Serene wrote:

I forgot. Here's a URL about Milan.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/milan-international-berkeley

My Sri Lankan friend who cooks meals for hire always recommends that
place. She says it's the best place to get Sri Lankan spices.

Is the mustard oil labeled "not for human consumption"?

Bob

In article ,
Kent wrote:

"TammyM" wrote in message
...

recherche des fromages perdus

NB, my recollection is that you're in the SF Bay Area, yes? Or am I
hallucinating again? Have you ever tried The Cheese Board in Berkeley?
It's Alice's Restaurant for cheese :-)

TammyM, thinking it's time for another trek to Berkeley

Our favorite store for cheese is the "Country Store" also in the socialist
republic of Berkeley, on the east side of San Pablo one block south of
University, near the Post Office. They have great variety and prices, and
finding old cheddar has never been a problem. Recently, on sale, we bought
Stilton for $3.95/lb! They just opened a store on Hopkins, very near the
Monterey Market[a favorite site for produce].

Country Cheese! And they totally rock. Excellent line of import
groceries at good prices as well.

It's one of the few places around that consistently has farmhouse cheddar.

And the west Berkeley store is walking distance from the Spanish Table.
And walking distance from my house. (Tammy, I'm just catching up, work
has been kicking my ass. I'd love to go shopping!)

The Northside store is in a little foodie mecca of its own, with the
afore-mentioned Monterey Market (which has been the subject of a
documentary - "Eat at Bill's") and other specialty stores.

I liked Safeway's extra sharp cheddar for a reasonably-priced good cheddar
- I grew up being fed Cracker Barrel - but they seem to have changed
the formula recently. *sad face* Now I buy Cracker Barrel when it goes
on club card special.

Charlotte
--

"Charlotte L. Blackmer" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Kent wrote:

"TammyM" wrote in message
...

recherche des fromages perdus

NB, my recollection is that you're in the SF Bay Area, yes? Or am I
hallucinating again? Have you ever tried The Cheese Board in Berkeley?
It's Alice's Restaurant for cheese :-)

TammyM, thinking it's time for another trek to Berkeley

Our favorite store for cheese is the "Country Store" also in the socialist
republic of Berkeley, on the east side of San Pablo one block south of
University, near the Post Office. They have great variety and prices, and
finding old cheddar has never been a problem. Recently, on sale, we bought
Stilton for $3.95/lb! They just opened a store on Hopkins, very near the
Monterey Market[a favorite site for produce].

Country Cheese! And they totally rock. Excellent line of import
groceries at good prices as well.

It's one of the few places around that consistently has farmhouse cheddar.

And the west Berkeley store is walking distance from the Spanish Table.
And walking distance from my house. (Tammy, I'm just catching up, work
has been kicking my ass. I'd love to go shopping!)

The Northside store is in a little foodie mecca of its own, with the
afore-mentioned Monterey Market (which has been the subject of a
documentary - "Eat at Bill's") and other specialty stores.

I liked Safeway's extra sharp cheddar for a reasonably-priced good cheddar
- I grew up being fed Cracker Barrel - but they seem to have changed
the formula recently. *sad face* Now I buy Cracker Barrel when it goes
on club card special.

Charlotte
--
I just visited the Hopkins Ave. store for the first time on a produce run to
the Monterey Market. It's not quite right! The cheese may be a bit more
expensive and the variety may be a bit less. It's maybe a bit yuppyish, a
bit too normal looking.

Kent

merryb said...

On May 6, 1:10*pm, Andy q wrote:
merryb said...

Kinda off topic, but my parents went to high school with Jerry Garcia-
I have the yearbook to prove it!

merryb,

KEWL!

Jerry was GREAT!!! We used to see The Grateful Dead practically every
weekend in S.F.

I once sat with the sound crew center/balcony at Winterland. I was
making
a
bootleg and was sitting right behind them. The usher saw my tape
recorder
and tried to remove me but the sound crew graciously said "he's with
us!".

The usher backed off and roped me in! Spent the show having beers from
their bottomless garbage can of ice cold Heinekens, and "other" stuff.
The
y
even listened to my bootleg after the show and to my surprise, they
liked
it. SURE they did. LOL!

Never got to meet the band other than Jerry getting out of a U-Haul
truck
and a cloud (more a fog!) of pot smoke drifted into the street as he
walke
d
in for the show.

Santana who always played first, were equally as great and Carlos is
still

with us!

Thanks for the memories!

Best,

Andy

Very cool story! Did you grow up around there? Me, born in Sebastopol,
grew up in Santa Rosa, and moved to Puyallup,WA when I was a teen-
talk about a culture shock!! San Francisco is one of my favorite
cities!!


merryb,

No, moved there for college in the early 70s, and was glad I did!!!

What a place!

Was there for the summer of love, I think!

Andy
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

The best Mac & Cheese recipe I've come across is from the 'Joy of
Cooking' copyright 1997.

Recipe 'Baked Macaroni and Cheese'
To use a worn out phrase "It is to die for".


On Sun, 04 May 2008 21:18:04 -0700, sf . wrote:


and it's not from a box!

1 pound pasta (elbow macaroni or penne)

1/2 cup butter
4 T flour
4 cups milk
1/2 pound or 3 cups shredded mild or medium cheddar cheese

4 cups milk

Optional:
1 cup commercial bread crumbs
2-4 T butter

Melt the butter in a saucepan, take off heat. Add the bread crumbs
and stir.

Boil macaroni one minute less than according to directions in salted
water. Drain. Place in a large bowl. Dot with butter. After the
butter melts, sprinkle with flour and stir. Stir in cheese. Place in
a 9X13 baking dish that has been coated with cooking spray. Pour in
milk.

Bake for 30 minutes at 375° in the bottom third of the oven. Sprinkle
with buttered bread crumbs (if you wish) and bake for another 30
minutes.