Subj : Re: Ethnics To : Sean Dennis From : Dave Drum Date : Wed Apr 24 2024 06:40:00 -=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=- DD> My local Truck Stop cafe is owned by Greek/Macedonian ex-pats but their DD> kitchen staff is all Mexicans. I overhear discussions in three (or DD> more) languages. Bv)= SD> I bet the food is actually really good. I once ordered tamales at a SD> Chinese buffet and a sweet Mexican grandm bought me some of hers she SD> makes fresh daily for the other Mexican workers there. A local eatery SD> called Cootie Brown's[1] has some of the most amazing Mexican food SD> available though they make Jamaican, New Orleans, Mexican, Italian, and SD> American entrees. They also ship their food nationwide. The food at Star 66 is most excellent. It's a popular stop for locals as well as the Over The Road folk. They win local "Best of" polls in more than one category. DD> Yuo do as I do then. Vote with your wallet. In my town a fooderie has DD> to be "on Their Game" or they don't last long. There are just so many DD> other choices. The economy weeds out the baddies. SD> We also have East Tennessee State University here that helps the local SD> food and downtown bars going. There is this tiny hole-in-the-wall SD> place called Pennyman's Diner[2] a couple of miles southwest of me that SD> is constantly busy but it's delicious. "Fox And Friends" did a live SD> broadcast from there a few years ago and Pennyman's became even more SD> popular. We only had one local place on the boob tube. Charlie Parker's Diner was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (TVFN). And it won a National competition for English Muffin use ... the owner (at that time) split the U$25,000 first prize among his staff in one of the classiest moves I've seen a busiess owner make. www.charlieparkersdiner.com I'll be there this morning for their "Early Bird" breakfast. Bv)= DD> This is one of my favourite orange/chicken dishes. It also, thanks be, DD> cuts down easily. SD> Looks tasty and yeah, I have to do that also. I am thankful my mom SD> taught me how to change measurements in a recipe. SD> Here's a recipe I just transcribed from one of my favorite YT channels. SD> "Life of Boris" is about a Russian programmer and his life. He SD> actually has some interesting recipes and ways to eat very, very SD> cheaply for times when your employer doesn't have money to pay you SD> (that's happpened to me). SD> I even included the metric measurements! SD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 SD> Title: Milk Soup (Soviet-era) SD> Categories: Main dish, Russian, Pasta, Sean Dennis SD> Yield: 2 Servings So., I went looking on Olga Timokina's http://www.ruscuisine.com to see what she had in that line. Nothing like that but I found this poverty special: MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Millet Gruel w/Prunes Categories: Five, Grains, Fruits Yield: 1 serving 4 oz (113 g) millet groats 2 oz (57 g) prunes 4 tb Butter Salt Sugar Wash millet groats with warm water. Wash prunes and boil them for a while. Pour off the prunes water, add fresh water, millet groats, sugar, salt. Boil gruel. Serve hot with butter. Cuisine: Russian Source: Olga's collection RECIPE FROM: http://www.ruscuisine.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Thank you for using FidoNet. Please allow 6-8 weeks for reply. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .