274801 Mon Nov 08 23:44:39 -0800 2004 1 31 Home Cooking 0 1446267 I read that William Grimes who retired as Restaurant critic of the NYTimes had to re adjust to not eating out every night. He decided that he could make a one to three star dinner at home with little effort. Tonight's effort was: frilly lettuce with baby tomatoes, feta and cucumber - halibut quickly fried with a home made Spiced Pear chutney (took that out of the Kansas Steak Company gourmet guide that came with some steaks); szechuan eggplant out of a vegetarian cookbook. And it was easy. Mon Nov 08 23:44:39 -0800 2004 0 Zoe 1 1446275 I'm trying to figure out why that menu doesn't sound appetizing at all to me. Too much random globe-trotting, too Atkinsy... Link: http://meglioranza.com Tue Nov 09 08:10:16 -0800 2004 1446267 0 Tom Meg