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@ arwenb

Now I am drooling! It's been ages since I've had a good Whoopie Pie.

@ Monkey4Sale

sure, make them fancy, but then it becomes a whole other sandwich. It's the same with grilled cheese sandwiches. Once you go past white bread, pre-sliced cheese, and butter, it's no longer a Grilled Cheese. It becomes something else.

My grandmother made the best Whoopie Pies I have ever had, and I say that without any bias what-so-ever. A truly good Whoppie Pie shouldn't be too dry and cake like. If they don't stick to your fingers, then your Whoopie Pies are an epic fail. There shouldn't be any cracks in the cake, like I always seem to see in so many pictures of them on-line.

My grandmother always wrapped hers in plastic wrap, and they never had condensation on them, so that's kind of a trip to read about. When I unwrapped one of her wonderful pies, they were smooth on the surface from the plastic wrap, and none of the pie remained stuck to the wrap. They were slightly sticky to the touch, and like I said, the cake stuck to your fingers. Once you grabbed hold of one, you didn't put it down until it was done.

Condiments like mayo, mustard, and ketchup and on a fried egg sandwich? Gross! I don't think I've ever seen anyone eat one that way. To each their own I guess. Although a well made fried egg sandwich shouldn't be so dry, as to need condiments to hide behind.

The best way, is two eggs, yolks broken, fried with butter in a cast iron skillet. Place between to buttered pieces of toast, sliced cheese, and bacon. Simple and buttery delicious.

That pizza does look great indeed!

My main worry, is the term artisanal pizzeria. Why? Well, we have the word artisanal, which contains the term "anal". This tells me that I am going to be eating overprices pizza around a bunch of trendy snoots, whom I would rather stab with a fork than be in the same room with. When it comes to great pizza, it should be simple and not too expensive. Hooidy tooidy people should not apply.

I still love the Chicago Deep Dish review. You were spot on Ed. It's not pizza, and it doesn't hold a candle to the great thin crust pizzas of the world. Overrated at best.

I'm not a huge bagel person, but I when I have a truly good bagel, I really do enjoy them. Sadly, there really aren't that many great bagel shops outside of the New York City area. It's kind of like the pizza. You can get good versions of the same thing elsewhere, but there's just that little something missing that keeps them from equaling the ones they attempt to imitate.

I can find good bagels and pizza where I live in Virginia, but there is still no comparison. It's got to be the damn water up there.

I love this weekend! bittersweet my rear end!! I can't stand the super hot part of summer, and can't wait for the kids to get back to school. Fall is the greatest time of year. It begins with this wonderful weekend, and ends during the "holiday season". Not only that, but we get football!!!!!!!!!!

This weekend is a celebration of new beginnings. Even more so this time, because we are going to a wedding. The really great thing about this wedding, is that the reception is going to be done cook out style. The grills and pits will be fired up. Pork will be smoked and burgers will be cooked over the flames for the young ones. I can't really give an item menu for this, because so many people are bringing different things to contribute.

Sunday I'll be hickory smoking(true BBQing) some chicken, corn on the cob, diced taters, and veggies, which will be served with a side salad and my home made Italian dressing. We'll probably have some left over side dishes from the wedding as well, so it'll be a nice sized spread. We'll serve all that up, and watch some NASCAR racing Sunday evening.

@ memt77

Ever made Beer Can Chicken before? Your family would love it, and you don't have to use beer, you can use soda as well.

If you reach for my plate, I'll stab you with my fork. My meal is a no share zone. Now, as with others, I don't mind it when it's "family style". There is no choice but to share in such a situation, but once the food reaches my plate, stay the hell away.

I can't help but laugh at this "no ordering the same thing" rule. I'm sorry, but when I go out to eat, I'm going to get whatever I want. I could care less if every at the table gets the same thing. Nobody is going to tell me that I can't order something I know I will enjoy, just because someone else already ordered it. If someone tried that with me, I would laugh at them and continue to place the order I so desired to eat. This "rule" is just absurd.

I've been going to Instructables for a few years now. That's one of the best sites on the entire web. They have a great community over there.

Forget the burger, the roast beef and cheese looks like a much better sandwich all on it's own. For some reason, the burger looks like one of those you would get under a heat lamp at an HJ off the highway.

@ FamishedFem

I've never ate there, so I have no reason to defend the place. I do, however, think that we are all at the mercy of those who make our food. No matter how good the review, no matter the reputation, the person behind the grill, or skillet, is in control. Everyone has a different definition of a great burger as well as what's medium, medium, well, and hockey puck. That's why I believe that if you judge a place off of it's burgers, your best giving it more than one try. Maybe even more than two.

I have family in Maine, and have been around lobster and lobster fisherman most of my life. Strangely, I'm not a big fan. I guess one should have several alternative ways to eat their lobster, but I know a few people who would roll in their graves if they knew anything of this sort was being done with their obsession and livelihood. They didn't even like the idea of slow smoking lobster(aka BBQing, you know the method of cooking not the sauce), so I can't imagine how they would look at this recipe.

I guess you have to do something if you have any left over, but everytime I saw lobster boiled, there was no such thing as left overs.