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

 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)=

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

The food at Star 66 is most excellent. It's a popular stop for locals as
well as the Over The Road folk. They win local "Best of" polls in more
than one category.

 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.

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

We only had one local place on the boob tube. Charlie Parker's Diner
was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (TVFN). And it won a National
competition for English Muffin use ... the owner (at that time) split the
U$25,000 first prize among his staff in one of the classiest moves I've
seen a busiess owner make. www.charlieparkersdiner.com

I'll be there this morning for their "Early Bird" breakfast.  Bv)=

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

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

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

 SD> I even included the metric measurements!

 SD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 SD>       Title: Milk Soup (Soviet-era)
 SD>  Categories: Main dish, Russian, Pasta, Sean Dennis
 SD>       Yield: 2 Servings

So., I went looking on Olga Timokina's http://www.ruscuisine.com to see
what she had in that line. Nothing like that but I found this poverty
special:

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Millet Gruel w/Prunes
 Categories: Five, Grains, Fruits 
      Yield: 1 serving

      4 oz (113 g) millet groats
      2 oz (57 g) prunes
      4 tb Butter
           Salt
           Sugar

  Wash millet groats with warm water. Wash prunes and boil
  them for a while. Pour off the prunes water, add fresh
  water, millet groats, sugar, salt. Boil gruel. Serve hot
  with butter.

  Cuisine: Russian

  Source: Olga's collection

  RECIPE FROM: http://www.ruscuisine.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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