple/calvados stuffing.

I freeze potatoes a lot. Especially twice-baked. I make up a big batch of them, freeze and can take one out for a quick lunch when I need it.

Bravo! Thanks to all who made this happen!!

It's entirely too early in the morning to be reading about that stuff.

I'm a fan of the letter system--wish we had it in Orange County.

Ditto. I almost never follow a recipe. I read them for inspiration.

Dining room.

Thanks, Suzy!

OK, a friend of mine is looking for a Black & White Cookie recipe. She says that she's found some online, but they are too hard and dry. She wants a soft, moist cake-like cookie. I'm not a NYer so can't help with this--I'd never even heard of a black & white!

How could I forget! I also refer to chitlins as crumb-crunchers.

No kids, but names I call the cat: Dumplin' Sweetpea Sugarplum Chiclet Spunky Monkey In general I refer to children as chitlins.

Peeps!

When Mom was pregnant with me, they really needed the tax deduction. She didn't tell me until 40 years later, but apparently she took castor oil for 4 days to get me here on December 31. No wonder I've always felt rushed.

FWIW, we do have at least one French take-out place here in Orange County, CA.

I'll second that one!! Someone took me there the first time I was in Anaheim.

There are some outstanding places to eat in the Anaheim area. Unfortunately none of them within walking distance of the convention center and none of them quick.

This is interesting. I've been a member of eGullet for at least a year and a half. I only recently (within the past month or so) realized that cooking was discussed in the regional forums. I always thought they were just for discussing restuarants and get-togethers. Most of the cooking discussions seem to take place in (no surprise) the cooking forum. I'm a little puzzled about all this. If we discuss the various cuisines in the regional forums, what are we supposed to talk about in the cooking forum?

Ramos House Cafe

I haven't beeen to L'Hirondelle since the new owners took over. Prior to then, there was nothing "wrong" with it--it had just gotten a little tired for me. It did occur to me--if you'll be around for breakfast or lunch, you can't beat the Ramos House Cafe. I'll check for a website. Sadly they aren't open for dinner.

Guess they do. Cafe Mozart

I recommend either Cafe Mozart in SJC or Iva Lee's in San Clemente. Iva Lee's Don't believe Cafe Mozart has a website--not sure.

"There's no buffet like the Gold Buffet, well known from coast to coast the Gold Buffet!!" Edited to add: Forgot to say that my first "real" job was at the Forum Cafeteria in Antioch Center. I was 16.