http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/-t1.htm Discussions about travel, cooking, and restaurants. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:24:02 GMT 10 http://dion-designs.com/img/empty.gif http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/-t1.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/turkey-hot-lines-how-to-cook-a-turkey-who-to-call-t1162.htm UrRight I'm so sick of the news reporting how you can call a "Turkey Hotline" for your TURKEY on Thanksgiving. As if we never baked a turkey except on Thaksgiving. As if we're the first generation to already need suden instructions on how to "Bake A Turkey". Has it ever occurred to anyone how obnoxious this is? People eat more turkey today, and serve it as a main meal as much as they make FISH a part of their weekly meal. It's not like "How to make a ... Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:24:02 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/turkey-hot-lines-how-to-cook-a-turkey-who-to-call-t1162.htm#16625 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/turkey-hot-lines-how-to-cook-a-turkey-who-to-call-t1162.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/looking-for-apple-crisp-recipe-t1082.htm KarenT The times had a recipe about 1 1/2 year ago for an apple crisp using apple butter to flavor the apples. I have lost it and was hoping someone here had clipped it. I checked their archives and can't find it. Thanks. Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:59:13 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/looking-for-apple-crisp-recipe-t1082.htm#15875 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/looking-for-apple-crisp-recipe-t1082.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/california-here-i-come-t1018.htm Anonymous If anyone is interested, Wednesday morning I will gas up the 'Vette and head west on I-80 on my way to San Jose, California...The highlight (and purpose) of this trip will be to visit the Flora Springs winery, in nearby St. Helena...perhaps if you promise to behave like good little boys and girls, I may post some photos of my trip. Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:26:49 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/california-here-i-come-t1018.htm#15098 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/california-here-i-come-t1018.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/wisconsin-dells-t902.htm KarenT
Thanks,]]> Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:26:20 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/wisconsin-dells-t902.htm#13764 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/wisconsin-dells-t902.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/mishkenut-munsterin-t832.htm sparks http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2009/04/27/life/food/doc5b98a06db4505c188625759f005f43b7.txt Mishkenut's is a nice change of pace that is worth adding to your list of places to go to for a good meal. The food is good, the prices are very reasonable and the service was great. Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Mon, 25 May 2009 12:33:19 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/mishkenut-munsterin-t832.htm#13014 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/mishkenut-munsterin-t832.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/arnies-madveks-t312.htm Artie60438
Here he explores the history of Arnie's and Madveks Hot dog stands...

A Couple of NW Indiana Classic's,Exploring NW Indiana]]> Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:37:50 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/arnies-madveks-t312.htm#5668 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/arnies-madveks-t312.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/el-taco-real-goes-smokeless-on-weekends-t685.htm sparks http://nwi.com/articles/2009/04/05/columnists/mark_kiesling/doc45a8c307ccddbf7f8625758f00093067.txtIt's really great to see that one of my favorite restaurants has decided to become smokefree on weekends. Both Anthony's in Highland and Three Floyd's in Munster are smokefree also. I think being smokefree shows respect for your customer's health and acknowledges that you are serving good quality food. Has anyone noticed how none of the corporate owned franchise restaurants are smoke free here? ... Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:33:21 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/el-taco-real-goes-smokeless-on-weekends-t685.htm#11318 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/el-taco-real-goes-smokeless-on-weekends-t685.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/squeeze-bacon-t671.htm sparks http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/squeez-bacon.html?cpg=93H]]> Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:31:52 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/squeeze-bacon-t671.htm#11157 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/squeeze-bacon-t671.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/the-hidden-gems-of-nw-indiana-t247.htm markh I'd like to start a thread about the NWI restaurants that you consider "hidden gems". The type of place that serves great food but virtually no one knows about. I'll start by nominating a couple places that are significantly better than more well-known restaurants serving similar food. The first is Pita Kabab in Schererville. You can read the thread in this forum for more information about the restaurant. Aladdin Pita is a pale imitation of the food at Pita Kabab. The second ... Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:26:42 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/the-hidden-gems-of-nw-indiana-t247.htm#3698 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/the-hidden-gems-of-nw-indiana-t247.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/pepino-s-t442.htm sparks Pepino's has a new restaurant in Schererville half a block west of Rt. 41 at 77 th. st. They still have the same great Italian sausage that is made onsite. The new restaurant has a nice seating area. Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:10:23 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/pepino-s-t442.htm#7971 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/pepino-s-t442.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/farmers-markets-t632.htm Artie60438 Miller Beach Farmers Market Opens Earth Day, April 19: The Miller farmer’s market didn’t get off the ground until late in the season in 2008, but that has only added to the anticipation this year. The last couple of years late April has produced some outstanding weather, so the produce market, which is a ministry of Marquette Park United Methodist Church, will kick off its second year on Sunday, April 19, 2009, in honor of Earth Day. The farmer’s market is on the sloping knoll adjacent ... Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:45:37 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/farmers-markets-t632.htm#10720 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/farmers-markets-t632.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/heart-attack-grill-t356.htm party42 http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4632991n


