Me sir thinks Hot Pocket's Calzones are pretty fricken' good (for frozen food.)

I shudder when I think of Hot Pockets...used to have to eat them all the time.

JR, Please tell me you clean off the stems of your fresh spinach. I can't STAND spinach with the stems still on. I feel like they're getting caught in my throat when I swallow (JG, please restrain yourself from swallowing jokes). It's why I hesitate to order veal saltimbocca.

My mother made the most delicious spinach pie. The crust was flaky, just oil and flour, almost like the Greeks make, it was stuffed with spinach sauteed in garlic and olive oil, with raisins, pignoli, oil cured olives and anchovies.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm....

SB, ya gotta use the baby leaf spinach... that way you won't be gagging on the stems (because they're thin and tender), and you won't have to spit them out....

Oh, I love spinach pie. I must have been the only kid that didn't have to be bribed to eat spinach.

I love to steam my spinach. I put a little bit of water at the bottom of the pot, fill it with spinach, drizzle some olive oil over it, add some chunks of garlic (Yes, Geoff, it's FRESH garlic) and cook it over a low flame. My husband and daughter actually fight over the spinach juice at the bottom of the pot.

Oh, that juice'll keep you regular. I love it!

Polish Saucege, fried potatoes, fried cabbage, cucumbers.

Cheeseburger & fries from the pub...

Yes, I always remove the stems from spinach, broccoli rabe, and of course, asparagus... oh, and parsley... although celeb chefs say parsley stems have better flavor than the leaves, that is fine for soups/stocks but NOT anything you are going to top a dish with...

I had a crazy busy day, I wanted to cook but it was a hot day, so I too went to the cloverleaftavern.com for a cheeseburger and sweet potato fries... best burger in town... a 75+ year landmark, they are famous for their steaks, but have a lot of great food, its casual dining, but i had it to go because the owner is a client and i havent updated his website in ages so i got my grub and ran lol.

I saw that - it looked quite interesting, but I don't think I'm going to spend that much money to have it airlifted to me!

Unfortunately, Bourdain's Tuscany show was the last new episode of No Reservations until January. On the other hand, now's the time to catch up on any shows we missed.



Nutmeg, in carefully controlled amounts, can definitely enhance certain foods. A lot of people don't know this, but back in the days of colonial America, our Founding Fathers ate foods that had so much nutmeg in them that we would probably gag at the overpowering flavor. (Of course, we might also gag at the overpowering smell of food that was "well hung".)

Back on-topic: Tonight, I will indulge myself and make curried chicken with couscous. I've already blended up some spices for the curry, and will now preceed into the kitchen, throw a tape into the VCR and commence chopping onions and garlic.

It's been a while since I made any curry recipe, and I think I do not want to go near people for the next couple of days.

Signor V.

Sorry, I despise curry -- I have Indian neighbors who stink up my apartment with it (despite them being nice people; I'm sure I do the same thing to them w/ my garlic )


No comment.


Buy the GOOD (baby leaf) spinach then. And if you remove asparagus "stems" there's nothing left. lol but of course "snap" them. BTW - I tried white asparagus once and didn't like it -- too bitter.

Made home made pizza last night. 2 square pies.

1 cheese pie with half pepperoni and 1 white pie with riccotta and fresh mozzarella. Oh, and a home made calzone.

And you didn't invite me over

As it was my Birthday yesterday me and my family are going to an Italian American Resteraunt named Frankie and Bennys the food is amazing and the resteraunt is set in 1950's style New York its expensive but well worth the money,im just getting ready to go,i cant wait to see the menu

I bet burgers are top of the menu.

They have a site here -- looks interesting for a UK chain; their "Story" says they came from America, of Italian decent, but says nothing how they ended up in the UK. They do seem fairly expensive (approx double what you see for US$), tho...

I've bought baby spinach and I STILL remove the stems. Actually, believe it or not, Costco has wonderful baby spinach. It may just be an obsession of mine, but the thought of those stems makes me gag.

DC, your pizza sounds wonderful. Our kitchen is closed on Fridays, so I may just tell Mr. Babe to bring home a pizza. Although I also have been thinking about Chinese. So many decisions.

My kitchen is open tonight but we just had sandwiches.

What does that mean?? Your kitchen is open tonight???

The Board of Health passed you on inspection?? The squirrels left??? You opened the windows and let all the flies out????

Don't take that from him Mama! He has no right talking to you that way!

What does he know about Shoe Fly Pie anyway?!?!?

Shoe fly pie and apple pan dowdy
Make my belly say, "Hey" and my tummy say, "howdy."

Yes we passed inspection. But I'm saving all the squirrels and flies and roaches for you when you come to visit me.

BTW I'm rooting for the Angels tonight.

You evidently didn't watch the Yankee/Indian game.

Went for Chinese, and now I'm regretting it. Not feeling well at ALL.

Whats wrong?

I think I ate a little too much duck from the buffet. And the Yankees didn't help my stomach much either.

Do the finger-down-the-throat trick.

I can't help ya about the Yankees.

Do I LOOK bulimic??? I want to go back to the Ritz Carlton and have brunch.

I seem to be eating crap on Friday nights now... it was Dinty Moore stew tonight (which isn't that bad in a crunch ) Tomorrow's black tie dinner will hopefully be better, tho - either a sitting-around-cold plated dinner or digging in a buffet in a tux!