Comments for Russelnod.com http://blog.russelnod.com Covering the food scene in western Massachusetts, from its farms to its kitchens to its restaurants. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Burning Black Walnut by Don http://blog.russelnod.com/2010/03/06/burning-black-walnut/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 Don Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:59 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/?p=390#comment-1556 Not yet. I get the feeling it will take another year for him to get it all together. Not yet. I get the feeling it will take another year for him to get it all together.

]]> Comment on Burning Black Walnut by Jeff http://blog.russelnod.com/2010/03/06/burning-black-walnut/comment-page-1/#comment-1555 Jeff Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:58:58 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/?p=390#comment-1555 Did you ever get that salad bowl? Did you ever get that salad bowl?

]]> Comment on Burning Black Walnut by Jan Whitaker http://blog.russelnod.com/2010/03/06/burning-black-walnut/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Jan Whitaker Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:28:03 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/?p=390#comment-1554 Don, Interesting! How little I knew about a tree in our backyard. Our compost pile is also under a black walnut tree but I never thought about its impact. Those nut casings are quite a mess once they start to rot. -- Jan W. Don, Interesting! How little I knew about a tree in our backyard. Our compost pile is also under a black walnut tree but I never thought about its impact. Those nut casings are quite a mess once they start to rot. — Jan W.

]]> Comment on About Don Lesser by Jane Brzys http://blog.russelnod.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1549 Jane Brzys Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:48:37 +0000 #comment-1549 Hi Do - Enjoyed talking with you about food and restaurants before our Excel class began yesterday. Thanks for sharing this wonderful site with me. Totally enjoyed your class. You are a great teacher. Hi Do -

Enjoyed talking with you about food and restaurants before our Excel class began yesterday.

Thanks for sharing this wonderful site with me.
Totally enjoyed your class. You are a great teacher.

]]> Comment on For Portuguese foods, head east … to Ludlow by Don http://blog.russelnod.com/2007/05/03/for-portuguese-foods-head-east-to-ludlow/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Don Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:44:10 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/2007/05/03/for-portuguese-foods-head-east-to-ludlow/#comment-1538 Don't blame me. When you sent over your riff raff a couple of hundred years back, they unaccountably held some sentiment for the old country. You're the second Brit to complain about place names in New vs. Old England on my site. I'll try to mark the place names better. Don’t blame me. When you sent over your riff raff a couple of hundred years back, they unaccountably held some sentiment for the old country.

You’re the second Brit to complain about place names in New vs. Old England on my site. I’ll try to mark the place names better.

]]> Comment on For Portuguese foods, head east … to Ludlow by Philip Osborne http://blog.russelnod.com/2007/05/03/for-portuguese-foods-head-east-to-ludlow/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Philip Osborne Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:57:47 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/2007/05/03/for-portuguese-foods-head-east-to-ludlow/#comment-1535 No wonder this article didn't make sense to me ... Ludlow east of Cambridge? Ludlow only a short hop away from Northampton?! An East Street in Ludlow that's long enough to have numbers 223, 270 and 276 and an entire fish market that I haven't even seen before?!? A sizeable Portuguese community in Ludlow?!?! And this was printed in the HAMPSHIRE Gazette?!?!?! Oh, hang on ... they're American! Tut tut, you Americans and your penchant for stealing the names of British towns and villages ... I thought I was either going mad or my British geography was seriously screwed up! I'm relieved to know that neither is true! :o) No wonder this article didn’t make sense to me … Ludlow east of Cambridge? Ludlow only a short hop away from Northampton?! An East Street in Ludlow that’s long enough to have numbers 223, 270 and 276 and an entire fish market that I haven’t even seen before?!? A sizeable Portuguese community in Ludlow?!?! And this was printed in the HAMPSHIRE Gazette?!?!?!

Oh, hang on … they’re American!

Tut tut, you Americans and your penchant for stealing the names of British towns and villages … I thought I was either going mad or my British geography was seriously screwed up! I’m relieved to know that neither is true! :o )

]]> Comment on Vegetarian Pate by Don http://blog.russelnod.com/2007/05/08/vegetarian-pate/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Don Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:49:35 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/2007/05/08/vegetarian-pate/#comment-1527 Small cocktail rye bread is best. Melba toast. Anything with a little bite to it. Small cocktail rye bread is best. Melba toast. Anything with a little bite to it.

]]> Comment on Vegetarian Pate by Jeanne http://blog.russelnod.com/2007/05/08/vegetarian-pate/comment-page-1/#comment-1526 Jeanne Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:33:13 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/2007/05/08/vegetarian-pate/#comment-1526 What do you choose to serve it on? What do you choose to serve it on?

]]> Comment on Sabrett’s Onion Sauce – An Update by Don http://blog.russelnod.com/2010/02/15/sabretts-onion-sauce-an-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1525 Don Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:38:53 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/?p=383#comment-1525 How true. However, since I am attempting to recapture the Sabrett's Onion Hot Dog condiment, I risked stomach and health to re-try the onions. I did pass a few halal carts and, if I had been in the market for a snack, I would have preferred them. But an explorer who never returns is merely an adventurer and an explorer who never leaves the comfort of home (or actual restaurants) is a fraud. How true. However, since I am attempting to recapture the Sabrett’s Onion Hot Dog condiment, I risked stomach and health to re-try the onions. I did pass a few halal carts and, if I had been in the market for a snack, I would have preferred them. But an explorer who never returns is merely an adventurer and an explorer who never leaves the comfort of home (or actual restaurants) is a fraud.

]]> Comment on Sabrett’s Onion Sauce – An Update by Jeff http://blog.russelnod.com/2010/02/15/sabretts-onion-sauce-an-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1524 Jeff Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:16:56 +0000 http://blog.russelnod.com/?p=383#comment-1524 What is more troubling? Our estimable culinary advisor eating from some random NYC food cart or the idea of anything ketchup on a hot dog? Of course, the romantic idea of the Manhattan hot dog experience left with the Lindsay administration. Food carts? Try Hallo Berlin on 54th and 6th for a real sausage. Or, any number of excellent Halal carts (53rd & 6th comes to mind.) A decent hot dog in midtown? You could try a Gray's Papaya location. Sure, they look scary, but at least they pass the occational health inspection. Sweet, tomatoey hot dog condiments? Save it for the carnival. Jeff Jeff What is more troubling? Our estimable culinary advisor eating from some random NYC food cart or the idea of anything ketchup on a hot dog?
Of course, the romantic idea of the Manhattan hot dog experience left with the Lindsay administration. Food carts? Try Hallo Berlin on 54th and 6th for a real sausage. Or, any number of excellent Halal carts (53rd & 6th comes to mind.) A decent hot dog in midtown? You could try a Gray’s Papaya location. Sure, they look scary, but at least they pass the occational health inspection.

Sweet, tomatoey hot dog condiments? Save it for the carnival.

Jeff

Jeff

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