Best Ice Cream in New England: Roadfood's Search
North Street Dairy Cone, Waterville, Maine! We did a tour of New England a year ago and sought out great ice cream. This was definitely on the A list.
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Dinner Tonight: Marinated Tomatoes with Linguine
Other herbs give it even more zip ... I like minced fresh oregano and/or rosemary ... and more garlic!
America's Regional Hot Dog Styles
Japadog in Vancouver? That's hilarious! I just had a real Chicago Red Hot guy open a few blocks from me in Portland. He even discounts his dogs during Cubs games.
Foods from scratch
Nothing is better for soups and sauces than homemade stock, and it freezes well -- do it in one-cup or half-cup containers for easy use. Raising my son I mixed the dry ingredients for pancakes and waffles and stored it in a big jar, adding the egg/milk/butter for quick weekday pancakes from scratch.
Matching Wine with Food?
I also like What To Drink With What You Eat and agree, it isn't a science, it's an art. Something fun. Keep in mind in warm weather the pinks (dry roses) go with many, many dishes.
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America's Regional Hot Dog Styles
What about the original Nathan's in Coney Island? My favorite since I was 5. I lived 1/4 of a mile on the Bensonhurst side and went there every weekend in the summer.
Being from Coney Island (that is what it was considered at the time), everyone thinks that I have eaten Coney Dogs. Those are completely different and not something you find at Nathan's. Only toppings I ever knew were mustard, saurkraut, green relish or onions. That is it. Before I left Brooklyn, I never had a chili dog, a cheese dog, or a chili-cheese slaw dog.
Also, Varsity in Atlanta makes the best Chili-Cheese Slaw Dog in the world. I had 2 in 2005. Their onion rings and Frozen Orange also rock.
Best Ice Cream in New England: Roadfood's Search
I agree with Ashley's and Christina's - been to both. I had Avocado Ice cream at Christina's. It was 6 years ago and I still remember it. My best friend had wasabi ice cream? I forget, it was something really strange but just delicious.
I have to say I loved Steve's Ice Cream in its hay day (I was in college in those days) and Herrell's is very good (basically the same thing and owned by the same guy - Steve Herrell).
What about Arctic Ice Cream in New London??? I think it was. My husband has a friend who lives near New London and took us there a few summers back and I had 2 flavors of ice cream. It was wonderful ice cream. The texture was great, the flavors were OOTW.
Considering that the Ben & Jerry's factory was the official B&J post, I would think they would've counted it. That factory was built way before they were a commercial interest.
When they do a report on ice cream in the South, I've got 3 places to comment on (just got back from vacation in North Carolina).
America's Regional Hot Dog Styles
Big Chicago style fan here, but I seriously cannot believe you talked about Southern hot dogs without mentioning the Varsity in Atlanta. It has only been there since 1928 and has been serving up terrific stomach destroying coneys the entire time. You can get slaw dogs there, but the real thing to get is a chili dog with onions and mustard, some fries and an FO (Frozen Orange). The FO banks the fires that are to come. I've had both Varsity and Nu-way and it's Varsity all the way. I'm stuck in Florida so we don't have any regional hot dog specialty, but thank god for Vienna Hot Dogs farming out their stuff! Also we used to have Skyline Chili and I sure do miss skyliners!
Best Ice Cream in New England: Roadfood's Search
Tubby's has had "yellow butter brickle road" on their menu cosistantly for four years. If any one is being a copy cat it's Ben & Jerrys. If you try it you will swear it's made with real butter. I enjoy Tubby's for the homemade hot fudge, butterscotch and all of their toppings, as well as the ice cream. It is a great destination, and is always very clean. I'd stack them up to any one for quality, as well as variety.
Best Ice Cream in New England: Roadfood's Search
Kimballs isn't in Bedford, it's in Westford and Carlisle.
Foods from scratch
@kateruby, I thought I had posted the ketchup recipe here, but I must have put it somewhere else. It is William Sonoma's recipe found on their website and it uses canned tomatoes which makes it awesome when you can't get the fresh ones. I am sorry it looked like I ignored you!
Best Ice Cream in New England: Roadfood's Search
Did anybody else notice that Tubby's has an almost identical flavor "yellow butter brickle road" to this new Ben & Jerry's "goodbye yellow brickle road" flavor?
Dinner Tonight: Marinated Tomatoes with Linguine
I make the same dish but mix mint with the basil and add some lemon for a little zip.
Dinner Tonight: Marinated Tomatoes with Linguine
we make it with chunks of brie marinated in the tomato/basil/oil mix and serve it with sauteed or poached salmon...wonderful
Dinner Tonight: Marinated Tomatoes with Linguine
always one of my summertime favorites. the old italians used to cover it with a plate and keep it in the sun for a little while..... can't wait until my tomatoes come in.... it's usually the first dish i make with them.
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