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Thank you! Also thank you for the reminder of vace ravioli..I used to buy those when I lived in bethesda.. maybe it is worth a drive down again

Thank you all!

great idea, thank you!!

Hi All, We are looking at a busy fall so I am looking to cook ahead. We were also gifted a freezer. I have some green chili/chicken chili and corn soup in there already (and shakshuka base) but I would love some new ideas, especially since the produce is so good right now. No pork or shellfish and I will make dishes that have dairy and meat in them one or the other- but I can usually do that (unfortunately for me, we are kosher style at home.) Other than that, we are pretty open. Thank you all for any help- I am definitely in a rut!

In addition, you can order most of their dim sum at any time. I was in wheaton a few weeks ago and since I am rarely there- picked up 3 dim sum items for dinner (har gow, chicken and ginger dumplings, and shrimp stuffed eggplant.) a nice thing, when I used to limit my visits to only weekends. EDIT- I scrolled up and saw I posted virtually the same thing in 2021. But it holds!

Thanks!

Update: I picked up dinner from Bob's Shanghai. We had the spicy chicken wontons, beef with long peppers, chicken with rice cakes, cucumber salad, and a stuffed sticky rice that we enjoyed minus the very dry sweet potato. The spice level was definitely serious on the beef and wontons, as advertised. Thanks @Ericandblueboy. I'll have to get someone else to share the XLB with me in the future. @zgast, thanks for the rec! We will definitely try that one too.

Thank you so much! I haven't lived in MoCo in a while.

I live in Howard County now, and we do not have strong Chinese food options. I will be in Rockville briefly this evening, where should I pick up dinner? We are open to any region of China. The only limit is that my husband does not eat pork or shellfish. Is Joe's still good? Is it worth it to pick up Peter Chang's?

My information is from 2018, but the resumption of this thread reminded me to post about 2 amazing experiences we had in Oaxaca. We took a fabulous cooking class with https://www.quericoesoaxaca.com.mx/. I booked us first, so we chose the menu for the group (important because my now husband does not eat pork or shellfish.) Amazing food, great experience and lots of hand on cooking. We also did a 3 day/2 night hike with https://sierranorte.org.mx/#/. It was my ideal hiking experience in that you hike between villages in the Sierra Norte, and have a cabin with bathroom in each location- so you only need to carry toiletries and clothes. All meals were included. It is a community owned tourism initiative. I also asked to stop at the Tlacolula market on the way to our first village. It was an amazing experience and I would recommend it to anyone who likes the outdoors. You can customize the hiking to what suits you, and we had added English speaking guides as my spanish would not have been enough to truly learn about the area. We added a termezcal (basically a sweat lodge and massage) to the last night. I should have tapped out sooner and I got a bit ill from dehydration, but that is on me, other hikers we met loved it.

Agreed on all counts. Also, I just went back and have been watching some early seasons in the background of other things. The caliber of the chefs and cooking now is incomparable to the first few seasons. Also the challenges a lot more serious.

Po Boy Jim just opened up a location in Columbia. Has anyone been to the one in DC? If so, recommend or no?

That place is my dad's favorite. He still treks in from Olney once in a while now that he is retired. I wish it were closer to from Columbia!

Agreed! i wonder if it is because his cooking is so specific (more conceptual) and they didn't think they could blend into his style. But agreed, that was a mistake of a late pic.

I have never had it salted, but egg coffee in Vietnam is one of the most delicious things I have ever consumed in my life. (it is basically egg yolk and sweetened condensed milk whipped and poured on top of strong coffee, hot or ice.) If anyone started selling it near me, I would be in big trouble!

We got take out from Federal Fritter in October and it was very tasty.

I am on a search for Singaporean food (or Malay which is close) Hainanese chicken rice, laksa, chili crab, etc. Is there any place in the area that focuses on these foods? I am in Howard County but happy to drive (for take away.)

I was just in sperryville, there is NOTHING to do... teens or otherwise All the restaurants I guess other than three blacksmiths, closed at 8 on saturday!

I do! I will go back and look at it. I put it quickly back on the shelf years ago when it said to boil apples to make your own pectin. I will definitely look for her peach jam this summer! Thanks for the reminder.

I am looking to make strawberry jam this weekend after a long hiatus of jam making. Does anyone have a recipe they love for canning? I do not love the outcome with low sugar pectin.

Yeah agreed. and when you live in a less dense area for good options, that comes up each time there is an issue.

Update: I called yesterday. Somewhat got an apology, but then they hadn't done the refund because they LOST THE REFUND LIST! But they refunded my order once I called. I ended up getting bagels from Royal Bakery in Olney, near my parents. They were a mess last year, but by this point it was almost noon and the crowds had cleared out. I wish they weren't the best bagels in the area, but I don't anticipate issues on non holidays I guess.

They are newish to our area. Honestly, we'll be back.. because they have the only good bagels in Columbia (but it may be a while.) I hadn't considered it was a back end system issue, vs a poor system management issue. I was so bewildered that ordering ahead did not mean that my order would be at the top of the list for that time slot. I was also frustrated because about 50 people were hanging in the small restaurant waiting for their orders. This place was so good about covid safety when they opened, this was insane. I really feel for their staff (which I will also mention when I call.)

Thanks Don. I wanted to make sure I wasn't out of line before I call tomorrow to complain. (and make sure I get my refund!)

I pre-ordered bagels to pick up for today, anticipating a mothers day crunch. When I arrived at said store, I checked in at the time appointed on the text confirming my order. It said arrive at 10:15. At 10:45, I asked an employee who said they were behind. At 11:05, I canceled my order when I called and the employee could not tell me when my bagels would be ready. At 11:30, I got a text my 10:15 order was ready. Am I unreasonable to expect that my order (of a dozen bagels, no sandwiches) is ready in the era of my order time? Or to expect a text with a delay? I was very frustrated and had a car with a bag full of cream cheese and lox. I realize these are first world problems, and it was a holiday- but still.. shouldn't my order be filled for roughly the appointed time? I was order 13 for the day, they were on 340 when I gave up.