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my first cookbook was my mom's orange 1970 betty crocker book. the pages were stained and falling out, but that book taught me how to cook - i even remember making cream puffs, an impressive feast for a 15 year old at the time.

oh, ed, i can relate. oh the combinations i've made with peanut butter as a main ingredient. probably the one that grosses people out the most is whipping it with low fat cool whip and topping with chocolate chips or hershey syrup.

i have to hide my jar of peanut butter or i can down several tablespoons straight up at one time. i've even been able to transition to low-fat peanut butter but still that is dangerous stuff around me.

Noooooo!!! Say it isn't so.

There is a tiny little tapas place in Harrisburg, PA with live music above an Italian restaurant, Suba. The drinks were fantastic, the music was rockin', the atmosphere was comy, and the food was amazing - Manchengo cheese, olives, fried artichoke, grilled bread with tomatoes and garlic, piquillo stuffed pepper. But the standout was the Tacos. El Ranchero - slow cooked beef with horseradish and chive sauce. After finishing one serving, we ordered another. They were that. damn. good.

love love love the peache and raspberry lambic from lindeman's. but i'm not a serious beer drinker so it could be why. tastes like a cross between beer and champagne to me. sounds oddly gross, but i like it.

I feel like I fight fairly often for sushi. Seems odd considering how mainstream it is. But in my family and among many of my friends, they are completely skeeved by sushi. "Ugh, how can you eat that? It's raw..."

Yes, it's raw and it's delicious. I try to ween some people into trying cooked sushi, i.e. California Roll, Tempura Rolls. But yet, they still cannot get over me eating raw fish. I would eat it every day if it wasn't so expensive!

my fav childhood memory regarding food centers around anything my grandmother let me get involved in making. but the memory that stands out the most is distinctly remembering making homemade gnocchi with my grandmother many times...rolling out the dough, cutting it into small pieces and then using our thumbs to make the indent....

i cut out her simple chicken cacciatore from those postcards from her mag a few years ago. really quick, simple, and yummy.

oh, that's such a sad thought. but i'd have to say chocolate fudge from Cape May Fudge Kitchen in NJ.

Hey there,
It depends on your budget and tastes but WDW has a plethora of dining available, most of which is really good (the bad ones I won't mention).

For upscale dining, I suggest Victoria's and Albert's (esp. the Chef's Table) at the Grand Floridian, California Grill at the top of the Contemporary, Artist's Point in Wilderness Lodge or Jiko in Animal Kingdom Lodge.

In the parks, some of my favorite sit-down meals include Le Cellier in Canada in Epcot and Marrakesh in Morroco in Epcot.

Elsewhere, Spoodles on the Boardwalk and Raglan Road on Pleasure Island.

I have some Disney dining reviews on my blog, The Average Cook as well (http://foodiedani.wordpress.com)

Good luck!

disturbing...

While waitressing my way through college, the worst situation I ever encountered while I had a short (6 weeks) stint at Friendly's. I was still a "trainee" server but the manager thought it would be good to put me on a table of oh, 12 people. They had me running around like a chicken with it's head cut off and were extremely rude to me. They also ordered about six waffles. I explained to them that there would be a delay with the waffles as we only could make two at a time and they each took several minutes. They wanted them anyway but then complained about the timing. My tip? ZERO. And to add insult to injury, my manager let them belittle and berate me as they left while he said nothing. Needless to say, I quite shortly thereafter.