Nowhere in Baltimore can I find Rokeach Nyafat. According to one of the men at 7-Mile Market it isn't being made any longer!!! Has anyone else heard about this? I can just see myself rendering chicken fat for chopped liver!
Recently 10 of us went out to an upscale restaurant to celebrate my birthday. One of my friends informed the manager that he would like to have a slice of cake with a candle on it presented to me for desert. You know, the whole embarassing "Happy Birthday" to do. When the slice of cake came (which was supposed to have been complimentary) it was inedible. I later found out that it was something the chef had "experimented with" which he had no intention of serving. (A horrible cinnamon & chocolate concoction). When the bill arrived we had been charged $9.00 for the slice of cake. I asked our server about it and he said it was their practice to charge for the dessert in situations like this. Fine. However I mentioned to the manager that if we were going to pay for the cake I should have had a choice of what I wanted. The manager looked straight at me and said, "You're just trying to get something for free!" I was so taken aback that I paid the check myself and swore never to return. I don't have any recourse....do I?
I have a closet in my home that seems to have become a dying ground for small appliances. I can't part with them even though I hardly use them. Waffle irons, a few Farberware coffee pots, a mini processor and a cappuccino machine that was a gift are just a few. Does anyone else have the same thing?? After all you never know when you might need them!!
On my last visit to NYC some native friends and I were discussing the BEST places for corned beef in Manhattan. (Apparenlty my friends are too lazy to schlepp anywhere else). We all mentioned CB that we found too fatty, too lean, too hot, too cold but none were just right. And of course no one agreed with anyone else!
Any suggestions?????
Can someone tell me why bagels have gotten to be the size of hubcaps? They just seem to get bigger and bigger except for the horrible frozen ones at the market which no one eats anyway. And why can noone bake a bagel like he ones of my youth? Crusty outside, chewy inside!
I just know I love it no matter what it's called. The only difference I can see is that the term "soul food" is simply more contemporary. When I think of soul food I think of the basics; fried chicken, greens, etc.
When I think of "southern cooking" for some reason I think of Nathalie Dupree. Remember her?
Rhizomes....I haven't heard that word since 9th grade biology.
Many years ago when I was stuck in Los Angeles (for 18 years!) my mom used to send me "care packages" filled with such local (Maryland) delicacies as Old Bay seasoning, Attman's corned beef (never lean!) and Goetze's Caramel Creams. We discovered that soft-shell carbs, belly lox and Berger cookies don't travel too well!! Oh, BTW whoizzit, I love boiled peanuts and used to have them sent from South Carolina!
A lettuce and tomato sandwich. All fresh ingredients, full-fat mayo on fresh Wonder.
Why, Perky mah deah have y'all nevuh seen Paula Deen?
I'm sure as shootin' Miss Deen knows nothin' 'bout such things but if y'all talk about high-fat foods and lotsa bacon grease, she's yur gurl!
Ms. Deen is basically really good at one thing and one thing only and that my friends, is self promotion. What concerns Ms. Deen first and foremost is MONEY! That's as simple to figure out as her macaroni and cheese.
Run under water for 15 minutes? My water bill is high enough, thank you! (Acually after following the cooking steps I immerse them in ice water for about 10-15 mins). Cookie, I thought coddled eggs were sort of like poached.
You're doing wonderfully and I admire that! Mazel Tov!
I can't help but wonder however, if you named your scale after that really creepy Stephen King (Richard Bachman) book of the same name! If so, I hope you have a healthier outcome!!
@Eatorama, you are absolutely correct! I had a set of those back in California and they were manufactured by a company called Texasware.
yes, fried chicken(La Jolla had fried chicken for lunch for about two months before we decided it was just too embarassing).
What could possibly be embarassing about fried chicken?
Thank you all! I am due in late August or early September. It will be a long, hot summer for me!
Dmarina, that is so interesting that you gained the most before you found out. So far I have been gaining a pound a week like clockwork (am exercising moderately and paying attention to what I eat but not depriving myself of anything) and am very curious to see whether I keep on so steady.
yes and no.
"soul food" is a blanket term--to different people it means different things.
a lot of the time, it refers to a sort of "home cooked" style found in a lot of Southern USA regional dishes.
another way of saying it might be to say that a lot of southern food is comfort food, but they are not the same thing at all.
It's also interesting to note that a wide variety of "Southern" food styles exist outside of the cliche "fried chicken and greens" type dishes a lot of people associate with the South. I've had the honor to work at both La Jolla and Garrett's, two Montgomery, Ala. restaurants specializing in "new" southern food--gourmet interpretations of all kinds of stuff, from fish to pasta to...yes, fried chicken(La Jolla had fried chicken for lunch for about two months before we decided it was just too embarassing).
Next weeks show will feature Paula wearing a sensitive microphone over her heart so that we can all hear her aorta clogging up while she cooks.
Wookie -Thanks for the info. I lived in Alexandria area for years. Worked in hospitals in Hampton, Chesapeake and Va Beach areas. I asked your whereabouts because I like your comments on these talks. Enjoy the food up Nawth. yaya
@1stmakearoux, the only place I can think of is Cafe Habana, which is the only Cuban restaurant close to the river...their tres leches is awesome as well.
What is this chicken and waffles I keep hearing about. I'm intrigued.
It was interesting reading everyones remarks on this question-as I have wondered this myself.
I live in Carpinteria, CA, which is a couple hours' (w/no traffic) drive from most of these spots, however, anyone who has driven through remembers Santa Claus lane, with the giant Frosty and Santa sitting atop the buildings, and a shop specializing in date shakes. It was an institution for years, and the date shakes were amazing...alas, I moved back to the area a year and a half ago (after 11 years in NorCal) to find that date shakes, Santa and Frosty were all gone, to make room for yet another yuppie wine bar with tiny overpriced tapas and bad wine at "good wine" prices. Santa now hawks used cars in Oxnard and I have no idea where Frosty absconded to with the date shakes.......sorry for the downer, folks, but the date shakes thread got me all goopy and nostalgic. (And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...)
@bitter I was in Philly last summer and went to a fabulous Cuban restaurant down by the river. Of course I can't recall the name, but it was truly like walking into a restaurant in Havana! Beautiful decor, great Cuban food (I had ropa vieja), reasonable prices, and attentive servers and manager.
My gf makes great picadillo when I can talk her into it!
Best chicken and waffles - EVER - Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles, Hollywood CA - and I know where of I speak because I've had Sylvia's too!!
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Last bite on earth: Prime rib from The Oregon Grille in Hunt Valley, Maryland