I don't have a hand pastry mixer, nor my neighbor who's my backup, so that was out.

Here's the Meyer Lemon Shaker tart report: Delicious - I gave it a B+

I added maybe 1/2 of the water it called for from the 2/3 C and just eyeballed it adding bit by bit. The crust was really nice.

I went with this recipe because it doesn't require shortening which I don't need to buy for when I make a pie every 36 years.

For those following along at home, I just made a new batch with cold (not frozen) butter, cold water with one ice cube in it, and the flour. I pulsed carefully and didn't let the butter get quite pea-sized as requested and added the water carefully. I did not use all 2/3 C and eyeballed the consistency. This batch has butter chunks I can see and is crumbly so I'm optimistic. It's currently resting in the fridge.

Thanks everyone, you've been very good pie guides.

1 cup + 5tbsp butter
2/3 C water
3 C flour

But I'll start over once I buy more flour. Thanks for the tip ...

Did I mention that this is my first crust ever? Using the Tartine cookbook all-butter flaky pie crust has left me confused and worried. The dough came out of the food processor very sticky and seemingly over worked. I see no butter bits in the dough and it's very hard in the fridge right now after being left overnight.

Should I start over?
Did I over blend and really need to go easy on that pulse button?

Please help Chowhound, you are my only hope!

Is everyone on this thread on an iPhone? I don't see a mention of other devices.

... looking into it (per TH board) ...

I'll look into allowing users to choose versus the user agent redirects that are in use.

Thanks everyone for your feedback. These are totally warranted and understandable complaints. For now, the mobile site is in BETA to reflect it's limited functionality.

We have a long list of features we want to add for phase 2 which include, primary, login ability so that you can post, save, and customize the boards and save recipes, etc. We see mobile interaction with the site the most essential element. That being said, we wanted to launch something that would allow users access to all the rich content behind the articles, recipes, restaurants, and Chowhound boards. So, that's what is included in the Beta launch.

Thanks for using the mobile site and have hope that in the coming months we will be making it as useful as the website.

emily (of CHOW)

Thanks fmed. It's live, but the "beta" indicates that we're not completed adding functionality. As you can see, there's no ability to post to the boards from the mobile site, nor integration with myCHOW - clearly features necessary for a full-blooded version of the site.

We'll be working on these additions (and more!) in the upcoming weeks and months.

Thanks,
emily (of CHOW.com)

adding link

adding links

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Vermilion
10 W Hubbard St, Chicago, IL 60654

Bhabi's Kitchen
6352 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Marigold Indian Restaurant
4832 North Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640

Veerasway
844 W Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60607

Khan's BBQ Restaurant
2401 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Usmania Fine Dining
2244 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Chopal Kabab & Steak
2240 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Ghareeb Nawaz Restaurant
2032 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

Hyderabad House
2225 W Devon Ave, Chicago, IL 60659

My guess is that its native: http://www.cranberries.org/cranberries/history.html

Would you try a cranberry chutney? I make this in addition to the regular sauce which is really easy to make fresh, no cans.

This chutney looks pretty good: http://orangette.blogspot.com/2006/11...

Hmm, they certainly won't deliver to me in SF. But I'll keep them in mind, thanks!

Finding places that have veggie pot stickers - either Chinese or Gyoza - is always a challenge. Firecracker used to have a good version with lots of ginger. A few nights ago I hit up Chef Jia's for some great, really greasy versions stuffed with green and other mystery ingredients.

What are some other SF-local places that carry vegetarian potstickers?

link

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L'Ardoise
151 Noe Street, San Francisco, CA 94114

This would make a great CHOW List - http://www.chow.com/lists

It must be a specific Bloglines issue - the feed is performing correctly - http://chowhound.chow.com/boards/2/rss

Jacquilynne's suggestion is a good one. Bloglines might be caching the feed or otherwise choked on it causing it to permanently fail.

-emily (of CHOW)

Lovely then. Also, we're going to pull the sticky posts out of those feeds.

There is indeed a time limit on post editing. You can email moderators@chowhound.com about the post removal.

What's the feed URL you are using? This: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ChowLosAn...

Or something else?

I just got my brother the Bacon of the Month club from the Pig Next Door - http://thepignextdoor.com/ after a lengthy and frantic search for a BOTMC that didn't have insane shipping charges. They were my choice because they offer an Heirloom option which features: "The animals are raised by small farms that practice sustainable methods and treat their pigs humanely, and by farmers who are motivated by flavor, not by profit."

Price being a factor, I didn't roll with the Heirloom option but I did manage to get 6 months of product for under $300 which seemed to be the rate everyone else offers. Remains to be seen how it turns out.

Ruth - I can't recreate the problem you are seeing with replying - can you logout and login again and see if that does it? Or even remove your Chow cookie?

testing reply - editing

I think you are on the right track. Luna Park, The Liberties, and Beretta (my favorite of this list) would be perfect to sit at the bar and drink/snack. Range might fit the bill for a special occasion with this configuration.

We don't really have that many bars with food establishments, most are restuaranty. Actually, last night I was at Mars which IS a bar with food, but it was crowded in a hellacious way.

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Range
842 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

Luna Park
694 Valencia St., San Francisco, CA 94110

Beretta
1199 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Liberties Irish Bar & Restaurant - closing
998 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Mars Bar & Restaurant
798 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94103

linking

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La Ciccia
291 30th Street, San Francisco, CA 94131

test for small box

If you drink, this would be amazing with a hint of mint - http://www.chow.com/recipes/13435

It's my new favorite drink.

Dos Pinos

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Dos Pinas
251 Rhode Island St Ste 102, San Francisco, CA 94103

Let's try that places link

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Medlock Ames
13414 Chalk Hill Rd, Healdsburg, CA

Medlock Ames
Small winery without a daily tasting room, but my understanding is that you can schedule a time to drop by if they are around.