Yummy.

Can you be a little more specific?

I like most anything Italian or Mexican as long as it contains no meat, and a glass of iced tea, or wine (I'm not a connoisseur, so I can't be more specific, red or white as the meal dictates) or a good craft beer, preferably something hoppy.

If I'm hungry, gimme food; if not, I'll take a game of chess.

 Cheers for that, sounds gorgeous. I love lamb... baa...

Chicago style hot dogs were originated on street corners, vacant lots, and gas station corners.  The vendor usually had a panel van or truck that was converted to a small steam cooking operation that served hot dogs, steamed or smoked polish sausage, tamales, and a selection of fried foods.  The trucks sometimes didn't even run and the wheels had been removed to rest the axle's on concrete or cinder blocks.  As of late a company called Portillos has the best Chicago style hot dog - Portillo himself started about 40 years ago in a trailer set up as I describe above in Downers Grove Illinois.

The Hot Dog itself is made by Vienna Sausage, no one really knows what is in them (ever wonder what happened to Jimmy Hoffa?) but they are the best.  They have to be steamed, not boiled, on a fresh steamed poppy seed bun.  Add mustard, pickle relish, raw diced onion, a splash of celery salt, tomato, a pickle wedge, and sport peppers.  It has to be wrapped tight in dog paper so the steam from the bun impermiates and brings all the flavors together. 

Next week we'll be doing our presentation on chilli cheese dogs...

Hey guys!!!!!......I'm Italian.....I've heard about Italian American pizza.....about italian American meatballs.....but I have to say that it sounds more American than Italian.....where did you get those recipes????

I can cook both....and many other stuff.... (At the Italian way of course!!!)

I've noticed something else...when I go to US they put mushrooms everywhere...and they say is something Italian....be carfull....we don't use much mushrooms ...

If I have to choose between a chess game and a lovely meal.......I would like to have both???......Is it possible????....even if I have to be careful about my colesterole!!!!!

 this small print is challenging...however i feel good that my glasses are still good, please reduce the print size more.......it makes a very powerful statement...i get it!!!! t/y

i like to make cookies in the shapes of chess pieces and pawns...then i can have milk and chess cookies while playing chess.....perhaps i have said too much here.....perhaps too much has been shared here.........

 You sound like a girl after my own heart : ^ ) I'm sure it is possible

 coz your grumpy and bald ...

Sorry , just trying to be funny , no offence : ^ )

 LoL! Sorry, no offence : ^ )

I couldn't decide which to choose from my fridge Liz... should it be a 'Pawn' jacket potatoe, 'Chess' on toast or just a quiet 'Knight' in eating a healthy 'Queen' olive salad

Paul211,

   Stella makes it or imports it.  Fontinella is Italian and quite similar to feta cheese, only I call it the ultimate feta chesse, or Italy's answer to feta cheese.  Don't know what milk they use.  Maybe half and half -  sheep and goat.  It has a bit more aroma.  Fontinella is a bit pricey, like imported parmesan.  Real parmesan is made from ox (or water buffalo) milk, and mostly comes from India these days.

  It seems to me that Stella may be Canadian, because the biggest cheese company there was founded by an Italian immigrant.  Mass produced Cheddars are cheap in America, but it takes 10 gallons of whole milk to produce 1 pound of cheese or 20 gallons for one kilo.  Being Welsh American, am also a big fan of Caerphilly cheese. 

Is it possible that Fontinella share ingredients and/or the process used for Provolone?  Both have a smoky aftertaste.

I love a hot curry, like a phal.

Damn 13 yrs ago