Let's introduce ourselves and get to know one another better

  1. NYC & Rockland Co NY
  2. I like to talk about where to eat, what to eat, and what’s that special something that makes ones recipe, restaurant dish, or prepared item work so well that makes it over the top good & to discover new ways of preparing something I never thought of.
  3. I have fond memories of dining in Chinatown NYC as a kid in the 60’s & 70’s. Waiting on long lines to get into Cantonese joints. I still enjoy Chinatown, but that vibe is long gone.
  4. 2014 I placed 1st in our local apple pie contest. This was after at age 16 I swore I’d never bake one again when my crust was about 3" high. I gave it one more dedicated shot, and my pie won!
    I’m an ex-Chowhounder, lurked around since 2000, banned once, resurfaced after a friend of Jim’s went to bat for me to be able return.
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Welcome michele_cindy. Don’t forget to visit the NY/Connecticut board. That’s for Rockland also, We need to ramp that up a bit!!

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ok -will add some topics soon.

Welcome, michele cindy, love your cat!
It’s great that we have an expert in baking on board!

i’m far from being an expert baker - more like a lucky one time baker!

Hellooooooooooo michele_cindy!!! Welcome to Hungry Onion!!

Let me just give you a few quick tips. As someone else has already told you there is a local NY/Connecticut board where you can talk all about your favorite places in your locale. As you may or may not know we are still in our infancy here, so please help get the word out to as many people with similar interest as you can!!

Oh also the board has a policy that if any members have won baking contests they need to submit an example of their award winning product to me to sample. After which I will attest to the validity of your award and you can continue to boast proudly about your accomplishment!!!

I will inbox you the shipping information for my pie!!! Thank you in advance. (yes I’m joking, well not if you really want to mail me a pie, who could say no to free pie?? Not I !! lol ) Welcome again, hope you enjoy.

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Thanks for the welcome. I remember your name from CH. I will try to post the recipe. I haven’t made it since. The whole event was so stressful. There were local judges who were all NY top notch chefs and bakers. In the end it was worth it. In light of this, I won’t be sending any in the mail!

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In the old blue board days of CH, I was just Maureen. After a long absence, I found that name unavailable, and was mcsheridan. Now, it’s just Maureen again. Over on the FB WFD page, I’m Maureen Sheridan.
Some answers about me to the questions posed above…

  1. I’m in northern New Jersey, USA. I frequently abbreviate my location as NNJ.
  2. Home cooking, especially Cajun and Chinese cooking.
  3. Brunch @ Cafe des Amis in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Shrimp Kidder (Batter-fried shrimp dressed with a honey aioli & spiced pecans), Oreille de Cochon (Boudin-stuffed beignet dough shaped like pigs’ ears & dusted with powdered sugar, and Eggs Begnaud (Crawfish Étouffée over Biscuit & eggs) are highlights of their brunch menu.
  4. For all my appreciation of good food, I’m a picky eater. My menus eschew Cauliflower, cilantro, coconut, coffee, cottage cheese, ricotta, eggplant, grapefruit, squash, Lima beans, offal, okra, bivalves (except for scallops), squid, octopus, walnuts, bitter tastes in general, and any pepper over 5,000 Scoville units in any and all of their forms.
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Helllloooooo Mo!!!

Glad to have you over here with us, I remember mscheridan back from “the other place”, so nice to have you joining us here. Please take a look around, we have many of the same things that made the other place so great, now including you!! Look forward to your contributions, if you know anyone else who might enjoy our new home please help spread the word!!

Regards,
Bob

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Fellow Northern Jersey girl here, Maureen. Although I haven’t lived there for almost 27 years. Welcome to HO!

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More Jersey - fantastic!

Good to see you again, mcsheri . . , um, Maureen.

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I love that we have a Hungry Onion Cheerleader. :smiley:

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I wanna see him do his HO routine with pom poms… and nothing else :stuck_out_tongue:

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I’m not sure MZ would appreciate the reference but don’t worry I won’t tell him what you said. (honestly have you seen his legs? He could never pull off a cheerleaders skirt)

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Saturday evening, after several rounds of drinks. For all of us. :smiley:

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Ladies, Ladies, Ladies…as you most likely know I have been on a bit of a healthy eating/living kick of late. This has led to a substantial weight loss, and now as of the first of the year, I’m back in the gym on a daily basis. So as things continue to get leaner and meaner…you should be careful what you ask for, as you already know modesty is not my strong point.

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Bring it on.

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Maybe he’ll up his game and go for HO Welcome Wagon? Hand deliver restaurant coupons, ingredient samples and bottles of his good cheer!

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No offense meant to NotJr but I think I am going to have to quit this HO thing if this routine happens.

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We’ll pass out eye masks so you can stay on HO and yet avoid whatever you wish to avoid. :wink:

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