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I've gotta third the Atkins Farms love. I went to Hampshire College, which is right near there, and AF's cider donuts were a frequent guilty pleasure.

Happiest of Burger-versaries, Damon! Thank you for so many wonderful reviews this past year--each and every one has been an absolute delight to read.

Something salad-y sounds good today.

Happy Anniversary, Jerzee and Mr. T!

That looks amazing! Thanks for another great review, Damon.

(And paroxysms of perfect, primitive pleasure, eh? Try saying that 10 times fast!)

Heh, yeah. Most definitely. And a night cook. Just last night I baked an apple pie with extra-sharp cheddar in the crust. Lots of work, but well worth it!

This Cook and Tell was really exciting! Everyone's pancakes look great. For mine, I tested out a different, diner-style batter that worked really well on my griddle. Thin, but not too thin, which got me pretty even heat distribution on the griddle.

Here are the kinds of pancakes I made (about half of which are from Kenny Shopsin's cookbook): trail mix w/ peanuts, cashews, almonds, raisins, and M&M's, brown sugar-glazed banana, pear gorgonzola, chocolate raspberry, turkey with colby, and strawberry banana. They were all really delish, especially the pear gorgonzola and chocolate raspberry 'cakes.

Full write-up with pictures (including pictures of the above-mentioned pancakes, as well as a couple of Shopsin's pancakes that I had made previously, like the mac'n'cheese pancakes) here:

http://beachcitycooking.blogspot.com/2009/09/pancake-madness.html

@Cassaendra! So glad to hear someone else say that. Banh xeo are super-hard for me to execute properly, too. I've tried to make them a couple times, neither turned out like I've had in restaurants. Hopefully we'll both have better luck with making them soon!

Uh oh. That should definitely have said 9/23 and not 9/25. I'm not broadcasting from the future. Promise.

Wow, that looks terrific. Probably the burger that's most appealed to me on a visual basis alone since Umami. Looking forward to trying it!

Great review, Damon!

A few weeks ago, I started making Bento box-style lunches for my girlfriend to take to work everyday, and it's been a lot of fun. This past week, I made her corn fritters with fruit salsa, DIY crostini open-faced sandwiches, homemade polenta, and a Manchego cheese quesadilla. All her co-workers are very jealous! :)

Here's a link to my write-up of these lunches (with a pic of each lunch), for those interested:

http://beachcitycooking.blogspot.com/2009/09/weekly-bento-round-up-4.html

Sorry, I don't think I have any idea, except--you don't mean char siu bao, do you? Granted, doesn't quite fit your clues, but that's my best guess.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha_siu_baau