Damsel wrote:

> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:59:47 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>
>>On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 18:46:10 -0600, Damsel
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I think I have to start cooking all of our meals at home, in self defense.
>>> My food's better, anyway.
>>
>>No, just stay away from buffets. It's easy, really!
>
>
> We got food poisoning at KFC awhile back, and they've since closed their
> doors. I'm not sure if the two are related or not, but I'm getting nervous
> about any kind of fast food, and we generally can't afford the slow stuff.
>
> Carol

I can't recall the last time I had anything from a fast food joint.
Gotta be a couple of years easily. Not for the food poisoing issue
but most of it just tastes nasty to me now. If pressed, I can do
Wendy's though if traveling and in a rush for some reason but I try to
avoid it.

--
Steve

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little
bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards...

Bob wrote:
>
> Arri wrote:
>
> >>> I don't understand what there is not to like about peas.
> >>
> >> They roll off your knife. :-)
> >>
> >> Rodney Myrvaagnes
> >
> > Don't know who wrote this:
> >
> > 'I eat my peas with honey.
> > I've done it all my life.
> > I know that this sounds funny.*
> > But it keeps them on the knife.'
> >
> > *alternatively: 'It makes the peas taste funny.'
>
> I think that was Rodney's allusion.
>
> Bob


Possibly. Was just offering the solution

Damsel wrote:
>
> On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 17:57:31 -0500, Dave Smith >
> wrote:
>
> >Sure. The kids go for the familiar, which is generally cheap filler for kids. They
> >usually charge half price for kids, so the parents bring them along and think they
> >are getting a bargain. The kids fill up on cheap stuff. Everyone's happy.
>
> I saw something on Thursday night (mussel night) that is going to keep me
> away from buffets for a very long time. An unattended girl (maybe 7-8) was
> up at the salad bar, without a plate, eating stuff as she went along. She
> dropped a jello cube on the floor, picked it up, and put it back in the
> serving container. Ughhh!
>
> Carol
>

Did you get someone to replace the container? None of those places can
afford a health infraction like that.

Damsel > wrote in
:

> I took a mussell at a different place a couple years ago, and once
> I got it to the table, I couldn't eat it. It looked a lot like
> something that gynecologists look at all day.

Playboy magazines...for the articles?

:->

--

[...] remember when you're feeling very small and insecure,
How amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space,
'Cause there's bugger all down 'ere on Earth!

Monty Python's Universe Song

Bob wrote:
>
> sf wrote:
>
> > Did you watch America's Test Kitchen today? They showed a
> > new use for an egg slicer... slicing mushrooms! That's very
> > cool - and an easy way to allow kids to help w/o using a
> > knife.
>
> Those of us who watch "Good Eats" saw AB espouse that usage several years
> ago.
>
> Bob

LOL when I was a child my German grandmother taught me that before
either of those programmes were even thoughts on paper.

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:11:37 -0700, Arri London > wrote:

>Damsel wrote:
>>
>> I saw something on Thursday night (mussel night) that is going to keep me
>> away from buffets for a very long time. An unattended girl (maybe 7-8) was
>> up at the salad bar, without a plate, eating stuff as she went along. She
>> dropped a jello cube on the floor, picked it up, and put it back in the
>> serving container. Ughhh!
>
>Did you get someone to replace the container? None of those places can
>afford a health infraction like that.

Honestly, I was too flabbergasted to even think of that. Hopefully, I'll
never witness anything like that again, but if I do, I'll let someone know.

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On 30 Jan 2005 05:47:02 -0600, "Bob"
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> > Did you watch America's Test Kitchen today? They showed a
> > new use for an egg slicer... slicing mushrooms! That's very
> > cool - and an easy way to allow kids to help w/o using a
> > knife.
>
> Those of us who watch "Good Eats" saw AB espouse that usage several years
> ago.
>
I'd never heard of it and thought it was a good idea. Do
you actually use that method or do you just brag that you
saw it on AB "first"?

sf

Hi Rodney

I've bought mussels from this company frozen:
http://www.bantrybayseafoods.com

They turned out excellent

sf wrote about using an egg slicer to slice mushrooms:

> I'd never heard of it and thought it was a good idea. Do
> you actually use that method or do you just brag that you
> saw it on AB "first"?

I use an egg slicer for eggs, mushrooms, butter, soft cheese, cooked
carrots -- anything that isn't too hard or stringy. But I didn't even buy
one until I saw AB mentioning the myriad ways they could be used.

