JNUNZMAN's Profile
Say what?? Cooking comments that baffle you
My wife and I both looked at each other and said in unison "Are you kidding?!! Why do you think that there's a window in the door???" and laughed.
We both ignored the cat sucking the breath out of the baby comment becuase we really couldn't believe that a 30 something aged person would actually believe something that stupid.
Had my wife not been there I probably would have tried the "I'm blind" and stumbled about the kitchen scenario though!!
Say what?? Cooking comments that baffle you
I had a friend of mine come over for dinner with her children. I was melting butter in the microwave and her young daughter, maybe 6 or 7 years old, was looking thru the little microwave window at the butter rotating around. When my friend saw this she shrieked and put her hands over the kids eyes "Don't ever do that!!! Don't you know that it'll make you go blind?!!!!" She was dead serious. My jaw was on the floor. Mind you, this is the same person that asked us if we were getting rid of the cat when my wife gave birth. I asked why and she replied "Don't you know that the cat will smell the milk on the babies breath and smother it?!!"
You just can't make some things up!!!
Yikes! Didn't remove fuzzy choke when stuffing artichokes! Will they still turn out ok?
don't worry about it. I never remove them. They remove easily after they are cooked. When you eat thru the stuffed leaves and get to the leaves with the little spikes at the top, you grab the top of the spiked leave and pull all of them off in one shot, then use a spoon to scoop out the choke. A little salt on the heart and all is good. Now I'm hungry.
Medium well leg of lamb.
I would have the butcher bone it out and butterfly it. Take fresh chopped rosemary, juice of 1 lemon, cup of dijon mustard, 4 cloves of crushed garlic, cup of olive oil, tablespoon of salt and pepper. whip it all into a paste and smear on the lamb after the lamb is trimmed of fat and silverskin. Throw it on a grill until done to your liking. I know many people who don't like lamb due to the fact that they have only eaten it towards medium well/well and it gets just too dry. Flirt with medium and you'll love it. This recipe will have no leftovers no matter how much is on the serving platter after dinner. Everybody will be picking at it like wolves until the plate is clean. It's awesome.
What Do You Wear When You Cook?
I will generally cook in the nude....unless I'm making bacon or something that involves hot grease............
Dinner parties sometimes get a little uncomfortable and I will put on a sock so nobody will get too embarassed.
When do you tip low (10% or less)
I will tip low when the issue is the servers neglect and has nothing to do with the food. If it's a kitchen made issue I will always tip properly.
Why won't my lentils come out "fluffy"? Does anyone;'s lentils come out fluffy?
Lentils get creamy and "unfluffy" when cooked on top of the stove due to stirring.
I had phenomenal southern style lentils that I thought were fluffy 1 time visiting Alabama. It was a lunch buffet at a factory and they baked them covered in the oven. No stirring eliminated the squashing of some lentils which causes the creamy sensation.
cracked Le creuset pot
Call customer service at Le Creuset or email them........they have a replacement program if you send back the pot.
I was on the phone and boiled the liquid out of a pot of artichokes and absolutely scorched it beyond all recognition. They had me send the pot back, which was a #28, and charged me about $99 for an entirely new replacement. Much less money than buying a new one. Their customer service dept was great. If they allow you to just replace the lid it should be even cheaper. Good luck.
What bourbon are you drinking these days?
I was visiting my inlaws in Lexington, KY last summer and wanted to pick up some bourbon that I wouldn't easily find in NJ.
Quite frankly, the only reason that I picked out Willets single barrel was due to the distinctive bottle that it came in. I would have remembered that bottle at Joe Canals liquor warehouse!!
It was phenomenal, even better than my favored Woodford.
I had my father in law buy me a bottle prior to coming for a visit and it apparently is tough to get in Kentucky due to it being such a small distiller.
Luckily for me, they only had this huge 1.75 litre decanter left!!!
Ground Hog eating carrot tops sweet potato plants
Cabela's has a good sale on high powered pellet guns right now..........you have to fix the problem, not put a bandaid on it..............plus, ground hog is great on the grill when marinated in a bit of mojo.....
terrible restaurant names
On Sunrise or Oakland Park Blvd in Ft. Lauderdale there used to be a Thai restaurant called..................are you ready..........The Bangkok Inn..................I always chuckled when I drove by it..............and still chuckle thinking about it.
Chains That Are EAsy to Love
Cici's????????????.........................that is a buffet for people that don't know what real pizza is.................
Old Country Buffet??????????? Are you sure that you are on the right message board??
Do you stereotype a Chef based on his/her kitchen tools?
As much as I'd like to say that I do...........I've had some pretty tasty food from people using some pretty beat up and mismatched cookware and utensils. Go to Mexico and walk around an open market and you'll find some phenomenal food, prepared with some pretty unorthodox utensils and cooking vessels and you'd change your mind.
My 90 year old grandmother made incredible food using cookware with no handles, probably purchased in 1951.
Great Steakhouse in central Jersey for a big birthday....
I would also go with KC Prime. I've been going there for years. They have the best Prime Rib I've ever eaten. They slow roast it for something like 8 hours and then grill it to your desired degree of doneness. Outstanding. Great drinks too. They also have a private room for large parties.
While I love the Ruth's Chris experience and food, I will not pass by KC to go there. Entrees come with a house dressed salad and wasabi mashed, not the a la carte Ruth Chris, would you like a $10 baked potato to go with the $40 dollar steak?
Go there, you'll love it and so will he.
Box Wine
I buy Yellow Tail Pinot Grigio in the box............$16.99.......it says it will keep for 30 days......I've had longer and not noticed any great change.
