587173 Mon Jan 12 08:52:17 -0800 2009 98 15 Pennsylvania 0 4318501 I'm still nursing my coffee but it's looking like banana chocolate creme pie from costco, and maybe an apple. Mon Jan 12 08:52:17 -0800 2009 184593 givemecarbs 1 4318522 debating ordering from chef king over at 10th & spring garden... i need some hangover food. eggroll and eggdrop soup sounds like it might fit the bill. plus that place is mad cheap (most lunch specials $5) and probably the most decent chinese take-out in/near northern liberties. Mon Jan 12 08:59:17 -0800 2009 4318501 13386 rabidog 2 4318563 I'm feeling a little under the weather today, and decided on some soup. I got Vegetable Lentil soup from Jonathon's Gourmet- the new place in the RTM. It's awesome! Thick with a slight Indian taste. Exactly what I was looking for... don't you love when that happens? Mon Jan 12 09:10:56 -0800 2009 4318522 12365 jessicheese 3 4318993 this sounds great!! i love lentil soup. i got my chinese food & polished most of it off... got the aforementioned eggroll and eggdrop soup, and the general tso's bean curd. feeling much better! Mon Jan 12 11:13:30 -0800 2009 4318563 13386 rabidog 2 4318564 Sounds awesome. Haven't tried it with a hangover but I love chinese food when I am a little sick. Hot tea, hot soup, lots of carbs! Mon Jan 12 09:11:03 -0800 2009 4318522 184593 givemecarbs 3 4318576 Indeed! Sound like a winner. Egg drop soup is the guns and a nice Shrimp Egg Roll, to boot. Mon Jan 12 09:13:30 -0800 2009 4318564 255373 DobieGillis© 1 4319128 Having been cooped up for a week with a terrible case of bronchitis, my first stop after the office was Iron Hill for a cheeseburger and fries. Mon Jan 12 11:50:44 -0800 2009 4318501 163011 crazyspice 2 4319708 Alright crazy! Welcome back! I couldn't face that pie again so I stubbornly held out for a Really late lunch and ended up at thai orchid at almost four pm. I missed the 9.99 lunch special but got some thai iced tea, so soothing, and chicken pad thai. My friend got some wide rice noodle thing, not drunken noodle but similar, not as spicy. It was very good as well. Don't get me wrong I love Costco pie but omg they take forever to finish. Hope you feel better bucksguy. Mon Jan 12 14:17:27 -0800 2009 4319128 184593 givemecarbs 3 4319782 The lunch special is up to 9.99? Last time I was there for lunch it was 8.95. Mon Jan 12 14:42:12 -0800 2009 4319708 163011 crazyspice 3 4320432 pad see eaw? thai orchid = on rte 30 in berwyn next to the pizza joint or a different thai orchid? i think i recall another location having been talked about, but not sure if they're related. the one i used to go to had an app, soup and entree for something like $8 or $9. i haven't been there in ages! Mon Jan 12 18:16:50 -0800 2009 4319708 13386 rabidog 4 4321009 rabidog this one is in the same shopping center as ihop on 202 Yeah it was pad see eaw I'm pretty sure. Very tasty. crazy it might have been 8.95, they had a sign on the way to the ladies room that they had taken down for the day. I might have got the price mixed up with the thai nadia lunch special, which is also three courses. Mon Jan 12 22:57:58 -0800 2009 4320432 184593 givemecarbs 1 4319493 Trying to kill a cold - yesterday did hot & sour soup from LaiLai in Blue Bell. Today had a chicken pot pie from Wegmans. Made a pot of turkey soup with the stock I froze from the Thanksgiving bird, tossed in what veggies were in the frig, added a bit of frozen gravy from the bird, and that's on tomorrow's lunch menu. Mon Jan 12 13:23:12 -0800 2009 4318501 92091 bucksguy14 1 4321229 Today i will be having lunch at the FARM SHOW!!! I plan on lots of dairy: Chocolate milkshake, fried mozzerella, honey ice cream and meat: pulled pork and maybe grilled trout. Also, will get marinated mushroom salad. Yum! It will be a long lunch! Tue Jan 13 05:22:45 -0800 2009 4318501 16657 PearlRabbit 2 4321584 farm show? where's that? sounds excellent! Tue Jan 13 07:31:00 -0800 2009 4321229 13386 rabidog 3 4322202 Harrisburg! I always think I should make the drive just so this urban