I love any and everything taro. Fav root veg hands down. Drool! »

Concur with egirlwonder. It's something that would be cool to be apart of. »

I went thru all 20 or so pages of menu ones. I love it. Lots of uses of "wild speculation," too. You know, once you read enough of them, you can figure out what it is. Just remember, if it says "wild speculation," it means it's stir fried. »

http://www.engrish.com/category/menus/page/2/(bottom pic) ...... dare try some "bombing enema" ? »

Some weekend amusement befitting the thread topic :-D(warning: this site is addictive .....)http://www.engrish.com/category/menus/ »

I'm up early, reading old Chowtimes posts. 野山椒炒牛肉, yěshānjiāo chǎo niúròu, "wild speculation beef salamander," as someone said should be translated as "wild mountain peppers fried with beef." I have a feeling the translation of "wild speculation" comes from crappy translation software misreading the 炒 chǎo and thinking it must mean the same thing as 炒热 chǎorè, which means "fry hot," but is the term for wild speculation on stocks, driving the price up.Looking at all the possible ways to refer to ... »

How awful of those OS and browsers not to be sufficiently accommodating to your blog! I guess you will just have to withhold your special restaurant tips from Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and other industry big shots. LOL.I'm looking forward to your Portland food reviews as I plan to get there some day to sample many of their renowned micro-brews. »

Hi Ben & Susan - if there's a sign up sheet for folks interested in taking part in the 8GTCC dinners - put me on it! :) Love the work you guys do! »

also, for 'purple' - 1 cup of dry measure is a little more than an Indian tea cup filled to the brim. If she chooses a slightly larger cup (or about 3/4 of a 250 ml mug), she should just keep the measure equal for the other dry ingredients and the proportions will work out. »

hi Suanne,the cake looks simple and pleasing enough but your comments and research were the icing :) I found this post while trying to figure out why my cake recipe called for vinegar and i've learned so much about sugar/baking powder substitution and baking temperatures :) I'll be back! »