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Skriven 2015-06-09 11:25:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: unfair things 863
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-=> Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 06-19-15  05:51 <=-

 ML> Happened a couple days ago - I wanted to take my friends in
 ML> Pelham out, and on hearing the relative proximities and merits
 ML> of various places, both Gus and I agreed that Thai would
 ML> be a good idea, over the mild protest of his mother Carol,
 ML> who was inclined to something that promised unspicy, such as
 ML> Cantonese or sushi. Well, the Thai place was closed, of course,
 ML> and lo and behold, the sushi joint a few doors down was open.

So I guess she lucked out...  ;)

 ML> I ended up spending twice as much as I would have on Thai for
 ML> okay sushi that I didn't really want to eat, made I think by an
 ML> assortment of Chinese and Koreans.

Sigh...  I think of Thai as relatively expensive, but I guess sushi can
add up fast... given that it was only ok, sounds like it might have been
a bit overpriced for what it was, as well...?

Sometimes the inadvertant changes in plans work out fine, though...
recently my friend Cathy (who usually only can go to lunch on Mondays,
her day off) and I were planning to eat at Abyssinia (an Ethiopian
place), but it turned out Monday was their day off... we ended up down a
few doors at SEA Restaurant (Vietnamese) and had pho instead... Both
places have good food, fortunately... and I think that SEA might have
been a little less expensive than the other would have been...

 ML>> I can see my shopping list: a big block of TJ's bittersweet;
 ML>> a little block of paraffin; some sugar; some cardamom; some
 ML>> coconut for comparison purposes. Out of unfairness I'll use
 ML>> the shredded stuff that everyone hated growing up.
 NB>> Quite unfair... ;)  Some of that would need to be bought before
 NB>> arrival at the picnic, if that's where you are plaaning for... :)
 ML> It looks as though I will be in Boston a few days before the
 ML> picnic, with maybe a quick trip south to change clothes and
 ML> stuff, so finding these things should not be a problem, if
 ML> I remember. Cardamon, sadly, is grossly expensive these days,
 ML> and if anyone has some leftover in the back of their cupboard,
 ML> could they bring it, please?

I noted that both Shipps and CT Ruth apparently have some available... I
could have checked out Lori's to see if one could purchase a proper
amount from the bulk foods, for a reasonable cost, but it appears that
that might not be necessary...  :)

 ML> I dislike raw cucumbers almost as much as I do raw zucchini
 ML> (which are worse than cooked, except that boiled are an
 ML> abomination).

To tell the truth, I (slightly) prefer raw zucchini...  Broccoli stems
are better than either of them...  :)
 
 ML>> Yeah, Asian dressings often make icky things better.
 NB>> Quite.   :)
 ML> The only reason I'll eat wakame is because it has mirin
 ML> and sesame on it.

Is that seaweed salad..?
 
 ML>> Thierry Dufour's rack of lamb
 ML>> categories: fancy, main, wtf
 NB>> Also fussy...  How would it taste...?
 ML> Too much like bell peppers, I imagine.

Rather unappealing...

 ML> I have a hard time understanding why people take the trouble
 ML> to get prestigious and delicate raw ingredients (lambs whose
 ML> lives have been snuffed out in infancy, for example) and then
 ML> pile strong flavors upon them.

Just can't leave nice enough alone...?  I have a tagline about that, but
it's on the other computer... I'm up at the Pond overnight, having
delivered my son to his vehicle (Jeep) today... so am on the laptop...
But the tag talks about chefs being lily-gilders, etc...

 ML> Lobster medallion salad with saffron-and-vanilla sauce

Another despoiling, it appears...  

ttyl         neb

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