Food Thread: Whelkome Back My Friends To The Thread That Never Ends!

Come for the food...stay for the comedy!

Those are whelks, a sea snail found everywhere, including the Atlantic on the northeastern seaboard and across the pond in the U.K. and France. I have seen them for sale at a fish store (Randazzo's...a great place) on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, which is a great Italian shopping street, but I don't remember anywhere else.

They are mighty tasty, especially dipped into some excellent mayonnaise. I have never seen mayonnaise for sale in the markets here, so it is possible it was homemade. But the dirty little secret of a bunch of restaurants and cafes in France is that they buy a lot of food already prepared -- from their equivalent of Cysco -- so maybe there is wholesale mayo available here.

Those whelks are briny and sweet, with a pleasing texture that is sort of like a firm clam (stop that!). I enjoyed them, and if they are on the menu again at that local place (they were a special), I will definitely get them again.

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Wow! Somebody reads the content!

This is from long-time reader and commenter (though sadly not recently)"Vendette."

In the February 2 food thread you posted about a bill that had passed the North Dakota House of Representatives to legalize direct-to-consumer sales of raw milk and raw milk products in the state. Because I ~~have no life~~ am a nice person, I kept an eye on the bill for you. I can now report that the ND Senate amended the bill to add a labeling requirement, then passed it unanimously, and the House agreed to the amended bill by a veto-proof majority of 87-5 (2 members were absent). Not that the governor made any noises about vetoing it. Therefore, later this year North Dakotans will be able to add raw milk to their French Toast recipes.

As I mentioned in February, I am of two minds about this issue. Paramount is simple freedom. Government shouldn't tell anyone what to eat. But there are real public health issues here, however the North Dakota legislature seems to have managed that by making these sales legal only as a direct to consumer transaction.

I'm okay with that. How about you?

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Lentil soup is great, but there are other ways to use them, one of which I discovered a few weeks ago. Lentil Salad with Ham. Weird, but very tasty!

So I decided to duplicate the dish in my (sort of) kitchen. Easy Peazy! Simmer some lentils in chicken stock for about 25 minutes with some thyme and a single Bay leaf. Since I think Bay leaf is a tool of The Devil, I took it out after about 20 minutes. Then I added some carrot rounds (next time I will cut them in cubes to match the ham) and simmered for an additional five minutes, drained it and let it cool. While it was cooling I added some minced shallots, figuring that the heat would wilt them a bit and moderate their flavor (I was right!). When the lentils were just warm, I added cubed ham (about 1 cm.), salt and pepper, then made a dressing with olive oil, lemon juice and Dijon mustard.

Delicious! It goes with everything, and the texture of the lentils is quite nice...sort of al dente. A great and easy dish. Try it, you'll like it!

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That is a falafel (they spell it fallafel) from the best place in Paris, and maybe the world. It's called L'as du Fallafel, and it is in Le Marais, the old Jewish Quarter of Paris, that has become a chic and expensive place, filled with boutiques and restaurants. Everything is closed on Saturday but open on Sunday, unlike most of Paris, so people throng here on nice days.

And I think all of them line up for those falafels! There are other places for falafel, but this is the only one with monstrous lines. Actually, there are two lines; one for take-out and one to sit down in the restaurant.

I hate lining up for anything. And I really hate take-out food I have to eat while walking. But I am a sucker for falafel, so I stood on the restaurant line for about 20 minutes one Friday. Luckily there were a bunch of young Chabadniks getting Jews to put on tefillin (it's a Jewish thing, you wouldn't understand), so I chatted with them off and on.

And to my everlasting disappointment, it was worth the wait. Damn!

The falafels were perfect. Crunchy and flavorful, with just enough parsley. But the rest of the sandwich was great too! They add chunks of roasted eggplant, which I had never seen, and while it was a weird combination, it worked very well. And the tahini sauce was delicious in its own right. My only quibble was that maybe...just maybe...there was too much chopped cabbage.

The wait can be quite long, and it seems to be a constant. I have never seen the place without long lines. Oh, it has other food too, some of which looks great! The Merguez sausage platter that the guy at the next table got the last time we were there looked spectacular.

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We went to a well-regarded restaurant in Fontainebleau yesterday, because we wanted to see the Chateau, and the restaurant was recommended by the same guy who told us that the falafel place was the best in the world.

Japanese chef cooking Modern French food. And it was almost entirely successful. Everything was inventive without being fussy or weird, and we got the tasting menu so there were a bunch of Amuse-Bouche(tiny little bites) that were wonderful.

Those white asparagus were amazing! The French obsess over white asparagus, and they are in every produce store (for a huge amount of money! $14/lb.), so I wasn't surprised that they were on the menu, but I was surprised at how good they were. Of course there was a chunk of broiled eel underneath, and it was topped with Parmesan and crunchy rice. Weird and delicious!

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[Hat Tip: dhmosquito]

I know, it doesn't have anything to do with food, unless people eat crow for culinary rather than other reasons. But it made me chuckle, so...

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C'est Moi?

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What the hell happened to all the vegetables? And send me garlic that isn't grown in heavy metals and human waste in China, well-marbled hanger steaks and elk chops to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

~~Who are those poor deluded souls~~ We know who shake their Manhattans! These are the same people who drink fine bourbon with coke, and probably shake red wine with ice too.

$1,200 for a bottle of bourbon is just stupid, insulting, and a ghastly affront to most people's palates and wallets. I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty of fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

Comments

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1 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 04:00 PM (ypFCm)

2 I thought this was the food thread, not a Beach Thread.
We use to find shark teeth and guess some were thousands of years old.

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 04:02 PM (ypFCm)

3 Let's Escargot!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 06, 2025 04:02 PM (PiwSw)

4 Whelkome Back

hahahahaha punny

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:03 PM (CQE5S)

5 149 140 136 French fixtures?!?
Why???
Posted by: The Man from Athens at April 06, 2025 03:51 PM (lDkhm)

CBD est en France!
Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 03:55 PM (CQE5S)
Mon bidet ets plien d'anguilles!
Posted by: Eromero at April 06, 2025 04:01 PM
willowed from previous thread.

Posted by: Eromero at April 06, 2025 04:04 PM (LHPAg)

6 I'd sure like to slime one of those Lennon Sisters.

Posted by: Lawrence Whelk at April 06, 2025 04:06 PM (muwun)

7 Stop what? Tee Hee...

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at April 06, 2025 04:06 PM (9INg6)

8 I love French food. There is a place locally that everyone says is tres french. It is so avant-garde the "amuse bouche" is a single shelled pistachio.

I mean, I thought that was only for desert.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 06, 2025 04:07 PM (D7oie)

9 CBD should get a suitable grill for use in France:

https://tinyurl.com/5n8ch7md

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 06, 2025 04:07 PM (VNX3d)

10 "Of course there was a chunk of broiled eel underneath..."
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How odd that the presence of eel is just assumed.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 06, 2025 04:07 PM (kpS4V)

11 >>>And the tahini sauce was delicious in its own right. My only quibble was that maybe...just maybe...there was too much chopped cabbage.

Is that tahini-laced chopped cabbage on the top of the whole thing? Or is that some sort of shredded cheese?

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:08 PM (CQE5S)

12 Willowed:

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Lest ye all go off the deep end bashing le Frogs, remember that sous vide is French for something or other that some on this blog hold to be important.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 06, 2025 04:08 PM (a3Q+t)

13 If people want to give themselves the hot squirts from drinking raw milk, who am I to get in their way?

If Walmart wants to sell it, who cares? Just make them label it. They sell beer, cigarettes, sugary sodas, and maple syrup, which kill far more people every year than raw milk.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at April 06, 2025 04:08 PM (l3YAf)

14 from their equivalent of Cysco

Routers *and* commercial-grade food.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 06, 2025 04:08 PM (/HDaX)

15 How odd that the presence of eel is just assumed.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 06, 2025 04:07 PM (kpS4V)

Buyer Beware, baby.

Posted by: Floating Al's Hovercraft Emporium at April 06, 2025 04:08 PM (muwun)

16 I love felafel. You can have all of my whelks, though.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 04:09 PM (h7ZuX)

17 'Ave you met my petite canon, Ma'mselle?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 06, 2025 04:09 PM (kpS4V)

18 If people want to give themselves the hot squirts from drinking raw milk, who am I to get in their way?

The tuberculosis is a bonus.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 06, 2025 04:10 PM (/HDaX)

19 Also, in before some wiseacre cracks about North Dakota, French Toast, and maple syrup.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 06, 2025 04:11 PM (a3Q+t)

20 I tried to make a shoku-pan which is a Japanese milk bread that uses geletanized cooked flour and water to help develop the dough. It makes a decent sandwich bread, but I am not doing it right.

I think I will amuse myself the next couple of baking days to see what I can get done with that "gravy" added to regular sourdough

Posted by: Kindltot at April 06, 2025 04:11 PM (D7oie)

21 Good for you, CBD!

What an extraordinary experience to get to live in Paris!

Do you have a favorite coffee shop yet? Or are you making yours at home. How? Do you purchase whole beans and grind?

So fun!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 06, 2025 04:13 PM (mT+6a)

22 I don't get the botox crow cartoon.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 06, 2025 04:13 PM (n4GiU)

23 Why any human would eat sea bugs that feed off of the excrement of other aquatic animals?

Posted by: Johann Amadeus Metesky at April 06, 2025 04:14 PM (VHk4v)

24 Do you have a favorite coffee shop yet? Or are you making yours at home. How? Do you purchase whole beans and grind?

And the berets. How do you like wearing them every day?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 06, 2025 04:14 PM (muwun)

25 I had some leftover veggies from the past week's prep, so I made soup today. There was a fair amount of broccoli, so I made cheesy broccoli soup. But there was also cabbage, mushrooms, and carrots, so I guess it's cheesy cream of vegetable soup. It turned out well.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 04:14 PM (h7ZuX)

26 For a year I ate lentils and rice. It was mostly because they were a staple and filled out an otherwise fairly meager diet. They are a complete protein, but to be honest, they are terribly boring.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 06, 2025 04:14 PM (D7oie)

27 Love white asparagus. Ate it a lot in Germany.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 06, 2025 04:14 PM (W/lyH)

28 Those are whelks, a sea snail found everywhere, including the Atlantic on the northeastern seaboard and across the pond in the U.K. and France.

They look like a gay version of regular snails. Regardless, probably delicious with garlic butter.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:15 PM (xCA6C)

29 22 I don't get the botox crow cartoon.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 06, 2025 04:13 PM (n4GiU)

Botox gets rid of "crow's feet."

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 04:16 PM (h7ZuX)

30
I don't get the botox crow cartoon.
Posted by: From about That Time

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Botox is supposed to fix crow's feet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 06, 2025 04:16 PM (3izae)

31 When I was a kid we had a cow. My eldest brother and dad would milk it. We always took the raw milk to a local dairy and exchanged it for whole milk. We did make our own butter though. Delicious.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 06, 2025 04:16 PM (W/lyH)

32 Crow joke. Botox removes lines arounds the eyes: crow's feet.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 06, 2025 04:16 PM (FEVMW)

33
Botox is supposed to fix crow's feet.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

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aka "get rid of" crow's feet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 06, 2025 04:17 PM (3izae)

34 Eggs are off the menu for now. Prices are higher here than a couple weeks ago and there's a limit to two cartons. It don't think it's inflation but the new law that chickens must be cage-free. (Side note: Why do all the cartons say "vegetarian-fed"? If they're cage-free, they should be eating bugs like the little dinosaurs they are.)

I'm still clearing the pantry and freezer. Lots of homemade soup with zucchini and broccoli. Sandwich bread from self-rising flour, wheat flour, and vanilla yogurt.

I ate a boiled potato almost every day for the past two weeks. They're delicious when piping hot. My favorite "gravy" was a combo of honey mustard, avocado mayo, and horseradish.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 06, 2025 04:18 PM (5TPM+)

35 aboard and across the pond in the U.K. and France. I have seen them for sale at a fish store (Randazzo's...a great place) on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx,

A friend saw a YouTuber raving about some pizza on Arthur Avenue, so he drove up there with his brother to get some.
It’s a good thing they also stopped to visit friends, because the pizza ended up being just meh.
He said he could get a better slice a block and a half from his house in S. Philly.

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 04:18 PM (oJ4SX)

36 Look at that S car go.

Posted by: The President of the Exchange at April 06, 2025 04:18 PM (muwun)

37 It is so avant-garde the "amuse bouche" is a single shelled pistachio.

I just had a grape. I couldn't possibly.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:19 PM (xCA6C)

38 Ah, now I get it.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 06, 2025 04:21 PM (n4GiU)

39 Not cooking tonight (just had Taco Bell-- sorry, CBD), but tomorrow I'll make a burger from ground Duroc pork. Heritage AND artisanal!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 06, 2025 04:21 PM (kpS4V)

40 and it is in Le Marais, the old Jewish Quarter of Paris, that has become a chic and expensive place, filled with boutiques and restaurants.

I was there when it was still home to the artsy farts. Artists always seem to discover the best neighborhoods, then they become bougie-fied over time and eventually too expensive for anyone except trust fund brats.

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 04:21 PM (oJ4SX)

41 I think I missed something - how long is the AoSHQ's Special Foreign Correspondent CBD staying in France?

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 06, 2025 04:21 PM (lQgFb)

42 Crow joke. Botox removes lines arounds the eyes: crow's feet.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 06, 2025 04:16 PM (FEVMW)

Would have been a similar result with "turkey neck."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 06, 2025 04:22 PM (muwun)

43 22 I don't get the botox crow cartoon.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 06, 2025 04:13 PM (n4GiU)

What's missing from the crow? The crow's ....

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:22 PM (CQE5S)

44 Get that es car got away from me.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at April 06, 2025 04:23 PM (9INg6)

45 It is so avant-garde the "amuse bouche" is a single shelled pistachio.

I just had a grape. I couldn't possibly.

And before that, I had some beet foam. I'm such a glutton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7mqvhg51BI

Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:23 PM (xCA6C)

46 25 I had some leftover veggies from the past week's prep, so I made soup today. There was a fair amount of broccoli, so I made cheesy broccoli soup. But there was also cabbage, mushrooms, and carrots, so I guess it's cheesy cream of vegetable soup. It turned out well.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 04:14 PM (h7ZuX)

Yum!

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:23 PM (CQE5S)

47 The lentil salad sounds good, CBD I'm thinking to use venison summer sausage instead of ham, as there is a surplus of venison in the freezer.

Posted by: ScaryMary at April 06, 2025 04:25 PM (Gz+Ia)

48 so I stood on the restaurant line for about 20 minutes one Friday.

"On" the line, and not "in" the line?

CBD better get back to the States before he turns even more European.

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:25 PM (DgGvY)

49 I get all my amuse bouche at the Costco sample tables.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 06, 2025 04:26 PM (muwun)

50 Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 06, 2025 04:18 PM (5TPM+)

I’ve been clearing my pantry of autumn themed stuff because I don’t want it hanging out for another six months. Last week I made the ‘zucchette’ from Sprouts market. These are pumpkin shaped pasta in fall colors( colored by beet, spinach, and turmeric)
I prepared them according to pkg directions, tossed them with some wilted spinach, then served them with a creamy mushroom sauce. Took me right back to the falling leaves days.
And your potatoes sound great!

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 04:27 PM (OUpHg)

51 We didn't need eggs today but tried to see price, I think around $6.69 a dozen.
Sure is going to be a expensive Easter

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 04:27 PM (ypFCm)

52 I get all my amuse bouche at the Costco sample tables.

Ah, the 5 gallon size.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:27 PM (xCA6C)

53 I knew CBD was a goner

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 04:28 PM (ypFCm)

54 This is an old transcription from a catalog, and it was once on their website, but now I can't find it. I have since modified this by making a roux and adding the cream and seasoning to the roux, which I then pour over the taters and cheese in the baking dish. Also I prefer red potatoes, and I don't really measure the seasonings so much as guess, but other than that it's *exactly* how the recipe says.

Williams Sonoma herbed potato gratin

1 1/2 c heavy cream
1 clove garlic
1 t rosemary
1 t thyme
1/2 t sage
pinch salt and pepper
2 pounds russet potatoes
1/4 onion
2 c grated gruyere
1/4 c grated parmesan

peel and slice potatoes, steam until tender - heat cream, herbs salt and pepper to a boil, remove from heat - add potatoes, cheese and cream mixture to baking dish - top with parmesan - cover with foil and bake 30 minutes at 400 degrees - remove foil and bake for 10 minutes to brown top

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:28 PM (Vqx30)

55 I actually saw a car at the pharmacy drive-thru last week that had the license plate: SCARGO.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 06, 2025 04:28 PM (6ydKt)

56 We didn't need eggs today but tried to see price, I think around $6.69 a dozen.
Sure is going to be a expensive Easter
Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 04:27 PM (ypFCm)

You might try looking for L'Eggs pantyhose, and use their egg containers for Easter. Not sure if would be cheaper, but they could be re-used.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 06, 2025 04:28 PM (VNX3d)

57 37 It is so avant-garde the "amuse bouche" is a single shelled pistachio.

I just had a grape. I couldn't possibly.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:19 PM (xCA6C)

€20. Same as en ville.

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:29 PM (CQE5S)

58 A friend saw a YouTuber raving about some pizza on Arthur Avenue, so he drove up there with his brother to get some.
It’s a good thing they also stopped to visit friends, because the pizza ended up being just meh.
He said he could get a better slice a block and a half from his house in S. Philly.
Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 04:18 PM

The only YTers I trust are older women who share recipes and show how they make them. Homemaking with Denise is one of my favorites.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 06, 2025 04:29 PM (5TPM+)

59 48 so I stood on the restaurant line for about 20 minutes one Friday.

"On" the line, and not "in" the line?

CBD better get back to the States before he turns even more European.
Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:25 PM (DgGvY)

Good catch!

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:30 PM (CQE5S)

60 Top pic: do you just suck them out of their shells, or is there a special French whelk fork provided?

I imagine a gauche American restaurant would just provide a crab fork.

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (DgGvY)

61 CBD better get back to the States before he turns even more European.
Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:25 PM

Too late. He's already converted to the metric system, and 9mm. Next, he'll become a die-hard fan of the Chaussettes Rouges soccer team.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (a3Q+t)

62 Lest ye all go off the deep end bashing le Frogs, remember that sous vide is French for something or other that some on this blog hold to be important.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 06, 2025 04:08 PM (a3Q+t)

Sous Vide is the .40S&W of cooking.

Grilling is the .45ACP, but then you knew that already.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (UUa/N)

63 CBD better get back to the States before he turns even more European.

So you're saying he needs to work on being mise en place?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (xCA6C)

64 I actually saw a car at the pharmacy drive-thru last week that had the license plate: SCARGO.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Was the driver as slow as that implies?

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (DgGvY)

65 Eggplant parmigiana for me tonight.

Posted by: Tuna at April 06, 2025 04:32 PM (lJ0H4)

66 Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 04:27 PM (ypFCm)

Do you live near Trader Joe? 4.50/ doz.

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 04:32 PM (teuEU)

67 Top pic: do you just suck them out of their shells, or is there a special French whelk fork provided?

I imagine a gauche American restaurant would just provide a crab fork.

Pfffft. They'd provide you with a big mallet.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:32 PM (xCA6C)

68 Was the driver as slow as that implies?

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (DgGvY)

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A little Toyota SUV, so they definitely weren't winning any races.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 06, 2025 04:33 PM (6ydKt)

69 CBD better get back to the States before he turns even more European.
Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:25 PM

Too late. He's already converted to the metric system, and 9mm. Next, he'll become a die-hard fan of the Chaussettes Rouges soccer team.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (a3Q+t)

Now, if he went to a 37mm handgun (they evidently exist), that would be interesting.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 06, 2025 04:34 PM (VNX3d)

70 CBD, in Fwance.

I think there a woman to blame....

Posted by: pawn at April 06, 2025 04:35 PM (QB+5g)

71 Don't know ever been to Trader Joe's, they are around

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 04:35 PM (ypFCm)

72 >>> 34 Eggs are off the menu for now. Prices are higher here than a couple weeks ago and there's a limit to two cartons. It don't think it's inflation but the new law that chickens must be cage-free. (Side note: Why do all the cartons say "vegetarian-fed"? If they're cage-free, they should be eating bugs like the little dinosaurs they are.)
==
Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 06, 2025 04:18 PM (5TPM+)

Right??? Only stupid commies think chickens should be vegetarian. Bluebell the hen strongly disapproves, and wants to peck several bitches.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:36 PM (Vqx30)

73 I love Trader Joe's.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 06, 2025 04:36 PM (kpS4V)

74 You'd think if raw milk was so bad the Amish would have gone extinct by now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 06, 2025 04:36 PM (6ydKt)

75 Don't know ever been to Trader Joe's, they are around
Posted by: Skip

Never been to a Trader Joe's? Fun little store. Nice and helpful employees.

Posted by: Tuna at April 06, 2025 04:37 PM (lJ0H4)

76 During winter I made red lentil/butternut squash soup. I really liked it, then realized if it were a thicker consistency it would make a good sauce for padta.

It’s supposed to get cold again this week, maybe I’ll try it to warm up the tummy.
Thinking of using whole wheat penne with it.

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 04:37 PM (teuEU)

77 CBD it all looks amazing

Escargot, I've tried but are not my jam

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2025 04:38 PM (RIvkX)

78 Hiya Vendette! Miss you!

Posted by: NC Ref at April 06, 2025 04:38 PM (XCzVo)

79 Not padta. Pasta.

Padta too much like Pad Thai

Who knows maybe that would work too

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 04:39 PM (teuEU)

80 A French Falafel?

I don't think so.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2025 04:40 PM (RIvkX)

81 *theme song by Lawrence Whelk*

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:40 PM (CQE5S)

82 Side note: Why do all the cartons say "vegetarian-fed"? If they're cage-free, they should be eating bugs like the little dinosaurs they are.
Posted by: NaughtyPine

1. Cage-free doesn't mean "allowed outdoors."

B. There's probably some loophole in the labeling law that says "as long as you provide them with vegetarian feed in a food trough, even if they run around outdoors and eat whatever, you can still call them vegetarian-fed."

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:40 PM (DgGvY)

83 Not padta. Pasta.
Padta too much like Pad Thai
Who knows maybe that would work too
Posted by: kallisto

Italian-Thai fusion cooking!

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:41 PM (DgGvY)

84 Now getting ready to do my gourmet cooking for the week, which is to place a frozen dinner from local caterer in oven for one hour.
Chicken piccata and some sides.

Not bad for 8 bucks and change

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 04:41 PM (teuEU)

85 I want to get this straight; they don't want the chickens to eat the bugs because that's not vegetarian, but they want humans to eat the bugs because it will save the planet?

And I'm also a little lost on why they think a person buying a chicken to eat cares one iota if the chicken was a vegetarian?

"Man, i feel really guilty about eating meat, but boy howdy do I feel a lot better knowing that chicken I just ate was vegetarian so I don't have to be!"

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 06, 2025 04:41 PM (6ydKt)

86 But the dirty little secret of a bunch of restaurants and cafes in France is that they buy a lot of food already prepared -- from their equivalent of Cysco -- so maybe there is wholesale mayo available here.

Cysco. Ooof. Chinese knockoffs.

Fine dining establishments get their menu items from Sysco.
Best bar burgers, cheese sticks, and fries in the business.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 06, 2025 04:42 PM (/lPRQ)

87 I like firm clams and I cannot lie!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 06, 2025 04:43 PM (cYBz/)

88 A little Toyota SUV, so they definitely weren't winning any races.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 06, 2025 04:33 PM

If it's a technical, you can win by gunning it.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 06, 2025 04:43 PM (a3Q+t)

89 (just had Taco Bell-- sorry, CBD)

Soft Taco, please.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2025 04:43 PM (RIvkX)

90 Try tossing still warm lentils with fresh herbs and walnut oil. Scallions and toasted walnuts.

Delightful!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 06, 2025 04:43 PM (XFI3v)

91 I love lentils pretty much any way I can get them. My favorite is the Lenticchie Salad from a Los Angeles restaurant. It has arugula, lentils, and shrimp with tomato, onion, olive oil and lemon dressing. More of a main course than a salad to my mind, but delicious.

Posted by: jix at April 06, 2025 04:44 PM (Leoj5)

92 We are having barbecued beef over noodles with onions I must confess that I didn’t make it because I really don’t like to cook on Sunday unless it’s for our church luncheon. I m really tired after church. I got the rather good ( as these things go) at the local high end nice grocery store. And, no my lovely family does not mind that I get something from the hot bar on Sunday. Spouse is busy at church too and says, “Do whatever is easiest for meals today , dear.”

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 06, 2025 04:45 PM (CSqX4)

93 85 And I'm also a little lost on why they think a person buying a chicken to eat cares one iota if the chicken was a vegetarian?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 06, 2025 04:41 PM (6ydKt)

... buying chicken eggs to eat.

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:45 PM (CQE5S)

94 You'd think if raw milk was so bad the Amish would have gone extinct by now.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

On the other hoof, there aren't that many of them left.

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:46 PM (DgGvY)

95 I love Trader Joe's.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 06, 2025 04:36 PM

Given they're not necessarily firm about wearing pants, unlike the Book Thread, that seems logical.

Posted by: Spock, son of Surek at April 06, 2025 04:46 PM (a3Q+t)

96 Meant “Got it at the hot bar.”

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 06, 2025 04:46 PM (CSqX4)

97 About those vegetarian chickens - lousy eggs. Might as well go with store brand... Or anything else with a big brand name.

You want chickens that eat lots of bugs, frogs, lizards, and the smaller variety of snakes.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 06, 2025 04:46 PM (/lPRQ)

98 Cam I guess the lines are long for falafel because the clientele has to eat falafel?

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 04:46 PM (ypFCm)

99 Sous Vide is the .40S&W of cooking.

Grilling is the .45ACP, but then you knew that already.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (UUa/N)

But Sous Vide then Searing on an open wood fire is the 10mm of culinary achievement! served with Chef Boy ar Deeeeeee!

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 04:47 PM (X4hXd)

100 >>> 97 About those vegetarian chickens - lousy eggs. Might as well go with store brand... Or anything else with a big brand name.

You want chickens that eat lots of bugs, frogs, lizards, and the smaller variety of snakes.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 06, 2025 04:46 PM (/lPRQ)

Don't forget the occasional chilled drowned mouse.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:47 PM (Vqx30)

101 100

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:47 PM (CQE5S)

102 Are whelks the ones served with pins for getting them out of the shells?

Posted by: jix at April 06, 2025 04:47 PM (Leoj5)

103 Yes, Trader Joe’s is a rather fun as these things go-place to shop.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 06, 2025 04:48 PM (CSqX4)

104 *theme song by Lawrence Whelk*

He went really well with the Lemon Sisters.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:48 PM (xCA6C)

105 80 A French Falafel?

I don't think so.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2025 04:40 PM (RIvkX)

Given the influx of migrants from the Middle East there, as everywhere else, the felafel is probably legit.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 04:49 PM (h7ZuX)

106 Tonight is homemade pizza. One meatball and one sausage.

Its all pasta for me from tomorrow until Passover.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2025 04:49 PM (RIvkX)

107 I am in the process of buying a house. Two weeks from closing. I've lived in apartments and hotels all over the country for the last decade or so after my divorce.

I absolutely cannot wait to fire up a Weber again and mesquite smoke some chicken breasts and thighs.

Posted by: pawn at April 06, 2025 04:49 PM (QB+5g)

108 Don't forget the occasional chilled drowned mouse.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket

And a side of yogurt dip?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 06, 2025 04:50 PM (/lPRQ)

109 Tonight is homemade pizza. One meatball and one sausage.

Its all pasta for me from tomorrow until Passover.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2025 04:49 PM (RIvkX)

Do you have to be careful, and keep the pasta and antipasta apart, in case they explode?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 06, 2025 04:50 PM (VNX3d)

110 What us the A-10 Warthog of cooking?

Deep frying a turkey?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2025 04:50 PM (RIvkX)

111 107 I am in the process of buying a house. Two weeks from closing. I've lived in apartments and hotels all over the country for the last decade or so after my divorce.

I absolutely cannot wait to fire up a Weber again and mesquite smoke some chicken breasts and thighs.
Posted by: pawn at April 06, 2025 04:49 PM (QB+5g)

MANY CONGRATULATIONS! Keep us posted.

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:50 PM (CQE5S)

112 I have never had a whelk.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 06, 2025 04:51 PM (CSqX4)

113 Do you have to be careful, and keep the pasta and antipasta apart, in case they explode?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 06, 2025 04:50 PM (VNX3d)
===

Of course, Duh.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 06, 2025 04:51 PM (RIvkX)

114 What us the A-10 Warthog of cooking?

Deep frying a turkey?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Frozen turkey, cooked in the garage.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 06, 2025 04:51 PM (/lPRQ)

115 Been traveling all day to get home from a memorial service. Couldn't respond to a number of comments from the previous two threads. Tariffs and Switching. Two of my favorite things. Is Piper still around?

I have a car suggestion for J.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 04:52 PM (X4hXd)

116 I am in the process of buying a house. Two weeks from closing. I've lived in apartments and hotels all over the country for the last decade or so after my divorce.

I absolutely cannot wait to fire up a Weber again and mesquite smoke some chicken breasts and thighs.
Posted by: pawn at April 06, 2025 04:49 PM (QB+5g)

MANY CONGRATULATIONS! Keep us posted.
Posted by: m

Do not forget the cigar on the porch.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 06, 2025 04:52 PM (/lPRQ)

117 The discussion is not complete. What's the 9mm of cooking?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 06, 2025 04:52 PM (PiwSw)

118 do you just suck them out of their shells, or is there a special French whelk fork provided?

I imagine a gauche American restaurant would just provide a crab fork.

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:31 PM (DgGvY)

Exactly! it's a crab fork!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 04:52 PM (UUa/N)

119 !

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:53 PM (Vqx30)

120 Mazel tov pawn

Posted by: San Frampsycho at April 06, 2025 04:53 PM (RIvkX)

121 48 so I stood on the restaurant line for about 20 minutes one Friday.

"On" the line, and not "in" the line?

CBD better get back to the States before he turns even more European.
Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 04:25 PM (DgGvY)

It's a New York/New Jersey thing. They don't wait in line, they wait on line.

Posted by: jix at April 06, 2025 04:53 PM (Leoj5)

122 Made stuffed cabbage for tonight. Ended up with 37 rolls. They're a lot of work so when I make it I do it for the masses. We'll be eating them tomorrow night since they are always much better the next day (although I'll try one or two myself tonight--just to be sure.)

Posted by: IrishEi at April 06, 2025 04:53 PM (3ImbR)

123 The Barrel's going to have a dildo in it???

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:54 PM (Vqx30)

124 Posted by: pawn at April 06,

That’s wonderful. I hope you very much enjoy it and let us know how things go.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 06, 2025 04:55 PM (CSqX4)

125 Made stuffed cabbage for tonight. Ended up with 37 rolls. They're a lot of work so when I make it I do it for the masses. We'll be eating them tomorrow night since they are always much better the next day (although I'll try one or two myself tonight--just to be sure.)
Posted by: IrishEi at April 06, 2025 04:53 PM (3ImbR)

Satellites will be detecting a massive methane spike in his area in the next couple days.

Posted by: What is it? We don't know sir... at April 06, 2025 04:55 PM (mYVyx)

126 What's the 9mm of cooking?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 06, 2025 04:52 PM (PiwSw)

Putting maple syrup on French Toast?

Seriously... I will have to think about that one. Most cooking techniques are at least marginally useful.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 04:55 PM (UUa/N)

127 "Whelk!" sounds like horking.

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:55 PM (CQE5S)

