Posts by chiffonade

I don't ever refer to veggies as being al dente. I have seen references to recipes where an author refers to veggies as being "crisp tender" which is the best description I can think of for this state of quickly steaming or...

There are Greek places near here that serve octopus. Got DH hooked on it. I've had it before, it's part of every Christmas Eve Seafood Salad - but DH hadn't.

There's no accounting for what some people feel is "great food." When in doubt, I always order the "half roast chicken" and hope for the best. If I'm in a horrible Italian place, I stay away from the spaghetti...

I enjoy: Tripe (Italian, Chinese and Menudo) Chicken Feet (Chinese) Brains (Arab) Liver (American - with onions) Kidneys (French) Pig Feet (Italian) Pig Ears (Italian) Pig Skin (makes a nice bracciola) Escargots (French,...

My mother tends to complain if veggies aren't more cooked. Not mush, but easier for her to chew. I like mine cooked just till the color is set, then refreshed. I prefer them crunchy but not raw tasting. As far as the waitress and...

Does this mean the ad was placed in Sioux City? Reading menus and spotting typos is kind of a hobby of mine and whenever I got out to eat with my brother, we bust a gut laughing over it. :lol:

Over the weekend I mixed up a batch of my whole wheat pizza dough but with everyone going here and there, it never got used. Tuesday night after work, I used it to make a half spinach and mozzie - half tomato and mozzie pizza. A place...

There is nothing wrong with purchasing tapenade from a salumeria - fresh made by someone who knows how. I frequently augment menus to include a few purchased items from favorite places and I never misrepresent that food as having been...

After three days of thinking about it, I finally figured out what I find so offensive about this ep. Sandra has reduced the cuisine of my heritage to envelope salad dressing and tarragon, neither of which any self-respecting Italian...

I have a review in the works about this ep. She used plastic fake lemon juice to make the sauce of the piccata - then used fresh lemon to garnish. Is it any wonder I keep my sanity after viewing this torturous show? :eek: