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WOW...after looking at all the threads pertaining to food and dining, I can see why Kurt created a whole forum dedicated to these topics!

Thanks Kurt!  :clap_1:

WOW...after looking at all the threads pertaining to food and dining, I can see why Kurt created a whole forum dedicated to these topics! 
 
Thanks Kurt! :clap_1:

Kurt

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[QUOTE=Mermaid]Kurt, is it permissible to ask for and/or post recipes on this forum? If they are good vacation easy recipes or recipes using ingredients like locally-caught fish, for example?[/QUOTE]
 
YES! It doesn't have to be local.
 
Anything food related - dining, recipes, reviews, groceries, veggie gardening, etc.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Mermaid">Kurt, is it permissible to ask for and/or post recipes on this forum? If they are good vacation easy recipes or recipes using ingredients like locally-caught fish, for example?</blockquote> 
YES! It doesn&#039;t have to be local. 
 
Anything food related - dining, recipes, reviews, groceries, veggie gardening, etc.

Kimmifunn

Funnkalicious

[QUOTE=kurt]YES! It doesn't have to be local.
 
Anything food related - dining, recipes, reviews, groceries, gardening, etc.[/QUOTE]
So I'm going to be in DC next weekend.  Can I get restaurant recs. for that? :idontno:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="kurt">YES! It doesn&#039;t have to be local. 
 
Anything food related - dining, recipes, reviews, groceries, gardening, etc.</blockquote>So I&#039;m going to be in DC next weekend. Can I get restaurant recs. for that? :idontno:

Ocean Lover

bean

[QUOTE=Sueshore]WOW...after looking at all the threads pertaining to food and dining, I can see why Kurt created a whole forum dedicated to these topics!

Thanks Kurt!  :clap_1:[/QUOTE]

[COLOR=Navy]
Yes, great idea. I'm sure this will be helpful for many! After finding a place to stay in Sowal, the next most logical question is...where/what are we going to eat?!!![/COLOR]

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Sueshore">WOW...after looking at all the threads pertaining to food and dining, I can see why Kurt created a whole forum dedicated to these topics! 
 
Thanks Kurt! :clap_1:</blockquote> 
 
Yes, great idea. I&#039;m sure this will be helpful for many! After finding a place to stay in Sowal, the next most logical question is...where/what are we going to eat?!!!

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Mermaid

picky

I'm already crazy about this new forum!  We have so many talented cooks on this board.  This is going to be great.  Now we have a special place to get a conversation started about the First Ever SoWal Progressive Dinner!  

And wait until I get started about what kind of landscaping plants we use around our cottages and condos.  I have a bunch of questions already in my mind about what would grow well outside our front door in SoWal!  

 :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:

I&#039;m already crazy about this new forum! We have so many talented cooks on this board. This is going to be great. Now we have a special place to get a conversation started about the First Ever SoWal Progressive Dinner! 
 
And wait until I get started about what kind of landscaping plants we use around our cottages and condos. I have a bunch of questions already in my mind about what would grow well outside our front door in SoWal! 
 
 :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

[QUOTE=Mermaid]I'm already crazy about this new forum!  We have so many talented cooks on this board.  This is going to be great.  Now we have a special place to get a conversation started about the First Ever SoWal Progressive Dinner!  

And wait until I get started about what kind of landscaping plants we use around our cottages and condos.  I have a bunch of questions already in my mind about what would grow well outside our front door in SoWal!  

 :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:  :clap_1:[/QUOTE]
The Funns can handle the "drinks, nightlife" arena.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Mermaid">I&#039;m already crazy about this new forum! We have so many talented cooks on this board. This is going to be great. Now we have a special place to get a conversation started about the First Ever SoWal Progressive Dinner! 
 
And wait until I get started about what kind of landscaping plants we use around our cottages and condos. I have a bunch of questions already in my mind about what would grow well outside our front door in SoWal! 
 
 :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:</blockquote>The Funns can handle the &quot;drinks, nightlife&quot; arena.

[QUOTE=Mermaid]I'm already crazy about this new forum!  We have so many talented cooks on this board.  This is going to be great.  Now we have a special place to get a conversation started about the First Ever SoWal Progressive Dinner!  :[/QUOTE]

Please expand on this........ :biggrin:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Mermaid">I&#039;m already crazy about this new forum! We have so many talented cooks on this board. This is going to be great. Now we have a special place to get a conversation started about the First Ever SoWal Progressive Dinner! :</blockquote> 
Please expand on this........ 😀

[QUOTE=destindreamin]Please expand on this........ :biggrin:[/QUOTE]

Well, you know how we're always asking each other who's going to be down at the beach when we are?  Well, if you got a bunch of SoWallers who were there at the same time, you could organise a Moveable Feast!!!  Start out with cocktails in one place, then move on to someone else's kitchen for the entree, and finish up with desserts at the last place.  You could have so much FUNN with this concept.  You could customize it any way you wanted!

