REMINDER

Tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern Handbag Time. Be on this blog, or be a really surprised dog.

Comments

[nursecindy]

That's the same look my dog had yesterday when a horse and buggy pulled up at my house. Not the Amish, just some farmer friends out for a Sunday ride.

[trustf8]

Here's hoping Jack's gonna play Ruff tonight...

[bonmot]

OT/ nursecindy -- have you ever had shad roe? You live in the right part of the world for it. I got lucky and found some yesterday at my fishmonger. Dee-lish! For those who haven't had it, it's like a delicate fishy livery grits. Which sounds awful but really its a very nice (my current wife says "acquired") taste.

/ot.

[Steve Haller]

And remember, tonight heeeeee's back...!

[nursecindy]

I have never had that bonmot. It's mainly found in the Delaware area I think. I have a cousin that is a chef in New Orleans and he has made this before though. He fries it. I do like regular grits and eat them almost every morning when it's cold outside. With salt, pepper, and butter. No sugar. And NO instant grits thank you.

[Siouxie]

I think that dog farted.

[padraig]

Everybody this season looks so ready to be done, I'm surprised they haven't changed the name to "22" and wrapped up two weeks early.

[wiredog]

Shad roe is big here in the DC area. Never tried it myself.

[danceswithvowels]

A really surprised dog ~ is parlously regarded.

[bonmot]

Wiredog -- I grew up in Montgomery Co. MD, which is how I knew about it. A Mid-Atlantic specialty, along with steamed crabs and silver queen corn.

[padraig]

Pretty bad sign for Jack Bauer when this blog would rather talk about fish eggs and dog farts than this season of 24.

[Steve Haller]

Speaking of dog farts, hasn't anyone nosed out Prady yet?

[Steve]

I've tried caviar twice, once for free as part of an FDA inspection (the inspector should have SOME idea what the food is supposed to taste like). The other was when I was about 12 and found some at a local store.
My conclusion was that good caviar probably costs more than seventy-five cents for the can.

[Loudmouth]

My grandpa use to get a keg of shad when they ran in the Potomac down at the southwest waterfront fish stands. He would fry up a bunch along with the roe. It was excellent. Not at all like caviar. Do they eat shad roe raw? Haven't had it for years.

[bonmot]

I LOVED the SW DC fish stands. Being a young, poor political operative in the mid 80's in D.C., we discovered if you went on a late Sunday afternoon, the prices of almost everything dropped. You had to kick the tires a little more before you purchased, but mussels for a buck a dozen and crabs for $10.00 a bushel were a good deal.

[Loudmouth]

Yeah, the SW DC fish stands are down by the container ship port, the sewer pipe into the White House and where FBI agents and terrorists have beach parties at night.

[nursecindy]

I knew bonmot used to be a politician.