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the peshawari nan is the one thing that my wife misses the most from england. There is a place in the Digbeth area of birmingham that does an exceptional version involving some form of syrup. Chicken Dopiaza Chana Masala Mutter Panneer Butter Chicken Onion Bhajee
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not much other than it's supposed to be creole/new orleans influenced, which would make the name misleading. the cooking in acadiana, cajun country, is pretty different from that of creole/nola. -
Joe, I am not Liz, I am however a close friend and consume more than my fair share of her product. Today was Mission Fig Sorbet and Buttermilk Sherbet. Truly amazing I will also be making some form of candy to go into a flavor for next month. I'm sure Liz would be more than happy to talk to you and answer your questions, liz@delraydreamery.com I will however say that I lived in buffalo for a year and had Anderson's and don't think that it's nearly as good as the DRD.
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It's also weirder than that. the honey is "special". all the maraschino cherry left overs are given to a local farmer to feed her bees. The honey is a result of that. We ended up missing it last night, but will be in for copious amounts of it tonight.
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I'd take Yuan Fu and Vegetable Garden over sunflower pretty much every time. Sunflower is good, but after a while of going there semi regularly, you realize one basic truth that isn't found at YF or VG, everything at sunflower tastes pretty much the same. And while it's all very good, after awhile you just get tired of the same old thing.
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this fall, in the expansion.
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no luck. they won't have anything ready until end of july, first of august.
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That's where I had found first before I had posted. Have you been before?
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Since it's about the time of year for peaches to get ripe, has anyone been out into the VA mountains and done any picking? If so, where and would you go back?
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subway's not much better, usually around the 1000-1200 mg of sodium per sandwich. I'd honestly be interested to see how things from slow food restuarants stack up to fast food.
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it's only over the winter. Liz is from Wisconsin, her dad was in congress for Wisconsin for years so she spent a lot of time split between the 2 places. There's tons of Wisconsin influence on any given day, the wall of sprecher being a big one. She really likes the idea of communal dining, so once a month on the first thursday in the non summer months she does brat night complete with german potato salad, saurkraut and usually a handful of accordian players. It's fun. People tend to be friendly and on occasion singing and or dancing from the local seminarians has been known to break out.
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and now you know what started this....
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It's this mindset that sparked this thread. I care far more about whether or not something tastes good to me than I do it's pedigree or whether or not I'm supposed to. I don't get wine. I don't drink alcohol. I never have and I never will. But what kills me is that to some it means that I simply will not be able to enjoy a meal to it's fullest extent, rather than understanding that some things are subjective.
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and I'm not talking about people who's lives revolve around it. anyone who's insane enough to own or work in a restuarant gets mad props, you're better people than I. I'm talking about people who's "hobby" it is eat and who feel personally connected to meals that they did nothing but consume. I guess the larger question is there a line between being a foodie (sweet jebus do I hate that term) and being a food snob?
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lurpak man, lurpak. we have at any given time 3-4 different yeast extraxt products in the house. boxril, the only one I can stand, vegemite, marmite and natex (a low sodium version that's close to marmite but still tastes foul)
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the bigger problem is that he used margarine instead of butter. somewhere in england a nan is crying. my wife is a brit and a vegetarian and one of the only things she misses from the meat world is doner kebab.
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Will do! I made 15 pounds of the stuff for Friday and Saturday and there was hardly any left. I'll be making some more through out May so if you're in on a Saturday or Sunday there's a chance it'll be a sandwich option.The website http://www.delraydreamery.com has descriptions of some of the weirder named flavors. The current plan is to try doing pecan brittle for a flavor in June, but that depends on what ideas liz already has and if there is room or not.
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cho's garden in fairfax is now 24 hours if you ever need bulgogi or bibimbop at 3 am.
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thanks, I'm Dusty. I'm glad you liked the toffee. I'll probably be making some more candy for a flavor in June. It was really weird being in there and kept hearing my name called when people were ordering.
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Del Ray Dreamery. but specifically friday and saturday this week since I'm supplying a compontent of the flavor of the day. Almond Toffee. Handmade by me. lots and lots of it.
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While Liz would enjoy being closer to wegmans and the ability to actually have chickens, next time you're in and if she's not super busy, ask her about her dream of raising chickens and why she's bitter that Alexandria won't let her, I don't think there's much chance of it, but it would bring my job and my second home very close to each other.... you might be on to something!
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Over by China Star is Blue Ocean. It's a rarity in the nova burbs. A Japanese restuarant run by Japanese. The result is really fresh sushi, really amazing "little plates" (most of which are on a secret japanese only menu that get carried around the restuarant and put in front of the table for those that can speak it) Real Ramen and a whole bunch of dishes I haven't seen anywhere in the area like kama meshi. I've had decent luck with getting the english name off of here http://www.blueocean-sushi.com/ala/ala_eng...ategory=seafood and asking for it. Sometmes they have it and know what I'm talking about and sometimes I get odd looks. It's worth a try though when you get things like kakuni which is the best pork roast I think I've ever had. It's right between the Trader Joes and the Chuck E Cheeses for those familiar with the area, right off of 236 on your way into fairfax city proper coming from the beltway.
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crack doesn't require a prescription. I'm just saying, rock's isn't because of his last name.
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anything in the eden center. we like dragon star? The one chinese joint tucked in one of the corners. second taqueria poblano followed by del ray dreamery ( full disclosure, i'm a good friend of Liz the owner, but to be fair the friendship came as a result of the custard and sorbets). minvera for lunch for the buffet or dinner with leftovers that will give you at least another meal.