On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:41:46 -0400, Kate Connally >
wrote:

>readah wrote:
>>
>> Kate Connally > wrote in message >...
>> > Wayne wrote:
>> > >
>> > > The Phoenix r.f.c. contingent is please to officially announce the 2004
>> > > Phoenix Cook-In to be held on Saturday, October 2nd, from 1:00 p.m. 'til
>> > > ?
>> > >
>> > > readah has graciously offered to host the event in her new Scottsdale
>> > > home, and I think we can unofficially consider this an r.f.c.
>> > > housewarming!
>> > >
>> > > Our planning committee - readah, Christine Dabney, Blair Houghton, and I
>> > > - would like to cordially invite and encourage all you Phoenicians,
>> > > Arizonans, Californians, etc., etc., etc., to join in and celebrate the
>> > > end of a hot summer with tantalizing food and drink, limited only by
>> > > your imagination. We're placing no limitations on what you may conjure
>> > > up!
>> > >
>> > > To kick off the cook-in we have planned an outing on Friday evening,
>> > > October 1st, to the ever popular and highly touted Pizza Bianco in
>> > > central Phoenix. Word has it that both Peter Reinhardt, "American
>> > > Pie", and Jeffrey Steingarten, "The Man Who Ate Everything", are calling
>> > > this the "best pizza in America".
>> > >
>> > > Never to leave a cabbage unshredded, we are having a coleslaw tasting
>> > > during the cook-in on Saturday. This may settle some of the many
>> > > questions and options raised during the recent r.f.c. coleslaw thread.
>> > >
>> > > We also welcome other ideas for tastings that you think would be fun and
>> > > delicious!
>> > >
>> > > Last, but not least, all interested parties should send their email
>> > > address to . readah will maintain a mailing list in
>> > > order to provide updates and other pertinent information.
>> > >
>> > > Maps, addresses, phone numbers, suggested accommodations, etc., will be
>> > > available to all participants.
>> > >
>> > > You may also direct any questions, comments, suggestions, etc., to any
>> > > of our planning committee members.
>> > >
>> > > We hope to see you all there!
>> >
>> > Okay, I'm bummed. I missed the San Diego (Poway) cook-in
>> > and now I have to miss the Phoenix (Scottsdale) cook-in.
>> > I must have done something very bad. :-( I would once
>> > again offer to take anybody unwanted extra frequent flyer
>> > miles off their hands at absolutely no cost to them, but
>> > alas I already have plans for a vacation in VT that week.
>> > My sister is flying in from Montana on the 29th and we are
>> > leaving on October 1st to drive up to Vermont where we'll stay
>> > for a week in a timeshare in West Dover. I'm afraid I will
>> > have to choose Vermont over Phoenix in spite of dozens of
>> > offers of free air miles that are sure to come flooding in in
>> > response to my generous offer above. So are you guys going
>> > to try all my cole slaw recipes and let me know if you like
>> > them better than Squeaks' recipe (which I'm sure you will)?
>> > ;-)
>> >
>> > Kate, happy about Vermont, bummed about Phoenix
>>
>> We'll raise a fork of coleslaw in your honor. Maybe I'll try one of
>> your recipes. I don't think I've ever made coleslaw,
>
>You've never made coleslaw??? What do you eat with your
>catfish and hushpuppies? Sheesh! ;-)

Brocolli & potatoes (french-fried or mashed). Weird, huh?
>
>> this may be a first for me. I was going to give Dimitri's
>> recipe a try-- he brought that to the 2002 Sandy Eggo
>> Cook-In. Hmm, so many choices.
>
>Make them both. You need the practice! ;-)
>
>Kate

And practice I will. Though I'm not a great fan of mayo-- that's
probably why I don't make coleslaw much. :-)
readah