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I'm surprised at how late this showed up on serious eats, but I'm glad it did.
Mixed Review: Instant Miso Soup
What about liquid versions?
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
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Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
Aver's Pizza in Bloomington, IN has received an award for their pizza, Lambda Gyro Pie.
"Creamy Zaziki sauce and cheese are pledged with
beef & lamb Gyro, sliced Onion, fresh Tomato and
crumbled Feta cheese. A paddling of Oregano
completes the initiation. You’ll only get hazed if
you don’t try this pizza, we promise"
A little too much feta, but a nice pie.
Tasty Kitchen, a New Recipe-Sharing Site from Pioneer Woman
I'm surprised at how late this showed up on serious eats, but I'm glad it did.
Mixed Review: Instant Miso Soup
What about liquid versions?
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
california rolls
World's Strangest Fast-Food Items
These missed out on Maid-rites. They're not quite hamburgers and not quite sloppy joes.
Wienermobile Crashes into Wisconsin Home
Why was the Wienermobile entering the driveway? Was the driver the owner of the house or was the Weinermobile making a visit?
Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'
Most triumphant experience was showing my home economics teacher that butter in a pie crust is a good thing with a custard pie that had both butter and shortening (flaky and tender).
Another triumph: I just recently inherited my grandmother's stand mixer. Just a little memento of the times we spent together baking.
Free Coffee Alert: Mocha Mondays at McCafe
I went this morning w/out knowing about the deal, would be nice if they offered it without me having to ask.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 75: Can (and Should) I Give Up the Flavored Liquid Habit?
I also would give a thumbs up to DianaS's suggestion of La Croix, It takes a bit to get used to, more so than Emergen-C, but it's refreshing in different way. I think it's a bit expensive, though.
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 75: Can (and Should) I Give Up the Flavored Liquid Habit?
I drink Emergen-C, it has 20 calories, no artificial sweetners,fizzes and is full of good stuff, I often forget to take a multi-vitamin, this drink has Vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, minerals, chock full of electrolytes; it's better than water. I can't eat/drink artificial sweetners, they give me headaches. And I also am not watching my weight (I'm underweight, trying to gain). I just think it tastes great. They have all kinds of flavor. I think the Lemon-Lime is best, it fizzes. They should give me a coupon for the free advertising.
Something else, it makes me want to drink more water; I don't know why. I hate drinking water, but after the richness of the Emergen-C I like the tasteless water in between.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
My grandmother always had milk on toast when she was alone, I think the cracker thing is just a version of that dish.
When I'm alone I either eat expensive foods that my fiance would down without fully enjoying. Often I try to make a full meal, you know all the parts (main dish, side dish, all the food groups, fancy combinations, etc), but I always end up eating the individual parts before the meal is complete
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Cook the Book: Gazpacho Borracho
Is the link for the contest not functional?
Cook the Book: 'Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes'
My dad would put blue cheese in the middle before grilling them and he'd put some mushrooms in foil on the grill as well, we'd put on the mushrooms, some good cheddar and a slice of tomato. Maybe it's just good cause dad made it, but that's my favorite
The Tornado Potato Touches Down in the U.S.
Seems to me they are the same as I've seen at fairs, except on a stick
Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)
The Thai sauce at Buffalo Wild Wings disappeared one day and I haven't been back since.
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
Bloomington Community Farmers Market in Bloomington IN has the green chili cheese tamales from The Scholars Bakehouse, Hunter's Wildflower Honey, and the a vendor with the best sweet potatoes you will ever eat. Not to mention The Capriole goat cheese vendor.
Should Fast Food Chains Give Kids Toys?
Yes, the parents are the ones in charge, but this endless marketing towards kids, (e.g. placing the sugary cereals on the bottom of the aisles), makes it more difficult for parents to make good choices for their children. Especially parents with busy workloads. I'm really surprised by how many people are supporting the toys in this comment list.
The Fest: Our Humblest Apologies to All
This is why any good organizer users their mathematical skills to identify the greatest number of people that can attend an event for the most money with the least number of upset people and stops selling tickets in the last week if their recrunch of the numbers won't support 8000 additional people.
