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I almost never comment on DSLR front page news (lurker), but this is ridiculous to a new level. I am surprised no one has made a meme out of ATT/iPhone news...$45 to tether using an iphone with 2 gigs of usage...just say that to yourself inside your head a few times... No need to editorialize. The news itself is hyperbole.And I dont understand "98% of blah blah dont do this" statistic...its not properly controlled, and you never know if 98% of people dont do something SPECIFICALLY because of fear of repercussions.And if you dont buy that one, think of a life insurance company using the same logic behind why they should lower benefits..."98% of people dont die before this age, so whats the point in giving them any benefits..."
Goodbye, AT&T. I'm sure other wireless companies are soon to follow!Seems like we're paying MORE for even less now.From AT&T's press article (link above in the article):Tethering. Smartphone customers including iPhone customers who choose the DataPro plan have the option to add tethering for an additional $20 per month. Tethering lets customers use their smartphones as a modem to provide a broadband connection for laptop computers, netbooks or other computing devices. Tethering for iPhones will be available when Apple releases iPhone OS 4 this summer.Seems to me like OS 3 didn't support Tethering, and it's all of Apple's fault now...Haha.
I might never reach 2GB currently on my phone, I still think its ridiculous and even worse that they are changing the plan for the ipad. Makes me glad I stay away from ATT and Apple.
AT&T really love to hug their $$$ as much as they can instead of spending it in network.Easiest fix to "improve" their network is to milk customers for more $$$ and impose caps.I can't wait to see what VZW LTE tiered plans will be.
I expected the $30 plan to continue with a $30 for 5 GB tether option. Seems as thought AT&T has secured exclusivity for the next iPhone (at least for the near-term) and it's going to charge appropriately for the luxury.
That is my concern. These guys work in tandem so I imagine an announcement from Verizon will be upcoming in next couple of week. Hopefully Sprint and Tmobile hold the line on prices.--Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
AT&T isn't bringing LTE for a few years, so you'll be waiting for a while.
My bad, I meant VZW LTE tiered plans
I'm not sure what phones Skype is available on, but I'd almost guarantee that's their reasoning for ditching the unlimited plan. You completely bypass your available minutes and use Skype on the unlimited data plan, essentially getting unlimited calls.--If you miss 1 day, you notice; you miss 2 days, your band notices; 3 days, the crowd notices....
With Verizon's new Droid Incredible, there really is no reason to put up with AT&T's pricing. Even IF you use less than 2 GB/mo, you should still vote with your wallet and move to another carrier. If this plan fails and hurts AT&T's financials, other carriers will not adopt the same scheme.
They claim 2GB is enough for 98% of their users. But don't iPhone users consume more than anyone else? I have an Android phone, don't use much data (actively), and use wifi most of the time for the data that I do use - and halfway thru my cycle, I have used over 225mb of data.Yikes you guys are going to get screwed.
I use my iPhone heavily and have yet to exceed 1 GB a month. Normally I'm around 500 MB or less. I don't do a lot of video streaming over 3G. The one month I nearly exceeded 1 GB was when I spent a lot of time using the Sling app.So the 2 GB cap isn't that big a deal for me and I'll end up paying $5 less (well less than $5 technically since I'm on a discounted plan).Tethering is good, but the announcement doesn't mention whether or not you get extra GB for the $20 a month. My guess is that for $45 a month you have 2 GB shared between tether and the phone itself. I don't understand why it costs $20 more a month. What's the difference between downloading 2 GB on the phone itself or on a PC connected to the phone?--The Comcast Disney Avatar has been retired.
VZW already said LTE will have tiered plans. I'm pretty sure their 3G plans will stay the same since AT&T copy vzw all the time.
...because these idiots are clearly digging their own grave: new iPhone will barely catch up with current Android OS and phones, ATT's network is still the shittiest network of America and price gouging is so ridiculous now that it will drive people away en masse, likely to TMO and its new, crazy-fast yet overage-free HSPA+ network: »[T-Mobile] Impressive 3G results--said by bicker:Waaaa waaaa waaaa. You just want what you want and don't care to factor in what is right or true. Your perspectives are un-American, and deserve far more ridicule than I'm prepared to pile on them.
Well audio streaming can suck up bandwidth just as easily. I went back and looked at my usage for last month, which was about 1.5GB, and all I really did was stream Pandora, surf and use email. It adds up quick.As for the tethering, from what I've seen it looks like your assumption is correct, that it's two gigabytes shared between the computer and the phone. At least I haven't seen anything that refutes it.I'll be staying with my "unlimited" plan for now, thanks.
I figure there will be plenty of outcry against this change on the BBR forums but for me the change is good news.My wife is addicted to her iPhone so I've been stuck with paying $30/mo for data plus more for texting. I just reviewed our last 12 bills. My better half's highest monthly data usage was 114 MB. Many months she was under half that much.The DataPlus plan will yield a definite cost savings for us. And the fact is that I've resisted having a data plan myself because the cost exceeded my threshold of pain. With the new data plan my wife and I can both have data enough for casual use for the same price we've been paying just to feed her iPhone.So for you high use junkies...yeah, this won't work. But I'm betting for a lot of at&t subscribers it will be an improvement.
Come on. You knew these greedy b-stards were gonna hook ya then sink ya.First came the "Me Too!" with doubling the ETF contract penalties.Before that, identical minute plans (doesn't anyone see the collusion with minute/SMS plans?) Just happens that most folks use 300 minutes, but they only offer 200 then 450 at next plan...And unlimited data? Gotcha!Let's see what Verizon does next? I bet you know...--Splat
By dumping laptop connect ($60) and getting tethering ($20) I'll save quite a bit, even with the $10/GB overage fee since my combined usage is about 3GB/mo. And my other iPhone only uses about 100MB/mo so I'll save there too with base data costs going from $60 to $40.Laptop connect was already capped at 5GB with big overage penalties so I'm not missing anything. It would take 8GB of data usage to get back to the price I'm currently paying which isn't going to happen with wifi at work and at home.
Other countries had tethering with iPhone OS 3. AT&T just didn't enable it. There were even hacks to enable tethering on AT&T in the US using Apple's built-in tethering system.
I just looked at my data usage.Line # 1:Average is about 280 Megs a monthHigh is 680 Megs for one monthLine # 2:Average is about 300 Megs a month.High is 300 Megs--~ Insert a Funny Sig Here ~
After my billing nightmares with Verizon, I hate the thought of having to go back.
Yes.According to AT&T, existing customers can keep their unlimited plans. The new pricing and data rates only come into affect for new customers, or customers that want tethering (tethering requires a $20 additional fee on top of their "DataPro" plan).I've gotta ask though, why not just keep unlimited and jailbreak for the tethering option? I'm sure someone here is doing this.
I realize it's not a great deal for heavy users, but it's nice to finally see a discount for those of us that do not need or want an "unlimited" data plan. This would save me $30/month if VZW matches. My wife and I both have Blackberries on VZW, and between the two of us, we've only cracked 200 MB once in the past year.I for one am excited about the prospect of a low-end data plan. I do agree, though, that the pricing for tethering sounds ridiculous, esp. with no corresponding bump in the cap.
BTW, I bet they figured out that most use average of 300Megs/mth so... Look, you are saving $5 with our Pro plan! (zing!)--Splat


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I don't know what to think =( (long)
So.. i'm in L.A. and my FI is in killeen,tx and he went to san antonio which is like 2 hours away from him to meet an old guy friend. He drove back today and said he'd call me when he got back, but when he got back he just texted me and said he was having lunch with a friend and then i texted him back and asked who he was having lunch with and he put a friend from work, and he NEVER does that!! he'll usually put "oh my friend stevie from work" or something but there was no name mentioned just "A FRIEND" and i thought it was kind of weird but i let it go. Then he texts me later and said he was going to his friends house to cook dinner and that his friend stevie was going there too so i asked him who's house and again he said "my friend" then i asked which friend is this? then he put "OH the new girl from work that works with stevie" so... the thing is he went to lunch and shopping with this girl which he didn't want to mention... then he said is it bothering you and i said what's bothering me is that you said you'd call me when you got home but instead your out with this girl you didn't want to mention like you were hiding something.. then he said i didn't call her she texted me while i was driving back and her stevie and i made plans to have lunch this weekend (yet stevie wasn't even with them at lunch and stuff) and he said that he was sorry he didn't mention her name and that he'd die before lying to me or hiding anything from me... i don't know what to think =( I want to believe him but i don't know.

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Spring arrived early for the memory folks, and the fair weather could last into the summer. Fall could be a tougher story.
Makers of memory chips Micron Technology MU -2.2183304144775247% Micron Technology Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD33.5 -0.76 -2.2183304144775247% /Date(1412197200090-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 31498890 AFTER HOURS USD33.7 0.200000000000003 0.5970149253731343% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4738682 P/E Ratio 11.67247386759582 Market Cap 35872570434.5703 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 529385 More quote details and news » (ticker: MU) and SanDisk SNDK -2.899438489025013% SanDisk Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD95.11 -2.84 -2.899438489025013% /Date(1412197200059-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3938901 AFTER HOURS USD95.11 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 123050 P/E Ratio 18.649019607843137 Market Cap 21326420698.382 Dividend Yield 1.2616969824413837% Rev. per Employee 1190500 More quote details and news » (SNDK), and hard-disk drive vendors Seagate Technology STX -3.823991618648507% Seagate Technology PLC U.S.: Nasdaq USD55.08 -2.19 -3.823991618648507% /Date(1412197200062-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3946786 AFTER HOURS USD55.08 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 54073 P/E Ratio 11.819742489270386 Market Cap 17958008598.6969 Dividend Yield 3.122730573710966% Rev. per Employee 263416 More quote details and news » (STX) and Western Digital WDC -2.414362360709864% Western Digital Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD94.58 -2.34 -2.414362360709864% /Date(1412197200133-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1874657 AFTER HOURS USD94.58 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 37523 P/E Ratio 13.767103347889375 Market Cap 22734827179.0744 Dividend Yield 1.6916895749629943% Rev. per Employee 179965 More quote details and news » (WDC) have enjoyed very good returns this year and, with the exception of Micron, a healthy 12-month performance as well.
Micron, however, is the top performer so far this year, rising a whopping 48%, followed by SanDisk, up 27%. Western and Seagate managed respectable 18% and 16% returns. All are well ahead of the Standard and Poor's 500's 9.4% rise.
What's interesting is that the all four are alighting in unison even though their technologies—chips versus disks—are often positioned as being rivals in the storage world. The spate of good fortune probably has a lot to do with how these four parties have seen their industries become more "rational" in the last two years.
Amidst a slumping PC market, all four are benefiting from their own tight supplies, as well as new opportunities such as mobile phones and data centers "in the cloud," if you will.
Micron is expected to close on an acquisition of competitor Elpida Memory, which is in bankruptcy. That deal not only removes a player from the PC-oriented DRAM market, but is expected to boost Micron's involvement in memory chips for mobile devices.
As my colleague Alex Eule astutely noted in these pages last month ("Faster, Smaller, and More Energy Efficient," Feb. 2), SanDisk is benefiting both from being designed into Apple's iPhone (with the introduction of the iPhone 5 last fall), and also from a scenario in which manufacturers of flash memory are not building capacity in their factories as rapidly as they did in years past.
Prices for NAND flash are up 35% this year, and two weeks ago, that category of chips had its best week of the year in terms of pricing strength, according to a note put out Friday by RBC Capital Markets' Doug Freedman.
As Freedman explains it, "Industry supply is expected to be far more rational than years past," as the costs of making chips are rising, and to remain profitable, manufacturers have to try to keep prices of NAND high.
For Seagate and Western, the story has been told many times now how the hard-disk-drive industry has consolidated, reducing the risk of disastrous pricing battles.
That saner environment continues to delight Wall Street. A report a week ago from Richard Kugele of Needham made the point yet again: "It is hard not to be impressed with the management discipline currently being exhibited by the leaders of the drive industry." He continued: "Demand, particularly on the notebook side remains very weak, but the industry has responded swiftly by curtailing production and maintaining bare minimum inventory levels."
The product of that more-rational pricing environment for the drive makers is better shareholder returns. Seagate's 4.3% dividend is exemplary and well known at this point. Western is less scintillating, with a mere 2% dividend, but it is committed to paying out half its free cash flow in buyback and dividends. Writes Keith Bachman of BMO Capital Markets in a note to clients last week, Western can be expected to "consistently raise the dividend payout over the longer term."
