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I have lived in Pittsburgh all my life and I cannot understand why people love Primanti's. The sandwich is very dry from the french fries.

This may not be the worst food I ever had but it's a good story. When I was a kid, my grandmother made Thanksgiving dinner. She always has been a very tidy housekeeper. She took extra care about making sure there was never a time when she did not have plenty of mothballs in all her closets. I love her but her house always smells of that awful mothball stench. (She'll be 90 next month!) Where did she stash the extra loaves of bread she bought a few days early for the stuffing? You guessed it. The hall closet. Ah, the aroma and taste of sage, onion and mothball............

If you were in Chiang Mai, trust that the last thing you may want would be Burger King...which they do actually have in the city of Chiang Mai !!! They have the best Northern Style Thai food in the country.
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wow, i've been away & just read these. seems my post caused a bit of an uproar- i did post on wrong site & it was out of frustration that i chose my words poorly. my apologies for both. that said, my son does know to avoid nuts. i respectfully disagree w/ those who don't support schools limiting nut products (they cannot be banned completely b/c nut oils, etc. are in so many foods). if your child was proven to be allergic to something FATAL (not just causes a couple hives or makes your eyes water), i would be more than happy to help limit that exposure. my feeling is why not take an extra step for your neighbor & it does take a village. no more posts from me. i know that'll make many happy : ) again, sorry for making everyone upset. best.

What I like about sushi is the ability to order as you go. We typically start with miso soup or some other starter, then a couple of maki and some nigiri. And beer or sake. And when we're done with that we often order another roll and more nigiri. Maybe a handroll (temaki) if I'm still hungry. If you're sitting at a sushi bar, you can always order more.

When I was in Japan, I really enjoyed the way people ate...big plates of food for the table, put onto small plates for each diner. Multiple courses ordered as needed. If it's an authentic Japanese place, they'll understand multiple orders.

But by no means should you try natto.

My sister-in-law introduced me to a rule of thumb many years ago when I was discovering sushi, and it's stood me in good stead. 1 roll = 2 orders of nigiri (generally 2 pieces each). And 2 rolls worth will generally satisfy you if you're making a meal of it. So I'll order 2 rolls, or 1 roll and 2 orders of nigiri, or 4 orders of nigiri. If I'm especially hungry, add 1 more order nigiri. If I'm not very hungry, I order 1 roll and 1 nigiri.

And remember: you can always eat some and then order more. This is perfectly normal etiquette, especially if you're eating at the bar.

definately a southern thing. first time i saw someone do it in the mid 70's here in florida i was kinda grossed out. btw it's pepsi or RC in the south, not coke. then i tried it once. definately different, salty/sweet/crunchy and juicy all in one. it was pretty good but i didn't make a habit of it.

A friend of ours went to Morimoto this past Saturday night. They ordered one of the many tasting menus;theirs was $100 per person for 7 courses.
they had some sashimi, sushi,a salad, lollipop lamb chops, palate cleanser, and I can't recall what the other 2 tastings were. They said it was fabulous.Enjoy.

try it with montain dew it will knock your socks, i would put in the small bar bags with a can of ice cold dew

It's true that you only want a thin layer of icing on top, as sadiepix said, it will harden pretty dramatically, though you could use 1 tsp glycerin for every pound of sugar used. Another solution could be vanilla cream cheese frosting. Just beat together a ratio of 1:1 (by weight) butter and cream cheese, beat in 2x (by weight) the amount of confectioners sugar, as well as vanilla extract to taste and a pinch of salt. Again, I hope this clears things up, and that it helps you on your way to find your perfect frosting.

@sailordave~ thanks for the fiction selections. I eat off of the non -fiction and just feel taste somehow from the fiction food novels.
I have many to add to the list...time. Will do later.

I second the butter-roux style icing also, that stuff is really quite good. I always forget about it though I love it.

Royal icing can work, but does harden, from semi-hard to rock hard so you would want to do a thin layer, not a big poof of it on top of the cupcake. Think of the icing used on cookies that hardens--you would not want a big glob of that to try to bite through.

Try out some of the cake websites out there, like CakeCentral.com for more recipes and ideas than you can shake a stick at.