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I think every college kid in America would go to Nacho Town (at least after midnight). So, there's a franchise opportunity, emes1!
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Best sushi in Chicago
If you're in the burbs, Sushi Kushi Toyo in Vernon Hills is the best. It's a fairly small place, but the quality cannot be beat!
Dinner Tonight: Orzo 'Risotto'
I just made orzo with peas and parmesan -
Instead of boiling the orzo in water, I boil it in chicken stock, for the time allotted on the package. At 4 minutes left in cooking time, I stir in 1/3 bag of frozen peas. When the orzo is done cooking, remove from heat and stir in desired amount of parmesan. Finished dish is creamy, wonderfully starchy, and the peas add a kick of green.
Yum!
Post your profession...
A 23 year old Development Associate at a major hospital in Chicago. Grew up with my mom baking up a storm year round, so I took to it pretty quickly. I love to cook, but prefer making sweets. I am amassing a huge selection of cookbooks - my guilty reading pleasure!
What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?
Handel's Ice Cream in Ohio - I have not found a better ice cream - particularly their Butter Pecan. My fiance loves their Chocoholic Chunk.
(I will also throw a little weight behing the Graeter's nomination, though)
Question of the Day: What's your favorite potato dish?
Definitely a tie between Garlic Red Skinned Mashed Potatoes and Sweet Potato fries. Yum!
Anybody have a good recipe for potatoes au gratin, though?
Question of the Day: What's your burger style?
We make sliders at home - Mix a pound of ground round with a pound of ground sirloin, chop fresh garlic, a pinch of salt and pepper. Serve on fresh bakery rolls - my fiance piles on pickles, but I just use ketchup and mustard. Make this if you have guests, otherwise you'll be eating burgers for a week!
Do you eat weekday breakfast? If so, what?
A slice of peanutbutter toast (whole grain bread) and whatever fruit is around the house.
Question of the Day: What cuisine can't you stand?
I have a tendency to dislike German food. The exception is their desserts!!! Just not a fan of all that sausage and potatoes and creamy stuff.
Cookbook Giveaway: 'Super Natural Cooking'
Most healthful AND pleasurable? ...Hands down, a suchi cucumber roll - a piece of cucumber wrapped in sushi rice and seaweed. It tastes "Green" and fresh - by far my favorite food (besides broccoli, of course).
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Definitely peanut butter. I, too, have eaten at Peanut Butter & Co. in New York (and LOVED it), but I'd love to have a more upscale restaurant and definitely an even larger menu than they currently do. Peanut butter can be used in so many ways - from sweet to savory, appetizers to dessert, Latin American to Thai flavors, and just about everything in between.....
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Oh my gosh - a garlic restaurant! Brilliant!
eatorama - ever heard of "Cheeburger Cheeburger"? They do something like that, with all the crazy toppings & whatnot. Give 'em a google search sometime, check out the website. We got one in LR about a year ago (or so), but... honestly... when I went there it was all hype and not a lot of delivery.
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@johnfred--you made me think about a sauce I haven't made in a long time--vanilla bean burre blanc. The vanilla bean is opened and added into the cream and vinegar when they are reduced. Then you remove the bean and proceed as usual.
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..... Parmesan Cheese! The real deal --- all dishes made with Parmesan -- could get very creative!, but nothing too strange- no chocolate/parmesan desserts, etc. Other than that, it would be heaven!
P.S. Re the garlic themed restaruant -- in Madison, NJ there is a restaurant called Garlic Rose -- all garlic, all the time, every dish -- I can't go near the place and if you are with someone who does, you can't go near them for a couple of days.
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Where's the grilled cheese in Ohio??? I wanna go...
Went to S'Mac in Manchester, CT last fall...not incredible, but not bad. Was fun for our kids.
I used to love the chain Noodles & Co. when I worked in suburban Detroit...they had every kind of noodle dish, from pad Thai to mushroom stroganoff, to noodle salads. They also had fresh-baked flatbread served with large pats of butter that was almost yummier than the noodles.
My personal choice, though...mushrooms. Mushroom risotto, mushroom soup, and I imagine you could do all kinds of dishes using portobellos to replace meat...stir-fries, sandwiches, etc. Not sure what you'd do for dessert though...maybe those mushroom-shaped chocolate truffles??
Best sushi in Chicago
sushi wabi on Randolph is delicious-has traditional and some excellent "different" types of sushi-it is small so you may have to wait.
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I would love a place devoted to vanilla. I am a sucker for all things custardy and rich. Puddings, cakes, cookies, pastries. Some complimentary flavors as well - cherries, almond, coconut. That way maybe I could find a biscuit tortoni equal to the one I had in Venice the summer I turned 20.
But no chocolate, not even the white stuff.
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"Garlique's", everything with garlic. Appetizers, soups and main dishes... I'll just bet some creative minds out there would have some dessert ideas too! Maybe baked apples/pears with a melted garlic cheese...
Lemons is a good one too!
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