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There was this gourmet/neighborhood market in Maywood, NJ I used to visit. Had a very generous sampling policy of cheese and crostini spreads. I think they must have had 20 different kinds of gouda to try. This really helped when I didn't have enough to eat. And it was delicious, too. If I didn't live so far away from them nowadays, I would reward them with my business.

I totally love the taste of unsweetened almond milk, but I stopped buying it when I learned in Nutrition Action how few almonds actually go into it. I'm back to drinking milk now.

Yum. Yum. Yum.

I heard that the French are not fond of peanuts in their chocolate, though. Their loss?

I have a little plastic contraption that I got a long time ago with a set of Ron Popeil Ginsu Knives -- it efficiently juices citrus when you insert it into the fruit and squeeze, and I guess that counts.

The first time I tried green tea ice cream.

Very edifying article, thanks.

It was too cool to go to the swimming pool this afternoon, so I made a cool-weather dinner as a preview of things to come. I cut some boneless chicken breasts thin, coated them in panko crumbs, and sauteed them in canola oil. While keeping them warm, I cooked some Japanese rice. Then I made a Japanese vegetable curry, with potatoes, carrots, onions, and shredded granny smith apple. I assembled the curry on top of the rice. Then I sliced the chicken cutlets, which turned out nice and moist on the inside and crispy on the outside, and placed the slices on top of the curry. My mother and I loved it.

I loved this article. Thanks!

Burgers, steaks, and vegs such as eggplant and zucchini sliced lengthwise and big mushrooms.

Just the French family I stayed with for a summer. I asked a lot of questions about the meals they prepared, and they were generous with answers. They enjoyed educating me in provincial French cuisine, and I certainly enjoyed learning. It's stuck with me ever since.

I'm definitely a clean up as you go type. But I used to have a miniscule galley kitchen with a tiny sink and next to no counter space -- that made cleaning up as I go a terrible challenge, and I'd end up putting my dirty dishes on the kitchen table. The table wasn't as big as the one in the photo, but the photo brought back unpleasant memories of scrambling to make things fit in that ridiculous apartment kitchen. My heart goes out to everyone here who has to cope with a tiny kitchen!

If only someone over there at SE could be sponsored for a trip to India. Not only would I appreciate the recipes; I'd also love the photos!

Maybe by tackling one region at a time.....

I've had mixed results with my forays into Indian cooking. Chana masala, it's fair to say I've nailed. I've also been experimenting with vindaloo. But I'd always welcome a SE supplement to my cookbooks and the websites I've bookmarked. With photos!!

Empire Coffee. It's a coffee and tea purveyor with a coffee bar. The east side of Ninth Avenue, somewhere around 42nd or 43rd Street. Like, a half a block uptown of the back of the Port Authority. No seating, though. I think they have a website you can look at, too.