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salty caramel at Jeni's so very many years ago opened ice cream doors for me

this sounds Awesome and just in time for my birthday! EXCEPT only one vegetarian option?!?! and it's falafel? You have featured interesting vegetarian sandwiches on Sandwich a Day and the favorite sandwiches slideshow has several vegwiches, but Sandwich Festival just gets falafel*? Very disappointing. I would totally go if there were more for me to eat.

*nothing against Taim, their falafel is amazing. still...

strawberry shortcake

i tried a variation on the sesame-cured broccoli salad that was in the NYT a month or so ago: 1) toss about a pound of snaps, some garlic chives, and green onions with 1T rice vinegar and 2T soysauce. 2) heat 2T canola oil and fry some chiles, scapes, and green garlic until fragrant then add 2T sesame oil. 3) pour hot dressing over the vegetables and allow to sit about an hour.
very very delicious. we had it alone on a picnic and later tossed with some soba.