[auralpoison]

Oh, yes. They MUST be hard. I like my pears that way. Apples induce nausea in me. Any kind. I dunno why. I can forward the recipe for the cheesecake if you like...

[mornington]

yes! someone who wants to go for ethiopian. i know of several and no-one ever wants to go with me.

mm, popcorn. my dog likes popcorn as much as i do - my grandmother took to feeding him all sorts. mind you, i just gave him leftover custard, so...

i find the pears for pears and stilton have to be hard and not sweet at all; apples are easier to judge. stilton cheesecake, AP?

[pollystyrene]

I'm not a huge popcorn fan (I love the smell, but it always gets so stuck in my teeth!) but last night I needed something munchie. We remembered that Le Boy's cousins got us some gourmet popcorn for Christmas from this place. We tried the Southwest Cheddar Chipotle and the Cinnamon Creme Drizzle Corn. OMG- so good.

Honey and garlic do sound surprisingly good, though!

[bunnyb]

We don't have any Ethiopian restaurants here ; in fact, no restaurants serving African cuisine at all. We don't have a huge African population, although that is improving. Perhaps mornington and I could go for Ethiopian the next time I'm in London?

[turbojenn]

Polly's right pepper, you just might have to come to chicago for some good Ethiopian....Ethiopian Diamond is the very best I've had, and its less than a mile from my place. Come crash as chez turbo, and we'll have a giant bustie feast at the Diamond! And then....we'll go a mile south for some good indian food. MMmmmmm.

I want Indian SO bad now.

[pepper]

pop. corn. mmm.

melt some honey in with the butter and sprinkle garlic powder with the salt or just garlic salt. honey garlic popcorn! it's so flipping good.

curry powder is awesome on popcorn too.

or nutritional yeast. mix some soy sauce in with the butter for that one. yum.

ok, i have to leave this thread now, the injera talk is making me really uncomfortable. it's days and DAYS away and i just can't take it!

[girlygirlgag]

Popcorn of any kind is always my pleasure.

[ginger_kitty]

I finally got around to trying Nutella, and fell in love!! Very Yummy!

Saag panner is my favorite Indian food, with lots of naan to dip in it!! *drools* I could eat it everyday.

[auralpoison]

I like my popcorn with fresh grated parm when I eat it! Which I usually don't...

[culturehandy]

Somehow my popcorn with dill pickle seasoning doesn't seem so satisfying anymore!

[auralpoison]

My Maude, Tes, you really are my sister from another mother. As soon as I read "apples & Stilton", I thought, "pears & Stilton." Not only are we like-minded perverts, but we digs the same foods. I make a Stilton cheesecake that would break your heart.

Um, HB ordered all the food last night & he gave me a wrapped package of the special naan when he dropped me off this morning. He won't kiss me after the naan since GGG is right, it makes you have STINKY breath. I've been enjoying it, though. That man is too good to me.

Oh, I love the Ethiopian tartare! I've gotten to know the owner of our best local Ethiopian place & she always kicks me down the best shit. I may not know what I'm eating, but I like it.

[pollystyrene]

LOL, GGG!!

I've only had Ethiopian once and it was unbelievable. It's a place in Chicago called Ethiopian Diamond and I don't have anything to compare it to, but I've heard the flavor of their injera is very unique. It took me awhile to get used to the texture of it- it's so fleshy, but in a good way- it reminded me of fake skin they make out of latex. It was so fun. The only thing I got that I didn't like was their steak tartar- I'm not sure why it bothered me- it was just too much raw meat. I figured I eat most meat cooked rare and I eat sushi, how bad could it be? They gave us a huge portion of it and it was just overwhelming. But the lentils, greens, chicken, everything else was wonderful.

I just read one of the reviews for it- someone said this place was better than any Ethiopian they had in Toronto- I dunno, pepper, you might have to just come here!

[raisingirl]

1) I love samosas.

2) I love pakoras even more than samosas.

3) Crap, now I want saag panner.

4) I think I'm walking distance to, like, TEN Indian restaurants.

5) AHHHH! Injera! Its spongy goodness underneath a pile of greens. ::fans self::

6) Damn you, all of you. I'm supposed to be wearing a bathing suit next month and I still want to lose 7 pounds! ::claps hands over eyes::

[girlygirlgag]

oh that is the FIRST place i'm going when i get there, straight from the airport. i've been drool-dreaming about that injera for DAYS now, it's a torment. that restaurant better still be around or i'm gonna eat SomeBody!

DON'T MESS WITH THE PREGNANT LADY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I swear if I ever got pregnant I would embroider that on all of my clothes

mmm chorizo. I meece chorizo.

I luuuuurve mango chutney (never tasted green); NOW I want Indian, maybe next weekend when boy is here.

So, damn you all. I changed my dessert plans so I could have nutella on a toasted waffle with sliced banana (the diet is week long with the weekend off!).

The green is onion, cilantro and mint.

I eat it just on plain basmati.

Wreaks havoc on your breath though.

[pollystyrene]

No, I haven't made it there yet. My favorite is Tecalitlan (on Chicago Ave., between Ashland & Damen) Best guacamole and steak anything (I know you can't eat that- I'm sure their pork stuff is good, too!)

Maybe we'll try Wholly Frijoles when I get a job (I keep making that excuse, but I think we've been out to eat more this week than when I was employed- bad, bad, bad.)

[turbojenn]

sooooo.....hungry.....*drools*

Polly - have you been to Wholly Frijoles on Touhy in Skokie? That's our favorite mexican ever...and BYOB. So delicious.

[bunnyb]

mmm chorizo. I meece chorizo.

I luuuuurve mango chutney (never tasted green); NOW I want Indian, maybe next weekend when boy is here.

So, damn you all. I changed my dessert plans so I could have nutella on a toasted waffle with sliced banana (the diet is week long with the weekend off!).

[pepper]

oh that is the FIRST place i'm going when i get there, straight from the airport. i've been drool-dreaming about that injera for DAYS now, it's a torment. that restaurant better still be around or i'm gonna eat SomeBody!

[pollystyrene]

Le Boy and I tried a new taqueria by us earlier this week and we unintentionally got tacos with the two greasiest meats on the menu- chorizo and al pastor (marinated pork with onions). They were sooooo good though, and somehow I didn't get sick afterwards. I don't think I'll chance it again- maybe I'll get one or the other.

Mmm, samosas. I've never had fresh ones- the frozen ones from Trader Joe's are pretty damn good though. I have had the Ethiopian equivalent, though, called sambusas. Those are really good....now I want Ethiopian food.

ETA: Ha, Pepper, we must be on the same wavelength- your post wasn't there when I was posting about Ethiopian food!

[pepper]

AP have you tried that homemade nutella recipe yet? president's choice has a non-hydrogenated version as well, it's pretty tasty. i go for the spoon in mouth method myself.

i'm going to be in toronto in a few days for a few days and i swear, alls i'm a gonna do is stuff my fat little pregnant face. dim sum, ethiopian curry on injera, thai, greek, thali, baccus roti, the rice bowl in kensington, indian, lebanese, chicken paprikash! oh my. i can't wait!