If you live in NH, where the state-run liquer stores are like the Big Rock Candy Mountain and located next to just about every grocery store, you can get a mixed case for a 10-15% discount, plust they often have 20% of their wines on specials or clearance, so you can save as much as 25%. I had a toga party with a wine fountain once and got a case with pinot noir (for the fountain) and reisling (for the non-red drinkers) for something like $80.
I toss the flavor packet, chill the cooked noodles, and mix them with a generous dose of the perfectly nutty and spicy House of Tsang Bangkok Padang Peanut Sauce.
Hannah,
Was great to hear about your hostessing experience. When I lived in NYC, I hosted at the now defunct Veg City Diner (formerly at 14th&6th). Let me tell you - hostessing at a diner STINKS! There was no where for people to wait for tables, so they kinda stood in the door, alternately glaring at me, then the diners at tables, then me again. My favorite part was when I could get away from the front and take phone orders or run coffee on busy weekend mornings.
Strawberry is the *only* kind of ice cream that I actually have cravings for! And I think it *needs* to have strawberry chunks in it (although tastless frozen lumps of strawberry-like material need not apply). If I can't go to one of the local stands that make their own ice cream, which are inevitably loaded with yummy bits of berry, then I head to Friendlies and get a strawberry frappe. It's a little on the processed side, but meets the craving guidelines.
@Sophia - where is La Loos? That strawberry balsamic thing sounds like pure heaven!!
I would like this if it had the following capabilities:
1. to take my shopping list and search local flyers from grociery stores and other for the cheapest place to purchase my items, and have coupons ready to print from it.
2. I input my favorite recipes and it helps to creat shopping lists.
3. suggests recipes and foods I might like based on what I already buy (like Amazon does)
4. could actually upload and purchase my shopping list for either pickup or delivery where available.
Mmm... I first started seeing iceburg wedge salads about a year ago, and all I could think was, "Really? A wedge of water and plant fiber?" I've since had one of these types of "salads," served with bits of bacon and chopped tomatos, and it was so filling and refreshing that I'm looking forward to making this for dinner tonight! Plus, no cooking, which is perfect for the 90+ heatwave in the Northeast right now.
I get a "to go" container at the start of the meal and put half (or more, if it's a huge plate) into the container before I even start eating. Bringing hungry folks with you is a good idea. But the best thing you can do, since your job limits you limiting your caloric intake, is exercise. Seriously. Walk places, do a workout video, take dancing lessons, swim, join a social sports league, whatever makes you burn some of the calories you HAVE to eat for your job. Plus, if you find something you like, its an awesome bonus! Eat yummy food, do fun things!
I actually listen to "Splendid Table" every week (although I have to podcast it now that NHPR took it off their lineup and put up that stupid show that's not about religion but is) and I love the call-in portion! I always pause the podcast after and think if I have any questions to ask her, but everyone else's questions are always so good (or.. on bad days, kinda repetative). But I think I would ask her to talk about Italy. She just went again, and did two shows on it, and they were sparkling, delightful narratives. I know there was more that must have been edited out, or thought not appealing for the wider audience. I could listen to Lynn describe sauces for DAYS on end!
I recently made the sweet potato salad with apples and green peppers that's appeared a few times on this site - it got rave reviews from both my timid-eater friends and my foodie-family.
Also - get those disposable zip-loc (or other) containers. Pack up portion-sized leftovers and send it home with the guests. This way your leftovers don't spoil, you're not left eating pulled pork for 6 days, and your guests leave with something tasty, home-made, and wonderful in hand! Plus they'll have a yummy reminder of their time with you.
Enjoy your weekend!
I remember having plastic lunch boxes in the early elem. years, but I don't remember what character(s) were on it. I was (and still am) pretty forgetful about "stuff" so I would always loose the lunch box and/or the thermos inside by November. My ever practical mother wouldn't buy me a new one (at least until the next school year) so I brown bagged it after that.
I seem to remember growing up on bologna sandwiches, but my mom assures me that was just one in the rotation. Turkey, pb&j, ham & cheese, and tuna were all served, and always wrapped in wax paper (I thought zip-lock bags were for the chips until I was in college). Never got dessert or sugar with my lunch - just chips and fruit or veggies. And since I was never cool enough, I never got to trade away for yummier stuff.
For Nero D'Avola my top pick is Terre Di Sole Apalos 2004. The Cusamano pales in comparison, Giveit a whirl if you can find it. Gloriosos in Milwaukee is where I found it.
Baboo, I think one of the main concerns with keeping wine in the fridge is also the fear of drying out the cork. This will only happen after a long time, and only if you store the bottle upright. Many producers are now using twist off caps for wines such as Rieslings instead of corks nowadays, so this is no longer something to worry about.
Nellbie, that Cusamano's a great wine--I like it, too--and thanks for leaving the name of a particular wine that you like here in the comments. Thanks, too, for the news that even the State of New Hampshire gives case discounts, Leeapeea.
I'd recommend the Cusamano Nero D'Avola. About $12 at my local liquor warehouse. Not sure if it tastes the way that nero d'avola is "supposed" to. But I like it very much anyway!
Baboo, I keep my whites that I'm going to drink in the next few months in the fridge--in part because I live in Southern California where is is hot and room temperature is often 86. 45 minutes in the fridge doesn't cool a wine down enough from 86. So instead I keep them in the fridge and then take them out of the fridge 20-30 minutes ahead of time and let them warm up a bit. Here it's easier to get a wine from 40 to 50 than it is to get a wine from 86 to 50! Some people say that this irrevocably "deadens" the wine's flavors but I've never found it to be the case, provided you let it warm up a bit.
But you are absolutely correct that you do not want to drink it ice cold. No wine (with the exceptions of Fino Sherry and NV sparklers) are at their best straight out of the fridge. Between 50 and 60 is usually my target.
Thanks for asking for that clarification.
This stuff is like crack...very addictive!!
Ramen Noodle Coleslaw
Slaw:
2 - 1 pound bags of cole slaw or broccoli slaw (or similar amount of cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, broccoli, etc. that you process yourself)
1 bunch of green onions (optional)
Dressing:
2 packages of Ramen noodle seasoning
1/3 cup cider vinegar or rice wine vinegar
½ cup sugar (more or less to taste)
½ cup oil
Crunchies:
2 packages Ramen noodles, broken up (Oriental flavor - or 1 oriental, 1 chicken)
4 oz. package of almond slivers
4 oz. package of sunflower seeds (shelled)
Combine salad ingredients and dressing ingredients separately. Toss salad with dressing and crunchies right before serving.
Do not add dressing until just before ready to serve. If taking this dish away from home, transport the dressing and the noodles/seeds/nuts in a separate container.
i used to snack on it dry, too. ate too much top ramen my first year of college and haven't wanted to eat it since... why eat packaged ramen when you can go to rai rai ken and get it fresh, with delicious crispy fried garlic?
anyways, i used to make it with sriracha and a ridiculous amount of nutritional yeast in the broth, so it got all cloudy and i could fool myself into thinking that i was eating something that was sorta good for me.
Haven't had it in years but I buy it by the cases for my oldest daughter.
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