128 It's a New York/New Jersey thing. They don't wait in line, they wait on line.
Posted by: jix at April 06, 2025 04:53 PM (Leoj5)
~~~~~

Yes, as it should be. All youz guyz in line are aliens.

Posted by: IrishEi at April 06, 2025 04:55 PM (3ImbR)

129 123 The Barrel's going to have a dildo in it???
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:54 PM (Vqx30)

"Always did."

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:56 PM (CQE5S)

130 Ha, I see *somebody* enjoys cob privilege.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:56 PM (Vqx30)

131 *theme song by Lawrence Whelk*

He went really well with the Lemon Sisters.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:48 PM (xCA

Weren't the Lemon Sisters all named Brittany from County Mayo?

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 04:57 PM (X4hXd)

132 130 Ha, I see *somebody* enjoys cob privilege.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:56 PM (Vqx30)

"The Italicans! The Italicans!"

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 04:57 PM (CQE5S)

133 Pawn, congratulations on the new house! Looking forward to hearing about some grilling adventures (hopefully *not* involving out-of-control fire).

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:57 PM (Vqx30)

134 A French Falafel?

I don't think so.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 06, 2025 04:40 PM (RIvkX)

They are the real deal. It was recommended by someone who has lots of relatives in Israel, and used to live there. He claims that it is the best he has ever had.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 04:59 PM (UUa/N)

135 Yes, Trader Joe’s is a rather fun as these things go-place to shop.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 06, 2025 04:48 PM (CSqX4)

I thought Trader Joe's was hot with the libs ten years ago. The lefties tend to trendi-ness. It leads to here today, gone tomorrow social pathology. Ala the trans mania.

Posted by: coyne at April 06, 2025 04:59 PM (Or35E)

136 One meatball

Ya gets no bread with One meatball.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 06, 2025 05:00 PM (XLyis)

137 Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:56 PM (Vqx30)

Droit de Seigneur.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:00 PM (UUa/N)

138 131 *theme song by Lawrence Whelk*

He went really well with the Lemon Sisters.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 06, 2025 04:48 PM (xCA

Weren't the Lemon Sisters all named Brittany from County Mayo?
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 04:57 PM (X4hXd)

They were well-bread. Not a cracker among them.

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 05:01 PM (CQE5S)

139 Don't know if this is temporary but the Aldi grocery here in Virginia had real, made in Racine, Wisconsin kringle. We got the last three in the store. Delish! Hope they make it a regular item.

It did seem strange to get it this way. On an early visit to Wisconsin, Mrs. JTB's family asked me to be the one to get kringles from the nearby store early each morning. It wasn't until I got there that I learned why. Every construction worker in the area crowded around to get kringle for their job sites. I was the only one big enough not to get pushed aside. They weren't nasty, just determined.

Posted by: JTB at April 06, 2025 05:01 PM (yTvNw)

140 One meatball

Ya gets no bread with One meatball.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 06, 2025 05:00 PM (XLyis)

One meatball only, Vasily, please.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 06, 2025 05:02 PM (VNX3d)

141 Posted by: coyne at April 06, 2025 04:59 PM (Or35E)

Well, I didn't ask anybody's political orientation and nobody asked mine. It's just fun because it has some different sorts of things than a regular grocery store.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 06, 2025 05:02 PM (3r1AA)

142 It's a New York/New Jersey thing. They don't wait in line, they wait on line.
Posted by: jix

TIL.....

Posted by: midwestern mikeski at April 06, 2025 05:03 PM (DgGvY)

143 135 I thought Trader Joe's was hot with the libs ten years ago. The lefties tend to trendi-ness. It leads to here today, gone tomorrow social pathology. Ala the trans mania.
Posted by: coyne at April 06, 2025 04:59 PM (Or35E)

Whole Foods? (Whole Paycheck)

Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 05:03 PM (CQE5S)

144 I was too late to the first world problems thread but the Browning MT high school is called the Warriors. The basketball team runs the perimeter of the floor when they come out of the locker room with every kid wearing a headdress. It is a reservation school. I saw them once Sith one white kid on the team and he, too, had the headdress.

Posted by: free tibet at April 06, 2025 05:03 PM (1wtUm)

145 Those whelk shells are pretty. That looks like homemade mayo; you can tell because it's yellow.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:04 PM (79pEw)

146 Weren't the Lemon Sisters all named Brittany from County Mayo?

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 04:57 PM (X4hXd)

Sounds cute!

How was the pâté en croute?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:04 PM (UUa/N)

147 Thank you everyone for the good wishes.

No mater were I have laid my head over that last many years, AOS has been my home.

Posted by: pawn at April 06, 2025 05:05 PM (QB+5g)

148 I will try the whelks next time I'm stranded on an Isle, half-starved, and they are available and I can cook them.

Posted by: SamIam at April 06, 2025 05:05 PM (oasF3)

149 That looks like homemade mayo; you can tell because it's yellow.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:04 PM (79pEw)

That's what I thought, but who knows!

It was pretty tasty! I might have eaten as much mayo as whelks!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:05 PM (UUa/N)

150 >>> 145 Those whelk shells are pretty. That looks like homemade mayo; you can tell because it's yellow.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:04 PM (79pEw)

I *really* need to make my own mayo but I've been to chicken to do it yet.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:06 PM (Vqx30)

151 I *really* need to make my own mayo but I've been to chicken to do it yet.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:06 PM (Vqx30)

It's easy. But treat it as completely perishable. Make it, serve it immediately, and then throw out the rest.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:08 PM (UUa/N)

152 Whole Foods? (Whole Paycheck)
Posted by: m at April 06, 2025 05:03 PM (CQE5S)

Used to be a darling of the Left. Maybe it still is I don't know.

Posted by: coyne at April 06, 2025 05:09 PM (Or35E)

153 I love felafel. You can have all of my whelks, though.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

Dash, you can have all of mine!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 06, 2025 05:09 PM (ux8sM)

154 It did seem strange to get it this way. On an early visit to Wisconsin, Mrs. JTB's family asked me to be the one to get kringles from the nearby store early each morning. It wasn't until I got there that I learned why. Every construction worker in the area crowded around to get kringle for their job sites. I was the only one big enough not to get pushed aside. They weren't nasty, just determined.
Posted by: JTB at April 06, 2025 05:01 PM (yTvNw)
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That made me laugh! I've had Kringle in Racine and it's delicious. Have you ever tried the ones they have at Trader Joe's?

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:10 PM (79pEw)

155 I *really* need to make my own mayo but I've been to chicken to do it yet.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:06 PM (Vqx30)
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I've only done it once but it was easy, if you have an immersion blender and a quart-size Mason jar. I used avocado oil. Made a big batch of chicken salad with it and it was delicious.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:12 PM (79pEw)

156 Oh, and no one died.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:12 PM (79pEw)

157 I've had Kringle in Racine and it's delicious.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:10 PM (79pEw)

I have never heard of it! I took a look at some internet photos, and it looks like a big Danish.

What makes it special?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:12 PM (UUa/N)

158 >>> 151 I *really* need to make my own mayo but I've been to chicken to do it yet.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:06 PM (Vqx30)

It's easy. But treat it as completely perishable. Make it, serve it immediately, and then throw out the rest.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:08 PM (UUa/N)

I was wondering about that. Not like I use much anyway, except that it might be nice to have fresh salad dressing without soy oil.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:13 PM (Vqx30)

159 Helena Handbasket--

Back when I was a serious foodie I used to make my own mayo. I haven't done it for years but it's nothing to be afraid of. If you have an immersion blender--I didn't back then--it's pretty easy.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 06, 2025 05:13 PM (FEVMW)

160 Whoops!

One more time.

And a one and a two and a three...

Posted by: Lawrence Whelks at April 06, 2025 05:14 PM (hirWM)

161 How was the pâté en croute?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:04 PM (UUa/N)

sold out. had to settle for Haricots avec Sauccisse!

From the can over the sink as per the guidance.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:15 PM (X4hXd)

162 I was wondering about that. Not like I use much anyway, except that it might be nice to have fresh salad dressing without soy oil.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:13 PM (Vqx30)

Commercial mayo has tons of acid, and uses pasteurized eggs. Homemade does neither, so it is much more susceptible to growing nasty bugs that will make you sick.

It is also very inexpensive to make, so why not just make enough for immediate use, then toss the remainder!

Ask me how I know this...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:16 PM (UUa/N)

163 I *do* have an immersion blender, which I mostly use for soup, but now...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:17 PM (Vqx30)

164 hollandaise, bearnaise and mayonaisse.

its aioli in the technique!

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:18 PM (X4hXd)

165 I *do* have an immersion blender, which I mostly use for soup, but now...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:17 PM (Vqx30)

It's really easy. Give it a shot!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:18 PM (UUa/N)

166 I *do* have an immersion blender, which I mostly use for soup, but now...

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 05:17 PM (Vqx30)

Wait.... don't you have chickens for fresh eggs?

That will make even better mayo!

I'm jealous.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:20 PM (UUa/N)

167 (goes to find the cookbook talking about the regional fish soup that is specifically French and impossible to make, buy, or achieve anywhere outside of a specific region of France because of the ingredients required that are impossible to reproduce anywhere else so CBD can have some before he leaves)