girl sees the other side of her state! Tue Jan 13 10:19:12 -0800 2009 4321584 76938 Bigley9 4 4323767 there's another side of this state? sorry, wrong, wrong, i know!!! :) it's a shame how little i get out past KoP! Tue Jan 13 17:33:06 -0800 2009 4322202 13386 rabidog 5 4327530 H'burg isn't even as far west as PSU main campus! It's out the TP past Reading & Lancaster, you can even take Amtrak there (our legislators do). You -all of us CHers- should really hit the Farm Show one year. It's running through this weekend! You can see the Guv sometimes! His inaugural party was there, remember? Every 7th grader in the state goes to the Farm Show. When I went (back in the 80s), it was very Big Ag, so it would be interesting to see whether that has changed or if it's still oriented to large-scale conventional farming. http://www.farmshow.state.pa.us/farmshow/site/default.asp ********************************** As to the original question: I noshed on popcorn, a banana, some apple cake, and had a very large, very late fried egg sandwich with melted prov on sprouted wheat sourdough for breakfast. Wed Jan 14 20:12:32 -0800 2009 4323767 42513 Mawrter 6 4329275 farm show sounds great!! a potato donut is one of the things listed. hmmm. Thu Jan 15 11:24:51 -0800 2009 4327530 13386 rabidog 7 4330689 Potato doughnut? Lifelong Pennsylvanian here, and I've never even HEARD Of that, much less eaten it. Clearly... I need to have one. At *least*. Wow! Thu Jan 15 19:10:43 -0800 2009 4329275 42513 Mawrter 8 4331090 Mawrter Yum yum sells lots of different kinds of potato donuts on faschnaut day. They are all really good. Fri Jan 16 00:39:41 -0800 2009 4330689 184593 givemecarbs 6 4329335 Prolly not happening this year but sounds like fun, especially when growing things are sleeping under the ice and snow. An added plus is in my experience the people in Harrisburg are very very nice. I went there for a grueling card tournament once and I was astonished at the good sportsmanship displayed by the people there! Thu Jan 15 11:41:51 -0800 2009 4327530 184593 givemecarbs 1 4322261 Just had the Roasted Veggie Wrap from Good Eatz, a new place in the Reading area (where the old GNA pizza was). It is the 3rd thing I've had from there, and it was incredible - smoky grilled asparagus, roasted butternut squash, sundried tomatoes and brocolli raab, all tied together somehow with hummus! Everything there - mushroom stew, Ahi Tuna Wrap, stuffed pumpkin bread french toast - has been terrific! Even the gluten-free cookies and brownies are pretty good. Tue Jan 13 10:34:55 -0800 2009 4318501 14825 phdfoodie 2 4322370 I'm loving this review. Must go to Reading! Tue Jan 13 10:56:01 -0800 2009 4322261 255373 DobieGillis© 1 4322547 kimchi chigae for me!! a piping hot (boiling) cauldron of kimchi, chili paste broth, rice cakes, scallion and tofu with a side of white rice! HOMP! i had been craving that for weeks.... Tue Jan 13 11:42:52 -0800 2009 4318501 14941 mazza3 1 4324048 So today I ended up with some tropicana orange juice and two bites of a fruit and grain bagel purchased from the Pepperidge Farm Thrift Store, but it gets worse. I downed those while driving. Blush. I'm getting a serious case of lunch envy here. By quarter of six I was starvin' and so was my friend so we stopped at Yangtze again and got the best seat in the house! Right by the aquarium. I kept getting distracted by the antics of the clown fish as it patroled the top of the tank. And there was a little purple tentacle thingie coming from one of the corals. It's lucky I can remember what I ate at all. I can barely keep two tetras alive in my fresh water tank, I am in awe of those who can manage a salt water tank. I had the garlic chicken and my friend had pork fried rice. I am really starting to get hooked on the fried rice at Yangtze, we switched plates a lot. Both were very good but I need to start ordering extra steamed rice with the meal as I always need a refill. I knew about the tank, I liked the tank, but I never got to sit right next to it before. The whole experience