Speaking of what's bad for ya, well, just check this out!]]> Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:44:13 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/heart-attack-grill-t356.htm#6969 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/heart-attack-grill-t356.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/did-you-know-this-t342.htm party42 I didn’t know……. I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for myself. Whoever looks at the end of your aluminum foil box? You know when you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The darn roll always comes out at the wrong time. Well, I would like to share this with you. Yesterday I went to throw out an empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it and looked at the ... Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:17:30 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/did-you-know-this-t342.htm#6558 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/did-you-know-this-t342.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/quick-in-a-pinch-make-dos-t17.htm Mirage So the other night in the wee hours the cat jumped up on the counter, knocked the last of my bread in the floor, sliced open the bag and had eaten about half of what was in the bag. It was whole grain soft wheat so I guess that's fine for the cat. Problem was I was desperate for a sandwich. What to do? Well I had some tortillas from the soon to be proudly located in Hammond tortillas factory and I popped a couple of them puppies in the microwave until they were just underdone. Then I put ... Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:42:06 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/quick-in-a-pinch-make-dos-t17.htm#161 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/quick-in-a-pinch-make-dos-t17.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/barack-obama-the-lost-restaurant-review-t194.htm Artie60438 "Check Please" is a restaurant review show on WTTW Channel 11 in Chicago. For some reason this episode never aired previously. FWIW,I'm a big fan of Dixie Kitchen & Bait Shop. Dixie Kitchen & Bait Shop 2352 East 172nd Street, Lansing, IL 60438 708) 474-1378 Hours: Sun-Thurs 11-10 Fri & Sat 11-11 http://www.dixiekitchenchicago.com/ Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:22:16 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/barack-obama-the-lost-restaurant-review-t194.htm#2370 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/barack-obama-the-lost-restaurant-review-t194.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/the-view-t30.htm hermann muenster http://www.nwi.com/articles/2008/12/17/updates/breaking_news/doc494963547c331747539570.txt

The new restaurant in Munster's Centennial park.
Sort of a Tavern on the Green? ala hoosier-style? lol
anybody know who owns this place?]]> Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:06:55 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/the-view-t30.htm#266 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/the-view-t30.htm http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/pita-kabab-schererville-t15.htm markh Stopped at this new place a few days ago after doing some shopping in the area. It's in the strip mall on Main, just west of 41, and behind the Walgreens and TJ Maxx which face 41. The interior is very nicely decorated, having a sleek elegance I associate with places in Chicago. Quite surprising! But we came in for the food... ...and we weren't disappointed. We tried the hummus and baba ghanouj appetizers -- the hummus was excellent, and the baba ghanouj was among the best I've ever had. ... Travel, Cooking, Restaurants Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:06:51 GMT http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/pita-kabab-schererville-t15.htm#150 http://nofree.forumotion.com/travel-cooking-restaurants-f10/pita-kabab-schererville-t15.htm