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Mothers are teaching their daughters to be workers, not wives at April 06, 2025 05:20 PM (VZ6yk)

168 1. Yay! Food!

B. Hmm...haven't had whelks, but I have enjoyed some really tasty limpets.

III. I love lentils. I make a nice ragout of Puy lentils that makes a good side for meats.

d. Jealous of the white asparagus. Those grill up nicely.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 06, 2025 05:20 PM (Wnv9h)

169 Homemade mayo, at least the recipes I've seen, do have either lemon juice or vinegar in it. I've also read that you can put a couple spoonfuls of whey in it to keep it from spoiling.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:20 PM (79pEw)

170 The only way I've had escargot was ala bouguinon, aka, served in a garlic/wine/butter sauce. I may have had frogs legs prepared the same way, can't rightly recall...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 06, 2025 05:21 PM (bA75n)

171 I have never heard of it! I took a look at some internet photos, and it looks like a big Danish.

What makes it special?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:12 PM (UUa/N)
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Go back and read the last two words of your second sentence.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:21 PM (79pEw)

172 Wait.... don't you have chickens for fresh eggs?

-

Mmm, fresh mayonnaise on a fresh chicken sandwich with a just-picked homegrown tomato slice on still-warm home-baked bread.

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - Mothers are teaching their daughters to be workers, not wives at April 06, 2025 05:22 PM (VZ6yk)

173 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:20 PM (UUa/N)
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I was really hoping that clickable link would go to a picture of you with a beret and a Gauloise.

I am disappoint.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:24 PM (79pEw)

174 That made me laugh! I've had Kringle in Racine and it's delicious. Have you ever tried the ones they have at Trader Joe's?
Posted by: bluebell

Trader Joe's gets theirs from O &H in Racine I believe. I've ordered from O &H on several occasions and have been nothing but happy with their product.

Posted by: Tuna at April 06, 2025 05:24 PM (lJ0H4)

175 154 ... "I've had Kringle in Racine and it's delicious. Have you ever tried the ones they have at Trader Joe's?"

Hi bluebell,
Haven't been to a Trader Joe's in ages. Next time I go by I'll check for their kringle.

Posted by: JTB at April 06, 2025 05:24 PM (yTvNw)

176 Homemade mayo, at least the recipes I've seen, do have either lemon juice or vinegar in it. I've also read that you can put a couple spoonfuls of whey in it to keep it from spoiling.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:20 PM (79pEw)

Oh...absolutely! Acid (vinegar or lemon juice) is part of the recipe. But the commercial stuff uses more, so the atmosphere is not conducive to bacterial growth.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:25 PM (UUa/N)

177 All this talk of Franco Gasto Mollusca has driven away the food thread regulars. I need the what was on close out at Aldi update!

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:26 PM (X4hXd)

178 Go back and read the last two words of your second sentence.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:21 PM (79pEw)

Ah... a bit of a sweet tooth there young lady?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:26 PM (UUa/N)

179 JTB, I'm not sure if they have it all the time or if it's only around the holidays. I don't go very often either but I will check the next time I am there and let you know.

I haven't tried it because if I bought it I would eat it, but it sure looked like the real thing.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:26 PM (79pEw)

180 Trader Joe's gets theirs from O &H in Racine I believe. I've ordered from O &H on several occasions and have been nothing but happy with their product.
Posted by: Tuna at April 06, 2025 05:24 PM (lJ0H4)
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Ah, good to know! Thank you, Tuna!

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:27 PM (79pEw)

181 Ah... a bit of a sweet tooth there young lady?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:26 PM (UUa/N)
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You could say that.

And you'd be right.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:28 PM (79pEw)

182 157 ... "I have never heard of it! I took a look at some internet photos, and it looks like a big Danish.
What makes it special?"

CBD,
In my amateur pastry opinion, kringle has a thinner, less flaky pastry and puts more emphasis on the fruit filling. Then there is the thicker icing on the kringle.

Posted by: JTB at April 06, 2025 05:28 PM (yTvNw)

183 Bluebell,

ask and you shall receive!

https://tinyurl.com/yc5y8km2

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:29 PM (X4hXd)

184 Pete Big, oh my goodness! That looks just like him and I know you know that because you've met him

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:30 PM (79pEw)

185 And you'd be right.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:28 PM (79pEw)

I am more of a chocolate person, but the patisseries around here are ridiculous. The sheer beauty of their creations is mind boggling.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:30 PM (UUa/N)

186 Do you have to be careful, and keep the pasta and antipasta apart, in case they explode?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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Explosion is a misconception. They just disappear, like *poof* they be gone.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 06, 2025 05:30 PM (n4GiU)

187 There is a whole kind of sub-war going on in the Trump administration with the MAHA movement. I really hope Trump realizes how much of his re-election owes to MAHA and his joining with RFK Jr.

There are many thousands of white women with families that voted for Trump because they were totally alienated from the Democrat party.

They will only stay with Trump and RFK if their concerns are given an honest hearing.

Posted by: coyne at April 06, 2025 05:30 PM (Or35E)

188 Bog. Which my stupid phone changed again.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:30 PM (79pEw)

189 I'm confused. I thought falafel were those round deep fried things.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 06, 2025 05:31 PM (XNkRi)

190 I was really hoping that clickable link would go to a picture of you with a beret and a Gauloise.

I am disappoint.
Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:24 PM

With the new nic, I really am looking forward to that picture.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 06, 2025 05:31 PM (Wnv9h)

191 In my amateur pastry opinion, kringle has a thinner, less flaky pastry and puts more emphasis on the fruit filling. Then there is the thicker icing on the kringle.
Posted by: JTB

I ordered a cherry/cream cheese Kringle last Christmas and it was delish. Shipped overnight in a nice sturdy box. Was very fresh.

Posted by: Tuna at April 06, 2025 05:31 PM (lJ0H4)

192 Pastries are divine--just about all of them. I would go for the pastry before the chocolate most times.

I looked up kringle, too. Racine Kringle is $46 online. I better find a recipe instead!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 05:32 PM (h7ZuX)

193 57 ... "I have never heard of it! I took a look at some internet photos, and it looks like a big Danish.
What makes it special?"

CBD,

When it is served by a fetching lass of Norwegian extraction with a hot cup of coffee it is quite a treat.

See also the Lovely and Talented.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:32 PM (X4hXd)

194 189 I'm confused. I thought falafel were those round deep fried things.
Posted by: Ben Had

Yep, but often served wrapped in a pita with lettuce and tomato and tahini or tzatziki sauce. I prefer tzatziki.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 05:35 PM (h7ZuX)

195 Hmmm. "Kringle". Sounds familier..
Better bing image tht Kringle. As always better results with 'safe search off'.

Bingo. Coffee Cake in a ring shape. Usually rolled like a cinnamon rolls. But long. You can go with pretzel shape that but that often results in fist fights at the church coffee clatch on who gets which piece.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 06, 2025 05:36 PM (/lPRQ)

196 So raw milk...is this the same stuff that the milkman would deliver to your door, and people raved about how the cream floated on top of the bottle? I mean, before pasteurization, raw milk was simply...milk. I'd love to try it just to see what all the fuss is about.

Government health regulations have their place, but with regards to food staples (milk, eggs, meat, etc.) the default position should be to tread lightly.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 06, 2025 05:36 PM (bA75n)

197 I am disappoint.

Posted by: bluebell at April 06, 2025 05:24 PM (79pEw)

Heh.

I added something near the bottom of the post.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:36 PM (UUa/N)

198 When it is served by a fetching lass of Norwegian extraction with a hot cup of coffee it is quite a treat.

See also the Lovely and Talented.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:32 PM (X4hXd)

Tell me more!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:38 PM (UUa/N)

199 I have to confess a guilty baking pleasure that I break down and order when I am particularly tired of winter lingering in the high chapparal.

Apparently, there is no shortage of butter in Maui. I order these and voila they show up three days later. Not cheap but darn tasty.

https://tinyurl.com/yrd9d5z8

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:40 PM (X4hXd)

200 Tell me more!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:38 PM

Did ya get very far?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 06, 2025 05:41 PM (Wnv9h)

201 I added something near the bottom of the post.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:36 PM (UUa/N)

Bluebell already announced that the one I provided was more accurate!

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:43 PM (X4hXd)

202
Wikipedia:

Most whelks belong to the family Buccinidae and are known as "true whelks." Others, such as the dog whelk, belong to several sea snail families that are not closely related.

No true whelksman.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 06, 2025 05:44 PM (63Dwl)

203 192 ... :I looked up kringle, too. Racine Kringle is $46 online. I better find a recipe instead!"

Whoa! We got our three kringles for $21 for all three. Considering the shipping, I would learn to make my own if the Aldi stops carrying it.

Posted by: JTB at April 06, 2025 05:45 PM (yTvNw)

204 Apparently, there is no shortage of butter in Maui. I order these and voila they show up three days later. Not cheap but darn tasty.

https://tinyurl.com/yrd9d5z8
Posted by: Pete Bog

Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop eating sugar! Man, I love shortbread cookies.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 05:47 PM (h7ZuX)