Then again, the drive makers' stocks' ascendancy may signal that Wall Street finally takes seriously their ability to broaden beyond disk drives to flash-based drives, which are faster and higher in profitability. Western last week announced a $51 million investment in a start-up called Skyera, whose goal is to make the same relatively inexpensive flash memory used in consumer gadgets such as the iPod suitable for use in corporate storage systems.
WILL ALL THIS GOODWILL for memory makers last past the summer? It seems hard to imagine so, given how little good news is in store for the PC market, which still serves as a major source of demand for all four companies.
The buzz about the PC market remains almost universally negative: Pacific Crest's Michael McConnell two weeks ago wrote that his examination of the supply chain for notebook computers suggest sales were down in February by 18% from January's level, worse than the 13% decline he was modeling. The reasons are both sluggish interest in Microsoft's MSFT -0.9922346850733391% Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD45.9 -0.46 -0.9922346850733391% /Date(1412197200182-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 37110122 AFTER HOURS USD45.92 0.0200000000000031 0.04357298474945534% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 978233 P/E Ratio 17.25563909774436 Market Cap 378209064819.105 Dividend Yield 2.701525054466231% Rev. per Employee 677570 More quote details and news » (MSFT) Windows 8 operating system, and, more ominously, "increasing popularity of low-priced white tablets, specifically in China," by which he means the no-name brand machines the industry calls "white boxes."
Research firm IDC last week cut its estimate for this year's PC shipments to a drop of 1.3%, compared with its original forecast for a 2.8% increase. The firm cited a lack of touch-screen hardware to show off the best aspects of Windows 8.
At this point, the only companies trumpeting some magical resurgence of the PC market later this year are Microsoft and Intel INTC -2.3836875358989085% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD33.99 -0.83 -2.3836875358989085% /Date(1412197202835-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 34307244 AFTER HOURS USD34.05 0.0599999999999952 0.176522506619594% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 788402 P/E Ratio 16.420289855072465 Market Cap 168284498310.089 Dividend Yield 2.64783759929391% Rev. per Employee 501041 More quote details and news » (INTC). Both say there will be a raft of compelling new computers with touch-screen interfaces and foldable, hybrid forms that do double duty as tablet computers.
But the consumer is not standing still. IDC suggests that in the breach, they are allocating their money to tablets and smartphones, which continue to present ever more enticing bells and whistles. (See Gadget of the Week for a review of Samsung's latest, the Galaxy S4.)
Seagate and Western are echoing Intel and Microsoft's hopeful tone. In an interview with Seagate CFO Pat O'Malley in late February, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty noted the company takes "new design wins" for its wares as evidence of "a calendar 2013 second-half PC demand uptick." But demand for components is not the same thing as actual user demand, and I suspect this is more wishful thinking on the part of the PC industry.
The trading data show Seagate has held up relatively well in the fall months in each of the last three years, while Western had a rough go of it in the latter part of 2010 and 2011 but beat the S&P 500 handily in the back half of last year. Micron has tended to be weak in the latter half of each of the last three years.
SanDisk, while the most expensive of the stocks, at 15 times forward earnings, also has the most interesting prospects in mobile phones, tablets, data centers, and the rest. The company has had decent back-half gains in each of the last three years, and it perhaps stands the best chance of holding up past June.
Tiernan Ray can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or at blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily or www.twitter.com/barronstechblog.


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Man Builds 30 ft Model Replica of a Battleship
|Model build by
|William Terra, Maine, USA
|Kit Manufacturer
|Scratch build
|Additional Information
|The model is scratch build like a canoe using 2,54 – 10,16 cm (1 – 4 in) bass wood strips and then covered with fiberglass.
Estimated weight 318 kg (700 lbs).
The beam is 1,32 meter (52 in).
The length is about 9,1 meter (30 foot).
It can carry 2 persons.
The model is powered by a 15 hp (11,2 kw) outboard engine under rear gun turret.
It can sail 24 kilometer per hour (15 mph).
Furthermore the model has a music system build in.
While William Terra cruise the lakes of Maine he enjoy listen to Wagner.
The Commander-in-Chief in the photographs below is William Terra.
William Terra would like to see more models build in this scale.
|Construction time
|4 years, so far. It is estimated to require at least two more years of work to make the model complete.
They are related... Cousins you can say.
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I think my date double-booked on me. Last weekend, we agreed to meet up after work for a little "happy hour" and flirting. After a couple of hours, he seemed to be ready to move on to the next stop. Needless to say, I wasn't invited. He wasn't exactly checking his watch every few minutes but sometimes a girl just knows.
He sent a text message the next day, I declined to meet up with him later in the weekend. It was not because of the double-booking, I had other plans already. I am actually guilty of double-booking guys in one day, so I couldn't really get mad that someone did it to me.
When you schedule dates or agree to go out with someone, do you pay much attention to the time of day or the day of the week that they suggest? If you are "penciled in" for drinks or meet up for coffee, do you consider that insulting?
My friend Greg said that he "threw me a date bone" because I only was granted the less then desirable happy hour hook up. I have to admit, I thought he was just being frugal, it never crossed my mind that he was selling me short with an after work meet up. There goes my ego, again.
Do guys send some kind of hidden message by the amount of time they spend with you on a date? Do men notice what days/times women are available to see them?
What is the acceptable amount of time for the first couple of dates with someone you like? What if you are "lukewarm" about them and need some time to find a deeper attraction?
I really think the "outside the box" dates really are helpful in these cases. The pressure is off to be "on" the whole time or slip into a date interview mode.
I am trying to figure out who I should take to the Professional Bull Riding. It needs to be someone who enjoys shaking things up and would make it even an more fun experience.
How open are you for a non-traditional date? Do you think daytime dates that last a significantly longer time then an evening date is a good idea? Do you ever put a time limit on your dates?
November 19th, 2009
8:54 am
oh-wee Wise Diva –
I saw the poster advertising PBR Invitational at the Quick Trip this morning! I immediately said "this bull fighting stuff is going to be in my dreams"…
Fyi…if you ever visit Waycross GA. ask the locals about the black cowboys that rally there…o-kay…off that…
…now i'll lurk until someone come in on a buckskin mare for me.
November 19th, 2009
9:17 am
Good Morning!