Serious Green: Where You Can't Grow, Adopt
So this is what, a U-pick CSA?
The Organic Milk Business Has Gone Bad: Are You Buying Less Organic Milk?
One thing I've noticed in the thread is are statements along the line of, if organic milk costs a dolllar more then drink a dollar-less worth of milk. But in most areas in the midwest organic milk costs 5 times that of regular milk. I find myself buying organic soy milk because it is only 3 times more than regular milk. If I bought a cow share maybe it wouldn't be that much more expensive, but I think you need to be careful when purchasing raw milk.
The Organic Milk Business Has Gone Bad: Are You Buying Less Organic Milk?
I just visited an Amish farm in Indiana which sells to Organic Valley, and they are not struggling because their farm is diversified. They have a seed business and vegetable production. I didn't buy organic milk because the price was to high instead I buy milk from local dairies which I know have good quality milk and take good care of their animals. However I might start buying organic if the other farmers that contribute to organic valley's milk pull have as good of operations as Samuel, the Amish farmer I met. He' been rotational grazing for 16 years (way ahead of his time) and the most lush pasture I have seen in all my years of agricultural education.
The Tornado Potato Touches Down in the U.S.
Hey Golato, you know an awful lot about this store. I'm confused. You said in your first post that you were not able to find the Tornado Fries store. Now you claim to have "insider" information about what goes on in the back room. Are you lying now, or were you lying then?
The Tornado Potato Touches Down in the U.S.
LOU are you kidding me, would we have this thread up on the website if I was still involved with Tornado, absolutely not. Just simply click on the link above and magically it takes you away from your site and too a small competitors site, I thought you and Richard were a little smarter than that.
The Tornado Potato Touches Down in the U.S.
I guess the big store criticalone is referring to above is the same Tornado Fries store that doesn't have a sign because they didn't follow city zoning requirements, wheres that big sign you mentioned. Word has it they are also using an illegal fryer with no fire suppression system to make there horrible deep fryed candy bars, located in the back room. One other note, they may loose there Trademark status because of lack of enforcement by other companies, log onto patent trademark office website and read all about it.
The Tornado Potato Touches Down in the U.S.
Chipstix was the shop in the arcade that I tried after Tornado Fries. It was NOT good. Looks like the post on July 19 from Golato was posted by the owner of the Chipstix shop. Lets look at this... It was posted just 34 minutes after the post by the obvious stor owner "Chipstix". Very unusual spelling of the owners first name. I bet 9 out of 10 people wouldn't guess that was how you spell it.
Couldn't find Tornado Fries? It's the big store with the huge sign right in the middle of the boardwalk. It's much easier to find the chipstix store in the corner of an arcade. Did you trip over the Holy Grail or Jimmy Hoffa's body on your way to the chipstix store?
Once again... The people working in the chipstix store are very ignorant. Especially the "Little Person" (I have nothing against "little people", but this guy takes the cake) who runs around like he owned the place.
C'mon buddy, promote your "little" store somewhere else.
The Tornado Potato Touches Down in the U.S.
The original Korean product is called "Twist Potato". Their website is http://www.potatotwist.com.
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
@cxg231 Yeah. I think the 'crispy' texture comes from frying/sauteeing the meat a little after scraping it off the rotating spit.
If you get your doner kebab in the wee hours (yes the post-drinking 2am munchies) you might just get some of the meat which was cut earlier, fried up and kept warm - not so great.
FP
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
@ Daniel Zemans
The Doner meat at the places I went to in England/Europe did taste somewhat different than American Gyro meat, a *little* spicier. But that could easily just be a difference in the recipe the meat supplier uses. The meat did tend to be crisped up a bit more than an American gyro, which lent a different texture to the sandwich.
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
I've had some gyros in the US and plenty of doners in the UK (where I live) - the meat isn't all that different. The gyros I've had were generally a little more 'processed' (softer consistency, less chew).
It's supposed to be a leg of lamb thinly sliced and then some lamb-fat/onion/??? substance sandwiched between the slices before being stuck (vertically) on a rotating spit to cook slowly. ....but what's really in the average doner is anyone's guess!