205 Hey CBD, Have you been over to the Rue Cler yet? It's a market street in the 7th. Haven't been there in a long time myself.

https://tinyurl.com/46rwz9c5

Posted by: javems at April 06, 2025 05:48 PM (8I4hW)

206 My young palate took a while to come around to lentils. On a cold day, lentils simmering with a ham hock will take the chill right out of you. A half measure of sherry before serving helps. Will have to try it in the lentils next time...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 06, 2025 05:48 PM (bA75n)

207 Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop eating sugar! Man, I love shortbread cookies.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 05:47 PM (h7ZuX)

My particular favorite is the "Coffee Macadamia Nut" but the shortbread is a close second.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 05:49 PM (X4hXd)

208 I am more of a chocolate person, but the patisseries around here are ridiculous. The sheer beauty of their creations is mind boggling.

Yes they are truly a work of art

Art Thread worthy, even!

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 05:49 PM (teuEU)

209 I love the idea of having dedicated snail tong and fork specifically for escargot.

The true connoisseur has an ivory case (pocket sized) for impromptu snailing.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 06, 2025 05:50 PM (kpS4V)

210 Last glass of Laphroaig

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 05:50 PM (ypFCm)

211 Wow AI has really improved. CBD’s alter ego has only 5 fingers

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 05:52 PM (teuEU)

212 Heh.
I added something near the bottom of the post.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises)

I always envisioned you as more round-faced.

Though the beret would cover the little curl of hair at the front.

Posted by: mikeski at April 06, 2025 05:54 PM (DgGvY)

213 We went to the local Knights of Columbus Lent fish fry last Friday. It was darn good. You had a choice of cod, tilapia or shrimp. The cod and tilapia was offered fried or baked. The sides were also good. And all for 11 bucks. I plan to go back next Friday. BTW, Mrs. JTB is allergic to fish but said the mac and cheese alternative was quite good.

This is the first K of C fish fry I've been to in about 60 years. Sorry I waited.

Posted by: JTB at April 06, 2025 05:55 PM (yTvNw)

214 Things are back to normal at Che Blake. We received and I installed the new igniter for the pellet grill. It seemed like we'd lost half our culinary arsenal with pellet grill down.

We're sleeping much easier at night.

Posted by: Blake - semi lurker at large at April 06, 2025 05:57 PM (yFlgz)

215 All this talk of the patisserie has me longing for the goodies at Artisan Croissanterie in Media PA

I gave up sweets for Lent, but the plan is to move to Media after Easter and go there every day for a scrumptious treat.
I will get big as a house, but it will be well worth it. And anyway, I think it’s time we bring back muu muus as a fashion statement.

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 05:58 PM (teuEU)

216 Ok, last week I think you highlighted the "Food Thread" with oysters. This week, it's those things that put slim graffiti on my sidewalk. 2 strikes.

However, I'm willing to give you a mulligan on snails because the stupid, slimy little things are predictable and entertaining. Want to know why? Because, they love beer. If you put a tiny flat dish out on the sidewalk with a smidge of beer in it...the next morning you have a nice collection of inebriated shelled boogers. Snails and slugs both have a drinking problem...I'm guessing slugs are essentially snails with no modesty (hence, sans shell).

Posted by: Orson at April 06, 2025 06:00 PM (dIske)

217 I think it’s time we bring back muu muus as a fashion statement.
Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 05:58 PM (teuEU)

Maybe if we buy a six pack of those Hawaiian cookies, they'll throw in a free muu muu for us.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 06:03 PM (h7ZuX)

218 Mollusks such as whelks or snails should never be associated with mayonnaise. That's practically barbarian. The true culinares know you whip up a garlic sauce to capture their full essence. But mayonnaise, so pedestrian! What's next, some borscht?

Posted by: Mister Ghost at April 06, 2025 06:04 PM (TGPs7)

219 Uncle Mike’s Bake Shop in the Green Bay area makes a fantastic kringle. Their salted caramel pecan Kringle received a best kringle in North America award in 2014. They are much larger than the Racine variety.

https://tinyurl.com/3mbmvxf3

Posted by: Mental Block at April 06, 2025 06:07 PM (wCk0G)

220 The true connoisseur has an ivory case (pocket sized) for impromptu snailing.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at April 06, 2025 05:50 PM (kpS4V)

Many Argentines carry their own steak knife in a sheath on their belt ready for use. I've seen them in the stores in Buenos Aries. Given my obsession with razor sharp knives I am willing to embrace the tradition here.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 06:07 PM (X4hXd)

221 Maybe if we buy a six pack of those Hawaiian cookies, they'll throw in a free muu muu for us.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 06:03 PM (h7ZuX)

YASSSSSS

I just looked up muu muus on AMZ and they were pretty lame. They were on thin models and these flowered knee length jobs that looked like LDS Church Lady dresses.
I want the big wild colored floor length muu muus like Mt. Fiji used to wear.

Posted by: kallisto at April 06, 2025 06:08 PM (teuEU)

222 Tell me more!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (with a beret and a Gauloises) at April 06, 2025 05:38 PM

Family Thread.

Plus you have seen her shoot. Would not choose to potentially offend by spilling the haricots.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 06:09 PM (X4hXd)

223 Caitlin Clark and Paige Beuckers are the history of college basketball. Obviously never

Posted by: coyne at April 06, 2025 06:11 PM (Or35E)

224 Pete Bog, good evening, Chef

Posted by: Ben Had at April 06, 2025 06:12 PM (XNkRi)

225 Mister Ghost! Glad to see you here. Looks like you survived the hospital!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 06, 2025 06:12 PM (h7ZuX)

226 Crumb buns. You can only get real ones in NY or NJ at a real bakery. They are like a mystery food in the rest of the country.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 06, 2025 06:17 PM (/U5Yz)

227 Good evening, Ben Had

What's cooking?

Pheasant confit enchiladas on the docket here.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 06:17 PM (X4hXd)

228 23 Why any human would eat sea bugs that feed off of the excrement of other aquatic animals?

Posted by: Johann Amadeus Metesky at April 06, 2025 04:14 PM (VHk4v)
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Do you eat any fish that eats other fish, or frogs, etc.? Then you are eating something that eats poop because those are usually caught and eaten whole.

Posted by: Ciampino - most food is eaten alive by predators at April 06, 2025 06:18 PM (sPQoU)

229 Also, Pizza pies in Connecticut are square. Square pizza! Sacrilege. Damn Yankee bastards found a way to ruin pizza.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 06, 2025 06:19 PM (/U5Yz)

230 Pete Bog, tell me more. What kind of sauce?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 06, 2025 06:20 PM (XNkRi)

231 I have no idea what kringle is

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 06:20 PM (ypFCm)

232 Many Argentines carry their own steak knife in a sheath on their belt ready for use. I've seen them in the stores in Buenos Aries. Given my obsession with razor sharp knives I am willing to embrace the tradition here.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 06:07 PM (X4hXd)

Took my folks to a locally famous steak house here in California years back. Dad and I both ordered the NY strip. When they arrived, we half expected to be given a steak knife. Nope. The deal was, if the butter knife couldn't do the job, they'd take the steak back and make you a new one. They did not need to take either one back.

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 06, 2025 06:21 PM (bA75n)

233 In honor of Mrs Refugee turning 29 tomorrow, I prepared some sea scallops.

And then realized there was no white wine in the house to make a sauce. Sacred Bleu!

So instead it was a butter and cream sauce, which we agreed was not as good as the wine, but not too shabby for figuring it out on the fly.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 06, 2025 06:22 PM (8AONa)

234 Pete Bog, cooked pork medallions in peachello along with spiced apples and peaches in the pan sauce.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 06, 2025 06:23 PM (XNkRi)

235 RIP Jay North (Dennis the Menace) dead at 73 of cancer

Posted by: SMOD at April 06, 2025 06:24 PM (GITLP)

236 231 ... "I have no idea what kringle is"

Skip, They are a pastry but with more of a dough than a flaky danish crust. At least on the ones I've had, the icing was thicker on the kringle. And more emphasis on the fruit filling than a danish.

Posted by: JTB at April 06, 2025 06:24 PM (yTvNw)

237 Also, Pizza pies in Connecticut are square. Square pizza! Sacrilege. Damn Yankee bastards found a way to ruin pizza.

Posted by: Maj. Healey

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If you are ever in the Detroit area, try some Buddy's or Shield's. Yes, it's square, yes it's deep dish, but not nearly as deep as Chicago style.

But you might like it.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 06, 2025 06:25 PM (8AONa)

238 Hiya Vendette! Miss you!

Posted by: NC Ref at April 06, 2025 04:38 PM (XCzVo)

Hello! (Late because I was taking a nap.)

Posted by: Vendette at April 06, 2025 06:26 PM (keZMg)

239 226 Crumb buns. You can only get real ones in NY or NJ at a real bakery. They are like a mystery food in the rest of the country.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 06, 2025 06:17 PM (/U5Yz)

Also a mild insult to describe a miserly person.

Crumb buns came in two varieties, as I recall: iced, or topped with powdered sugar. Entenmanns is famous for their powdered sugar crumb cake. Meyer's (sp?) bakery in New Jersey made legendary crumb cake - about 2" of crumb atop a half-inch of cake..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 06, 2025 06:30 PM (bA75n)

240 Ben Had, that sounds good. you use a little acid to cut the sweet?

We have the enchiladas with green sauce. And wine.

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 06:31 PM (X4hXd)

241 Clams, eh? "Not quite like a clam, but sorta" is least effective description possible for me LOL. I'm not very fond of clams. Give me mussels any day.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:31 PM (WkNQM)

242 And I think all of them line up for those falafels! There are other places for falafel, but this is the only one with monstrous lines. Actually, there are two lines; one for take-out and one to sit down in the restaurant.
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First time I ever had falafel was in the 7th grade, purchased off a food truck near the University of Colorado. I liked it a lot. It wasn't until much later - and with much more experience - that I understood that my first falafel actually sucked in comparison. But it was still good.