was great on a bleak wintry tues night. Next time I'm getting there before five thirty on tues thru thurs so I can get the twilight dinner special, with tank if possible. :) Tue Jan 13 19:24:53 -0800 2009 4318501 184593 givemecarbs 1 4324131 tomorrow's lunch plans: in center city, so going to venture out again in search of the felafel man. thursday's lunch (possibly - i hate to commit): i got a neat tip from my neighborhood message board about a felafel place in kensington just north of the crane arts building, at an islamic school. good felafels for $2 for lunch, and a mini market too. so i'm going to go on a hunt. a search of google reveals the only islamic building i know of up that way, a couple blocks over from crane arts, which i'll do a street view link to at the bottom of this post (it's a really beautiful building). if that's not it, i'll report back with my findings! has anyone ever heard of this place / been there? i'm a little disappointed in myself that felafel has existed this close to me all this time and i have not known about it. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=islam+19122&sll=39.973712,-75.139977&sspn=0,359.996288&ie=UTF8&ll=39.9737,-75.141764&spn=0,359.970303&z=15&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=39.973839,-75.141808&panoid=pqiu7AoOLf37Tq0qytBdSg&cbp=12,77.35495943898309,,0,-18.608455722480077 Tue Jan 13 20:05:13 -0800 2009 4318501 13386 rabidog 2 4324275 Dress warm and report back rabidog. Inquiring minds want to know. :) Tue Jan 13 21:18:56 -0800 2009 4324131 184593 givemecarbs 2 4325821 please let us know Rabidog! That is very nearby! Wed Jan 14 10:50:00 -0800 2009 4324131 76938 Bigley9 2 4326878 wooo today was my center city lunch at the felafel cart. this time i had no trouble finding it, plenty of yummy smelling smoke! my sandwich was HUGE and i had to break down and eat it with a fork. felafel is incredibly different from what they serve at mama's, so it's hard to compare. it was VERRRY garlicky and smoky which i loved. also, were those pears? anyone know what the different fillings are? either pears or apples. very weird in a good way. what i would have loved even more: if it came with hummus and tahini. my goodness today was cold. tomorrow hopefully will be warmer, and i'll muster up the courage to walk into this building all by myself! Wed Jan 14 15:36:14 -0800 2009 4324131 13386 rabidog 3 4327152 It really IS different than Mamma's falafel. I like the stuff from the cart better, but that might be the difference between Israeli falafel and Greek falafel. It's a matter of personal taste, or maybe what you grew up with.Was there a line today? Did he give you a hard time at all (he has a bit of a reputation for being a little like Seinfeld's Soup Nazi). Wed Jan 14 17:21:41 -0800 2009 4326878 90359 PattiCakes 4 4329177 haha, no hard time at all! he was very pleasant and wished me a good day, inbetween mumblings i couldn't quite make out, but i think they were harmless because he was smiling. :) it was cold cold cold yesterday. when i arrived at the cart at around 12:15 there were two in line ahead of me, and when i left the cart there was a line of 5-6. but today's felafel takes the cake! i went to the islamic society school at germantown and jefferson. it is the gorgeous white, blue and yellow building with all the tilework - you can't miss it. you enter through a gate which leads to the schoolyard, and walk the perimeter of the building til you come to the last door (i stood there scoping it out for a few minutes til i saw kids bursting out of the door with lunch bags in hand). there are no signs, or hours posted. they were open around noon today, that's all i know! inside is a small store and a kitchen. there's no menu, no prices, no queue or any formal ordering system. after a minute someone behind the counter caught my eye and i asked for felafel, with hummus, something vegetarian, and he nodded. i wasn't sure if i'd get it in platter or pita form and i was fine with either. very efficient kitchen despite the crowds and i