Originally Posted by
Jaimito Cartero
A nice 1/4 smoked duck for $5. Stir fried pork for $4. Dim sum for $1.50-$2 for an order of 3 pieces.
i have this idea that the massage or haircut in Indonesia is $1 or $10. I can’t recall. So I’m trying to compare the yummy Chinese (HK) pricing with the haircut pricing. Some carryout places in sf STILL sell dumplings cheaply and I assume it’s a loss leader, plus I’ve spent decades seeing restaurant servers making dumplings (won ton and up) during afternoon downtime. Or any downtime. When I definitely paid $1 for 3 dumplings in the 80s, a haircut then was a $20 bill including $4-6 tip.
Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
You do need an oily nut, though. People often sub with walnuts or almonds.
Aren’t ALL major nuts oily?
Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
Seriously, the guy must spend all his time cooking...
In the cuisinart I put waaay too much garlic, basil, romano cheese, and pine nuts I'd toasted in a pan, then added olive oil and lemon juice..
i think of basil being the key for pesto - is there such a thing as too much basil?
I’m pretty sure that the hour spent baking fries and grilling a steak / cheeseburger and heating up pasta with heated Rao’s sauce is the same time required for making pesto pasta with sautéed chicken and pickled grapes; it takes a minute to set the table. I too don’t know pickled grapes but 20 minutes in balsamic sounds pretty awesome if that’s all the time needed! I’ve never pickled :-)