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I grow basil in my backyard. So I am happy to use fresh basil in every pasta dish. Yesterday I made shell pasta with thin-sliced sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil in the sun-dried tomatoes jar, chopped basil, minced garlic, grilled chicken, feta cheese, seasoning with black pepper, salt, chili pepper, and a little of red-wine vinegar. It was spectacular! Try it out and you will love it.

I'm also a native San Diegan and love that you put together this list! I've been to El Zarape but I haven't tried their fish tacos yet. If you go, add some lobster dishes to your group's selection -- they're awesome!

I have one of those little Moleskine day-at-a-glances and I write down what we have for dinner every night. Nothing fancy, no recipes, but I list the full meal, even if it's takeout or at a restaurant (both of which are rarer than not).

Sous Chefs are for weenies.

Where can I get a couple of Sous Girls, I wonder?

BaHa - the best (nationwide) comparison I can make to frybread(since I haven't had the new england type) is (oh my goodness can't believe I'm mentioning this here) it is similar to the bread/tacoshell thingy served at Taco Bell- called a "chalupa". ( I know- gross!!!...but as far as I know Taco bell is nationwide and in "horrid non-authentic chain way" it compares somewhat) I wouldn't compare it to a elephant ear for the most part- that would be too sweet. AZ. Fry bread is able to lend itself to sweet or savory toppings. Save yourself from this google frybread= then make it at home you will see.

I'm so confused. To this NYer, elephant ears are a very flaky, very sweet puff pasty rolled in on itself in many layers. Kinda looks like a pageboy without a head in the middle. No toppings, always sweet.
Frybread, to me, looks more like New England fried dough, which can be served with either sweet or savory toppings. Can anyone clarify for me?

I WANT. BADLY.

I feel pretty dumb for not having eaten something like this when I was in Arizona. I have had something similar to that over here on the east coast (NJ) at...um, the Cheesecake Factory. Yeah, they had a navajo sandwich. I still remember thinking how freakin' awesome it was, which makes me wonder how much I'd love one from Arizona...

Anyone have a recipe for frybread?

I want one of these lambwiches right now. Maybe they would fed ex a couple to New York.

Lambwich?

oh man .. the crispy outside, fluffy inside of elephant ears without all the sugar and the added bonus of grilled lamb? that sounds too good to be true!

Ok, so this may sound disgusting to some of you, but it wasn't too bad. I baked off some chicken breasts with cumin, cayenne pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika & chili powder. I roasted a bulb of garlic until soft and caramelized and pureed it with some canned green chilies. I took about 3 tablespoons of ranch dressing and mixed it with the garlic/chili puree and tossed that with the cubed chicken and whole wheat rotini pasta, topped that with shredded cheese and baked it until the cheese melted. Pretty tasty, and cheap.