had my pita within minutes. i selected a green glass bottle from the cooler that all the other kids seemed to be getting - it was an apple-flavored non-alcoholic malt beverage. tastes like a sparkling apple cider. anyway, my felafel was moist and plentiful and spicy and delicious. not smoky and garlicky like the cart guy's felafel, different. it had tomatoes and cilantro and onions and carrots and pickles or possibly something pickled. there was hummus and a dressing, maybe tahini but i'm not sure. very simple and very delicious. sandwich and drink, $4.50. i was going to walk the sandwich home but i couldn't resist and opened the foil wrapper for a tiny bite, and ended up sitting down at a bench in the outdoor schoolyard and polishing off the entire thing, with snow falling on me. this place is such an adventure but i definitely recommend trying to figure it out if you're in the area!! Thu Jan 15 10:57:35 -0800 2009 4327152 13386 rabidog 5 4329296 Oh my. Oh my. Snowlafel? That sounds incredible. So this is a kitchen within a school? Were there other non students there? Yes, the cart felafel (OK, I'll spell it your way) guy does carry on a pretty contant stream of conversation -- I'm never sure if it's to the customers, himself, or maybe a little friend he has stashed under the counter. On occassion, the mumblings can get fairly animated. I usually nod & smile a lot. I am perfectly willing to pimp myself out for good felafel. Thu Jan 15 11:31:39 -0800 2009 4329177 90359 PattiCakes 6 4329410 yes, i smiled and nodded too. i've heard the rumors and i was scared of not getting my pita. :) you say falafel, i say felafel... i won't claim to know what's correct. any subject matter experts here? i always wondered about this. perhaps it's a regional thing, like how hummus can be spelled differently (i've seen humus, hommus) and don't even get me started on indian terms, i think there are a million different ways i've seen mutter paneer spelled! the islamic society (that's what i'm going to call it because that's the wording wrapped around the building, even though the store/kitchen has no sign of its own) - it is all part of one large building, however the school part is not connected to the store/kitchen part, the only way to access the store/kitchen is from the outside, through that courtyard (which is actually visible on that google maps link - it's just to the left of the building). it appeared that students were its primary clientele. i didn't see any other non-students there. though the people behind the counter didn't look that surprised by me so i'm guessing it's been done before. plus the fact that it's a mini-grocery store would indicate it's OK, too - doubt it's the kids that are buying groceries. (on one of the racks, i noticed something called... dust tea?) i was the only female without a head scarf which got a few double-takes from the kids. the people behind the counter were so overly friendly though i got the impression that outsiders are welcome. other dishes i saw were batter-dipped french fries, a chicken and rice dish, and french fries and chicken piled into a pita. next time i go, i might go a bit later in the day when they are less busy to inquire more about the menu (or lack thereof!). Thu Jan 15 11:56:19 -0800 2009 4329296 13386 rabidog 7 4330698 Great falafel story! I've done church kitchen-y things like that with Polish food, Greek food, Italian food, and African-American food... figures that's the insider-INSIDER place to get good falafel. Per spelling, I don't think it matters that much when you're taking it from another language with a different alphabet. I notice that my spellcheck dislikes both versions equally. I'm sure that someday in U.S. standard spelling, a standard will emerge and it will matter, but I don't think we're there yet. Thu Jan 15 19:16:03 -0800 2009 4329410 42513 Mawrter 5 4329368 This sounds great - and close enough for a lunch run from work - even better! Thu Jan 15 11:47:22 -0800 2009 4329177 76938 Bigley9 3 4329365 OK I know I saw this, but I'm not seeing the post with the location of the felafel cart Thu Jan 15 11:46:44 -0800 2009 4326878 76938 Bigley9 4 4329772 20th & Market, at the corner of the empty lot. Thu Jan 15 13:27:10 -0800 2009 4329365 90359 PattiCakes 2 4632930 I like the felafels at the place in the terminal. I know they're not fabulous in any way, but solid. Mon Apr 27 11:54:31 -0700 2009 4324131 157661 hollyd 1 4326310 Lunch today with a friend at Thai Chef & Noodle Fusion on Chestnut St. I got her a little something for Christmas, and she reciprocated by taking me to lunch. Frankly, I think I got the better end of the deal. The combo lunch special: Tom Yum soup, Shrimp & Corn Cakes, Green Curry with Chicken, and Sticky Rice with mango for dessert. Heaven, I'm in heaven........ Tomorrow is lunch at Continental Midtown, otherwise known as Continental Big Green Olive, courtesy of a visiting sales person's expense account. Many people going, so no cutesy swings. Next week? Lean Cuisine all the way. Can you spell "excess poundage"? Rabid, let us know how your encounter with Christos, The Falafel Man, at 20th & Market went. Wed Jan 14 12:59:41 -0800 2009 4318501 90359 PattiCakes 2 4326506 What a fun thread! I too am recovering from Bronchitis, and have spent the better part of last week drinking College In Thai Culinary Broth (from the carton) microwaved just past comfortably hot. So today was the first day I found myself really hungry again, and found myself headed straight to 'Under the C' at the Comcast Center Market for their chilean seabass sauted in mirin and garlic...sooooo yummy. I am tempted to stop back by on my way to the train to take some more home... Wed Jan 14 13:51:15 -0800 2009 4326310 186865 doxiemom 3 4327005 That garlic will fix ya right up doxiemom! I ate a late lunch again, they kindly let us slide under the wire at East Cusine when we got there a little after three. We got pork lo mein and general tsao's chicken and hot soup. I was admiring the big sushi boat at the next booth when I realized the lovely girl sitting there was an acqaintance of mine. Her boyfriend said he really liked the sushi there. I needed something hot in my belly but maybe next time. Do you havea doxie, doxiemom? My little four legged princess gets some of the doggie bags I bring home but not all. She keeps trying that daschund hypnosis on me. :) Wed Jan 14 16:23:58 -0800 2009 4326506 184593 givemecarbs 4 4614847 I do - he owns me... Tue Apr 21 09:59:36 -0700 2009 4327005 186865 doxiemom 1 4329442 We had a vendor meeting today, and after everyone went to the Sumney at the intersection of Church Road and Sumneytown Pike in Lansdale. I had their turkey barley soup and 1/2 a turkey sandwich. very good. Other dishes at the table: pulled pork sandwich (huge and reportedly excellet), blackened chicken sandwich, crab cake sandwich (yum), cheesesteak, veggie delight (good, but heavy) and the open face roast beef with a HUGe amount of gravy. oh. and we had the cheese coins - which are SO good! i have no idea what's in those things, but i could eat a million of them. Thu Jan 15 12:04:50 -0800 2009 4318501 65780 jujuthomas 2 4329518 Dang! Trying to figure out why I haven't heard about the Sumney before. Googling Now! Thu Jan 15 12:22:58 -0800 2009 4329442 184593 givemecarbs 3 4329531 I'm back to the chicken soup. ;-( Thu Jan 15 12:26:12 -0800 2009 4329518 163011 crazyspice 4 4329540 Oh no crazy! Does spicy soup help you at all? Get better soon, the economy needs us chowhounds!!!! Thu Jan 15 12:27:57 -0800 2009 4329531 184593 givemecarbs 5 4329556 The economy isn't benefitting from me this week! Thu Jan 15 12:30:16 -0800 2009 4329540 163011 crazyspice 4 4329560 Go for pho instead - much more restorative than chicken noodle (unless your preferably Jewish grandmother is making the chicken noodle!) Thu Jan 15 12:32:42 -0800 2009 4329531 76938 Bigley9 4 4329808 I did a quart of Won-ton yesterday and a quart of hot & sour today both from Lai Lai Garden in Blue Bell. Also having lots of green tea and juices (orange, apple, pomegranate). I'm gonna kill this