-=> Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

 DD> My local Truck Stop cafe is owned by Greek/Macedonian ex-pats but their
 DD> kitchen staff is all Mexicans. I overhear discussions in three (or
 DD> more) languages.  Bv)=

I bet the food is actually really good.  I once ordered tamales at a Chinese
buffet and a sweet Mexican grandm bought me some of hers she makes fresh
daily for the other Mexican workers there.  A local eatery called Cootie
Brown's[1] has some of the most amazing Mexican food available though
they make Jamaican, New Orleans, Mexican, Italian, and American entrees.
They also ship their food nationwide.

 DD> Yuo do as I do then. Vote with your wallet. In my town a fooderie has
 DD> to be "on Their Game" or they don't last long. There are just so many
 DD> other choices. The economy weeds out the baddies.

We also have East Tennessee State University here that helps the local food
and downtown bars going.  There is this tiny hole-in-the-wall place called
Pennyman's Diner[2] a couple of miles southwest of me that is constantly busy
but it's delicious.  "Fox And Friends" did a live broadcast from there a few
years ago and Pennyman's became even more popular.

 DD> This is one of my favourite orange/chicken dishes. It also, thanks be,
 DD> cuts down easily.

Looks tasty and yeah, I have to do that also.  I am thankful my mom taught
me how to change measurements in a recipe.

Here's a recipe I just transcribed from one of my favorite YT channels. 
"Life of Boris" is about a Russian programmer and his life.  He actually has
some interesting recipes and ways to eat very, very cheaply for times when
your employer doesn't have money to pay you (that's happpened to me).

I even included the metric measurements!

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Milk Soup (Soviet-era)
 Categories: Main dish, Russian, Pasta, Sean Dennis
      Yield: 2 Servings
 
      1 c  (250 mL) Uncooked pasta
      2 c  (500 mL) water
      2 c  (500 mL) milk
      1 t  (5 mL) salt
      2 T  (30 mL) butter
      2 T  (30 mL) sugar
 
  Boil water. Add salt to water.  When water is boiling, add pasta.
  Boil until pasta almost ready (discard pasta water if you want the soup
  to be less salty; I do not). Pour milk to pasta mix.  Mix in sugar and
  butter. Lower temperature to low and let simmer for a few minutes until
  pasta ready.  Serve hot with side of buterbrod.
  
  Recipe by Boris of "Life of Boris" on YouTube.
  
  More info on buterbrod:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0KcoZhG3oE ("Life of Boris" channel)
  
  From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HqolE_j_90 ("Life of Boris"
  channel)
  
  Transcribed to MealMaster format by Sean Dennis (1:18/200@Fidonet;
  616:618/10@Micronet) on 23 April 2024.
 
MMMMM

1 = https://tinyurl.com/4fdpm6th
2 = https://www.yelp.com/biz/pennymans-diner-johnson-city-3 (they do not
    have their own website)

-- Sean

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