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...someone serves you something that you absolutley hate to eat? I don't mean a dislike, something you viscerally cannot stand. To me it is bananas and boiled eggs. I cannot stand even the smell of bananas or of boiled eggs. But if served them, I will eat them. Maybe I am a wimp...

Have not seen one in several years. They are the cured Boston butts wrapped in a red plastic having a sort of cylindrical form. They weigh about 3 lbs, as I remember, and have a texture something like corned beef but a bit firmer. And boy are they good. We found three in a store four...

others generally not. Ham, we live in pork country here (NoVA) and can get the most wonderful hams. But they are all cured. To get a fresh ham you have to order it from the butcher, if he can get it.:glare: While hams are generally cured, pork chops are not. If anyone has had a cured chop...

Everyone on DC has seen restaurants come and go. Went on the web and it does not seem to be too much of an overestimate that 50 percent or so of all new restaurants close in the first three to tive years. And from the stuff on the web that may be a conservative estimate. I am just curious...

We all know that most New Year's resolutions are things we would like have happen, like stopping smoking or losing weight, but they require a lot of unpleasant effort. And so generally they go by the wayside before very long. But there must be something each of us has been wanting to do that...

Don't want to ruffle any feathers but Christmas is a special day. There may be many DC'eres who are alone. Or some who just want or need to chat. Maybe the mods, God bless them, could make a thread. No topic. Just one DC'er talking about whatever. Chatting. Y'all may not want to do...

Have a bunch of shrimp to serve as apps. Usually make either a traditional catsup based - horseradish dish. Or a Marie Rose sauce. Was wondering if anyone had some different ideas.

Normally we do da boid, OK, the turkey (grew up in Brooklyn) with all the trimmings. Recently fractured my sit down bone and decided to defer the whole turkey thing. Cannot stand or sit to do all the cutting, dicing and that sort of thing. Thought we would go all out and make baked stuffed...

About two months ago we were lucky enough to spend eight days in London. Our first night we went to the local, which has an OK restaurant, and they were serving rump of lamb, 10 ounces, as a special. Both of us being lamb-a-holics ordered it and were delighted. It was cooked medium rare...

Have been in London several times but not recently. Would like to find some interresting restaurants. Am not talking about the Gordon Ramsey three star place (they only take reservations precisely one month before the date, and we are leaving in a few days). And frankly that is not what we...

I love St. Patrick's Day. I look forward to the boiled corned beef and veggies. I love the stuff. When I mentioned it this year the eyes kinda glazed over. The only enthusiast for the menu was yours truly. Not wishing to force feed food that some find ho-hum, I would like to jazz it up a...

Every few months we fly down to see my sil her husband. She is largely paralyzed and he is not in the greatest health. And so, for several days we cook items in reasonable bulk that can be frozen for them to eat. It is a lot of work but is rewarding. We make stuff like baked ziti, chicken...

Have read about these for years. but could never find any. Went away for the weekend and found them. Yippee. Bought 18 of them (there are two of us, decided not to overdo it again, LOL). But now, what do I do with them? Love the mama and papa chokes but have never cooked the babies...

We are going to the Shetland Islands for several days in the early fall. Would love to know if anyone knows of good restaurants there. Thanks.

There was a time when we used to go to Korean restaurants, and loved them. Now we live a good distance away from any. Had not thought about the food until recently. And miss it. We do have access (some 30 miles) to an Asian market so we can get some ingredients. Would like to buy a...

I hope I did this right, I never post. Apologies if I screwed it up. But there are two things I have slaved over and now just buy. One is red cabbage, now just buy it in the jar, and the other is pumpkin pie mix which I purchase in the can. I see little difference between the stuff I used...

When I was a child, very many years ago, any sandwich started with bread and a layer of butter, before the filling was emplaced. And they sure tasted good. When I grew up, I did not butter the bread, I suppose because we were told butter was not good for us. Recently I remembered the...

Am interested in buying a French fry cutter. Would like a heavy duty one and would prefer if I could change the blades to make fries 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 inch thick. Does anyone have any experience with one? Thanks so very much.

I love shellfish, clams, oysters, mussels, you name it. And often eat clams and oysters raw. But have never seen raw mussels on any menu or even eating them discussed. Used to go to the beach and harvest them myself, but always cooked them. Never thought about eating them raw. For that...

We love Cuban sandwiches. They were available all over when we lived in Florida. But now we are no longer there. And to make our own we need a press. Can find commercial ones on the web for $300+, but we don't need one that fancy or pricey. Was wondering if anyone has any experience with...