thing! Thu Jan 15 13:38:19 -0800 2009 4329531 92091 bucksguy14 5 4330561 Glad to see you are still with us bucksguy, I worry. Gonna try that Lai Lai soon, I had take out once from the one by Assi and it was good. Thu Jan 15 18:11:44 -0800 2009 4329808 184593 givemecarbs 3 4329820 I never heard of it until I started working up the road. Have to say, my 1/2 turkey sandwich was HUGE and was real turkey, not lunchmeat. that hot roast beef sandwich looked SO good - and the guy that got it orders it every time we go. it's a good thing we don't go out to lunch there often! :-D Thu Jan 15 13:41:28 -0800 2009 4329518 65780 jujuthomas 4 4329871 We may have to give this place another try. The second time we were there I had what I thought was the worst cheesesteak ever and my wife really didn't like her salad (not sure what it was, but they took it off the bill). The first time we tried their burger and we both thought it was blah! Maybe we should stay away from the grill. Thu Jan 15 13:53:09 -0800 2009 4329820 92091 bucksguy14 4 4330564 Its right across from The Clubhouse right? Any good beer on draft? Thu Jan 15 18:12:28 -0800 2009 4329820 184593 givemecarbs 5 4331390 yes, right across from the clubhouse. I'm not sure about their draft beers, we have only gone for work lunches, and I'm not a beer drinker. I do know they offer woodchuck hard cider! :) Their website seems to be down this morning, but I think they list their beer selection on there... I know the full food menu is there. Fri Jan 16 06:47:42 -0800 2009 4330564 65780 jujuthomas 1 4329562 Folks, we know threads like these have a tendency to veer away from sharing tips on where to find great local chow, so this is just a friendly reminder to keep the discussion focused on unique chow that's able to be purchased locally. If you want to share tips on great supermarket finds, please start a new thread on the General Chowhounding Topics board, and if you've got great chow you're making at home, please share the recipe on the Home Cooking board. If you get inspired to start a thread on one of those boards, it's fine to leave a "heads up" link here so local hounds can read your tips. Thanks for helping us keep this board focused on local chow! Thu Jan 15 12:32:57 -0800 2009 4318501 2 The Chowhound Team 1 4614936 My lunch today will be pretty much the same as very day: toasted slice of a seedy boule, scallion cream cheese, and sliced egg. Now, if only Chopstick Express were serving their crazy awesome Sichuanese dishes for lunch, and not just for dinner...... sigh. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/578947?tag=search_results;results_list Tue Apr 21 10:20:36 -0700 2009 4318501 116513 linguafood 2 4615218 OK, so it's an old post but I just had a great lunch, so I have to share!! Lunch at Tinto- seafood & crab chowder, short rib sandwich, and a great cup of coffee I'm in my happy place.... Tue Apr 21 11:25:23 -0700 2009 4614936 12365 jessicheese 3 4615258 Leftover smorgasbord: homemade chili with beef and beans, brussels sprouts and snow peas. I am the only one in the household who loves both chili and brussels sprouts so there are always lots of leftovers. Tue Apr 21 11:36:04 -0700 2009 4615218 74390 the dog ate my homework 1 4615350 Atoning for the sins of Winter: 2 clementines and a big mug of tea. Oh the depravation! Tue Apr 21 11:55:52 -0700 2009 4318501 90359 PattiCakes 2 4615964 Large hot fudge sundae from Dairy Queen and some trail mix from Trader Joe's. They went together really well! Tue Apr 21 14:27:53 -0700 2009 4615350 184593 givemecarbs 3 4616528 you really know how to inflict pain..... Tue Apr 21 17:08:10 -0700 2009 4615964 90359 PattiCakes 4 4617258 Sorry Patti! He he! Coming to Assi next time? Chefpaulo said we should get together this summer. Wed Apr 22 01:36:31 -0700 2009 4616528 184593 givemecarbs 5 4618727 I hope so. I would much rather have been at Assi than at the Great Dane Rescue festival my hubby had obligated us to. Nothing against Great Danes, but Assi-Great Dane? Assi-Great Dane? Assi wins every time. I'm