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The Ten Most Recent Posts By SkinnyFatty

From Talk

Need a fancy vegetarian friendly date spot in Austin

Hi,
I am looking to take the gal I have been dating out for a special night. I am a vegetarian so looking for places that do that well, but I do eat fish.
Doesn't have to be super fancy, but def should be romantic/cozy/fun. Any thoughts on Wink, Jefferies, Driskoll, 4 seasons?
Or could be way more laid back then that.
I don't want to head out to Fredericksburg because we are both swamped with work right now, that is something I would consider in the future.
BTW I am in North central, so would be nice if the places were downtown or north.

From Talk

Banh mi in Austin, where can I get one?

I am a NY transplant to Austin. I want a banh mi, badly. Know anywhere I could get one? I haven't tried cruising the Anderson area yet, because I don't want to cause a 5 car pileup when I pop a Uie when I catch a sniff. So a real address or at least a name would be appreciated.

From Talk

Artichoke heart, horseradish and hot sauce sandwich.

I am a bachelor, that being said my fridge is filled with condiments, but never any food.
I was hungry, so I just looked in my fridge, discovered I had bread (which is rare) and not much else.
I made a sandwich with:
(two chopped quarter) artichoke hearts,
(a lot of) horseradish
(a few shakes) of crystal hot sauce.

The sandwich was tasty and filling. I am just not sure what this says about me as a human to create comething like this. I could envision eating it again.

From Talk

Alfonsos in America! Where can I get some?

The times anounced today that Indian Alfonsos are finally coming into America. After eating a real, ripe, Alfonso in Mumbai a few weeks ago, I can't get it out of my head. The flavor was much more intense and lush than any mango I have ever had. In general I don't even like mangos. But these Alfonsos had an almost buttery mouth feel. I want them, I need them, and I need them now.
Where can I get them in New York?

From Talk

Best tamales in NYC? (Closer to UES the better)

Hi,
Does anyone know of spots for good tamales in the city? I went to one restaurant in in Murray Hill recently that was asking $6 for ONE tamale! Not one order, but a single tamale. Mind boggling. I'm not saying they need to be cheap, I just wanted to vent about that.

Thanks

The Ten Most Recent Comments By SkinnyFatty

From Recipes

Essentials: Feeding Your Friends (With Migas)

Do you brush both sides or only one side of the tortillas with oil before the oven?

From Talk

Need a fancy vegetarian friendly date spot in Austin

Something comparable to Uchi maybe

From Required Eating

Ed Levine's Serious Diet Week 10: The Zen of Eating Half

Hey,
I have been a reader off serious eats since it's inception. As the readership of this blog has grown so has my waistline. My recent move to Texas hasn't helped anything, now that I can just get in a car and drive everywhere. It got very bad lately with a lovely potbelly, I got lasik on Thursday, and promised myself that if I was going to blow 3 grand on vanity, then I will actually look good.
Now that I can see, diet starts now. I am reading your back columns on this subject for tips.

From Required Eating

Candidate Ice Cream Flavors

For McCain
Hanoi Heaven- The ice cream should be somewhat like pad thai (I know its the wrong country) With a peanut vanilla base, studded with broken glass for a taste so good that it hurts!
For Hillary
Chubby Hubby, or Philandering Phish Food
She doesn't deserve her own flavor, but I am sure that all Bill's antics will cause her to eat a truckload of either flavor.

From Required Eating

Gin and Genever

I recently hosted a house party, and my dutch friend brought a giant wheel of cheese and two bottles of Genever, old style and new style. Apparently during WWII there was a shortage of key ingredients for genever so a new style was developed that incorporated different flavors. The new style is now more popular than the old.
I liked both. I have to admit we didn't get fancy with the stuff, but it makes a killer G&T, esp if you get real tonic that still has quinine in it.
I thought that it had far more flavor than regular gin, and was actually pleasant to drink rather than something to drink that doesn't stain clothes.

From Talk

Banh mi in Austin, where can I get one?

Thanks I looked there but it is somewhat dated. Do you know if Tam deli on N lamar is still open?

From Eating Out

Coffee Shops that Use Clover Coffee Brewers

I am proud to live in what looks like the only spot in doxie with a clover. I tried seom coffee from the place java joe's that has the clover. It was good, but not life changing. Then again, I am not a coffee snob, generally drinking maxwell house from a mr. coffee, so what do i know?

From Required Eating

Cook the Book: 'Whole Grains: Every Day, Every Way'

brown rice
does tempeh count?

From Required Eating

Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters

Cold leftover pizza that I bought on the way home the night before.