I think Sueshore and I should volunteer ourselves to be the first guinea pigs for this.  Miss Kitty and I will be in SoWal the 1st week of April and we should do it!  What say you, darlin' Kitty?   :biggrin:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="destindreamin">Please expand on this........ 😀</blockquote> 
Well, you know how we&#039;re always asking each other who&#039;s going to be down at the beach when we are? Well, if you got a bunch of SoWallers who were there at the same time, you could organise a Moveable Feast!!! Start out with cocktails in one place, then move on to someone else&#039;s kitchen for the entree, and finish up with desserts at the last place. You could have so much FUNN with this concept. You could customize it any way you wanted! 
 
I think Sueshore and I should volunteer ourselves to be the first guinea pigs for this. Miss Kitty and I will be in SoWal the 1st week of April and we should do it! What say you, darlin&#039; Kitty? 😀

Beach Runner

beats on hood

There's a boatload of recipes already posted at [url="http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=565&page=1&pp=30&highlight=recipes"]http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=565&page=1&pp=30&highlight=recipes[/url] .

There&#039;s a boatload of recipes already posted at <a href="http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=565&amp;page=1&amp;pp=30&amp;highlight=recipes" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=565&amp;page=1&amp;pp=30&amp;highlight=recipes</a> .

peapod1980

percy

[QUOTE=Mermaid]Well, you know how we're always asking each other who's going to be down at the beach when we are?  Well, if you got a bunch of SoWallers who were there at the same time, you could organise a Moveable Feast!!!  Start out with cocktails in one place, then move on to someone else's kitchen for the entree, and finish up with desserts at the last place.  You could have so much FUNN with this concept.  You could customize it any way you wanted!

I think Sueshore and I should volunteer ourselves to be the first guinea pigs for this.  Miss Kitty and I will be in SoWal the 1st week of April and we should do it!  What say you, darlin' Kitty?   :biggrin:[/QUOTE]
And Jenay and I will tempt you, dear Mermaid, and say we'll host it the week of June 10...  :D

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Mermaid">Well, you know how we&#039;re always asking each other who&#039;s going to be down at the beach when we are? Well, if you got a bunch of SoWallers who were there at the same time, you could organise a Moveable Feast!!! Start out with cocktails in one place, then move on to someone else&#039;s kitchen for the entree, and finish up with desserts at the last place. You could have so much FUNN with this concept. You could customize it any way you wanted! 
 
I think Sueshore and I should volunteer ourselves to be the first guinea pigs for this. Miss Kitty and I will be in SoWal the 1st week of April and we should do it! What say you, darlin&#039; Kitty? 😀</blockquote>And Jenay and I will tempt you, dear Mermaid, and say we&#039;ll host it the week of June 10... 😀

[QUOTE=Beach Runner]There's a boatload of resipes already posted at [url="http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=565&page=1&pp=30&highlight=recipes"]http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=565&page=1&pp=30&highlight=recipes[/url] .[/QUOTE]

Beach Runner, you're one of those good cooks on the board--how about a Springtime Cooking in SoWal thread when the weather warms up??  There's [I]never[/I] too many good recipes (says Mermaid who has more cookbooks and cooking mag subscriptions than anyone has a right to have  ;-) ).

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Beach Runner">There&#039;s a boatload of resipes already posted at <a href="http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=565&amp;page=1&amp;pp=30&amp;highlight=recipes" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=565&amp;page=1&amp;pp=30&amp;highlight=recipes</a> .</blockquote> 
Beach Runner, you&#039;re one of those good cooks on the board--how about a Springtime Cooking in SoWal thread when the weather warms up?? There&#039;s never too many good recipes (says Mermaid who has more cookbooks and cooking mag subscriptions than anyone has a right to have ;-) ).

Jdarg

[QUOTE=peapod1980]And Jenay and I will tempt you, dear Mermaid, and say we'll host it the week of June 10... :D[/QUOTE]
 
Ours may be on the beach...we'll just set up a buffet on coolers!  After Dennis, the Western Lake boardwalk ended in the water, and the last part of it wasn't really used, unless you wanted to slide down into the lake on your a$$.  Anyway, the part that was still horizontal would have made a great table!  But I bet it has been fixed- I hope.  I got tired of jumping up and rescuing old ladies and toddlers!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="peapod1980">And Jenay and I will tempt you, dear Mermaid, and say we&#039;ll host it the week of June 10... 😀</blockquote> 
Ours may be on the beach...we&#039;ll just set up a buffet on coolers! After Dennis, the Western Lake boardwalk ended in the water, and the last part of it wasn&#039;t really used, unless you wanted to slide down into the lake on your a$$. Anyway, the part that was still horizontal would have made a great table! But I bet it has been fixed- I hope. I got tired of jumping up and rescuing old ladies and toddlers!