glad all of you had such a great time & tried so many new things. I think the great thing about those types of outings is that you have the courage to try things with a group that you might not have otherwise. And you really broaden your chowish horizens. Wed Apr 22 12:10:06 -0700 2009 4617258 90359 PattiCakes 6 4618975 Patti you simply must make it next time! It felt like Babbette's Feast or something. When chowhounds get together it is like magic! The happy afterglow kept me warm even through monday. And for lunch today, baby spinach prepackaged salad from trader joe's and some of their new mint tea in the refrigerated section. But I added two strips of crumbled bacon to the salad!!! Wed Apr 22 13:02:42 -0700 2009 4618727 184593 givemecarbs 1 4618005 undecided, but it is definitely coming from a lunch truck....maybe a trip to the crepe truck at 33rd and market? Wed Apr 22 08:40:57 -0700 2009 4318501 14941 mazza3 2 4632936 I love that Crepe truck. Mon Apr 27 11:55:56 -0700 2009 4618005 157661 hollyd 1 4618269 remnants of a Lee's Tuna hoagie from last night, Meh! Wed Apr 22 09:54:31 -0700 2009 4318501 260649 TwoBellies 1 4618964 Finally killed off the Easter ham!! Wed Apr 22 12:59:42 -0700 2009 4318501 92091 bucksguy14 2 4619054 I don't know why I don't make a ham more often. I think there's so much more you can do with the leftovers than with a turkey. We got a smoked, spiral-sliced ham from Sam's Club this year and it was excellent. We are down to the bone, and that is going in the freezer tonight to hibernate until I feel like making soup. Wed Apr 22 13:22:01 -0700 2009 4618964 90359 PattiCakes 2 4620148 bucksguy14, well put! Wed Apr 22 19:30:43 -0700 2009 4618964 260649 TwoBellies 1 4622616 Finally got around to making the borscht from Warsaw Cafe's recipe online. Added dollop of sour cream. Delish! Thu Apr 23 13:08:19 -0700 2009 4318501 147093 Seeker19104 1 4623175 A fruit parfait from whole foods. It was five bucks but really good with plenty of delicious fruit, and some unsweetened green tea. The samples of sushi and three layer chocolate cake don't count, right? Thu Apr 23 15:37:09 -0700 2009 4318501 184593 givemecarbs 2 4623975 Samples never count. Did you notice if WF had ramps? Thu Apr 23 20:56:10 -0700 2009 4623175 163011 crazyspice 3 4624175 Pretty sure they have a ramp at the exit. But better double check. Agree about the samples! Fri Apr 24 01:12:13 -0700 2009 4623975 184593 givemecarbs 4 4624449 That's laugh out loud funny!!!!!! Fri Apr 24 06:29:06 -0700 2009 4624175 92091 bucksguy14 5 4624653 :-D We are doing lunch at Zacharia's Creek Side today. Fri Apr 24 07:50:52 -0700 2009 4624449 163011 crazyspice 6 4624737 OK, I feel like I can keep going... getting Thai Basil Noodle from Banana Leaf Fri Apr 24 08:14:09 -0700 2009 4624653 12365 jessicheese 6 4625649 Are you talking to me??? Fri Apr 24 12:37:55 -0700 2009 4624653 92091 bucksguy14 7 4625789 I was laughing at your LOL. We did, however, have lunch at Zacharia's. I really think they are pricy for lunch. For instance, they charge $3 for a glass of iced tea. Fri Apr 24 13:15:43 -0700 2009 4625649 163011 crazyspice 8 4626745 I have the same feeling about $3 iced tea that I have about $8 San Pellegrino - I can't like that!!! It's stealing money. Charge what you want for your food, but don't try to steal from me with overcharges for iced tea, water and, for that matter, wine. Having had family in the restaurant business for many years, I know that you can make money if you price food correctly. When I can buy a case of San Pellegrino for $12-$15, I expect to pay somewhere in the $4-$5 range, not $8. Fri Apr 24 19:19:08 -0700 2009 4625789 92091 bucksguy14 9 4627458 Agreed! Sat Apr 25 06:58:30 -0700 2009 4626745 163011 crazyspice 1 4625231 Having a slice of Americano pizza from Slice and a baby arugula salad from the big pot of arugula in my garden! Fri Apr 24 10:29:44 -0700 2009 4318501 76938 Bigley9 1 4625282 leftover Linguini Carbonara that I cooked for dinner last night...yummmm....