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I enjoy food, to the very last tasty morsel...plus I was slightly referring to myself =) My alter ego, though, would be cunningcupcake =)

Wow - I appreciate the response from everyone! There are some Halal markets and many latin grocery stores in Las Vegas...I will try those and ask the other small mom and pop butchers to see if they have a recommendation.

I finally found out that they are breaded, bone-in wings. I didn't realize this would create such a variety of answers =) Thank you everyone!

Well, I was pleasantly surprised by the meal at Yokohama Kaigenro. I ordered my usual ramen that I always ordered at Togoshi, so that I could do a comparison, and I always order takoyaki if it is available. The chanpon ramen was nicely done, in a salt based broth with narutomaki, tons of fresh vegetables, shrimp, scallops and calamari rings. The only thing that I noticed was that the noodles were a little overdone by the time I ate them. The takoyaki was lacking in the octopus area, but they were still delicious as well. The pork chashu ramen that we ordered was ok, but the pork was lacking in flavor. The only complaint would be the service, but I will take what I can get out here =)

@phenoderr - THIS is exactly what I need to hear =) Not that all the other comments went unnoticed; all the information has been helpful. For now, I have a tiny little blog (nothing fancy yet, until I can prove to myself that I can provide enough materials for people to read and keep them interested.) I know, in my heart, that this will be tough, but I love to write and I think that as long as I keep writing and archiving and saving materials (a laptop would really help with this process) I can at least say that I did this for myself and my passion =)

I too, am an avid peanut butter and honey fan...I like to let the honey rest on the toast before throwing the sandwich into a hot pan. I'm sad when I finish the first sandwich, that I usually end up in making another one.

With your description of the griddle cakes, I might have to make the 4 hour drive to try them out; and I'm just crazy enough to do it. I'd have made the drive for Chik-fil-A, but THIS sounds much more enticing!

This post hit close to home - the mention of the woman that drove 6 hours to meet Thomas Keller. I too, have so much respect for this man, and waited close to 2 hours outside The French Laundry (while he was having his meeting with the crew) just so I could shake his hand...and a photo op, of course =) He is the epitome of what I would like to be as a chef.

oh yeah, I forgot to mention the recent $10 gift card to Sonic that I got for my birthday. I get it, times are tough - then don't get me anything...I didn't expect to get anything, let alone a gift card for fast food. Sweet, my palate will thank you when it's swimming with tasteless grease.

* Body by Bacon

* I'm Doing My Part to Stop Global Warming...By Eating Fleisher's Grass Fed Beef (gotta put a stop to the cow burps somewhere....and it's DELICIOUS)

@ Trilby - I have another frozen turkey...and now I totally want to make the Turkey Breast Rolls...where did you find the recipe? Sounds delicious =)

What was supposed to be a dinner for 6 turned into a meal for 13; which, for me, is an exciting prospect - more people to make happy with food! The menu I prepared was:

Stuffed Leg of Lamb w/ a Cumin, Cardamom crust (stuffed with a breadcrumb, dried apricot, dried fig, fresh mint, shallot, caramelized onion mixture)

Regular Leg of Lamb (stuffed whole garlic cloves in the leg & basted with homemade lamb stock)

Roasted Fall Root Veggies (Parsnips, Carrots, Red Beets, Yellow Beets & Mushrooms roasted with Garlic & Oil)

Roasted Butternut Squash Couscous (Couscous, Roasted Butternut Squash, Caramelized Red Onion, Chopped Dried Cranberries, Almonds, Cumin, Red Pepper Flakes)

Fresh Cranberry Relish (Cranberries, Orange Zest, Orange Juice & Sugar)

Roasted Whole Turkey (Injected with homemade chicken stock/butter/garlic powder/onion powder & rubbed with butter, salt, cayenne, onion powder & black pepper)

My cranberry jelly was the only "failure", and I just ended up whipping out the ice cream machine and converting it into cranberry sorbet.

Friends attending brought Cherry Salad, rolls, Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie & two of the guests tried Alton Brown recipes, which included homemade Green Bean Casserole & Sweet Potatoes mashed with chipotle peppers & adobo sauce.

I feel like I am forgetting something...lol =)

I used to eat raw eggs when I was little; I guess I really enjoyed the flavor of the yolks. However, growing older and living under the idea that eating raw eggs or raw chicken is a no-no, I have stopped practicing the raw egg eating...of course unless it is in cookie batter or something. If given the opportunity to try fresh chicken sashimi, I would try it (don't knock it 'til you try it); however, I am not sure that the consistency would please my palette all that much.

If I am eating by myself, I almost always make a meal that involves sauteed onion, green bell pepper and mushrooms. Whether I combine that with baked chicken breast or in a half-assed frittata is generally the only thing I have to make a decision about. I usually use goat cheese as a nice addition, and use sriracha as a condiment.