My faves... Anything with nougat Cheesecake Ice cream sandwiches Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream when your friend spoils you with six pints of it. Chicken fried steak with tons of gravy. My regular lunch at Moons. Mom's spaghetti Those Betty Crocker meal in a box things. Ranch dressing The sammiches at Zeppoles. The frosted cookies at Zeppoles. Their freaking awesome brownies!!! Uhhh more to come later.
I also enjoy grilled steak, preferably T-bone fried egg sandwhiches peaches strawberry shortcake Pepe's Pizza (a Norway thing)
Before I met her, my wife used to be a professional pastry chef, until she had an injury at work that caused her to change her career. She trained here http://www.lavarenne.com when the school used to be in Paris. I really hit the jackpot. She's cute, she's a fantastic cook, and she spoils me rotten. Not to mention the fact that her connections as a former chef help us get fantastic service when we go out to eat.
On the one hand, the idea of a career-ending pastry incident sounds absurdly funny - but since it probably involves burns, cuts, or other bodily harm - not to mention that losing a career you trained for really sucks - I don't mean to make light of it. At least you luck out in the end - good for you.
EXCELLENT CHOICE!!!! Yeah I know it ain't traditional Chinese food but damn it's cheap and it does taste OK to my American taste buds.
Food that not only I love, but I know how to cook myself: Quiche Lorraine Fondue (cheese and chocolate) Lasagna Canelloni Gnocchis Crepes Llapingachos (Ecuadorian dish) Spanish Tortilla Quesadillas Apple Crumble Apple Strudel
One of my favorite delicasies is The Salteña, a Bolivian meat pie. It's filled with all chicken or meat and potatoes,peas, carrots.... The crust is semi-sweet and soft. YUM Every time I bring 'em to a Barra tailgate, they disappear. Gone in sixty seconds.
Are you talking about Empanada Salteña? If you do... man are they good! I still remember when I used to live in Ecuador, there was a guy who would walk through the beach yelling "Empanada salteñaaaaa" and I would go "Mom! Mom! Get me one!." Haven't eat one for years, but I can still remember the taste! Yummy!
I think the difference between the Bolivian Salteña and the Ecuadorian one, is that the Bolivian is probably a little spicier.
Oh! There is no Ecuadorian Salteña, it has always been Bolivian... just sold at the beach in Ecuador by a Bolivian. You don't happen to have the recipe, do you?
My mom makes them. And I know it's a long drawn out process that takes her two days. It takes her most of the first day to make the filling and the second day to make the dough and hand wrap them. If you're ever in the DC area, there are plenty of Bolivian restaurants that sell them or stop by a Barra tailgate and I'll be happy to turn you on to a couple.