Ha. Roadies or groupies?

I gather that in Charlotte, it's "Uptown".

A dream...or a nightmare?

Excellent question.

Wise Acre Eatery is at 54th and Nicollet and they are open at 9 a.m. every morning.

Oh, and I haven't been to Sunstreet, but it does get good reviews for breakfast.

Eat them out-of-hand with the juice dripping down your arm!

Put them in salads.

Puree them and mix them with scotch.

Just send them to me.

Ha. Alex the terminator. They had to bring her in to do their dirty work.

I made a tart with a nut and whole wheat crust and a goat cheese, honey, yogurt, and lime filling. We ate it with blueberries and raspberries tossed in a mint sugar syrup. Beautifully rich and not very sweet.

Oh, and garlic naan. Not sure how authentic it was, but it was tender and delicious.

You might have something here. I am sure I eat it in Thai take-out food; but if I try to use it at home the nasty old fishy thing overwhelms me.

I agree. While I don't object to bananas in general, they tend to overwhelm all other fruits when mixed with them.

Thai-ish stuff?

I don't like it. Sue me. Any ideas for substitutes?

Fry it crisply with plenty of salt. Yum. I have eaten it for my entire life.

It was done on Chopped.

GOTW, I suspect that you, like my son, were born an adult.

Wonderful! Thanks for letting me know....I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

Ha. I like. Hope you are still as charmed by this 50 years from now!

I remember those times (six years ago). We gardened, painted, cooked, etc. And had to go to other parties in the meantime. Good times, but exhausting.

I think my kid got around $2 K six years ago. Plus family gifts.

Regarding salting the eggplant, my method is to line a sheet pan with a double layer of paper towels and salt the paper towels. Then I place the eggplant in a single layer on the towels and salt the tops, then put another layer of paper towels on that. Let stand, then press lightly on the top paper towels, then remove your salted and dried eggplant.

This is hands down the best quiche I have ever had:

http://www.joepastry.com/2008/real_me...

It needs to be started a day or two in advance, which can be good or bad....

Seems like it would be better to spend the rent money on nicer food/beverages. But it is so easy to judge, so I'll stop here.

Oh, and there's some mustard in there somewhere, too. Goes by the name of Hot Jezebel.

I used to make brandied cherries!

I do mine very much like this.

I slice it about 1/4" thick, then salt it, dry it with paper towels, then flour, buttermilk/egg, then a mix of flour/panko/grated parmesan/dried oregano.

Fry until crisp and golden brown. Top while warm with a few shreds of mozzarella.

Serve with warm marinara sauce at the table.

Speaking of the Loon Cafe, can we mourn previous incarnations? I liked the Loon better before it became a "sports bar".

It isn't funny. It's scary.