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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 27, 2024 17:12:38 GMT -5
You are as always far too gracious Kaybli. I stand in awe of your gastronomical triumphs. And Keen's not only has The Babe's pipe, but also Teddy Roosevelt's and Albert Einstein's, among many others. Who wouldn't love to hear a conversation between The Bambino and Einstein? At the very least they could discuss steak. And clay pipes. And that's probably enough. Greek food is great, but for the most part has no equivalent to the high-end cuisine of France or Italy for that matter. You would find it very similar to Greek food in the US, although the ingredients are fresher and they frown on preservatives of any kind. Best yogurt and honey I ever had. The sheep and goat cheeses are so much more pungent. The people in both Greece and Turkey were so helpful and hospitable anywhere we went. It helps if you have an interest in archaeology, but even if you don't they are both beautiful places. We could go to the Mediterranean every year and never get tired of it. Thanks pipps! Unfortunately, my gastronomical triumphs are mostly relegated to one city (visited 31 Michelin Star restaurants in NYC), while yours are all around the globe! That's what I had heard about Greek food. It is definitely yummy but no match for French or Italian. I'm so glad you had a good time in Greece and Turkey. We missed you here though! Are you excited about the season starting soon? Juan Soto has got got me giddy! Kaybli you could take several elegant foreign trips for what you spent going to 31 Michelin Star restaurants! Just a matter of resource allocation. And that's an awfully impressive achievement itself. The year I'm not excited about an upcoming Yankee season is the year you can check for my tombstone. Everything doesn't even have to go right for this to be a seriously contending team. And even though I have always been anti-Dodgers, I will have a little more energy rooting against them this year. Although I would have been happy if the Yanks spent that much. It seems like the only time the sports media gets exercised about the highest payroll is if the Yanks have it. If getting to the World Series really is a crapshoot, then it's long overdue for the Yankees' number to come up. Actual Greeks in Greece do eat gyros and souvlaki rather commonly. But food is just so international now. It's no problem finding a Mexican or Chinese or Italian restaurant in any mid-size Greek town. Or a Starbucks or Burger King or Domino's for that matter. It was nice being there in off-season. We were two out of a grand total of four tourists on the island of Patmos. The whole island knows you are there within an hour of the ferry arriving. |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 27, 2024 17:32:41 GMT -5
Thanks pipps! Unfortunately, my gastronomical triumphs are mostly relegated to one city (visited 31 Michelin Star restaurants in NYC), while yours are all around the globe! That's what I had heard about Greek food. It is definitely yummy but no match for French or Italian. I'm so glad you had a good time in Greece and Turkey. We missed you here though! Are you excited about the season starting soon? Juan Soto has got got me giddy! Kaybli you could take several elegant foreign trips for what you spent going to 31 Michelin Star restaurants! Just a matter of resource allocation. And that's an awfully impressive achievement itself. The year I'm not excited about an upcoming Yankee season is the year you can check for my tombstone. Everything doesn't even have to go right for this to be a seriously contending team. And even though I have always been anti-Dodgers, I will have a little more energy rooting against them this year. Although I would have been happy if the Yanks spent that much. It seems like the only time the sports media gets exercised about the highest payroll is if the Yanks have it. If getting to the World Series really is a crapshoot, then it's long overdue for the Yankees' number to come up. Actual Greeks in Greece do eat gyros and souvlaki rather commonly. But food is just so international now. It's no problem finding a Mexican or Chinese or Italian restaurant in any mid-size Greek town. Or a Starbucks or Burger King or Domino's for that matter. It was nice being there in off-season. We were two out of a grand total of four tourists on the island of Patmos. The whole island knows you are there within an hour of the ferry arriving. Yes, I definitely could have spent my resources differently and went on a few foreign trips for the price of all those NYC restaurants. What happens is my best friend lives in Jersey City. I visit him every month and our thing is to dine at restaurants in the city when I come over. So thats why I have "collected" so many Michelin Stars over the years. Some from restaurants that have lost their star such as Don Angie's, Carbone, and Peter Lugers. But I don't regret it all. Though I do put on a couple pounds every trip. 