Well well well. WD, I like the nontraditional dates, but I'll be damned if somebody throws me a bone. I guess when I go out…my time is so valuable and I do not have much of it as it is, so I do not want to play the games. I do not want someone trying to rush through our conversation to make it to the next event. If something like that happens I would call for the check pay my portion and leave his azz there. I always drive for that reason plus a few more. I just think that it is rude as hell if nothing else I think dude should say I have a meeting or gathering at (insert time), but I would like to see your face and have a drink.
As for the double booking when I have done the double booking thingy I really did not enjoy it…it seems like the first date would flow well and I would have to pull myself away to go on the second date, which turned out lousy.
November 19th, 2009
9:30 am
I am trying to figure out who I should take to the Professional Bull Riding. It needs to be someone who enjoys shaking things up and would make it even an more fun experience-Wise
Take one of your girlfriends with you. You really seem to be excited about this particular event. So, why bring sand to the beach?
November 19th, 2009
9:35 am
Wise, I agree with NY2GA take one of your girls and enjoy the eye candy…who knows you may even find a good one there.
November 19th, 2009
9:35 am
GM All,
I am all for the non-traditinal dates. I would definately welcome them.
Now on to this double booking mambo jumbo. Rudeness at it's best, especially if you haven't told the first date that you have a pre-arranged engagement. Rushing through drinks or through the meal would have me packing up my stuff and heading for the nearest exit. If you didnt have time, then just schedule in a time when we can both enjoy ourselves instead of making it seem like a round of speed dating.
November 19th, 2009
9:42 am
Do you pay much attention to the time of day or the day of the week that they suggest? Most definitely! You need to determine if you're a tool or a date.
Do you think daytime dates that last a significantly longer time then an evening date is a good idea? Yes, it can be.
Do you ever put a time limit on your dates? No. Why do that? Go with the flow of the date and if it needs to end early due to incompatibility or whatever, then sure end it. But to go out with the mindset that I'm going to give this person 2.5 hours and then bounce. Crazy concept to me.
November 19th, 2009
9:49 am
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November 19th, 2009
9:51 am
Do guys send some kind of hidden message by the amount of time they spend with you on a date? Do men notice what days/times women are available to see them?
I think the whole scheduling game is tricky. First off, my best time that I suggest is a brunch date (saturday or sunday). This time works because for some reason in my book, women have more defenses up on a friday/saturday night date. I think brunch is different and it's something about broad daylight and having mimosa's that makes things go a little better to me. Also you still have the rest of your day if this date ends up being a waste of your time.
Second, I definately notice what times/days women are available to see you. Women can play the busy card but they aint that busy. People make time for what they want. The truth is whenever you meet a woman, they are always dealing with a guy in some capacity or situation. It may be a relationship, dating rotation, NSA, or whatever. They are RARELY super single and at home waiting by the phone for your call. So when she can only meet you at certain times (not saying anything negative), just know in your mind that she may be dealing with other situations that she may/may not tell you about.
November 19th, 2009
9:55 am
Seriously, did you just find a way to weave that d@mn rodeo into this topic too? Somebody please do an Intervention…
You need to have at least two cowboys roped in by the end of the weekend, ma'am.
Time is a precious commodity. But id read less into it at the early stages cuz you're just getting to know, which means getting to figure out how they should be prioritized on your social calendar.
November 19th, 2009
10:03 am
Women can play the busy card but they aint that busy.
Okay. that just made me laugh.
November 19th, 2009
10:05 am
Hey Dream…LOL at Mumbo jumbo
Hey Leggs, thanks for the insight yesterday. I always like to know when it is acceptable to act a FQQL.
November 19th, 2009
10:11 am
As for the busy card I do not play it I live it, for the last two weeks I have been working over 60 hours per week. Now factor in sleep, errands and just me time I don't want to sit and look and some dude nursing a drink and munching on spinach dip while I think about all of the things still left undone. I would rather dude let me get through these next few weeks and maybe just maybe he will look a lot better sipping on that drink and double dipping those chips
November 19th, 2009
10:19 am
GM All!
I'm not a frequent dater and certainly not a double-booker. I can't recall ever being out with someone who seemed in a hurry to move on to the NEXT soooooo …. nothing to add to this topic
Thanx, Leggs, for your parting words yesterday.
November 19th, 2009
10:20 am
Morning Proff…
Not the dbl dipping….lol
I agree most goal oriented/professional woman are busy, but then again I'll repeat what M. stated. And this is very true…
People make time for what they want
November 19th, 2009
10:26 am
Hey Dream, I really have five days to go until turkey day…you know I am not counting Saturday and Sunday…lol.
If making time will take away from my beauty sleep…well I am not doing it…I cannot walk around with bags under my eyes and a headache the next day…just saying.
November 19th, 2009
10:28 am
Wisey, please pretty please bring me back a cowboy…oh yea make sure he is about 6′1 ~ 6′4 with nice teeth and a cute smile.
November 19th, 2009
10:31 am
So, blogsville how do you handle a date that is not going well? Do you (a) play sick, (b) just try to make the best of it (c) just let the person know it is not working and you are going home?
Even if you are with your SO, there are times when it is too cold, too crowded or things are just not right…how do you all handle bad dates?
November 19th, 2009
10:35 am
Three Words Daily – Set solid foundations.
November 19th, 2009
10:36 am
If this is a "new" budding thing, then I would make the best of it without wasting eachother's time. I'm a sarcastic person and I would probably incorporate a little joke to lighten the atmosphere, but also convey that this isn't going to well, then I politely thank him for the night/day and be on my way.
November 19th, 2009
10:37 am
Even if you are with your SO, there are times when it is too cold, too crowded or things are just not right…how do you all handle bad dates?
that's easy. "can we go now? i'm ready for some one-on-one."
November 19th, 2009
10:39 am
Good morning!
@ MyTwo..Oh Yessss, I'm riding the bull topic thing allllll week. You're welcome LOL
I don't know which of my girls would go with me to this event, I can imagine the look on their faces now, they would be all "what do you wear to a bull riding event!? I can't ruin my shoes!
November 19th, 2009
10:40 am
Double booking is just not cool. If you are double booking someone, you are really just not that interested in them to start. Do them a favor – don't waste their time or yours.
Bad date – I just say so – in a sensitive, politically correct, carefully worded way. No use offending someone just because you're not really feeling the blood splatters from the front row of the death cage match at WWF. ~teasing~
November 19th, 2009
10:41 am
czBrat…the one-on-one is a good one!
