Crumbs, 9/23

September 23rd, 2008

  • I am deeply indebted to Keirnan, who told me that to avoid tears, she rinses her onion under cold water after she makes the first cut, which slices the onion in half. I tried this and it worked perfectly for me. It’s the first onion I’ve cut in a long time where I didn’t do half the chopping by touch alone, hoping I didn’t lop off a finger.
  • Last week when I made chicken soup, I used my regular recipe but threw it in my crock pot on high for 6 hours instead of doing it on the stove. It was one of the best batches of soup I’ve made in a while. I may never use the stove top for soup again.
  • J.’s family introduced me to Manero’s in Greenwich, CT a long time ago — eating there was one of their family traditions. The Greenwich branch closed a few years ago, but some of the employees from the restaurant opened up Greenwich Prime Meats to fill the void (their Web site has been down for a while though the store is definitely open; you can read about it on Chowhound). You’ll have to cook your own steak, but they sell the prepared Gorgonzola salad, garlic bread, and fried onions the restaurant was well-loved for. So bad for you, but oh so good.

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  • 1. Sharon  |  September 23rd, 2008 at 7:54 pm

    Your chicken soup was just what the doctor ordered today to help me with my miserable allergies. Mmmmm! The flavor was fabulous - I loved the addition of dill, which I have never added to chicken soup/stock. Thanks for running a batch over to me today - you’re the best! :)

  • 2. lauren  |  September 23rd, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    yum yum…i miss our family dinners at manero’s. ohhh so yummy!

    the boiled chicken from the soup gave M her first taste of chicken. thanks D!

    Very cool — the boys never liked mushed-up chicken. Did she? — Dara

  • 3. Lauren  |  September 24th, 2008 at 8:19 pm

    not really. she tried spitting out the pieces. I mushed it into applesauce to try and hide the texture a little…still she knew when it was plain applesauce and when it was chicken applesauce. she is a smart cookie! Howeer, she liked it better than peas!!!!!


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