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-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Nancy Backus <=-

 DS> We have been to two different Ruby Tuesday restaurants in the Columbia
 DS> area.  The first one was pretty decent and had a fairly good salad bar
 DS> included with the meal.  The other was at best average.  Not been back
 DS> to either one though.  Too many other places to choose from:-}}

 NB> It's that last that seems to keep it off my short list for visiting..
 NB> ;) When Michael was visiting, we drove down Jefferson Rd, and I pointed
 NB> out the plethora of chain restaurants we've never gone to (and that we
 NB> didn't visit with his visit...[g]) since we have such a better
 NB> selection of places to be going to instead...  :)

 DS> For us, chain restaurants are all the way from "avoid at all costs" to
 DS> "pretty good", with "sort of OK" in the middle.  Ruby Tuesday is in the
 DS> middle category.  TGIF is below that.  Olive Garden is so far down as
 DS> to deserve a new category below "avoid aac".  In the pretty good
 DS> category are CheeseCake Factory, PF Changs, Outback, Red Robin and
 DS> Texas Roadhouse.  In fact, we when to CheeseCake tonight.  Got a $5
 DS> appetizer of Southwestern roll which was pretty good and split an
 DS> entree of spicy cashew chicken -- also quite good and at a good heat
 DS> level for us.   The serving was large enough that we ended up bringing
 DS> some home.

Depending on what I want to eat I have different chains that I will visit -
but, Ruby Tuesday, TGI Friday's, Chili's, Lone Star and Olive Garden aren't on
any of those lists. Fazoli's is *MUCH* better than OG and makes no pretense of
being anything but fats food/quick service. If I want a TGIF/Chili's/Ruby type
atmosphere there is a Bennigan's handy and of much better quality, service and
atmosphere than any of the three mentioned. For breakfast from a chain place I
have Cracker Barrel, IHOP, and Hen House (regional mini-chain). Denny's and Bob
Evans are avoided even if extremely hungry.

I find Texas Roadhouse ok on food - but, the shtick sucks big, bitter carrots.
So, I have a number of local, family-owned places with just as good pricing and
better service. Outback is tolerable as their shtick is not quite as obtrusive.
Still, they are pretty far out of the way - so, unless I am Jonesing for a
Bloomin' Onion .......

Cheesecake Factory and Changs aren't anywhere nearby - although I'd at least
try them out if they were. Red Robin *finally* got a visit from me. Had the
fish & chips and it was pretty good. Service was prompt, the food arrived hot
and the waitron checked back with me several times. I'll go back and try their
burger offerings before making up my mind, though. But, like Outback, their
location is pretty far off of my usual haunts. Red Robin's burgers are going to
have to be most excellent to beat Smashburger - which *is* on one of my normal
routes. Five Guys is located inside the local shopping maul so they lost my
business before they over got it. The times I have sampled Five Guys (both of
them) I have enjoyed their output.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Cheesecake
 Categories: Desserts, Fruits, Chocolate, Dairy, Cheese
      Yield: 12 servings

MMMMM---------------------------CRUST-------------------------------
  1 1/2 c  Chocolate cookie crumbs
           +=OR=+
     20    Crumbled Oreo cookies;
           - filling removed
    1/3 c  Butter; melted

MMMMM--------------------------FILLING------------------------------
    1/2 c  Raspberry preserves
    1/4 c  Water
     32 oz Cream cheese
  1 1/4 c  Granulated sugar
    1/2 c  Dairy sour cream
      2 ts Vanilla extract
      5 lg Eggs
      4 oz White chocolate; in chunks

MMMMM--------------------------GARNISH------------------------------
      2 oz Shaved white chocolate
           Whipped cream

  A restaurant food cloning mission could not be thorough
  without reverse-engineering this top-selling cheesecake
  from The Cheesecake Factory. I'm not sure why it's called
  "truffle," but who cares when you've got raspberry
  preserves swirled throughout the cream cheese filling,
  with a layer white chocolate chunks on a crumbled
  chocolate cookie wafer crust. -- Robert

  Preheat oven to 475øF/245øC. 

  Place a large pan or oven-safe skillet filled with about
  1/2" of water into the oven while it preheats. This will
  be your water bath.

  Combine the raspberry preserves with 1/4 cup water in a
  medium microwave-safe bowl. Heat for 1 1/2 minutes on high
  in your microwave. Stir until smooth. Strain to remove the
  raspberry seeds (toss 'em out), then let the strained
  preserves sit to cool, then put the bowl in the fridge
  until later.

  Measure 1 1/2 cups chocolate cookie crumbs (or crush 20
  Oreo cookie wafers -- with the filling scraped out -- in a
  resealable plastic bag) into a medium bowl. Mix in 1/3 cup
  melted butter. Press the crumb into a 9-inch spring
  form pan that has been lined on the bottom and side with
  parchment paper. Use the bottom of a drinking glass to
  press the crumb mixture flat into the bottom of the pan
  and about 2/3 the way up the side. Wrap a large piece of
  foil around the bottom of the pan to keep the cheesecake
  in the water bath. Put the crust in your freezer until the
  filling is done.

  Use an electric mixer to combine the cream cheese with the
  sugar, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix for a couple minutes
  or until the ingredients are smooth and creamy. Be sure to
  scrape down the sides of the bowl. Whisk the eggs in a
  medium bowl and then add them to the cream cheese mixture.
  Blend the mixture just enough to integrate the eggs.

  Remove the crust from the freezer and sprinkle 4 ounces of
  white chocolate chunks onto the bottom of the crust. Pour
  half of the cream cheese filling into the crust. Drizzle
  the raspberry preserves over the entire surface of the
  filling. Use a butter knife to swirl the raspberry into
  the cream cheese. Just a couple passes is fine, you don't
  want to blend the raspberry and cream cheese together too
  much. Pour the other half of the filling into the crust.

  Carefully place the cheesecake into the water bath in the
  oven. Bake for 12 minutes at 475 degrees, then turn the
  oven down to 350øF/175øC and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or
  until the top of the cheesecake turns a light brown or tan
  color. Remove the cheesecake from the oven to cool. When
  the cheesecake is cool, use the foil from the bottom to
  cover the cheesecake and chill it in the refrigerator for
  at least 4 hours.

  Before serving, sprinkle the entire top surface of
  cheesecake with 2 ounces of shaved white chocolate. To
  serve, slice the cheesecake into 12 equal portions. Apply
  a pile of canned whipped cream to the top of each slice
  and serve.

  Makes 12 servings

  Recipe by Robert Halyna

  From: http://www.recipelink.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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