I love gyros and souvlakis. I could eat those every day. That's funny you were two of four tourists on Patmos. I looked the island up. Its beautiful! I'll visit Greece some day and I'll hit you up for recommendations. I've only been to Paris and London in Europe. My passport is a lot lighter than my stomach.  |
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Post by laurenfrances on Feb 27, 2024 17:38:33 GMT -5
Chicken or calf liver? I like chicken liver. Haven't had calf liver in a long spell. I remembered mom making it with bacon & onions, it was yummy. I make a chicken liver pate for New Year Eve gathering . With concerns for cholesterol levels, it's hard to get anyone to eat more that a bite or two. I end up eating most of it. I can only handle a pate about once or twice a year these days. But what a delicacy. Pate de campagne with cornichons and a crispy baguette and maybe some mustard. Mmmm Mmmm good. Any pate, forestier, de lapin, seared foie gras, terrine, mousse -- that's when things are getting -- how you say -- ooh la la. Any of the classic old French dishes that Julia Child would have known -- Bouef Bourgignon, Coq au Vin, Sole Meuniere, Pot au Feu, Coqulles St. Jacques, Lobster Thermidor, Blanquette de Veau, Chicken Chasseur, etc. Anytime. I made Turkey Orloff from Julia Child's recipe. I have a few of her cookbooks. It's a long detailed process requiring baked rice onion soubise in tons of butter, mushroom duxcelle with tarragon/parsley, veloute sauce and turkey scallopini. Not to leave out cheese and egg yolks. I made it once and swore I never make it again until my family requested it for a gathering. I must be out of my mind to make it again. I loved Tarragon from her many recipes. Always grow a selection of herbs, tarragon, chervil, basil, thai basil, thyme, sage, parsley..... |
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Post by laurenfrances on Feb 27, 2024 18:02:14 GMT -5
I've traveled to Norway/Svalbard. Just the thought of eating caribou/moose made me uneasy.  I'm not adventurous when it comes to game meats. Luckily friends didn't put me to the test of serving caribou for evening meals. Does anyone like aquavit? A strong liqueur with a taste of caraway. I like caraway but not in liqueur. Oh good. A fellow globetrotter. A belated welcome to the board Lauren -- my wife and I have been in Greece and Turkey for the past two months and I am trying to catch up here. Never been to Svalbard (I say with shame) but I do love Aquavit, especially with gravlax, with which it pairs perfectly. One of my favorite restaurants when we lived in NYC was called Aquavit, near the MOMA. I have no idea if it's still even around. Went to Norway/Svalbard for a 3 week trip in February to see the Northern lights. Reportedly, Svalbard has more polar bears than people. Traveled with a guide packed with a firearm on snow mobiles. Not allowed to be outdoor without a rifle. It's use to scare off bears not to actually shoot them. The remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra sheltering polar bears, reindeers and Arctic foxes are magnificent especially with about 4 hours of daylight with temperature -20 or colder.. Their open face sandwiches with grainy breads are delicious...herring, smoked salmon, etc.... .Norwegians are huge coffee drinkers, morning noon and night. Sit around after dinner drinking mountains of coffee. |
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Post by laurenfrances on Feb 27, 2024 18:06:21 GMT -5
Oh good. A fellow globetrotter. A belated welcome to the board Lauren -- my wife and I have been in Greece and Turkey for the past two months and I am trying to catch up here. Never been to Svalbard (I say with shame) but I do love Aquavit, especially with gravlax, with which it pairs perfectly. One of my favorite restaurants when we lived in NYC was called Aquavit, near the MOMA. I have no idea if it's still even around. |
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Post by azbob643 on Feb 27, 2024 18:07:37 GMT -5
I made Turkey Orloff from Julia Child's recipe. I have a few of her cookbooks. It's a long detailed process requiring baked rice onion soubise in tons of butter, mushroom duxcelle with tarragon/parsley, veloute sauce and turkey scallopini. Not to leave out cheese and egg yolks. I made it once and swore I never make it again until my family requested it for a gathering. I must be out of my mind to make it again. I loved Tarragon from her many recipes. Always grow a selection of herbs, tarragon, chervil, basil, thai basil, thyme, sage, parsley..... If you can find it anywhere, check out the movie "Big Night".... www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4lZcEY4nIIcooking.nytimes.com/recipes/12799-timpano-alla-big-night |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 27, 2024 20:29:08 GMT -5
