Working up an appetite

[Daddy B]

After climbing a mountain or three these cakes must taste like the best in the world.

I remember cycling for miles in the English countryside just to spoil myself with scones at the end of a trek.

The George Hotel in Rye served some of the best, with jam and cream, downed with a cup of hot, thick chocolate.

Hit the spot every time.

Who else goes great distances/heights to get their fill?

[MaripositaII]

Does flying to Europe count?



Tea and scones in England.

Stinky Cheese in France.

Pizza in Rome?

[PlayaGroom]

Two weeks ago I rewarded myself to buffalo wings and mozzarella sticks with a couple margaritas after the Ironman bike.

But on a normal day, it feels so good to be with friends who don't share my "enthusiasm for the active lifestyle" and not think twice about eating a gigantic burrito or going for the second (or third) helping of pasta during dinner.

[Rissask]

Good food? In England? Surely you jest.



let's see....I'd hitchhike back to the Italian restaurant in Glen Cove NY, where I had 'real' NYC pizza for the first time .....now THAT is pizza, the doughy junk we get here, piled high with greasy meat and too much other stuff pales in comparison.


and I go great distances to get me some tacos al pastor every year. And conchinita pibil, ai yi yi.


Here at home, my favourites are Penne a la Campesino at Chiantis (penne in a curry cream sauce with sundried tomatoes and pineapple chunks and jalapenos, with grilled chicken chunks)- a buffalo chicken wrap with lots of garlic tabasco sauce to dip it in and a side caesar salad at Ricki's.......and the coconut shrimp at the Golden Pagoda all rock.

oh and the fresh rolls with chicken and shrimp and peanut dipping sauce at Saigon Rose....

and this amazing Greek stew made with beef and onions and some wonderful sauce that has chunks of cinammon stick in it at the new Greek place we just went to, the Tatouki Tavern.



I really love food.

[catnhat]

Originally Posted by Daddy B

After climbing a mountain or three these cakes must taste like the best in the world.

I remember cycling for miles in the English countryside just to spoil myself with scones at the end of a trek.

The George Hotel in Rye served some of the best, with jam and cream, downed with a cup of hot, thick chocolate.

Hit the spot every time.

Who else goes great distances/heights to get their fill?

I can only begin to imagine how yummy the baking must smell and taste at Everest base camp....
What a clever entrepreneur ...Good cause too...

I am thinking many bakers are going to want to know what Dawa 's baking in high Altitude secrets are... This fellow is baking at 5,350 metres high..

From epicurious...
D o your cookies crumble and your cakes collapse? It may not be your fault. If you live—and bake—2,500 feet or more above sea level, you get to blame everything on the altitude! Often more frustration than fun, baking at high altitude can be a challenge or a total disaster—but at least you are not alone. Professional and home bakers struggle with this in as many as 34 of the 50 United States, parts of Canada, Mexico, South America, and Europe, plus other mountainous regions around the globe. If you have never heard of these problems, you probably live at or near sea level, though you might have wondered why mountain dwellers around the world make flatbreads (Mexican tortillas, for example). But ask anyone who has moved from Boston to Boulder how their cakes turn out and, if they are honest, they'll tell you the name of the best bakery in town.

Good post..I enjoy reading about Everest...

[himynameisjan]

I planned our first trip to Italy around the harvest of Vignola cherries, and the second trip was timed for the pressing of olive oil. Two very yummy vacations

[roni]

I like the Swedish meatballs.

I go to Playa to eat them at the Thai place where Kathy gets Vietnamese shrimp salads

Sometimes I make them at home

Sometimes I buy them frozen at IKEA.

[MaripositaII]

Originally Posted by Rissask

Good food? In England? Surely you jest.



let's see....I'd hitchhike back to the Italian restaurant in Glen Cove NY, where I had 'real' NYC pizza for the first time .....now THAT is pizza, the doughy junk we get here, piled high with greasy meat and too much other stuff pales in comparison.


and I go great distances to get me some tacos al pastor every year. And conchinita pibil, ai yi yi.


Here at home, my favourites are Penne a la Campesino at Chiantis (penne in a curry cream sauce with sundried tomatoes and pineapple chunks and jalapenos, with grilled chicken chunks)- a buffalo chicken wrap with lots of garlic tabasco sauce to dip it in and a side caesar salad at Ricki's.......and the coconut shrimp at the Golden Pagoda all rock.

oh and the fresh rolls with chicken and shrimp and peanut dipping sauce at Saigon Rose....

and this amazing Greek stew made with beef and onions and some wonderful sauce that has chunks of cinammon stick in it at the new Greek place we just went to, the Tatouki Tavern.



I really love food.

Beside all the International foods (many of which are way more authentic than any I have come across in the US), we LOVE English, English food. That's right Blood sausage for brekkie? Yummmyyyy. Fish N Chips? Shepards Pie? Bangers and Mash? Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding...dang, I could go on and on. My kids actually dream about what foods they will be eating in England.

It's not like food in Mexico, but nevertheless, we have an appreciation for typical traditional English dishes.

[roni]

Originally Posted by MaripositaII

Beside all the International foods (many of which are way more authentic than any I have come across in the US), we LOVE English, English food. That's right Blood sausage for brekkie? Yummmyyyy. Fish N Chips? Shepards Pie? Bangers and Mash? Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding...dang, I could go on and on. My kids actually dream about what foods they will be eating in England.

It's not like food in Mexico, but nevertheless, we have an appreciation for typical traditional English dishes.

There is a pub in Portland - Horse Brass, that has some of that food stuff. I spent one new year's eve there. I do not remember the food.

Horse Brass Pub