Lets Do Lunch (around the world).

I don't like microwaves, they ruin food texture. I always use a regular oven or small toaster oven, also the burners on the stove top too.

That looks good. Today's lunch for me will be homemade cole slaw (Chopped cabbage and carrots with dressing, salt, sugar and hot sweet mustard) plus baked beans (white beans cooked with molasses, brown sugar, honey, salt and BBQ sauce). These are sort of traditional dishes in the US south.

It is interesting to hear a topic of everybody. I am all interested in me even if it was not the topic of the meal. An area and the topic of the culture are good.

yeah that's quite a trek from SOMA to the inner Richmond--  I grew up here so the neighborhoods all kinda blend into each other, but that's too far to walk and a long bus ride

js wrote: Ha, I remember Clement Street, its getting to be a long time ago, but I think there was a used record and CD store there named Flat Plastic Sound. I got to know the owner some, The store closed, I think he only sells on ebay now, ...for shame.

vaguely recall it--  Green Apple, the best and last great bookshop in SF, is at the corner of Clement and 6th.  West two blocks is the market I go to, Mae Wah, another block west is a funky but great old diner called Hamburger Haven, and one more block is a really neat Japanese sci-fi/fantasy/Ultraman/Godzilla/animae shop called Hero's Club I like to visit.

Hey we had five people online a few minutes ago.. things are looking up 

just made a trip to Clement St. for Chinese supplies--  got two bottles of Xiaoxing rice wine (aged 3 & 5 years), Hoisin, peanut oil, two kinds of pepper sauce, and some nice ground bean paste.   Been using Basmati rice but lately switching back to long grain depending on the source; I like a thin grain that splits slightly when cooked.

Finally I've had a piece of mozzarella pizza (with a glass of Chilean red wine) last night ... so very nice taste & flavour.

 ^^ that's a beauty, we have a new Chicago-style place near us and they also make a great thin crust (nothing as good as that picture though)--  I admit to also liking the doughy sourdough crusts here in Cali, not authentic but damn good.   Anyone like cornmeal crust?  It's good but so friggin dense I can barely finish two slices in a sitting .. hhrmph

Simple Margherita Pizza is the best for me ... fantastic mozzarella and fresh tomato sauce with basil leaves topping.



Wow ... amazing.

^ I'd better try upload again when my internet stops being silly.

It was most wonderful indeed, I am hungry just thinking about it!