Oh good. A fellow globetrotter. A belated welcome to the board Lauren -- my wife and I have been in Greece and Turkey for the past two months and I am trying to catch up here. Never been to Svalbard (I say with shame) but I do love Aquavit, especially with gravlax, with which it pairs perfectly. One of my favorite restaurants when we lived in NYC was called Aquavit, near the MOMA. I have no idea if it's still even around. Went to Norway/Svalbard for a 3 week trip in February to see the Northern lights. Reportedly, Svalbard has more polar bears than people. Traveled with a guide packed with a firearm on snow mobiles. Not allowed to be outdoor without a rifle. It's use to scare off bears not to actually shoot them. The remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra sheltering polar bears, reindeers and Arctic foxes are magnificent especially with about 4 hours of daylight with temperature -20 or colder.. Their open face sandwiches with grainy breads are delicious...herring, smoked salmon, etc.... .Norwegians are huge coffee drinkers, morning noon and night. Sit around after dinner drinking mountains of coffee. Now that's a great adventure. I love Norway -- Scandinavia in general -- but getting my wife to a cold-weather destination like Svalbard is a tough sell. It's why I've never been to Antarctica much as I would love to. In fact Iceland was the first foreign country I ever visited, and later I got to Greenland, but that was pre-marriage. But she's been a willing co-conspirator to remote parts of the Sahara and the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia and countries in Africa where civil wars were going on, so no complaints. Those Norwegians must not be getting much shut-eye if they're drinking coffee at night! Those sandwiches sound delicious. I assume the Northern Lights were phenomenal. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 27, 2024 20:33:09 GMT -5
Kaybli you could take several elegant foreign trips for what you spent going to 31 Michelin Star restaurants! Just a matter of resource allocation. And that's an awfully impressive achievement itself. The year I'm not excited about an upcoming Yankee season is the year you can check for my tombstone. Everything doesn't even have to go right for this to be a seriously contending team. And even though I have always been anti-Dodgers, I will have a little more energy rooting against them this year. Although I would have been happy if the Yanks spent that much. It seems like the only time the sports media gets exercised about the highest payroll is if the Yanks have it. If getting to the World Series really is a crapshoot, then it's long overdue for the Yankees' number to come up. Actual Greeks in Greece do eat gyros and souvlaki rather commonly. But food is just so international now. It's no problem finding a Mexican or Chinese or Italian restaurant in any mid-size Greek town. Or a Starbucks or Burger King or Domino's for that matter. It was nice being there in off-season. We were two out of a grand total of four tourists on the island of Patmos. The whole island knows you are there within an hour of the ferry arriving. Yes, I definitely could have spent my resources differently and went on a few foreign trips for the price of all those NYC restaurants. What happens is my best friend lives in Jersey City. I visit him every month and our thing is to dine at restaurants in the city when I come over. So thats why I have "collected" so many Michelin Stars over the years. Some from restaurants that have lost their star such as Don Angie's, Carbone, and Peter Lugers. But I don't regret it all. Though I do put on a couple pounds every trip.
I love gyros and souvlakis. I could eat those every day. That's funny you were two of four tourists on Patmos. I looked the island up. Its beautiful! I'll visit Greece some day and I'll hit you up for recommendations. I've only been to Paris and London in Europe. My passport is a lot lighter than my stomach. That is your own great tradition. And you've got plenty of time to start filling out that passport. Glad you made it to Paris. Still my favorite city. A gourmand like you would be in Paradise in France. |
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Post by inger on Feb 28, 2024 0:13:38 GMT -5
We got some soft taco shells so we could use up a package of ground pork we bought accidentally. So we did that and I had some leftover tacos. I’ve been spreading peanut butter on them and snacking on them. Again, I am quite the foodie…
We added corn to our corned beef hash last night…
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Post by laurenfrances on Feb 28, 2024 1:14:38 GMT -5
Went to Norway/Svalbard for a 3 week trip in February to see the Northern lights. Reportedly, Svalbard has more polar bears than people. Traveled with a guide packed with a firearm on snow mobiles. Not allowed to be outdoor without a rifle. It's use to scare off bears not to actually shoot them. The remote terrain of glaciers and frozen tundra sheltering polar bears, reindeers and Arctic foxes are magnificent especially with about 4 hours of daylight with temperature -20 or colder.. Their open face sandwiches with grainy breads are delicious...herring, smoked salmon, etc.... .Norwegians are huge coffee drinkers, morning noon and night. Sit around after dinner drinking mountains of coffee. Now that's a great adventure. I love Norway -- Scandinavia in general -- but getting my wife to a cold-weather destination like Svalbard is a tough sell. It's why I've never been to Antarctica much as I would love to. In fact Iceland was the first foreign country I ever visited, and later I got to Greenland, but that was pre-marriage. But she's been a willing co-conspirator to remote parts of the Sahara and the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia and countries in Africa where civil wars were going on, so no complaints. Those Norwegians must not be getting much shut-eye if they're drinking coffee at night! Those sandwiches sound delicious. I assume the Northern Lights were phenomenal. |