@Dream_n I have shuffled through some dates, I have pretended to have an emergency…I have
leftvacated the premises in my younger years.
November 19th, 2009
10:45 am
@Professor, you are truly funny!
If it's too cold or too crowded somewhere nothing wrong with stating the obvious and suggest going somewhere else.
If the date isn't going well, whether you verbalize it or not your body language and facial contortions will speak volumes!
November 19th, 2009
10:49 am
Pretended to have an emergency..
That reminds me of a dear friend of mine that used to go on dates and have me call her. I would say is everything good.. Then she would either say Yes, I'll talk with you later or she would start the theatrics! "Oh my goodness are you serious, I just can't believe, I'm on my way… All the while I'm on the other end saying nothing that would justify this Oscar performance. I told her "You do know these guys aren't that stupid"….
November 19th, 2009
10:52 am
Dream_n i've actually pretended i just received a text while my phone was on vibrate. then you explain whatever you want as the reason you have to go.
November 19th, 2009
11:04 am
I am truly silly by nature…I guess I am so serious most of the time that I enjoy giggling and being silly from time to time. I have had guys put a lot of time and effort in trying to plan a good date…well it is boring or something is not right and I do not want to appear ungrateful.
Dream I need to give you my number so you can call and check on me and give me a reason to start acting out, because I will go there…lol.
Me: Not Tito tell me not Tito, ok I am headed that way now give me two minutes I got to be there!
Date: What's wrong who is Tito? What happened?
Me: I thought I told you I was a Jackson, and Tito can't get his hair slicked down like Jermaine. I told him to use a toothbrush and some brown gel (still crying and screaming I am on thee wayyyyyyyy).
November 19th, 2009
11:14 am
You are a fool… Tito?? lol
I am too, I am very silly. I think thats's where the nena gets it from. At work I'm not ultra serious, but b/c I'm the youngest one here, I have to maintain that level of assertiveness so that they'll know that I'm serious about what I do.
But after I hit that door, that's a different story..lol
Do you think he knew you were ditching him, and how can you do that with a straight face?? lol.. I would be lieing/half smiling…
November 19th, 2009
11:19 am
@Professor, thank you for my belly laugh this morning. You are a nut. As you can see, I too like being silly and I love to laugh at just abou anything (especially people falling who aren't hurt, but that's another story). Life is hard and the things we all have to deal with doesn't have to be heavy all the time. Lighten up and the outcome of a particular problem may just shift and a better outcome can be had.
I have never had to vacate on a date, but I've been asked to call many of my gfs to see if they needed a bailout or not.
November 19th, 2009
11:25 am
No wonder so many of you women are having a hard time getting a good man to be interested in you. Nice attitudes!
November 19th, 2009
11:26 am
especially people falling who aren't hurt, but that's another story
Okay I thought I was the only one.. but you have to wait until they get up, brush themselves off and look around to see if someone saw them. Then you know they're okay and it's okay to proceed to CTFU… Those are one of those laughs that won't stop and are very loud… I think I need one of those!
November 19th, 2009
11:27 am
Now Leggs,
(especially people falling who aren't hurt, but that's another story).
That is why if I ever fall and I am not hurt I am going to stay down there on the floor and ask for a tall sexy EMT, some chips and dip…grapes and some wine =
November 19th, 2009
11:55 am
Yeah I typically considered certain days and times when agreeing to dates. And there were a few times where I double-booked. Some one purpose and others by mistake.
The only time that I find worthy of speaking of is the one time when my date cancelled because he had to go out of town. I made other plans and those plans were me accepting an invite from a friend. During the course of the date I get a call from the first telling me that he was at the airport and he wanted us to still get together later. Being that I liked him…a lot…I cut the date short so I could get back home in time to go on the date that I really wanted to be on anyway.
As for the other part of the topic I have come up with excuses to end the date because I just wasn't feeling the person. And I know it has been done to me. It's really not that hard to recognize.
November 19th, 2009
11:57 am
I only date strippers.
November 19th, 2009
11:59 am
Bull riding? How cruel is that? I doubt the bulls like that. Anyone that considers a bull riding event a good date is barbaric.
November 19th, 2009
12:03 pm
It's no wonder you are still single. Bull riding?
November 19th, 2009
12:03 pm
Now the one thing to really be careful about is bumping a date with an excuse such as a family emergency just to find yourself at a different venue bumping into the dumpee. That happened to a friend of mine once.
When you live in the same general area and you meet that person in your area, chances are you frequent the same places. Friday night, Saturday nights are mingling nights. People get out and about. You may run into the person you least expected to.
November 19th, 2009
12:06 pm
Bumping into someone after the emergency is not a good look at all.
November 19th, 2009
12:07 pm
Wisey I can never keep up with your email addy, but please send it to me again…I have some topics for ya'
November 19th, 2009
12:12 pm
A Soulful Relationship By Reverend Ronald McFadden
If you're not married yet, share this with a friend.
If you are married, share it with your spouse or other married
couples and reflect on it. An African proverb states,
"Before you get married, keep both eyes open, and after
you marry, close one eye." Before you get involved and make
a commitment to someone, don't let lust, desperation,
immaturity, ignorance, pressure from others or a low
self-esteem make you blind to warning signs.
Keep your eyes open, and don't fool yourself that you can
change someone or that what you see as faults are not
really important. Once you decide to commit to someone,
over time their flaws, vulnerabilities, pet peeves,
and differences will become more obvious. If you love
your mate and want the relationship to grow and evolve,
you've got to learn to close one eye and not let every
little thing bother you. You and your mate have many
different expectations, emotional needs, values,
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individuals who have decided to share a life together.
Neither of you are perfect, but are you perfect for each
other? Do you bring out the best of each other? Do you
compliment and compromise with each other, or do you
compete, compare, and control? What do you bring to the
relationship? Do you bring past relationships, past
hurt, past mistrust, past pain? You can't take someone to
the altar to alter him or her. You can't make someone love
you or make someone stay. If you develop self-esteem,
spiritual discernment, and "a life", you won't find
yourself making someone else responsible for your happiness or
responsible for your pain. Manipulation, control, jealousy,
deceitfulness, neediness, and selfishness are not the ingredients
of a thriving, healthy, loving and lasting relationship.
