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"kilikini" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Giusi wrote:
>> "Puester" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>> Giusi wrote:
>>>> I'm working on the menu for 20th December and would welcome some
>>>> input.

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>>> Green salad with what kind of stuff? I recommend any of the
>>> following in combination: tomato, fresh mushrooms, croutons, grated
>>> fresh Parmesan or crumbs of feta or goat cheese, chopped bell pepper
>>> or peperoncini, shredded carrot, chopped onion or green onion.

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>> I was thinking California style salad, which is really foreign here
>> -- with loads of things like nuts, cheese, etc.

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> When I lived in California (and I ate salads a LOT) I'd order a cobb
> salad, or a crab louie or a spinach with hot bacon dressing. The cobb
> salad has everything but the kitchen sink; olives, bacon, carrots, ham,
> blue cheese, cheddar cheese, tomatoes, etc. Crab Louie is similar, minus
> bacon and blue cheese, but add avocado. A spinach salad is just what it
> sounds like; raw baby spinach with raw red onion rings, hard boiled eggs,
> crumbled bacon and a hot bacon dressing added at the last minute. I used
> to go to the Harbor House Cafe in Sunset Beach either before an early
> morning surf or after a late night of clubbing (they're open 24 hours) and
> they served the HUGEST salads I have ever seen. They would be about 3
> meals for me. It was my favorite spot to eat and there was always at
> least an hour wait for a table. No one cared, the food was awesome! I
> miss that place.
>
> http://www.harborhousecafe.com/menu.htm#Salads
>
> kili


I love those too, and I miss them. I make a fake Cobb sometimes for ME.


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