From Required Eating

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

White, i recognize it isn't really chocolate but I still like it better

Responses to Comments by SkinnyFatty

From Recipes

Essentials: Feeding Your Friends (With Migas)

These ideas all sound so good. I guess being as ready as possible before guests arrive is the best idea...and that rules out migas!

Skinnyfatty, you want oil on both sides of the tortillas, but I usually accomplish that by stacking them as I go, so the oiled top of one tortilla rubs off on the unoiled bottom of another as I oil its top. I find that this does a good job of limiting the amount of oil I use; if you use too much, the baked chips don't taste or feel right.

From Recipes

Essentials: Feeding Your Friends (With Migas)

I usually just fry up stale corn tortillas, though baking them would be healthier. Our goal with migas has always been to replicate the migas at the Tamale House in Austin. The trick to that has been adding some milk with the scrambled eggs (something I pretty much never do otherwise) and include chopped fresh tomatoes when cooking the onions/jalapenos. so good, with a slightly pink tint to the eggs, served wet as you noted in your recipe. And as someone else noted, I believe it is Tex-Mex - but who cares, it's good!

As for group dinners that are more hit than miss, beercan chicken is always good bet. Baba ghannouj is also a pretty consistent crowd pleaser, though remembering to roast garlic ahead of time is usually the only thing that holds me back there (I can't stand baba ghannouj or hummus with *just* raw garlic). I also do up a big salad ripped off from salad I had in a Scottsdale restaurant that turned me into a salad eater (cold pearl couscous, chopped baby spring mix, peptias, raisins, corn, tomatoes, & light, slightly sweet vinagerette). That way I get to feel like I'm feeding people healthy food and don't have to take up burner/oven space. Now that it's summer, I'll also just chop up a bunch of veggies, toss with balsamic vin & olive oil, then grill.

From Recipes

Essentials: Feeding Your Friends (With Migas)

That egg recipe looks great!

If I'm cooking for a crowd, I tend to make something like a baked pasta or a roast chicken with a green salad. I don't like having lots of burners going when I'd rather be social with guests. I'm the sort of person who makes all my sides for Thanksgiving the day or two before so they can reheat in the oven while the turkey rests!

The last couple of times we've had guests over we've made fondue. It's low maintenance and interactive, great for gatherings!

From Talk

Need a fancy vegetarian friendly date spot in Austin

From Talk

Need a fancy vegetarian friendly date spot in Austin

I really enjoy Taverna in the Warehouse District. I am also vegetarian, but eat fish occasionally and have never had a problem there.

From Videos

How to Make Eggs Over Easy

How come it wasn't done in one take?
Is it that hard or complicated, I dont think so!

From Required Eating

Ed Levine's Serious Diet Week 10: The Zen of Eating Half

Congratulations on being able to box up half of a delicious meal. I don't know how you do it. I'm going to go on the record here with the only diet that's worked for me, even though everyone will attack me for it: being hungry for a bit of time each day, but having a really good meal during the "not hungry" part of the day.

My thinking goes like this: the concept of modern nutrition came about in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. This timing corresponds with everyone becoming fatter, less healthy and more tired. Clearly what they are telling us to do does not work.

Why would the body burn fat when it isn't hungry? I know what they say about eating five times a day leading to weight loss, but it's illogical at a basic level, at least to me - and I admit being pretty twisted now and then.

So, now I go out and have a great, massive lunch - usually a soup and a large entree, and desert, and then have at most a few pistachios nuts or a piece of bread (and plenty of fluids) to hold me over the rest of the day. By the time I'm going to sleep, I'm becoming a bit hungry. While I'm off in dreamland being assaulted by my peers and mentors, my body is burning its stored fat reserves.

I started to lose weight with this almost immediately. I can see the result when I cheat and get back on the program within one to three days. I feel better than I have in years, and my self esteem has taken a huge boost. If anyone out there is feeling adventurous, try it out for a week. You've got nothing to lose.

p.s. Nice site Ed. It seems really well put together in the little details. You may remember my name: we worked together in the late 90s on a web project similar to this that fizzled.

From Required Eating

Candidate Ice Cream Flavors

ag3206 is SO funny. for the first time ever, I find myself wishing Huckabee were still running. That is so perfect "Vanilla Huckabean"!

Sfcrotty - those are very nice.

The New York official state tree is the Sugar Maple. State fruit the apple (NY state apples are excellent, I know and I live in a big apple-growing state) There must be a apple/maple ice cream in there for Hillary.

From Required Eating

Candidate Ice Cream Flavors

How about White McCain-adamia Nuts? Vanilla ice cream with white chocolate chunks and white macadamia nuts.

Now, if I could only figure out how to work "Aged" into the recipe...?

From Required Eating

Candidate Ice Cream Flavors

Hillary, Dillary, Dock

Hillary: I Married a Marshmallow