(For future reference, the sure-fire way to tell if I'm bragging is if I
write, "Nyah nyah nyah!")

Bob

On 30 Jan 2005 23:08:18 -0800, "ax_food" > wrote:

>Hi Rodney
>
>I've bought mussels from this company frozen:
>http://www.bantrybayseafoods.com
>
>They turned out excellent

Interesting, but academic in NY.

We get a steady supply of live mussels. Most of them seem to come from
Prince Edward Island, in a large semi-trailer rig. Since they built a
bridge to New Brunswick It can drive here without a ferry.



Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a

Was George B. Selden the true Inventor of the submarine patent?

Damsel wrote:
>
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:11:37 -0700, Arri London > wrote:
>
> >Damsel wrote:
> >>
> >> I saw something on Thursday night (mussel night) that is going to keep me
> >> away from buffets for a very long time. An unattended girl (maybe 7-8) was
> >> up at the salad bar, without a plate, eating stuff as she went along. She
> >> dropped a jello cube on the floor, picked it up, and put it back in the
> >> serving container. Ughhh!
> >
> >Did you get someone to replace the container? None of those places can
> >afford a health infraction like that.
>
> Honestly, I was too flabbergasted to even think of that. Hopefully, I'll
> never witness anything like that again, but if I do, I'll let someone know.
>
> Carol

LOL! A buffet we went to had a similar problem. Small boy (also
unattended) put a spoonful of something on his plate, licked the spoon
and *nearly* put it back into the serving dish. Grabbed it out of his
hand and gave it to one of the employees. There are signs all over the
place about no unattended children allowed at the serving
stations.......

Damsel wrote:
> Some of you long-timers may remember back a few years ago
> when I went to the store, bought a single button
> mushroom, sliced it and sauteed it in butter, ate it, and
> lived to tell the story. I still avoid mushrooms, but
> they're not as horrible as I'd thought they'd be.
>
> Fast forward to earlier this evening. We went to one of
> those Chinese buffets that's exactly like every other
> Chinese buffet in the US. They had mussels with cheese,
> served in a little dish made directly by God Himself. I
> have no idea what kind of cheese they used. Looked like
> Parmesan to me, but who knows?
>

Snip


Last night, I ate about 2 dozen mussels (I didn't really count them).
And it was all because of you and this thread...Thanks Damsel, they were
great!

BOB

On 31 Jan 2005 06:07:06 -0600, "Bob"
> wrote:

>
> I use an egg slicer for eggs, mushrooms, butter, soft cheese, cooked
> carrots -- anything that isn't too hard or stringy.

All good ideas! I'm filing them under how to keep kids busy
in the kitchen... really! LOL

> But I didn't even buy
> one until I saw AB mentioning the myriad ways they could be used.

You can't be serious!
>
> (For future reference, the sure-fire way to tell if I'm bragging is if I
> write, "Nyah nyah nyah!")

I'll keep that in mind: When Bob brags, he taunts too.



sf

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:08:07 -0500, " BOB" > wrote:

>Last night, I ate about 2 dozen mussels (I didn't really count them).
>And it was all because of you and this thread...Thanks Damsel, they were
>great!

I'm glad you enjoyed them. Did they taste like clams to you, too?

Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:08:07 -0500, " BOB" >
> wrote:
>
>> Last night, I ate about 2 dozen mussels (I didn't really
>> count them). And it was all because of you and this
>> thread...Thanks Damsel, they were great!
>
> I'm glad you enjoyed them. Did they taste like clams to
> you, too?

They tasted exactly the way that I expected them to taste...mussels have
been a favorite food of mine for years. Sometimes I just forget to go out
specifically looking for them. 8-)

No, not as sweet as clams. More of an "earthy" taste. A good type earthy
taste, I can't describe it. These were about 1 to 1-1/2 inch shells,
steamed and in a large bowl with drawn butter on the side. Oh, and lots
of freshly baked small loaves of bread. I used more of the drawn butter
on the bread (as a dipping sauce) than I did with the mussels. I was
stuffed!

BOB

" BOB" > wrote in message
.. .

> They tasted exactly the way that I expected them to taste...mussels have
> been a favorite food of mine for years. Sometimes I just forget to go out
> specifically looking for them. 8-)
>
> No, not as sweet as clams. More of an "earthy" taste. A good type earthy
> taste, I can't describe it.

Let me help you. The description is They taste like feet.