Seeking status, sex, wealth, and security are the wrong
reasons to be in a relationship.
November 19th, 2009
12:17 pm
Seeking status, sex, wealth, and security are the wrong
reasons to be in a relationship
I was agreeing with u,untill u mouthed this blashpemy,"seeking sex….are the wrong reasons!"
good post tho!
WD..check ur trash can and retrieve my earlier post from there pplz..its very tame,no need to quarantine my stuff…Deees!(aka Dan).
November 19th, 2009
12:20 pm
@ True Love…
I just wanted to add a few versus from Corinthians 13:4-7
4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
November 19th, 2009
12:24 pm
I have read a lot of the articles by Rev. McFadden. He says some good stuff most of the time. But like Melo takes issue with him saying that sex is the wrong reason to be in a relationship, I take issue with him saying that security is the wrong reason.
My expectation that a certain level of security comes with a relationship will not be negotiated. Additionally, a change in status in a relationship (to a degree) is almost default – as well as an increase in wealth or at least a financial boost (If you have chosen well.)
I'm just sayin'….
November 19th, 2009
12:25 pm
Now the one thing to really be careful about is bumping a date with an excuse such as a family emergency just to find yourself at a different venue bumping into the dumpee. That happened to a friend of mine once.
I dealt with a similar situation. I tried to arrange a date with someone but was declined because they claimed they were going out of town that weekend. That same weekend I went to have lunch with friends and we were seated. Guess who we were seated next to? The same person that declined my date with one of her girlfriends. And I saw her but pretended not to know her and she did likewise but we acknowledged the situation to our respective friends… weird situation.
Any interest I had in her was definitely killed off… she played the odds that we wouldn't run into each other and they went against her.
November 19th, 2009
12:28 pm
"Under my plan of a cap-and-trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." – President Obama.
November 19th, 2009
12:31 pm
So do you have the hots for Obama? This is a dating blog!
November 19th, 2009
12:56 pm
Hey Blogsville.
Hope everyone is doing well.
I've double-booked and been double-booked. I don't get upset about these things. It's all part of the dating game. Enjoy it. Otherwise, what's the point?
November 19th, 2009
12:58 pm
If it is a first date and you are just meeting to see if there is a connection etc then it is not so bad. When making the date, the other person SHOULD be up front and tell you they have another engagement at xx:xx so there time is limited. You then have the option to go forward and accept the date under these circumstances. Keep in mind, SOME GUYS use this for an escape path when Miss Right is Miss Wrong. There is this one and the phone call from a friend. They are not that different from Girls. They also sometimes only ask you for drinks to start with to make sure they want to spend more time with you, see if you are worth a din din. Sometimes that other engagement disappears and they suddenly have more time afterall!
November 19th, 2009
1:07 pm
Keep in mind, SOME GUYS use this for an escape path when Miss Right is Miss Wrong. There is this one and the phone call from a friend. They are not that different from Girls.


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London-based Kiwi chef Peter Gordon has restaurants in London, Auckland and Istanbul, recently published his eighth cookbook, Fusion, and is lauded by food writers the world over as the king of fusion cuisine. What's On food editor Gareth Rees sat down for an espresso with the affable chef during his recent visit to Jones The Grocer in Dubai…
What's On: So, Peter, what exactly is fusion cuisine? Are we talking curry and Cornflakes?
Peter Gordon: No, no. All the world's great cuisinesare a fusion to a certain degree. Fusion looks at the world's ingredients, ignores where they come from and tries to find a way to bring them together in harmony. I believe that regional boundaries mean nothing, and that all the different flavours can work together with a bit of thoughtful planning.
WO: You were born in New Zealand, a country that produces plenty of top quality produce. What sparked your interest in fusing ingredients from all over the world?
PG: I was raised in a family that grew a lot of its own vegetables; we butchered our own animals in the garage and made soap out of the beef fat. A typical 1960s New Zealand family – it was quite normal to do all of that. Then I moved to Australia as an 18 year old, and Melbourne was a place of amazing cultural diversity. There were Greeks, Italians, Moroccans, French – just everybody. I was so excited by all of these new flavours and ingredients that when it came to cooking for my mates, or even just myself, I would opened the cupboard and cook everything that was in there.
WO: Fusion cuisine can be a complete disaster with the wrong chef behind the stove, though, surely?
PG: A good cook, given any ingredients, will look at the characteristics of those ingredients and work from there. I read recently that when the Jerusalem artichoke first arrived in Europe it was used often in desserts such as crème brulee, so it was seen as having quite a sweet characteristic. But if any restaurant in Dubai put Jerusalem artichoke in a crème brulee or panna cotta now, people would say, "oh lord, that's some weird fusion". But it was actually done a few hundred years ago.
WO: So it's just a matter of perception, then?
PG: Yes, I suppose it is. If you look at Thai cuisine, for example, Thais use a lot of sugar in their savoury dishes. So you will have a lovely beef salad with a palm sugar and lime juice dressing. Or you might have fishthat has been glazed with sugar syrup. But if you said to a German, "I want to put sugar on your savoury food" he would think you were bonkers. All cultures have a lot to offer, and I always keep my eyes and ears open to see what other people are doing.
WO: You mentioned earlier that you grew up eating ingredients you had grown or reared yourself – truly local produce. Isn't using ingredients imported from across the globe terrible for the environment?
PG: I was invited on to Canadian radio to debate with a chef from Toronto – a supporter of the 'locavore' movement [those who believe in using locally produced produce] – and he argued that using all of these different ingredients wasn't sustainable. But, if you take New Zealand lamb, for example, it is more sustainable than Welsh lamb – the carbon footprint for British lamb is three times that of a New Zealand lamb. People can't quite believe that, because it's from so far away, but it's true. All the sheep in New Zealand are free range, most of our electricity is generated through hydroelectric power, whereas in the UK it's generated by fossil fuels. So you can use food that's from a long way away that is, in fact, more sustainable than local produce. I also asked him if he served coffee in his restaurant, and of course he did. If you lived in Brisbane, Australia, being a locavore would be easy, because everything is grown there, but all you have in Britain in winter is swedes and turnips. If you lived in central China, you couldn't have seafood. It's just not going to work. I have my own set of rules when it comes to sustainability.
