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Skriven 2013-10-10 20:03:04 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 5607 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
Ärende: MidEastern was: Asian
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  NB>>> Gyros are also available at the sit-down places as one of the
 NB>  RH>> You may have to go with the sit down option.
 NB>  NB>> I'm thinking that when I next go for lunch with my friend Donna,
 NB> that  NB>> may be the best choice of places to go... there's a little
 NB> sit-down  NB>> place she likes a lot, as do I...  ;)

 RH> Give us a write up if you do go.

 NB> It won't be until late this month... I'll try to remember... :)

Do what Michael does, make notes on a napkin. Then remember not to throw
that one out. (G)

 NB> off streets,  NB>> sometimes (like our neighborhood) appropriating a
 NB> small park...  I've  NB>> just not been getting to them like I used
 NB> to.

 RH> We're sort of off and on-ish about going. If it's "in our back yard"
 RH> we're more apt to go than if we've got to drive to get to it.

 NB> Likewise... and then there have been time, timing and similar
 NB> issues...

Very understandable.


 RH> In Frankfurt our church had a partnership with a German Baptist
 RH> congregation so when they took part in a street fest, they invited our
 RH> church to join them. We had a good time working, and wandering the
 RH> fest that afternoon.

 NB> That does sound like a wonderful time..  :)

No problems with the language either--fun is fun in any language and
culture.

 NB> tripe and  NB>> kidneys during the time in Syracuse when Richard
 NB> encouraged me to try  NB>> cooking them... fortunately I didn't ruin
 NB> them so badly that I'd never  NB>> try again... ;)  In fact, both came
 NB> out fairly decently..  ;)

 RH> I don't think I've ever tried them.

 NB> Tripe I come across regularly as part of dim sum offerings, cooked
 NB> Chinese style...  Kidneys I don't usually see... maybe some Brit Pub
 NB> type of place might have steak&kidney pie on offer, but we aren't
 NB> going to those places...  ;)  Haven't done anything myself with them
 NB> for ages now...

Think you will soon? (G)

 RH> But you're right, having an association helps remember a food (or
 RH> event). We had our first calamari (but not our last) in Monterey
 RH> as well, in a converted cannery.

 NB> Extra pegs help fix memories... :)

Got the first thimble in my collection in a small shop on the upper
level not quite 6 months later.

 NB>  NB>> Squid bodies stuffed and in tomato sauce were probably in the

 RH> Only times I've tried doing anything with squid was to make calamari
 RH> and that was when we were living off post at Fort Hood. It's one thing
 RH> I leave to others to fix now as they usually know how to prepare it
 RH> more efficiently.

 NB> I get enough squid to satisfy nowadays from other people fixing it...
 NB> when our son was still around, and taking us out for dinner once a
 NB> week, if salt and pepper squid tentacles were on the menu, it would be
 NB> ordered...  :)   And it shows up regularly (usually not too
 NB> overcooked) in various forms on the Asian buffets we go to...  :)

The Asian buffets are in Raleigh, along Capital Blvd. Tried one once and
both of us had a bit of an uneasy feeling in the stomach later. It has
since changed hands but we've not been to any others.

 NB>  NB>> Or, at the very least... "yuck... oh well, hope it doesn't get
 NB> any  NB>> worse..."  especially places where you don't know of any
 NB> viable better  NB>> alternatives...  :)

 RH> Sometimes the best bet for me is to walk out and find another place.

 NB> Especially with the asthma, yes...

Gotta keep breathing................


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