You're welcome.

nancy

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:07:36 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:08:07 -0500, " BOB" > wrote:
>
>>Last night, I ate about 2 dozen mussels (I didn't really count them).
>>And it was all because of you and this thread...Thanks Damsel, they were
>>great!
>
>I'm glad you enjoyed them. Did they taste like clams to you, too?
>
I had steamed mussels ready to start when wife got home this evening,
since we had concert tix. I put garlic and diced oven-dried tomatoes
in the bottom of a 4-qt pot with a half cup of white wine, put in a
steaming rack, and all the mussels from about 2.3 lbs that closed.
Discarded about 5.

Steamed for 5 minutes, and served in bowls with a baguette. One didn't
open. I tossed it.

They did not taste like clams.

These were farmed mussels from Prince Edward Island, and didn't even
need to be bearded. Very easy dinner. Yum!




Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


"We have achieved the inversion of the single note."
__ Peter Ustinov as Karlheinz Stckhausen

On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 22:40:49 -0500, "Nancy Young" >
wrote:

>" BOB" > wrote in message
. ..
>
>> No, not as sweet as clams. More of an "earthy" taste. A good type earthy
>> taste, I can't describe it.
>
>Let me help you. The description is They taste like feet.

ROFLMAO! And thank you.

>You're welcome.

You crack me up!

>nancy

Carol
>

--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

BOB wrote:
> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> > On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:08:07 -0500, " BOB" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Last night, I ate about 2 dozen mussels (I didn't really
> >> count them). And it was all because of you and this
> >> thread...Thanks Damsel, they were great!
> >
> > I'm glad you enjoyed them. Did they taste like clams to
> > you, too?
>
> They tasted exactly the way that I expected them to taste...mussels
have
> been a favorite food of mine for years. Sometimes I just forget to
go out
> specifically looking for them. 8-)
>
> No, not as sweet as clams. More of an "earthy" taste. A good type
earthy
> taste, I can't describe it. These were about 1 to 1-1/2 inch shells,

> steamed and in a large bowl with drawn butter on the side. Oh, and
lots
> of freshly baked small loaves of bread. I used more of the drawn
butter
> on the bread (as a dipping sauce) than I did with the mussels.
You just like fishy butter...

Nancy Young wrote:
> " BOB" > wrote in message
> .. .
>
>> They tasted exactly the way that I expected them to
>> taste...mussels have been a favorite food of mine for
>> years. Sometimes I just forget to go out specifically
>> looking for them. 8-) No, not as sweet as clams. More of an "earthy"
>> taste. A good type earthy taste, I can't describe it.
>
> Let me help you. The description is They taste like feet.
>
> You're welcome.
>
> nancy

Interesting. I've never tasted feet. If it is true that mussels taste
like feet, maybe I should try?
;-)

BOB

Sheldon wrote:
> BOB wrote:
>> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>> On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 20:08:07 -0500, " BOB" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Last night, I ate about 2 dozen mussels (I didn't
>>>> really count them). And it was all because of you and
>>>> this thread...Thanks Damsel, they were great!
>>>
>>> I'm glad you enjoyed them. Did they taste like clams to
>>> you, too?
>>
>> They tasted exactly the way that I expected them to
>> taste...mussels have been a favorite food of mine for
>> years. Sometimes I just forget to go out specifically
>> looking for them. 8-)
>>
>> No, not as sweet as clams. More of an "earthy" taste.
>> A good type earthy taste, I can't describe it. These
>> were about 1 to 1-1/2 inch shells,
>
>> steamed and in a large bowl with drawn butter on the
>> side. Oh, and lots of freshly baked small loaves of
>> bread. I used more of the drawn butter on the bread (as
>> a dipping sauce) than I did with the mussels.

> You just like fishy butter...

<eg>

We have many around here, and a new one opened close to the workplace
with their "grand opening," so a colleague and I went for lunch. The
receptionist greeted us with the statement, "READY TO EAT A LOT??!!"

We've had a good laugh about that many times.

MK

On 28 Jan 2005, ax_food wrote:

> I had mussels my first time as well at a Chinese buffet, the ones with
> the cheese on them. Since then I have bought them and prepare them on
> my own in several different ways including white wine, garlic and
> butter, and tomato sauce.
>
> All were very delicious, but I have a question.
>
> The ones I had at the buffet were about twice as large and were much
> meatier than the ones I've been buying at seafood markets. Does
> anybody know why?

Apologies if this has already been addressed. The Chinese buffets usually
have the imported New Zealand mussels, which are usually larger than the
fresh ones from North America. The NZ shells are greenish, the NA are
blueish. The NZ mussels in the Chinese buffets have most likely been
frozen.

MK