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Hi, I'm Jaden, a professional recipe developer, food columnist and food photographer specializing in fast, fresh and easy recipes for the home cook. Most of my recipes are modern Asian! About meFast, fresh & easy recipes for the home cook.
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(click photo above for the series of photos – there are about a dozen photos that didn't make the cut, leading up to the money shot)
I eat most anything, and especially take a liking to items of food that normally cause a crinkly nosed "eeewwww" from most, as evidenced by this post. Slimy snails, cod fish sperm sac and regurgitated bird spit, it's all good. And…you know you've got strange food when none of your normal food blog categories fit. It's not chicken. It's not seafood. And I certainly don't want to create a whole 'nother category called "slug."
I hope I haven't grossed you all out.
Well, if you enjoy escargot at fancy schmancy restaurants, I'm here to show you that it only takes 10 minutes to make them at home. The escargots come in a convenient can – even the restaurants get them from a can! Well, did you really expect that when you order escargot from the restaurant, the chef heads out the back door, scouring on his hands and knees for a few juicy buggers to cook?
|A fancy recipe name for Snails in a Can. Just a few ingredients and you'll be on your way to a fancy horse-doovies (what Andrew calls hors d'oeuvres)You can find cans of escargot at most major supermarkets (look in the same isle as other canned seafood, usually top shelf) for about $7 a can. 18 escargots per can.
I got these escargot dishes at a local cookware outlet store and then found these shells online somewhere. But you don't really need these large shells. In fact, you don't even need the escargot dish. Just use a shallow oven-proof dish.
Preheat oven to 450F.
Smushed clove of garlic +1/2 stick of softened butter + big pinch of kosher salt + minced parsley. Open can of escargot, drain. Stuff an escargot in a shell, Smother it with garlic butter. The more garlic you smother, the more garlicy buttery goodness you get to mop up with a hunk of bread.
oooh, but hey, look what I found in the liquor cabinet!
Splash some cognac all over the shells. Stick in oven for 7 minutes. The garlic butter melts and mingles with the cognac – perfect for dipping.
I don't get it.
People forage for snails. Cook and remove them from their shells.
Stick 'em in a can.
You open the can.
Stick 'em in a new shell, not their own.
Cook them again.
Then remove them from their not-their-own-shell to eat.
Why bother?
Or I should just say – the photos that led up to the money shot.
I've loved loved LOVED escargot since I was a kid–sounds strange huh? Not really the usual child's fare, but I suppose I got a kick out of eating *snails* plus it tasted sooooo good. The hubby & I even stopped frequenting a particular restaurant because they took escargot off their appetizer menu. Crazy fools!
Ok, is my mind going all flurky … or does that can of frigg'in snails actually have the Reese's logo on it that's the same that's on the peanut butter cups?? The restaurant I work with does have helix snails on the appetizer menu we just released, "… oven-roasted in 'Casino Butter', which is a mixture of unsalted butter, red & green peppers, parsley, anchovy, white wine & garlic." I've been meaning to try them but haven't yet. I think before I try yours, I'll head over and grab a few out of the kitchen first to see if I'll like them!
BTW, your photography has gone up a few serious notches. More power to ya', chicky!
I can has snails now? Way cool.
(Other than the obvious- Conch fritters, chowder, etc.)
Archie McNally* once said: "I'm not sure of anything, except that you can't put too much buttered garlic on escargot."
I'll have to agree with that…
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Oh my. oh my. Now I'm craving these at 10 a.m.
I think you do need the shells, at least for presentation's sake. It's a psychological thing.
The best snails I ever had were the little winkles that you extracted from the shell using a straight pin with a little knob of tinfoil on the end. Tiny tiny, but so flavorful. I don't think they come in a can, though. Also memorable, a snail bigger than my fist, fished up somewhere around Dalian and served at a friend's house in Beijing.
I like snails.
Jaden: That's the only way to eat snails. Accompanied by warm French bread and a good bottle of burgundy. If you don't like snails, stay away from my dining table on the six or eight times we dig them out of their shells and sop up the goody. Happy Easter.
Jaden: That's the only way to eat snails. Accompanied by warm French bread and a good bottle of burgundy. If you don't like snails, stay away from my dining table on the six or eight times we dig them out of their shells and sop up the goody. Happy Easter. That's 6 or 8 times per year.
i'm still a chicken, all i ever eat when they bring them to the table (for my dad and sisters) is the soppy buttery goodness on my tough crusted chewy bread
loved all the shots!
Ooh what a cute dish, I didn't even know they made escargot dishes. Snails were my favorite food in China. My uncle would stir fry them and I would eagerly sit at the table with a needle to pull the little meats out. Ah the memories…
I love your series of photos and how you came to pick the money shot – it's super helpful for noobs like me. (P.S. how do you do that fancy transparent title thingie on top?)
Although I've tried escargot, I found them to be more of a texture than a taste.
Hell, anything tastes good with garlic and butter.
In an Italian market here in the Northeast you can get the real deal – live snails in their shell.
I prefer conch,winkles, scungilli or other sea dwelling snails. Tasty and clean tasting with garlic and olive oil marinade with some fresh lemon.
I've never eaten them this way. I used to see long plastic tubes filled with shells, and at the bottom of the tube a can of snails. This was at Delucca's. Haven't looked at those shells in a while. Growing up I ate them stir fried with black bean sauce. They never smelled good, but did taste yummy. This was when I was a child, and my brother used to switch chores with me, so he wouldn't have to wash the snail dishes. Before we were married, hubby and I had dinner with my folks and as a special treat someone gave my dad a container full of snails. Poor hubby tried to eat it, but he couldn't get past the texture. He said it was slimy, squishy, and crunchy at the same time. My mom felt bad for him, as he turned an nasty green color. He says the French version is easier to eat.
I love a well made escargot…and this certainly looks like it!
In college (*Many* years ago) I worked in a French restaurant and they served escargot just like this. Only difference, their shells weren't quite as nice as yours. Love it, yum!
You know what? Seeing this, I think you can ELIMINATE the snails. Using the shells, however, STUFFED WITH GARLIC BUTTER! Lemon. And, sprinkling on parsley. Who would know? Snails "chew" like rubber bands.
Lots of bread to sop up the butter!
i have only tasted escargot once and they were lovely! Especially with garlic butter! Love your addition of cognac!
