Hi Dave,

 RH> I'll go for Russian but do not care for the strong bleu cheese type
 RH> dressing. I'll eat ranch if nothing else is available or alternatives
 RH> are worse, same with french. Bacon inproves almost everything but it
 RH> won't help bleu cheese, IMO.

 DD> I, on the other hoof, really like the blue veined cheeses and their
 DD> acrid bite. I'll do ranch if there is plenty of fresh ground pepper to
 DD> "wake
 DD> it up". Otherwise it's pretty bland.

So many to choose from. One place in western NY had a peppercorn ranch
as their house specialty. It was ok for one salad but I'd want more
variety if I were eating there regularly. We were there for my in laws
50th wedding anniversary celebration 25 years ago this time frame.

 DD>      88

 DD> I had something very much like this in my first experience with chile
 DD> verde. I was in Inglewood, Californa at a Mexican sit-down restaurant.
 DD> My mind told me that rojo meant red and indicated "hot". While verde
 DD> was green and should be mild. Hoooo Boy! was I wrong!!!! Lit me up.

 RH> Steve and I went to a little place in Las Cruces, NM, once on our way
 RH> back to AZ from a trip to El Paso. I ordered something green, thinking
 RH> it would be mild; Steve ordered something red, thinking it to be on the
 RH> warm side. Somebody mixed up the heat level--mine was hot but Steve's
 RH> was mild. They were both good tho. (G)

 DD> I used to stop in Lost Crutches when I was trucking. Get off of I-40
 DD> at Amarillo and set off diagonally on US 50 past White Sands to pick
 DD> up I-10 at Las Cruces. The Petro truck-em-up stop always had good
 DD> grub.

For a while we were commuting back and forth between Fort Huachuca
(where we lived) and Fort Bliss (hospital). I had wrist surgeries (with
follow ups) in 1993 and 94; Steve had jaw surgery in 2000, with follow
ups. For some of them we rode the bus that FH provided, other times we
drove. Got to know that section of I-10 quite well, and have been back
on it since moving, most recently last fall. Army bus always stopped at
the McD's in Lordsburg, NM for breakfast, once or twice supper. It was
an up and back in one day trip, leaving FH at 03:30, returning after the
last appointments were finished but usually getting back between 1800
and 2000. When we drove, we'd stay overnight in TX, then return.


 DD> House of Yee (Cantonese Chinese) where, apparently no one in the
 DD> kitchen spoke American) I started at the top of the menu and worked my
 DD> way down. Noting 'repeaters" as I went. The J.B.'s Little Bali where I

 RH> We've been doing Chinese more as a Friday night take out since we've
 RH> been here. A little (maybe 6 tables) place opened up about the same
 RH> time as we moved to WF; we've patronised them, trying others but coming
 RH> back to this place. Usually do Korean as a sit down, tried a seafood
 RH> "casserole" last time at one place but we agreed that it wasn't going
 RH> to be a repeat.

 DD> I like a few Korean dishes. But on the most part I prefer one of the
 DD> Chinese regional cuisines. Or the Thai non-incendiary stuff. Some heat
 DD> is alright. But lets not get stupid about it.  Bv)=

I'll go for either Korean or Chinese. Got introduced to the former thru
a neighbor and the Army, picked up on Chinese just by trying it now and
then over the years. I don't do the super hot Thai, also has to have no
coconut or (if we're splitting a dish) cilantro. Limits the choices but
we've had some good dishes over the years.

 DD> was introduced to the 50+ course Rijsttafel - more a Dutch thing. Each
 DD> "course" was 2 tb or less of a different flavour/dish. And rice. Lots
 DD> and lots of rice.

 RH> Interesting, did you count the # of courses you had?

 DD> Lost track after 20 or so.  Bv)=  It was culinary overload.

I would imagine so. (G)

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