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To day while we were out running errands we had dinner out and stopped at Outback

They are doing a 4 courses for 15 dollars but part of the cool thing is this dinner is smaller portions. The soup was tasty (onion cream) was about 3/4 cup the salad was perhaps 1 1/2 cups rather than the 2cup soup or 3-5 cups salad. the size I get at high end places

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There has been a recall of Peanut butter it started with Trader Joes and has expanded

According to the company news release, Sunland, Inc. almond butter and peanut butter products, manufactured between May 1 and Sept. 24 might be contaminated with Salmonella ( Read more... )

This is my mums recipe and just right for this time of year

Ingredients for base:
3 lbs cleaned, sliced leeks (the white part and a bit of the tender green)
3 lbs peeled thinly-sliced potatoes (preferably old or baking potatoes.)
1 large onion, thinly sliced
1/4 lb butter
2 quarts chicken stock (home-made or canned)
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The other day I brought my dad some stuff (vitamins, good detergent, videos, a bottle of brandy, things he dosent buy for himself) I included some french style cookies. When he pulled them out of the bag he held them up and showed his housemate, and he was grinning like a little kid. A 71 year old man reveled the 7 year old I have only seen in ( Read more... )

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Today was the last Fighter Practice in the Brooklyn indoor space so he went and they gave him a baronial award, he had a great time, I spent some time alone thats going to be in short supply in the next few weeks ( Read more... )

This is one of the best thing I have read on the web in a while. Its from last years Esquire and was a james beard nominee for food writing

Parenting, Understanding, Love, Death, and Mashed Potatoes

I just cried, by the end.