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Post by laurenfrances on Feb 28, 2024 1:37:24 GMT -5
Now that's a great adventure. I love Norway -- Scandinavia in general -- but getting my wife to a cold-weather destination like Svalbard is a tough sell. It's why I've never been to Antarctica much as I would love to. In fact Iceland was the first foreign country I ever visited, and later I got to Greenland, but that was pre-marriage. But she's been a willing co-conspirator to remote parts of the Sahara and the Empty Quarter of Saudi Arabia and countries in Africa where civil wars were going on, so no complaints. Those Norwegians must not be getting much shut-eye if they're drinking coffee at night! Those sandwiches sound delicious. I assume the Northern Lights were phenomenal. Nothing prepares you for that kind of weather. Apparently whatever gear you bring is not adequate. Weight, height was needed from explorer group prior to trip. I took wool base layer, ski pants, and balaclava ski mask. That was discarded for a thick jump suit, protective helmet over a balaclava, insulated boots and insulated gloves. Ever inch of skin was covered. We look like astronauts. Was told a minute of exposure in -40 temperature is dangerous. In about a 6 hour snow mobile trek to base camp anything can happen. How I got talked into this trip was crazy. It was scary and exhilarating at the same time. |
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Post by pippsheadache on Feb 28, 2024 5:57:55 GMT -5
Nothing prepares you for that kind of weather. Apparently whatever gear you bring is not adequate. Weight, height was needed from explorer group prior to trip. I took wool base layer, ski pants, and balaclava ski mask. That was discarded for a thick jump suit, protective helmet over a balaclava, insulated boots and insulated gloves. Ever inch of skin was covered. We look like astronauts. Was told a minute of exposure in -40 temperature is dangerous. In about a 6 hour snow mobile trek to base camp anything can happen. How I got talked into this trip was crazy. It was scary and exhilarating at the same time. I get it. Makes for great stories. You only regret the things you didn't try. Within reason, of course. |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 28, 2024 6:45:33 GMT -5
We got some soft taco shells so we could use up a package of ground pork we bought accidentally. So we did that and I had some leftover tacos. I’ve been spreading peanut butter on them and snacking on them. Again, I am quite the foodie… We added corn to our corned beef hash last night… Peanut butter on tacos? That’s a new one. |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 28, 2024 6:46:20 GMT -5
Nothing prepares you for that kind of weather. Apparently whatever gear you bring is not adequate. Weight, height was needed from explorer group prior to trip. I took wool base layer, ski pants, and balaclava ski mask. That was discarded for a thick jump suit, protective helmet over a balaclava, insulated boots and insulated gloves. Ever inch of skin was covered. We look like astronauts. Was told a minute of exposure in -40 temperature is dangerous. In about a 6 hour snow mobile trek to base camp anything can happen. How I got talked into this trip was crazy. It was scary and exhilarating at the same time. Wow, that’s quite an adventure! I admire your spirit! |
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Post by inger on Feb 28, 2024 6:53:35 GMT -5
We got some soft taco shells so we could use up a package of ground pork we bought accidentally. So we did that and I had some leftover tacos. I’ve been spreading peanut butter on them and snacking on them. Again, I am quite the foodie… We added corn to our corned beef hash last night… Peanut butter on tacos? That’s a new one. Not quite on the level of Pipps or Lauren’s adventures, but in my world it’s pretty adventurous. Maybe one day when you’re in one of those fancy restaurants you can request it and start a trend. “Trend-setter K. Billah was seen munching on peanut butter tacos on Park Avenue again last Tuesday. When asked if he had considered adding grape or lime jelly he instantly vomited on this reporter’s feet. We’re taking that as a no for now.”… |
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I'm not adventurous when it comes to game meats. Luckily friends didn't put me to the test of serving caribou for evening meals. Does anyone like aquavit? A strong liqueur with a taste of caraway. I like caraway but not in liqueur. 