Re: sauce and veggies - that varies from place to place not necessarily based on 'ethnic style'. You can often get yoghurt sauce at a turkish place...I do, regularly.
FP
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
@alicemeichi: For all I know, the places that serve it here have been serving it for years, it's just that not many places sell it. Is it common in England? How is it typically prepared - with tomato sauce and mozzarella?
@cxg231: Are there differences in tehe actual meat? My doner kebab experience is relatively limited, but the meat always tasted like gyros to me.
@ryanriggs, skizziks and cebonney: Thanks for the tips. I'm convinced that gyros pizza can be delicious and I'm determined to find a place that does it right.
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
i hate all pizza's, greek and puerto rican. every italian pizza isn't great, but that shit ain't pizza. i'll stuff those god damned grape leaves up your ass. stick to feta and lamb, or whatever.
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
The Kronos Gyros & Cafe locations in the Chicago Tollway Oases have a gyros pizza that is phenomenal! They make it on a 7" pita so it is essentially a personal pizza and it is killer; great flavor and sauce. The chicken pizza that they they sell there is really good as well.
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
Nice article! I really miss the doner kebab from having lived in England for a bit. Which brings me to one my my pet peeves, a doner kebab is not just a "turkish gyro"! There are many similarities, to be sure, but they are not the same. The doner meat is prepared a little differently, usually a bit more well done and crispy in my experience. The meat is placed "in" the pita rather than "on" the pita, and the vegetable topping are different, with hot sauce rather than tzatziki. All of these little differences add up a completly different sandwich! Delicious!
I apologize if this post comes across as pretentious, but they really are two different sandwiches, and personally, when I am craving one, the other will just not do.
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
When I was growing up in Chicago, this was where we would get our pizza and fried chicken. If I learned one thing, it is this: do not trust a place that sells pizza and fried chicken under the same roof. The pepperoni tastes like a cross between soujuk and old hot dogs. The sausage also lost something in translation. I don't think they had gyros pizza when I went there, but it is interesting enough a concept to try at home. I have a Gino's in my freezer, perhaps I might try topping it with some Kronos.
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
I made Mark Bittman's Greek nachos the other night, and I feel like that could be translated fairly easily into a pizza. But I wouldn't think you'd want the yogurt-based sauce to be hot....
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
Rosati's (or at least, the one on Broadway & Argyle) lists gyro meat as a pizza topping, & I've been able to request it from places that served both, even if they don't have it officially on the menu. it's delicious, but a total grease bomb -- I have to make it a once-every-two-years type of experience.
Gyro Pizza at Italian Express: Love the Concept, Less Excited About the Reality
Panino's in Chicago has a gyro pie too. Never tried it; just noticed it on their delivery menu. They do use tzatziki instead of tomato sauce, but I don't remember what it said about cheese.
Mixed Review: Instant Miso Soup
darkestcloud: Thanks. How do you make the soup. I've never made miso soup before. Thanks!
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Love fresh salads the most, but really love salads that include a bit of fresh fruit! From strawberries and raspberries to blueberries and apples. Yum!
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
my favorite summer recipe is chocolate pie, i just make some chocolate pudding and put it in a pie crust with whipped cream on top, then chill it, it's nice and cold on a hot summer day!
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Strawberrry Pie is my favorite . garrettsambo@aol.com
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Chicken kebobs on the gril and anything with fresh homegrown tomatoes.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
I love to make a lot of tomato basil soup this time of year.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
strawberry lemonade
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Basil and tomatoes from our garden tossed with mozzarella balls, olive oil and coarse ground black pepper.
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Aver's Pizza in Bloomington, IN has received an award for their pizza, Lambda Gyro Pie.
"Creamy Zaziki sauce and cheese are pledged with
beef & lamb Gyro, sliced Onion, fresh Tomato and
crumbled Feta cheese. A paddling of Oregano
completes the initiation. You’ll only get hazed if
you don’t try this pizza, we promise"
A little too much feta, but a nice pie.