Falafel is like sex and pizza. Even when it's lousy, it's pretty good.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:34 PM (WkNQM)

243 Crumb buns came in two varieties, as I recall: iced, or topped with powdered sugar. Entenmanns is famous for their powdered sugar crumb cake. Meyer's (sp?) bakery in New Jersey made legendary crumb cake - about 2" of crumb atop a half-inch of cake..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Yes real NY crumb buns have powdered sugar. They are not crumb cake of coffee cake, they are buns.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 06, 2025 06:35 PM (/U5Yz)

244
If you are ever in the Detroit area, try some Buddy's or Shield's. Yes, it's square, yes it's deep dish, but not nearly as deep as Chicago style.

But you might like it.
Posted by: 2009Refugee

Meijer sells Buddy's frozen pizzas.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 06, 2025 06:35 PM (63Dwl)

245 Those white asparagus were amazing!
++++
And spot-on perfect nouvelle cuisine presentation. Well, almost. The plate should be twice as large or the content half as much to *really* nail the aesthetic.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:35 PM (WkNQM)

246 Pheasant confit enchiladas on the docket here.
Posted by: Pete Bog

Sounds lovely!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 06, 2025 06:35 PM (mT+6a)

247 If you are ever in the Detroit area, try some Buddy's or Shield's. Yes, it's square, yes it's deep dish, but not nearly as deep as Chicago style.

But you might like it.
Posted by: 2009Refugee a

I refuse to eat pizza with a knife and a fork. It is morally wrong.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 06, 2025 06:35 PM (/U5Yz)

248 I refuse to eat pizza with a knife and a fork. It is morally wrong.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 06, 2025 06:35 PM (/U5Yz)
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Don't need to with Detroit-style pizza, usually. It's cooked harder/firmer and is less of a casserole than Chicago-style is.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:36 PM (WkNQM)

249 Worst-ever pizza "innovation:" square cut. Just the square cut. Not a square pizza cut into squares - which I find weird, but whatever - but a normal circular pizza cut into squares.

Why? It's sociopathic.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:39 PM (WkNQM)

250
123 The Barrel's going to have a dildo in it???
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at April 06, 2025 04:54 PM (Vqx30)

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No, on it.

And motorized treads. It's going to drive around intoning "inseminate, inseminate."

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 06, 2025 06:42 PM (biznJ)

251 I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing.
+++++
I am a law for a reason.

Posted by: Diminishing Marginal Utility at April 06, 2025 06:42 PM (WkNQM)

252 249 Worst-ever pizza "innovation:" square cut. Just the square cut. Not a square pizza cut into squares - which I find weird, but whatever - but a normal circular pizza cut into squares.

Why? It's sociopathic.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)

How do you eat the middle squares without wearing gloves?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 06, 2025 06:42 PM (/U5Yz)

253 No, on it.

And motorized treads. It's going to drive around intoning "inseminate, inseminate."
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 06, 2025 06:42 PM (biznJ)
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Sounds positively delightful. How do I get access to this "barrel" you talk about?

Posted by: Lonely Middle-Aged Karen on Long Island at April 06, 2025 06:43 PM (WkNQM)

254 How do you eat the middle squares without wearing gloves?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 06, 2025 06:42 PM (/U5Yz)
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The same way as you would with gloves, just with more mess transferred to your hands.

The only way to can "work" is when the pizza is half-cool or more, so it solidifies more. It's all just so stupid.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:44 PM (WkNQM)

255 235 RIP Jay North (Dennis the Menace) dead at 73 of cancer
Posted by: SMOD at April 06, 2025 06:24 PM (GITLP)
Wicki-liar said when JAY North enlisted in the Navy he served as a Seaman and Boatwain's Mate, the 'lowest rating' in the Navy. Done pissed off a lot of sailors right there.

Posted by: Eromero at April 06, 2025 06:45 PM (LHPAg)

256 Many Argentines carry their own steak knife in a sheath on their belt ready for use. I've seen them in the stores in Buenos Aries. Given my obsession with razor sharp knives I am willing to embrace the tradition here.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 06:07 PM (X4hXd)

I thought that was called a "facón" and was a Gaucho thing. Also used for fights in seedy bars and castrating bulls.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 06, 2025 06:45 PM (D7oie)

257 The only way to can "work" is when the pizza is half-cool or more, so it solidifies more. It's all just so stupid.

Posted by: Joe Mannix

=====

Spot on

It's easier to eat buddy's by hand than a squared-up round

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 06, 2025 06:46 PM (8AONa)

258 256 Many Argentines carry their own steak knife in a sheath on their belt ready for use. I've seen them in the stores in Buenos Aries. Given my obsession with razor sharp knives I am willing to embrace the tradition here.
Posted by: Pete Bog at April 06, 2025 06:07 PM (X4hXd)
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I wouldn't doubt it. They take beef seriously.

IIRC, an Argentine public health minister in the late 90s or early aughts said that people should consider the possibility of potentially reducing their intake of red meat. Not a rule. Not a law. Not a change in formal guidance or recommendations. Just a tame insinuation. It was met with a general strike.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:47 PM (WkNQM)

259 Government health regulations have their place, but with regards to food staples (milk, eggs, meat, etc.) the default position should be to tread lightly.
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 06, 2025 05:36 PM (bA75n)

The laws on milk come generally from the concern that milk cows are a source for TB, and we all know that TB is a widespread risk in the cattle industry nowadays . . .
Oh, right.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 06, 2025 06:50 PM (D7oie)

260 I wouldn't doubt it. They take beef seriously.

IIRC, an Argentine public health minister in the late 90s or early aughts said that people should consider the possibility of potentially reducing their intake of red meat. Not a rule. Not a law. Not a change in formal guidance or recommendations. Just a tame insinuation. It was met with a general strike.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:47 PM (WkNQM)

Argentines will hold a strike or a protest for pretty much anything, so I wouldn't be shocked if they did because of a beef over beef.

Posted by: Vendette at April 06, 2025 06:50 PM (keZMg)

261 The French perfected penguin pate, which has been described as a pungent as a peasant's feet after stomping a mash of Bleu cheese and anchovies. Attempts to use this to repel the Nazis failed however, as the blitzkrieging Boche had previously been inoculated against the French aroma during the Great War.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at April 06, 2025 06:50 PM (ac3wE)

262 I make chili with lentils instead of regular beans when I'm in a hurry. It's quicker and very tasty.

Posted by: SD at April 06, 2025 06:51 PM (OelL+)

263 The French perfected penguin pate, which has been described as a pungent as a peasant's feet after stomping a mash of Bleu cheese and anchovies. Attempts to use this to repel the Nazis failed however, as the blitzkrieging Boche had previously been inoculated against the French aroma during the Great War.
Posted by: Penguin Facts at April 06, 2025 06:50 PM (ac3wE)
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*snort*

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:51 PM (WkNQM)

264 Posted by: Penguin Facts at April 06, 2025 06:50 PM (ac3wE)
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Trolling inside the URL is top-tier. I wish I'd thought of it.

:: polite applause ::

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:53 PM (WkNQM)

265 https://tinyurl.com/3v7tdxjt
20 posts from Doug Ross Journal

Posted by: Skip at April 06, 2025 06:54 PM (ypFCm)

266 CBD, Thank you for this thread.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 06, 2025 06:57 PM (XNkRi)

267 Don't need to with Detroit-style pizza, usually. It's cooked harder/firmer and is less of a casserole than Chicago-style is.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 06:36 PM (WkNQM)

There's a place out here that offers Detroit style pizza and I gave it a whirl. It was good, but wouldn't go out of my way for it. There's a place in Wilkes Barre, PA called Pizza Perfect that my friend out here raves about. Whenever he visits, that's his pizza mecca. He's so obsessed, that he learned to make it himself. I've tried and, yeah, pretty addicting. Square, with a Sicilian crust smothered with onions and white cheddar. No sauce. It's also known as "Old Forge" style..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 06, 2025 06:58 PM (bA75n)

268 Caviar Cream > Penguin Pate

Posted by: San Frampsycho at April 06, 2025 06:58 PM (RIvkX)

269 I suspect if CBD started asking Parisian restaurateurs if they buy pre-made mayonnaise, he'd probably get at least a few wide-eyed stares of shock and derision and maybe a some curses and American insults thrown in for good measure.

Posted by: Vendette at April 06, 2025 07:00 PM (keZMg)

270 I make chili with lentils instead of regular beans when I'm in a hurry. It's quicker and very tasty.

Posted by: SD at April 06, 2025 06:51 PM (OelL+)

With the traditional carrots, of course.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 06, 2025 07:00 PM (gYONc)

271 It's also known as "Old Forge" style..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 06, 2025 06:58 PM (bA75n)
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Huh. Never tried it. My go-to is so-called "NY Style" pizza (which is the same as Pittsburgh), which is in my opinion "proper" pizza. But that sounds pretty good, too.

I'm not a holy warrior for pizza. Bring it on. Same with BBQ. I have preferences, but any BBQ is worth having.

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 07:02 PM (WkNQM)

272 NOOD

Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at April 06, 2025 07:03 PM (WkNQM)

273 215 All this talk of the patisserie has me longing for the goodies at Artisan Croissanterie in Media PA

Springfield Diner

Posted by: L - No nic, adores both Musk and Miller. at April 06, 2025 07:06 PM (NFX2v)

274 Sunday Night Lamb Chops

Pictures and recipe at the link.
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Posted by: WarEagle82 at April 06, 2025 08:58 PM (YcfMX)

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