FOOD!

[Faust]

faust, what are those cookies please?

craving: honey; scrambled eggs and truffles

Ooops, ALMONDINA. So delicious.

I too am craving scrambled eggs!!! Since yesterday night.

[laika]

^i just made some, slow-cooked, jean-georges style,
w/ chopped fennel fronds and truffle oil
(no wallet for real truffles, alas )
also toast w/ honey

cookies look good; i think i want biscotti now, i'm so suggestible!

[Faust]

haha! cookies are fantastic!

I bought some salami yesterday, uncut. Going to make eggs Russian style tomorrow.

[laika]

what's eggs russian style?

i think i will bake some cookies this week, i feel inspired now.

[Faust]

Lots of thick cut fried salami or kielbasa in the omelet, a pickle on the side and a piece of bread (we didn't know what a toaster is in SU). Russians love their fat and salt! God, I'm hungry!

[laika]

Lots of thick cut fried salami or kielbasa in the omelet, a pickle on the side and a piece of bread (we didn't know what a toaster is in SU). Russians love their fat and salt! God, I'm hungry!

wow. in Lithuania, they put flour in the eggs to make them more filling--a hangover from soviet days, no doubt. i think yours sound better though. i also love pickles.

[Faust]

The real feast is to take the left over fried potatoes from the dinner before, and pour the egg mixture over them. SO GOOD.

I know about the flour, my grandpa used to do that. I never liked it - eggs become pancakes.

And, yes, pickles are great. Sour or half-sour. You should come to my hood one day and check out all the Russian delicacies.

[fadetogrey]

Oh god, this page is killing me! I would kill to have some eggs right now- the Russian omelet sounds delicious! But, I just went on some new dietary restrictions via my naturopath. I'm now having a gluten/wheat/dairy/peanut free existence. I'm dying for some bread. But I've already decided the diet's off on my vacation to France/Spain/Germany/Belgium this winter. There's no way I can keep it up with all the temptations!

[laika]

And, yes, pickles are great. Sour or half-sour. You should come to my hood one day and check out all the Russian delicacies.

i like all pickles, but half-sour are my fave, they remind me of my grandmother's old garden in summer. yes, i def need to check out your hood, i could use some comfort food.

on another note, i am presently confronted with having to cook this vegetable....scratches head

[fadetogrey]

what is that? It's strangely pretty.

[laika]

it is, isn't it?
they call it a karela in India, but it's essentially the same thing as a chinese bitter melon.
i decided to go macanese,
so cooked it with chourico, shallots, soy and a bit of sugar.
it's not bad for a first attempt!

[klangspiel]

not sure how many outside of australia will be able to get their hands on these but jesus almighty, they're absolutely beyond divine especially the "burnt fig jam, honeycomb & caramel" flavour.

[Faust]

Damn you, people, I want Ippudo now. But it's so far, and it's so cold. But it's soooo good in this weather....

[Vanna]

i like all pickles, but half-sour are my fave, they remind me of my grandmother's old garden in summer. yes, i def need to check out your hood, i could use some comfort food.

on another note, i am presently confronted with having to cook this vegetable....scratches head

My mom actually grows this. She hallows it out, stuffs it with hand minced pork and noodles and cooks it in a soup. It's delicious, though a little bitter. At least I think it's the same thing.

[Faust]

Please throw some South-East Asian (meaning anything sans Indian) and Japanese restaurants recommendations my way. Any kind of cuisine and budget, as long as the food is excellent. Yes, I know about Ippudo. Also, are those Momofuku restaurants all they are cracked up to be, or are they mostly hype by now?