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Cal Weldon said:
Hey CD, you're awake a whole 10 hours a day? Couldn't do that myself. Barely get through breakfast before I need a nap.
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May be I should keep off the grass more. 😀

Either way I do not go to sleep or wake up eating so I'm awake for at least 12 hours, may be even 14!

Whatever I'm doing foodwise can't be that bad anyways, I've been wearing the same sized clothes for my entire adult life.
 
#7,247
That's the problem of the Caribbean.

The evenings as so enjoyable that one does not turn in before midnight.
On the other hand, the sun rises at 7am and with hvac turned off, sleeping out lasts 15 minutes tops.
Less than 7 hours sleep turns hungry mode for the remaining 17+

I bought a shirt a couple of days ago, needed a 19'' collar size this time round. The length of the shirt came in quite handy yesterday evening, couldn't manage to get my pants buttoned for some reason, the belt was single-handedly responsible for keeping the family Jewels covered .
My bottom girth seems to have turned XXL again.
 
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Chicken paprikash tonight, it took me back to my college days at University of Toronto. There was a substantial Hungarian community in Toronto, mostly post-war immigrants and mostly from 1956 and later, and a lot of them settled in an area around Bloor St W, not far from UofT. There were several good Hungarian restaurants on Bloor between Huron and Bathurst. Cognoscenti favoured Country Style, while I preferred the Blue Cellar Room, because they had draft beer. Specialties were, of course, chicken paprikash and goulash, along with ragout soup and cauliflower soup (so thick you could stand up a spoon in it), plus a roast pork dinner (and a few other things that I assume Scott or Cal would like but I never ordered). For less than ten bucks I would get a bowl of cauliflower soup, about half a loaf of nice rye bread, and roast pork with choice of rice, potato, or dumplings (get the dumplings). I assume there was a side veg I can't remember. The roast pork was a big thick slice, and when you looked under it there was a second big thick slice! For a student it was a splurge but one of the best meals I could afford.

I think Country Style is still there, while the others are gone. Funnily enough my wife's parents moved from the Maritimes to Toronto in the mid 1950's (my wide was born there, but we let her stay in Nova Scotia anyway) and as penurious young writers they also liked to hit the Blue Cellar Room for a treat once in a while, before my wife or I were born. That and Fran's. So I think that community definitely predates 1956 in order for them to have established restaurants by 1958 or so, but then what do I know, immigrants are driven by imperatives of which I know nothing.

There was also a little place on Huron St sort of kitty-corner to UofT's Robarts Library (aka Fort Book), called the Huron Groceteria, sort of a combination convenience store and deli, also owned and staffed by Hungarians, with maybe the best lunch counter that close to campus (disregarding one or two on-campus eateries). Google maps tells me it is gone now too, replaced by a Korean joint. I'm sure it's fine but the Huron had amazing sandwiches and pastries (OH! the strudel!). (Historical note: just up the street on Huron was the Sigma Chi fraternity. One alumnus of the chapter of that frat was Ken Taylor, who was later the Canadian ambassador to Iran. After 1980 the members of Sigma Chi were insufferable, because their alum had protected and smuggled out six American embassy staffers from Iran. As Canadians we were all proud of Ken's actions, but the Sigma Chi's could have shut up about it once in a while.)

See how food brings back memories? I can't taste chicken paprikash without remembering all those things and more. 🙂
 
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I decided on a shrimp salad instead of Cuttlefish.
The Uterus was a semi-sweet five spice base with ginger, and the tongue was a vinegar, chili and garlic base. Both were quite good as was the salad and green beans.
 

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#7,252
nezbleu said:
Chicken paprikash tonight, it took me back to my college days at University of Toronto. There was a substantial Hungarian community in Toronto, mostly post-war immigrants and mostly from 1956 and later, and a lot of them settled in an area around Bloor St W, not far from UofT. There were several good Hungarian restaurants on Bloor between Huron and Bathurst. Cognoscenti favoured Country Style, while I preferred the Blue Cellar Room, because they had draft beer. Specialties were, of course, chicken paprikash and goulash, along with ragout soup and cauliflower soup (so thick you could stand up a spoon in it), plus a roast pork dinner (and a few other things that I assume Scott or Cal would like but I never ordered). For less than ten bucks I would get a bowl of cauliflower soup, about half a loaf of nice rye bread, and roast pork with choice of rice, potato, or dumplings (get the dumplings). I assume there was a side veg I can't remember. The roast pork was a big thick slice, and when you looked under it there was a second big thick slice! For a student it was a splurge but one of the best meals I could afford.

I think Country Style is still there, while the others are gone. Funnily enough my wife's parents moved from the Maritimes to Toronto in the mid 1950's (my wide was born there, but we let her stay in Nova Scotia anyway) and as penurious young writers they also liked to hit the Blue Cellar Room for a treat once in a while, before my wife or I were born. That and Fran's. So I think that community definitely predates 1956 in order for them to have established restaurants by 1958 or so, but then what do I know, immigrants are driven by imperatives of which I know nothing.

There was also a little place on Huron St sort of kitty-corner to UofT's Robarts Library (aka Fort Book), called the Huron Groceteria, sort of a combination convenience store and deli, also owned and staffed by Hungarians, with maybe the best lunch counter that close to campus (disregarding one or two on-campus eateries). Google maps tells me it is gone now too, replaced by a Korean joint. I'm sure it's fine but the Huron had amazing sandwiches and pastries (OH! the strudel!). (Historical note: just up the street on Huron was the Sigma Chi fraternity. One alumnus of the chapter of that frat was Ken Taylor, who was later the Canadian ambassador to Iran. After 1980 the members of Sigma Chi were insufferable, because their alum had protected and smuggled out six American embassy staffers from Iran. As Canadians we were all proud of Ken's actions, but the Sigma Chi's could have shut up about it once in a while.)

See how food brings back memories? I can't taste chicken paprikash without remembering all those things and more. 🙂
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Really enjoyed that reminiscence - thanks.
 
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Last week a nice piece of fresh salmon, placed on a bed of leak, lemon sauce and rice, another dinner filled peperoni, my first ones, we found them really good, but i feel there is some headroom with the filling ingredients.:scratch2:
 

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Ah, good to see this thread revived. I've been cooking a lot less lately since I'm in the process of moving. Been eating well, since it's been quite a few nights out to say goodbye to good friends. Hopefully I can start contributing to this thread soon.

The "peperoni" dish is very similar to the stuffed peppers my mom used to make growing up. Albeit less classed up than yours, Groove. 🙂
 
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