[QUOTE=Mermaid]Beach Runner, you're one of those good cooks on the board--how about a Springtime Cooking in SoWal thread when the weather warms up?? There's [i]never[/i] too many good recipes (says Mermaid who has more cookbooks and cooking mag subscriptions than anyone has a right to have ;-) ).[/QUOTE]
Oh, gosh, springtime on a college campus is crazy - students with spring fever who don't study enough and stress out over grades, seniors trying to get all of their capstone work done, etc., and I'm trying to help them get through it all.
 
Maybe this summer. I am also *months* behind on my summary of everyone's restaurant comments.
 
BTW thanks for the compliment.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Mermaid">Beach Runner, you&#039;re one of those good cooks on the board--how about a Springtime Cooking in SoWal thread when the weather warms up?? There&#039;s never too many good recipes (says Mermaid who has more cookbooks and cooking mag subscriptions than anyone has a right to have ;-) ).</blockquote>Oh, gosh, springtime on a college campus is crazy - students with spring fever who don&#039;t study enough and stress out over grades, seniors trying to get all of their capstone work done, etc., and I&#039;m trying to help them get through it all. 
 
Maybe this summer. I am also *months* behind on my summary of everyone&#039;s restaurant comments. 
 
BTW thanks for the compliment.

[QUOTE=Beach Runner]

BTW thanks for the compliment.[/QUOTE]

No trouble...I've already tried one of your recipes from Christmas time.  We had a such a good run of recipes from everyone during the holidays!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Beach Runner">BTW thanks for the compliment.</blockquote> 
No trouble...I&#039;ve already tried one of your recipes from Christmas time. We had a such a good run of recipes from everyone during the holidays!

BTW BR, you mentioned a lemon vinaigrette from the Barefoot chick.  Are you going to post the recipe, or are you gonna make me look for it the hard way by buying the book!!  :idontno:

Lemon Vinaigrette
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 lemons - the $15 W-S juicer really helps)
1/2 cup good olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
 
Whisk together the above ingredients. Enough for 1/2 pound of arugula (or whatever greens you prefer).

Lemon Vinaigrette 
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 lemons - the $15 W-S juicer really helps) 
1/2 cup good olive oil 
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
 
Whisk together the above ingredients. Enough for 1/2 pound of arugula (or whatever greens you prefer).

[QUOTE=Beach Runner]Lemon Vinaigrette
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 lemons - the $15 W-S juicer really helps)
1/2 cup good olive oil
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
 
Whisk together the above ingredients. Enough for 1/2 pound of arugula (or whatever greens you prefer).[/QUOTE]
 
Filed and ready to go.  Thanks.  BTW- I was in W-S Friday.  Everything comes in pink for Valentines.  Wonder if there is a pink juicer?  I didn't see the need for a pink Cuisinart!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Beach Runner">Lemon Vinaigrette 
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 lemons - the $15 W-S juicer really helps) 
1/2 cup good olive oil 
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 
 
Whisk together the above ingredients. Enough for 1/2 pound of arugula (or whatever greens you prefer).</blockquote> 
Filed and ready to go. Thanks. BTW- I was in W-S Friday. Everything comes in pink for Valentines. Wonder if there is a pink juicer? I didn&#039;t see the need for a pink Cuisinart!

[QUOTE=jdarg]Filed and ready to go.  Thanks.  BTW- I was in W-S Friday.  Everything comes in pink for Valentines.  Wonder if there is a pink juicer?  I didn't see the need for a pink Cuisinart![/QUOTE]


Hold on a minute, jdarg!  I have a pink juicer.  When you visit on Saturday we can make this salad.  My juicer is depression glass, the old fashioned kind that uses wrist power to squeeze the juice out.  You'll never guess where I got it!  Gotothebeachmom told me about this great place in Panama City Beach called Scavenger's Bazaar.  It's sort of like Lily Pads at Grayton Corners.  Lots of booths with beachy decorative items, but also a great selection of antiques, including depression glass.  I love old kitchen gadgets and goodies.   :wub:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="jdarg">Filed and ready to go. Thanks. BTW- I was in W-S Friday. Everything comes in pink for Valentines. Wonder if there is a pink juicer? I didn&#039;t see the need for a pink Cuisinart!</blockquote> 
 
Hold on a minute, jdarg! I have a pink juicer. When you visit on Saturday we can make this salad. My juicer is depression glass, the old fashioned kind that uses wrist power to squeeze the juice out. You&#039;ll never guess where I got it! Gotothebeachmom told me about this great place in Panama City Beach called Scavenger&#039;s Bazaar. It&#039;s sort of like Lily Pads at Grayton Corners. Lots of booths with beachy decorative items, but also a great selection of antiques, including depression glass. I love old kitchen gadgets and goodies. :wub:

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