=) Fri Apr 24 10:44:17 -0700 2009 4318501 280424 kmsue 1 4629183 Split pea soup with ham chunks, I simmered the bone from the easter ham in the soup and it turned out extra yummy. Green tea and an english muffin too. Sun Apr 26 01:28:00 -0700 2009 4318501 184593 givemecarbs 1 4629254 It looks like I'll finish off the remaining shrimp and lobster sauce I made on Friday night. It was Ben Lin's recipe (owner of the Jade Palace on Cottman back in the 70's) and still my favorite. I wonder what ever happened to Ben. He was a great cooking instructor. Sun Apr 26 04:53:25 -0700 2009 4318501 138009 Chefpaulo 2 4629783 Chefpaulo I could be having lovely chicken salad with coriander for lunch but I'm still waiting for that recipe you promised me back at Assi. No worries! But I do have some lovely leftover chicken to polish off. :) Your leftovers sound lovely. Sun Apr 26 10:03:03 -0700 2009 4629254 184593 givemecarbs 2 4635212 wow - Jade Palace - I remember going there in the 70s and it was SO EXOTIC for my young East Oak Lane self! Tue Apr 28 06:59:25 -0700 2009 4629254 76938 Bigley9 1 4629917 We reheated and finished off a Florentine pizza from Charlie's in E. Norriton - YUM! Sun Apr 26 11:07:03 -0700 2009 4318501 92091 bucksguy14 1 4635332 Today will be a very, very sad lunch day. A little bit of leftover tofu with mustard greens and brown rice and salad (and by salad I mean lettuce -- but really good locally grown organic lettuce). Oh, and I have a yogurt for a snack. Life will resume this evening when I eat at Seafood Unlimited before going to hear Ruth Reichl at the Philadelphia Free Library. Tue Apr 28 07:45:59 -0700 2009 4318501 28000 hungry100 2 4635794 Sad lunch was saved by co-worker who returned from RTM with a Famous chocolate chip cookie! Tue Apr 28 09:58:04 -0700 2009 4635332 28000 hungry100 3 4638016 Those cookies rock! Today a chik fil A sandwich sans bread and pickle. It was very hot and delicious. And a vanilla milk shake from there too. Tue Apr 28 23:39:00 -0700 2009 4635794 184593 givemecarbs 4 4638186 I found some chicken burgers at Costco yesterday. I am thinking breakfast for one of those. Can;t wait for lunch! Wed Apr 29 05:03:38 -0700 2009 4638016 163011 crazyspice 5 4647619 Let us know how the chicken burgers are crazyspice. The other day I got the second to last marinated flank steak at the montgomeryville Costco in the refrigerated foods section. I grilled it up for a very late lunch at home with some new potatoes and salad and everyone loved the steak. Today was Eastern Dragon, the one in towamencin, kung pao chicken with extra rice. Yum! Sat May 02 02:02:39 -0700 2009 4638186 184593 givemecarbs 6 4658371 They were just okay. I'll pass on buying them again. Wed May 06 05:29:47 -0700 2009 4647619 163011 crazyspice 7 4667471 doh thanks for the heads up and sorry they weren't that great. Fri May 08 17:21:49 -0700 2009 4658371 184593 givemecarbs 1 4635448 This should be an interesting lunch today. We're taking advantage fo the weather and are spending the day in Ocean City! I'm guessing we'll end up at the Crab Trap since my wife really enjoys that place. Tue Apr 28 08:19:30 -0700 2009 4318501 92091 bucksguy14 1 4642074 Getting take out from Vietnam Restaurant - going with the Chicken Papaya salad, rest of the office is getting Crispy Spring rolls and vermicelli! Thu Apr 30 08:22:16 -0700 2009 4318501 76938 Bigley9 1 4646169 Frittata with leftover steamed asparagus (Sugartown Strawberries) and shaved Locatelli. And afterwards, espresso (Hobo Ed's Train Hoppin' espresso roast). http://www.hoboespresso.com <--- not the current website, apparently. use this instead to order from the roaster: http://www.hoboed.net/ http://www.sugartownstrawberries.com/farmfreshvegetables.htm Fri May 01 12:24:23 -0700 2009 4318501 42513 Mawrter 1 4654341 Made chicken salad with pineapple and walnuts for co-workers who won awards; couldn't make the dinner over the weekend. Thought homemade brownies with chocolate chips and chocolate buttercream frosting would be a nice treat with the chicken salad. Mon May 04 18:20:44 -0700 2009 4318501 209769 mfkfox