Quiz time - three of the four won all the major
titles in his sport in one season. Who is the odd
man out?

Wild guess, the one I don't know anything about, Eddie Arcaro, though
I'd not be surprised to be wrong... ;)

It was a trick question. Arnold Palmer never won all the
majors. Eddie Arcaro, an avid golfer, won all the majors
in his own sport (horse racing), twice.

I read Nancy Toff ... who wrote the definitive history
of the flute (Oxford University Press). The only girl
golfer I can think of is Anneke Sorenstam, I think
that's the name.

That sounds like a name I recognize as a female golfer...

Indeed. There's another golfer name you should recognize,
Babe Didrikson, of whom you could say qualified for the
distinction above if you substituted "her" for "his."
That was much earlier.

Not to worry - if my eyesight and finances don't
improve substantially, there will be no reason to
go back there.

So this may have been a farewell trip this year....?

To that particular set of events, possibly.

Yep. Sometimes I put immediate contemporary
stuff in posts before the more comprehensive
"trip report" comes out, especially as I'm
using the latter as echo filler.
Which on rescanning I read as chicken fillet.

Yup... and yeah, I could see that possibility..... ;)

Did it again.

Predisposed to that reading now.... ;) Speaking of chicken, yesterday

Yeah, one learns to repeat one's mistakes!

Speaking of chicken, at the dinner meeting the other
night, we had roti canai (chicken), tod mun (they put
chicken in with the shrimp), a tofu dish, a steamed
chicken dish, and a noodle dish with shrimp. I wasn't
going to order anything but decided we needed a beef
dish to balance out all that whiteness.

Richard and I went with our friend Cathy to a place we've only been once before, a while ago... Yummy Garden Hot Pot... I had the orange chicken
lunch special, with hot and sour soup... the soup was a bit spicier than many, but tasty, the chicken came in a nice red spicy sauce with slivers
of orange peel all through, nicely crunchy breading, and a couple of

Souunds good, though it's a far cry from what anyone
would eat in Asia.

broccoli florets to garnish... Richard had the pork rice noodles (from

Also, the broccoli one gets in China typically
doesn't have flowering heads.

the main menu... looked pretty good... And Cathy had the pepper steak...
far more onions and peppers that she could eat, but she liked the beef

That sounds more authentic, but I'm in the home
territory of Uncle Tai, who famously said that you
could tell the quality of a restaurant by the
proportion of meat in its dishes - i.e., the more
meat, the better.

part... ;) One of these days, we plan to go there and actually do the
hot pot, see if that's any good.... They had a menu that was for bento

I read of places where the hot pot is not good but
wonder how anyone could mess up that dish (aside
from providing crummy ingredients).

boxes, too... you could choose the various items for your bento box from
the menu... lots of choices for each part of it... flat price of $8.95

Bento is a very new phenomenon in Chinese restaurants.
It's only been in this millennium that one finds this
concept in Singapore and Hong Kong, and I guess the
cuteness factor made it migrate over here recently.

for the box, from what I could see.... Another thing to maybe check out
some time... Both times we've been there, the food has been good, the
prices reasonable and the portions large... Easy to understand why it appears to be a favorite with the college crowd... we see the large
groups of (mostly Asian) students getting off the bus at the stop across
the street and heading over there, plus the parking lot is usually well-filled... :)

Sounds like good signs all.

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Yield: 4 servings

1/4 c Olive Oil 1 c Heavy Cream
4 Garlic Cloves; chopped 1 1/2 lb Broccoli
Salt and Pepper to taste 3/4 c Grated Parmesan Cheese
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1/4 c Dried Red Pepper Flakes 15 oz Frozen Ricotta Ravioli

* Substitute Romano Cheese if desired Heat oil in medium saucepan. Add
garlic, salt, pepper and red pepper. Saute until garlic is lightly
browned,
5-7 mins. Add cream; cook 20 min. to thicken, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile, cut broccoli into 1-1/2" flowerettes. Place in separate pan,
cover with water and cook until tender, drain and set aside. Add cheese
to
sauce mixture, stir to blend. Prepare broccoli as directed, drain. Add
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Quoting Michael Loo to Nancy Backus on 04-14-19 08:26 <=-

Quiz time - three of the four won all the major
titles in his sport in one season. Who is the odd
man out?

Wild guess, the one I don't know anything about, Eddie Arcaro, though
I'd not be surprised to be wrong... ;)

It was a trick question. Arnold Palmer never won all the
majors. Eddie Arcaro, an avid golfer, won all the majors
in his own sport (horse racing), twice.

Figured it would be a trick question, actually.... and now that you
mention it, the name /does/ ring a bell in the racing context... ;)
Didn't know he was an avid golfer also...

I read Nancy Toff ... who wrote the definitive history
of the flute (Oxford University Press). The only girl
golfer I can think of is Anneke Sorenstam, I think
that's the name.

That sounds like a name I recognize as a female golfer...

Indeed. There's another golfer name you should recognize,
Babe Didrikson, of whom you could say qualified for the
distinction above if you substituted "her" for "his."
That was much earlier.

Yup, I recognize her, too.... :)

Predisposed to that reading now.... ;) Speaking of chicken, yesterday

Yeah, one learns to repeat one's mistakes!

Yup... :)

Speaking of chicken, at the dinner meeting the other
night, we had roti canai (chicken), tod mun (they put
chicken in with the shrimp), a tofu dish, a steamed
chicken dish, and a noodle dish with shrimp. I wasn't
going to order anything but decided we needed a beef
dish to balance out all that whiteness.

Agreed. :) A bit heavy on the chicken, too... :)

Richard and I went with our friend Cathy to a place we've only been once before, a while ago... Yummy Garden Hot Pot... I had the orange chicken lunch special, with hot and sour soup... the soup was a bit spicier than many, but tasty, the chicken came in a nice red spicy sauce with slivers
of orange peel all through, nicely crunchy breading, and a couple of

Souunds good, though it's a far cry from what anyone
would eat in Asia.

Oh, I know.... not something I get often... I like the spicy orange
with beef and scallops better than with chicken, though I don't get that
very often either... we aren't going to that sort of place very often,
for one thing.... :)

broccoli florets to garnish...

Also, the broccoli one gets in China typically
doesn't have flowering heads.

So less of a garnish and more of a veggie....

Richard had the pork rice noodles (from the main menu... looked pretty good... And Cathy had the pepper steak... far more onions and peppers
than she could eat, but she liked the beef part... ;)

That sounds more authentic, but I'm in the home
territory of Uncle Tai, who famously said that you
could tell the quality of a restaurant by the
proportion of meat in its dishes - i.e., the more
meat, the better.

I like a good proportion of meat to veggies... I like the veggies too,
but like a good amount of meat as well....

One of these days, we plan to go there and actually do the
hot pot, see if that's any good....

I read of places where the hot pot is not good but
wonder how anyone could mess up that dish (aside
from providing crummy ingredients).

Well, providing crummy ingredients certainly would mess it up... I think
that to be somewhat unlikely at this place, given what we've seen so
far....

They had a menu that was for bento boxes, too... you could choose the various items for your bento box from the menu... lots of choices for
each part of it... flat price of $8.95 for the box, from what I could see.... Another thing to maybe check out some time...

Bento is a very new phenomenon in Chinese restaurants.
It's only been in this millennium that one finds this
concept in Singapore and Hong Kong, and I guess the
cuteness factor made it migrate over here recently.

And/or wishing to compete with the Japanese restaurants... the Korean
place, Seoul House, has its own version of the bento box, though they
just call it a lunch box....

Both times we've been there, the food has been good, the
prices reasonable and the portions large... Easy to understand why it appears to be a favorite with the college crowd... we see the large
groups of (mostly Asian) students getting off the bus at the stop across
the street and heading over there, plus the parking lot is usually well-filled... :)

Sounds like good signs all.

We figured so as well... part of why we decided to go there a second
time, so long after our first try... :)

ttyl neb

... Heatless habaneros. That'll benefit society as much as seedless corn.

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