"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:34:01 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:36:04 -0500, jmcquown >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 1/28/2013 10:56 AM, news wrote:
>> >> > "Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
>> >> > ...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Am wondering if you had ever gone to a restaurant and ordered
>> >> >> something
>> >> >> on the menu that was real delicious, but when you asked for the
>> >> >> recipe,
>> >> >> they would not reveal it? Maybe you've even been at a potluck, or
>> >> >> buffet
>> >> >> meal, and tasted something that was very good, but you had no idea
>> >> >> who
>> >> >> brought it, so couldn't ask them for the recipe?
>> >> >
>> >> > I google "copycat recipes" and have always had good results.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> Heh. You let someone else do the work. Do you then always prepare
>> >> [whatever] according to their interpretation? Apparently replicating
>> >> recipes isn't your strong suit.
>> >>
>> > Not everyone's, certainly not mine. My son will work on restaurant
>> > favorites until he gets them right. I don't, but I've never had much
>> > desire. There was one dish I loved, went home and duplicated it well
>> > enough to satisfy me. No idea how accurate my version was because I
>> > never ate it at that restaurant again. My family and I loved it and
>> > nobody cared if it's an exact duplicate or not. Another one, Ropa
>> > Vieja Stew, is something I make at home every so often, but it's
>> > nowhere near the dish I order at the restaurant. In any case, what I
>> > make is pretty d*mned good anyway.
>>
>> So, share the recipe, plaease?
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> At the restaurant, it's a stew of beef, chicken and chorizo. They and
> I use *fresh* Spanish (not Mexican) chorizo. If you can't find fresh
> spanish chorizo, it's a no-go from the gitgo.

Well I can find it, but we don't like it ... so thanks anyway)
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