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Shrimp Caesar wrap, some arugula and something else (fennel?) salad, Snickerdoodle and a Chai Latte at Mad Hatter's in Durham.

And sexual identity book. :)

That was dessert ;)

NYC

-Black tea with honey
-Peanut butter and cranberry sauce sandwich on potato bread
-Banana oat bar
-Carrots
-Pesto, broccoli and cheddar sandwich on a multigrain baguette
-Pecan praline granola

Another healthy day...

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You mean you need to sexually identify yourself? :p

Thought you had a gf (whom you could ask to sexually identify you, bet she'll do a good job :D) who provides you with great food thus worth keeping? ;)

@uk1, how much meet did you buy? :D

Haha you've got me there. The book is for a course I'm taking called Sexual Identity and the Law...all about LGBT rights. Pretty interesting stuff actually, especially as I want to work in constitutional law.

Anyway, nothing good today...yet. Flew this morning RDU-ORD-OMA so I ate a snack box, some snack mix and some crap at the ORD UA Club. However, two good meals planned for Nebraska today. They claim to have invented the Reuben here so that's lunch.

Thanks, uk1 for the appetizing grill photos you provide. I thought I had finalized the plans for a kitchen make-over, but your pics made me reconsider - too many months not suitable for outdoor grilling in a temperate zone.

But the censored pic just showing Reserva 2008, what wine was it?

Hi,

Whatever you do, if you are in half a mind, don't think more. The lava grill is the most important so called accessory in my kitchen. It is the heart of the kitchen and used much more than our main oven. It seemed so extravagant at the time and we wondered how much it would get used but I cannot over emphasise how important it has become to us. To the extent that the results I get from that grill is better than when grilling outside. So I now do all the grilling inside. You get all of the taste of cooking over coals but a totally controllable "flame" so meat is always perfect. You also end up increasing your repertoire and learn new things to cook on the grill. I'm also really obsessed with using a temp probe for steaks and in order to ensure they are perfect rare every time. Our choice is I cook to 117 then let it rest for 10 minutes and it will then be 125 or so. The bottom pic doesn't do it justice as it's an ipad piccy in a somewhat unfriendly environment!

The most important thing is that you must get a full and very powerful extractor. One of the reasons why so few companies make and install the grills is because people don't do this and they fill their house with smoke. The most important thing is when it's cold and even snowing, we're having barbecues. It is summer all year at our home. I guess we use it around two or three times a week.

Have I convinced you yet?

The wine is Rioja, I bought a very large quantity of it when it was on special offer and because of the points on it convertible to BA miles, I'm effectively sbeing paid to drink it.

Traveling today:

- Breakfast: Yogurt and coffee at a Hampton Inn in Lincoln, NE. Then steak benedict (ribeye, egg and hollandaise) plus home fries at the Engine House Cafe in Lincoln.

Since then, snacks from the snack basket on the flight to DFW (pretzels, chips, nuts and Milanos) and crackers and cheese at the DFW Admirals Club.

oh snap CMK10 was in the midwest :P

Sounds like a pretty good breakfast there!

Just before anyone says it ... this isn't too much cheese and mind your own business ...... :D

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That I was! My first time in either Omaha or Lincoln and I managed to find one good and two great meals.

Today I'm back home and getting a Thai Chicken Wrap, chips and salsa and cookies from my usual spot, the Mad Hatter in Durham.

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I've never visited this forum before, but one thing I miss about Omaha is Louie's Burger Lust Café. One of the better burgers I've ever had. I'm coming back for breakfast next time I'm in town. Everybody says it's awesome!

Too bad you couldn't've stuck around til the 20th. One of my favorite bands - Railroad Earth - will be playing over at The Slowdown (Scroll down) in Omaha. Given your interest in history, you might like some of their songs...

As for what I'm looking forward to eating today, in about 30 minutes I'm heading into town to do laundry and - while I wait - having lunch down the road at Pad Thai, one of over a dozen Thai restaurants in the North Star Borough. I'm jonesin' for a plate of Pad Hed and their's is far and away the best in my humble opinion. It should be noted that the quiet competition between all of these Thai restaurants results in a very high standard of Thai food here in Fairbanks - on the whole much better than I've ever had down in the Lower 48. Should any of you find yourselves visiting Alaska's Interior, I think you'll find that stopping in for a plate of Thai food at most any of our eateries will be time well spent.