Supposed closeness between Rome and Orthodoxy

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fuerein said:

Some? I'd agree with that classification for nearly all Mexican restaurants in the US, especially once you get away from the border states. The aforementioned chef considered any restuarant that used sour cream as not authentic. Obviously that wouldn't be the only reason but her opinion seemed to be that if the place couldn't even use Mexican Crema then they've caved to making the dish more 'American' and less authentic.

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Likely so

My mother-in-law lives now in Houston (I recall a great empanada place there with discarded car seats for chairs at the tables --
splendid food, too !).

We are up north, but are fortunate to live in walking distance from several small restaurants and bodegas - even our local groceries and farmer's markets sell real Mexican cheese. I guess we live in a 'white-cheese' pocket

Only to add, my husband returned from a visit to Houston last week with a goodly quantity of Tamales

... guess there's no place like home

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm tamales

Coralie said:

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm tamales

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They are best for breakfast. When I stayed with a family in Mexico, the mom made tamales for breakfast a few times and they were so good.

cobweb said:

They are best for breakfast. When I stayed with a family in Mexico, the mom made tamales for breakfast a few times and they were so good.

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You just reminded me I wanted to tell y'all what my new non-fasting breakfast is.

Podgy porridge.

If it wasn't in 19th-century Russia, I don't care, I'm still eating it tomorrow morning

I used to be a believer in Mexican food with its enchiladas, burritos, etc.

And then I had homemade Puerto Rican food and lost my faith in Mexican food

mmmmm... pasteles...

Thekla said:

My mother-in-law refers to some Mexican Restaurants (like Chi-Chi's) as
"yellow-cheese Mexican"

(My husband lived half his childhood south of the US border.)

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Never trust Mexican food restaurants beyond the Southwestern US.

Mary

HandmaidenOfGod said:

Ooooh you need to PM me the address on where to get some of that.

Believe it or not, there is actually a Ukrainian Orthodox parish in the heart of Little Italy (used to be Italian Catholic) on Broome Street that I want to check out one of these days. Lunch in China town followed by dessert in Little Italy after Liturgy would be ideal.

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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

It's pretty much around the corner from anywhere you are in Little Italy. The black sesame ice cream is amazing, so is the almond cookie, and the lychee.

RobNJ said:

Just consider us well rounded renaissance whacko's!!

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Isn't it about time for another derailment into the subject of classic rock?

For Mexican you're better off making it at home. Los Tres Amigos is a good restaurant though, it's run by real Mexicans.

Michael the Iconographer said:

Isn't it about time for another derailment into the subject of classic rock?

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Hard to beat Led Zeppelin.

Michael the Iconographer said:

Isn't it about time for another derailment into the subject of classic rock?

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Dunno about 'classic rock' but just this afternoon, while Santana was playing on the radio, two cars nearly drove into me ! Is Santana magnetic

Thekla said:

Dunno about 'classic rock' but just this afternoon, while Santana was playing on the radio, two cars nearly drove into me ! Is Santana magnetic

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They play Santana on WDVE here in Pittsburgh all of the time, so I would say that is classic rock.

As for me, I am excited that Roger Waters is coming to Pittsburgh this fall!

Blackknight said:

Hard to beat Led Zeppelin.

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Presence = Best Album Evar

SeraphimSarov said:

Presence = Best Album Evar

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No, the best Album EVER is "The Dark Side of the Moon."

Best selling, it's not my favorite though.

well, this is from the 60s or 70s ... Gil's a classic

YouTube - Gilberto Gil (expresso 2222)

(go dance !)

Michael the Iconographer said:

No, the best Album EVER is "The Dark Side of the Moon."

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No.

Greg the byzantine said:

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

It's pretty much around the corner from anywhere you are in Little Italy. The black sesame ice cream is amazing, so is the almond cookie, and the lychee.

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Awesomeness! A trip after the semester ends will definitely have to happen!

Macarius said:

This is why my wife and I cook out of The Sliver Spoon. It is genuinely authentic (as it was / is a popular cookbook in Italy - kind of like the Red and White cookbook from Better Homes and Gardens is to American cooking).

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Andrew has their pasta cookbook. It has some amazing recipes...his favourite, purely for quirkiness factor, is the angel hair souffle