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In any case, thank you for your process on the chosen shots. I figure if I get 1 out of 12 or 24 I'm going GREAT. It's nice to see I'm not the only one that sifts through dozens.
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Eww lol. I think the shells are pretty!
that is nice Jaden, but we used to make a parsley, garlic butter with roasted hazelnuts that was broiled on top of some garlic sauted snails sitting on top of smooth mashed potatoes that lay on a roasted shitake mushroom! Will have to share that recipe with you, my old chef used to say it was an aphrodisiac, imagine those cheeky French guy's!
Any recommendations on pulling this off without the shells? While I would probably eat them with their little shells in tact, I don't think I'll be able to sneak this under the radar if hubby knows he's eating snail.
This would be so much better without the snails. In my experience, canned snails have the consistence of gritty rubber bands. Maybe someday I'll get a chance to try fresh snails.
For LunaPierCook — "Reese" is a subsidiary of World Finer Foods (along with Kavli and Ryvita — who knew.) "Reese's" is a Hershey's trademark.
Where did you buy the plate that holds the escargot??? couldn't find it anywhere.
To-day is the best Eastern second day you know why? Because i finally found this ricioe of Escargat with garlic butter and a splash of Cognac . I love Escargat, Garlic and Cognac. Many years ago i often went to Brussel from Amsterdam just for sight seeing and eating several kinds orf escargotfrom the Noorth Sea. Very, very nice. People from around the world have to try it in the center of the city of Brussel, Belgium. An old lady sell it, but i do not know now adays if she still selling her escargots on the street. Never mind i can make my own escargot now. Thank you Steamykitchen
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Warren, thanks! I was hoping never to see and ad which said, "You got helix snails in my chocolate!"
I fell in love with escargot in New Orleans at Irene's pre-Katrina. It was heavenly. I then made (made, I tell you!) Culinary Sherpa #1 make these yummy little creatures. He choose a simplistic French technique (a lot like your's only add some white wine and shallots and sautee for about 30-45 minutes to relax the chewy-ness) and then served each on a plump sauteed crimini mushroom.
Droooooooooooooling. Mop the sauce with a crusty baguette and you have crustacean heaven.
A lot of people don't realize just how inexpensive it is to make escargot.
I've had escargots only once. But I remembered that they tasted good. I might just go hunt for some.
I read this post and off to the store I went in search of snails! I wanted to make this dish for company this week. Unfortunately the store did not have snails and I am going to have to head North and search there. I didn't realize that escargot was so easy to make!
Hey Jaden-
After my snail plate broke, I got out some foil and made a makeshift plate with it. Make a normal plate shape first with some foil (enough to be able to hold the shells without bending and spilling the lot) and press up the side all the way around to make a lip about 1/2″ tall. Then take more foil and bunch it up inside the lip on top of the plate. Place the empty shells into place to make the holders!
I love snails-I once had them baked in Roquefort and garlic butter, ohhhhh, they were sooo good! I've never made them, though-hm!
hmmm… brings me back to old memories of having escargot in maryland. I do agree with Scott on this one
Ahhh… Escargot make me think of some of my favorite things… garlic, butter, good bread and the movie Delicatessen. heh. (Post-apocalyptic foodie dystopia.)
I think Scott definitely has a point.
I also wonder whether, if you can manage to find fresh snails and you cook them yourself, there's a trick to making them less tough. I mean, I guess there must be, because I've definitely had them in varying degrees of rubbery-ness.
I hate escargot. I LOVE your photo! The staging. The lighting. The plate. The color scheme. Spot on!
first the boogers took dave barry…and now you too?? ohmygoshhhh maybe i should start learning to like these if i ever wanna be funny.
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Where did you get the shells? My wife and I are like you, true omnivores. And we love escargot. I didn't know they were so easy to get.
I've poached them in red wine with herbs for about 30 minutes, really softened them up.
cool! Fresh or canned?
@Helen: Canned…I haven't found any fresh Helix in Florida :)… Poach them then follow Jaden's recipe.
That looks great, Jaden! I usually buy the little apple snails from Asian markets and cook it with lemongrass, but this looks good too! I had no idea that French restaurants use canned snails! Thanks for the tips–will try soon.
on one hand, they look really good. on the other hand, there are many vehicles for butter, garlic and cognac i would choose over escargot. but if i ever do decide to make it, i'm totally using this recipe!
I have never had escargot, but this photo could change my mind. Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing the progression of photos from your shoot. As a ever-learning novice food photographer, it's always interesting for me to see the lead-up to the money shot . . . to see how other photographers' minds work!
some of the dishes are prepared in minutes….
I once had the canned escargot and it was awful. But I love those done in the restaurants – I wonder whether they used canned ones or fresh escargots.
Oh i grew up of those! Love it, love it love it and i like the addition of cognac in your version. When i used to live in Paris there was an old restaurant in my street called well… L'escargot. And they were served in a myriad of ways… au curry de Madras, au beurre de roquefort, even with truffle and foie gras!
I'm drooling as i'm writing this!
You bring back some really fond memoriess of going hunting for snails after the rain with my grandfather. He had his cane and would "dig" them out, we would crate them and starve them for a couple of days, you know, to clean them, and then my grandmother would make her parsley and garlic butter and cook them. What a treat!! Years later we tried but due to global warming and other environment crap, there were zippo snails to be found. The picture is fantastic!
Does anyone know where I can find packaged escargot garlic butter mix? There uses to a package that came in the kit that contained a can of snails, shells and the mix in a gold colored packet.
Oh, I love them! I usually only eat when we go to France. Wonderful memories of juicy little guys bursting in my mouth, are coming to mind. With the dollar tanking, I do not foresee a trip to France soon, so this may be my meal ticket there. Oh thank you, Steamy!
I have a son with a severe shellfish/mollusk/gastropod allergy. Rather than kill him, we're making Fauxcargots (using Portobello mushrooms). We'll see how that turns out.
I had no idea that escargot was this easy. My husband and I love to eat this, but it's a rare occasion that there is a French restaurant around the corner worth visiting. I know that Cost Plus World Market sells the shells and canned escargot, I will definitely have to grab some the next time I am there. This is totally going to be one of my "easy way to wow the guests" dishes! Any ideas on where to find the little tool that holds the shells? I have a seafood fork (whatever you call that) and so that'll work for digging the yummy snails out. Thanks!


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