Bit tragic…
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Well, that’s not right!
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So I was wondering…do you ever have a bad meal out on the town?
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It took them about 20 minutes to get me this boxed up. The staff had been informed one boxed meal was required in advance several times, and it still required another couple nudges once I arrived.
I wasn’t waiting any longer, or going back to ask about dessert. I finished the candy corn and 1 apple 
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Thank you 
I’m gonna miss ‘em.
Sorry .Posted on the wrong thread . Should have been . What are yo listening to . Delete .
Very rarely 
We usually go to the same few restaurants each month, that know us, appreciate our business, and take good care of us. The ones that don’t are ‘one and done’ and don’t make it into our rotation.
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One of our “neighborhood” Italian restaurants is La Stanza http://www.lastanzacucina.com/ in Menlo Park which we use from time to time for takeout but also enjoy for a nice, relaxing dinner at the restaurant. It’s nothing super fancy but at the same time it’s very well made dishes (a lot of the pasta is made in-house) at a reasonable price. Dishes like the ravioli carbonara aren’t authentic but quite addictive in their preparation.
Insalata Estiva - watermelon, cucumber and goat cheese salad in a lemon olive oil dressing with micro greens
Polpette della Mamma - Veal, pork and beef house made meatballs
Arancini di Riso - Crispy saffron risotto balls filled with mozzarella cheese, peas and bolognese served over tomato sauce
Maiale al Brandy - prime pork loin sautéed with porcini mushrooms, prosciutto di parma, mustard-brandy sauce, seasonal vegetables and roasted potatoes
Petto di Anatra al Melograno - Seared duck breast in a pomegranate sauce, seasonal vegetables and roasted potatoes
Ravioli alla Carbonara - Homemade ravioli with Italian pancetta, eggs, grana padano in a pecorino cheese, cream and black pepper sauce
Rosa di Mela - Hot apple tart, vanilla gelato
Chocolate Mousse
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Thank you !
Our friends came over for dinner and I made Yo Po Mian (gift 
- pappardelle with flashed scallions and cilantro) topped with ground pork. I double the sauce and add the garlic to it so it’s better distributed, as well as add a splash of sweetener (agave, in this case) for balance and a few good grinds of Sichuan peppercorn. I marinated the ground pork with cornstarch, soy sauce, Chinese rice wine and white pepper before stir-frying. Bok choy and spinach from my husband’s garden. Our friends brought a peanut butter cake with salted caramel icing from Snacking Cakes for dessert.
To start I made Sichuan-spiced peanuts and a cucumber-avocado sushi roll dip with Ritz. Lots of bubbly.
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Those pappardelle look slappin, but I’m a bit confused by the “dip.”
At first I thought they were smacked cukes to go with the Sichuan theme. I’d hit that, too. Hard.
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Looks delectable, thanks so much for taking the time to write it up!! To me, this qualifies as a gratin, our dish of the quarter. Making soon, might use hot Italian sausage though.
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Is your avocado cucumber sushi roll dip recipe similar to this, but without the surimi?https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/1570443-california-roll-dip
So clever to add pork to the YoPo Mian! Looks great and sort of the idea of dumplings without the fiddliness.
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OH. MY!!! This all looks absolutely heavenly!
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Thanks! I should have added Aleppo pepper to the sauce to oomph it up. Hot Italian sausage would work as well!
And I wanted to keep the recipe for the future without having to search for it on FB or HO, so while it was cooking I put it into my Notes on my phone.
And I’d not have thought of this as a gratin! (And now I’m thinking some Panko crumbs would be a good add as well!)
Wow! Watta feast!
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It was cream cheese spread out and topped w/wasabi and sliced avocado, diced cucumber, Sriracha, furikake, and a drizzle of soy sauce. Served with crackers. None leftover.
CC @Phoenikia
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Was thinking panko too!!
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Is a Philadelphia roll a thing at sushi joints near you? It’s typically a cream cheese and smoked salmon roll around here. I can’t remember if it has cuke or avocado.