Vietnamese in Montgomery and Bucks County?
I ate there yesterday, PHo and Beyond......it was very busy at lunchtime.....a good sign. I had the deluxe pho, very good, much deeper color and depth of flavor than Savor Saigon. Also had to try the Bahn Mi and took a pork one to go.......WOW.....never had one before........very very tasty. I will be back definitely. Very clean with clean restrooms, which will make my wife happy as she was very disgusted by the cleanliness of Savor Saigon's restrooms. She figures if the bathroom is horribly disgusting, what's the kitchen looking like????
Vietnamese in Montgomery and Bucks County?
Unfortunately, I'm sad to report......Savor Saigon in Levittown has gone out of business. I went there the other night for my Pho fix and the place was closed. Gee....another pizza joint was opening in it's place...just what was needed.
Savor Saigon in Levittown is out of business.....!!!!
I find it odd that a pizzeria is going in when there is one 30 feet away already!!! I'm hoping that they are just moving locations. There always seemed to be people in there when we went.
Savor Saigon in Levittown is out of business.....!!!!
Last night I was itching for my Pho fix at Savor Saigon and when I pulled up the windows were covered up and a sign said "coming soon xx pizza and subs"........I was sickened!!
Does anybody know if they're gone for good or just moving????? I loved it there.....good food, close to my house, and cheap.......a guilty little pleasure for my family.
Too bad........now I'll have to drive to Willow Grove as there is no longer anything closer!!
Pan Fried Swordfish (Filet) ????? (Or, how should I cook my fish tonight..???)
Great swordfish topping: 1/4cup olive oil, 2 cloves of minced garlic, teaspoon of dry thyme, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, black pepper to taste, teaspoon of grated lemon zest. Mix up in a bowl and let sit for about 30 minutes for the flavors to come together. Give both sides of the fish a brush of this stuff, reserving a few tablespoons. Grill fish to preferred doneness. Take a few tablespoons of butter and melt it in the reserved marinade and spoon a bit on top of each portion and serve. EXCELLENT.
GRILLED HALIBUT Filets--marinate?
I saw a TV chef do something so simple with Halibut that I though, "NO WAY"!! Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper, then brush some Dijon mustard on it. You can broil inside as well as put on the grill. It is so basic and simple and doesn't overpower the fish at all. Delicious.
Great Hot Dogs at Rutt's Hut? Fuhgedaboudit!
If I go to Clifton, I will go to The Hot Grill for Texas Weiners and stay away from Rutts Hutts. I thought that their dogs were disgusting and severely overated. I guess I was spoiled living right down the road from Max's and the original Windmill.
Hot Grill rocks, Rutts sucks.
Best place to buy a ham - Mainline area or Center City
So, where did you finally get your ham from and how was it???
Best place to buy a ham - Mainline area or Center City
go online and get a Harrington cob smoked ham and have it shipped. It has the most delicious flavor due to the cob smoking that you will ever find in a ham. Well worth it and I'm sure you can get it by Christmas. http://www.harringtonham.com/
Chowhound trip to DeLorenzos/July 23
Save yourself some time as Delorenzo's has become mediocre. The Hudson Street location is okay. His son's place in Robbinsville is mediocre. Something about the cheese just hits me as lacking in flavor. I absolutely hate the fact that if you ask for grated cheese for your pizza they point to the menu and proclaim "we don't serve grated cheese". REALLY? Well I don't care how great you think your pizza is........I like grated cheese on mine. I went to Morimoto and gee, they still gave me wasabi and soy sauce when my sushi order came. Too arrogant for me and another has better pizza.
Go just over the border to PA on Rt. 1 and it sits on Pennsylvania Ave, looks like an old Pizza Hut. It's called La Villa. Their Chambersburg pie is to die for, they have bathrooms, and they serve grated cheese if you ask for it.
Cheap Italian in Lawrenceville/Princeton??
Take Rt 1 south over the toll bridge into Morrisville, PA. As soon as you pay the toll take the Pennsylvania Ave exit in about 150 feet from you. When you get to the bottom of the ramp you will see LaVilla in what looks to be a renovated Pizza Hut. Chambersburg Tomato pie is outstanding. Family owned and operated and excellent food, pasta, and service. BYOB. You won't be disappointed.
Amada and Modo Mio Dinner Suggestions
I second the pig................had it last week and it was incredible.......the best pork that I've ever had. Pick up someone off the street to get a fourth person if you have to ...it's that worth it.
Looking for opinions on Francisco's on the River (Washingtons Crossing)
My boss has been there twice and said that the food was excellent. I believe that either the chef or some of the wait staff were associated with Marcella's. He lives in the area and used to frequent Marcella's.
I unfortunately have no info on distinctive dishes. I do believe he said that it's BYO.
Pepper and Egg Sandwich - MSP
The pepper and egg sandwich is an Italian sandwich which I presume came about around Lent. However, in my family, it was something of a sandwich that your grandmother made you to when you were going out on a fishing boat, or, when you were making that 7 hour drive home after visiting for the holidays. In other words, a great sandwich to eat at room temp when no refrigeration or cooler was around. No mayo to go bad on you!!!!
Always made with a fresh hardroll.
Get the frying pan going with some olive oil, throw in either Italian frying peppers (cubanelle), or , green peppers, a large onion, some garlic, some Italian Long Hots, if you like heat, and let it go until they cook down. Add salt and pepper and pour in 4 or 5 beaten eggs, a handful of parmesan or Romano cheese, and cook until done. Throw on a roll and it'll last all day long!!!!! Awesome sandwich.
