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How can you not be a Sandra fan after that. That's more entertaining than any "competition" on foodtv.

A Hole in One!!!! My grandfather used to make these for me when I was a very little girl, visiting him in Lancaster, PA. He was not a golfer. He was first-generation American of Swedish descent, who had grown up in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Some great names here - I love Egyptian Eyes especially! But wow: over 200 comments, and apparently no one else calls them "top hats". (And yes, I always thought my mother invented them, too. :) )

@Ed Levine - My mom called them "Egyptian eggs" as well. I think me, you and Embackus's friend were the only one. It seems to be the least known name for them.

lighthouses still love 'em

Bull's Eye!

I go out for Indian food because it's too labor intensive to prepare at home and most Indian dishes have a million ingredients which I almost never have in my pantry.

I also prefer to eat steaks at restaurants because I'm terrible at barbecuing and I always end up overcooking the meat.

gyros,dim sum,fondue

I don't care for sushi, and pizza is not high on my list either. I go out for FISH AND CHIPS -- I love really good fried fish, and has to be in a restaurant where waitress delivers it immediately. The Pig and Whistle Pub in Cocoa Beach is where I go for this. Also to the Country Corner Cafe on merritt island for their yummy country-fried steak with sausage gravy over it (in lieu of usual cream sauce) and a huge biscuit on the side.

And an occasional fancy dish hard to manage -- rack of lamb, for instance.

I used to think only Thai Thai near me could satisfy my craving for Shrimp with Red Curry Sauce -- but I've gotten pretty good at duplicating that at home after receiving a bag of all kinds of Thai groceries for Christmas.
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I lived in London for a couple of years. Having grown up in the Southwest in a Hispanic family, it wasn't long before I was scouring the city for some decent Mexican food. I found exquisite Tapas bars and marveled at the Pummelo sized Jamaican Avocados available at my local street market, but wherever I went, when I asked to see their chilies, all I got were the miniscule, hot peppers used in Asian cooking and small, waxy yellow chilies but nary an Anaheim, or New Mexican, or Ancho chili was to be seen. There were no flour tortillas (though, hot, fresh Naan was a decent substitute for a gordita) and no corn tortillas, nor even the Masa to make them. Christmas was fast approaching and I desperately wanted to make some comforting tamales. My Mom was so sweet that she sent me a package with yellow and white Masa, dry pinto beans, husks, and a glorious bag full of Ancho and Pasilla chilies. I had to beat the Masa by hand, but it was worth every ache and pain (and sure has made me appreciate the mixer I now have!). I must have made over 100 tamales which, between my friends and myself, lasted about a week.

I've thought a bit about this and what concerns me most is the number of hours of Sandra Lee footage you must have had to watch in order to pull this together. You poor soul!

I've never gone anywhere for anything, but when my b-i-l lived in Alaska in the 1960's, everyone would pack an extra bag of Campbell's soup because it was so expensive up there. It was hilarious watching seven family members go to seven different markets and buy up all the Campbell's soup they could find. I guess I am lucky I live somewhere where they have almost everything I want. Do miss good Jewish deli food.
But I can make my own chopped liver and I know of a place I can get knishes.

Oh my goodness. I'm strangely aroused.