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I lost a bet re: CT rivers. Now I have to eat shad roe this Spring. Need advice. stuck in Hartford County in General Chowhounding Topics	7	steve h. about 6 hours ago
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Looks like the last Krispy Kreme in Milford CT is going! javaandjazz in New England	20	stuck in Hartford County on Nov 18, 2009
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stuck in Hartford County

Real Name:

Laura Baldwin- the "Stuck in Hartford County" thing is me just venting about agreeing to live w/in 60 miles of the town we lived in when I got divorced (Ridgefield- yes, West Hartford is 60.2 miles away!). Why did I ever agree to that?

Location:

West Hartford, CT

Blog:

http:// Blog schmog- my e-mail is: laurabbaldwin@comcast.net

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Best meal I ever ate:

Raw oysters at Cooter Brown's (New Orleans)

My current drink of choice:

Vodka and frozen watermelon and lime juice

I really wish I could:

Stay up late enough to be a professional chef

My "Go-to" dinner party dish:

Depends on the crowd, but I recall making (too?) MANY of Ina Garten's coconut cupcakes

My favorite comfort food:

Chicken Pot Pie, Osso Bucco, BBQ (plus those delicious sides!), raw oysters, steamed lobster, mashed potatoes

My top 5 favorite restaurants:

Neeley's BBQ (Memphis), August (John Besh's place in New Orleans), Pascal's Manale (DIE for their BBQ shrimp!) New Orleans, and CityZen (Washington D.C.)

My most tattered cookbooks:

Saveur Cooks Authentic American, Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food, Jaques Pepin's Fast Food books, The New Glorious American Food (Idone), Essentials of Cooking (Peterson), Barefoot Contessa (all), Nigella Lawson (all), Jamie Oliver...OK enough!

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