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heathergirl
Cocktail Time!
Member since 10/08 4978 total posts
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What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
For me:
CF Pasta Da Vinci
RL cheddar bay biscuits
Panera broccoli cheddar soup
Deep dish pizza
For one reason or another, the copycat recipes I have tried just aren't quite the same.
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Egg
LIF Adolescent
Member since 5/09 627 total posts
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
houston's spinach dip, but it would miraculously be 1000 calories less!
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| Posted 9/8/10 1:18 PM |
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PearlJamChick
No one sings like you anymore.
Member since 7/10 9264 total posts
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Hands down, the carrot-ginger salad dressing from Yaffa Cafe. It's a place in the East Village that I go to all the time. They don't bottle the stuff  and I cannot find or make a reasonable facsimile!
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| Posted 9/8/10 2:02 PM |
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JDubs
different, not less
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
i went to an italian restaurant in astoria where they had this sun dried tomato/olive mixture to put on bread. it was so delicious! i wish i had the recipe!
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| Posted 9/8/10 2:24 PM |
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Mariabella
LIF Adult
Member since 4/10 951 total posts
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Mama
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
PF Changs Combo Fried Rice it is so light and seasoned just right.
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| Posted 9/8/10 2:30 PM |
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BabyFever10
St. Gianna Pray for us
Member since 9/09 1326 total posts
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Paneras Chicken Noodle Soup - love that it has a thick texture and sooooo yummy!!
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| Posted 9/8/10 2:46 PM |
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MarisaK
HELLO Manolo !!
Member since 5/06 14562 total posts
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Marisa
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Houston's Veggie Burger -
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| Posted 9/8/10 2:52 PM |
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yankinmanc
Happy Days!
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Posted by PearlJamChick
Hands down, the carrot-ginger salad dressing from Yaffa Cafe. It's a place in the East Village that I go to all the time. They don't bottle the stuff and I cannot find or make a reasonable facsimile!
I used to go to Yaffa like 10 years ago, actually, thinking about it now, I feel old. They use the same dressing as Dojo did 20 years ago! Here is the recipe!
Carrot-Ginger Dressing/Sauce
2 Small, peeled carrots
4 TBS Mirin (can get at Whole Foods or ANY Asian market-it is a sweet rice vinegar)
4 TBS regular Japanese rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 TBS soy sauce
2 TBS fresh, grated ginger
1/2 lb silken tofu (this is the VERY soft kind-at most supermarkets)
1/2 inch slice of a small red onion
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 small clove of garlic
pinch of salt
canola oil (optional)
Puree all ingredients in a Food processor until smooth. Can add a little canola oil to "cream it up" a bit but not necessary. The tofu does that pretty well. Serve over rice , tofu and your favorite vegetables.
Message edited 9/8/2010 3:38:19 PM.
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| Posted 9/8/10 3:37 PM |
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Egg
LIF Adolescent
Member since 5/09 627 total posts
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Posted by MarisaK
Houston's Veggie Burger -
 how could i forget this!? I LOVE the veggie burger.
now i want one.
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| Posted 9/8/10 3:50 PM |
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EnV-McC
LIF Adolescent
Member since 8/10 885 total posts
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Pretty much half the stuff on the menu at Grand Lux.
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| Posted 9/8/10 4:31 PM |
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PearlJamChick
No one sings like you anymore.
Member since 7/10 9264 total posts
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Petticoated Swashbuckler
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Posted by racheeeee
Posted by PearlJamChick
Hands down, the carrot-ginger salad dressing from Yaffa Cafe. It's a place in the East Village that I go to all the time. They don't bottle the stuff and I cannot find or make a reasonable facsimile!
I used to go to Yaffa like 10 years ago, actually, thinking about it now, I feel old. They use the same dressing as Dojo did 20 years ago! Here is the recipe!
Carrot-Ginger Dressing/Sauce
2 Small, peeled carrots
4 TBS Mirin (can get at Whole Foods or ANY Asian market-it is a sweet rice vinegar)
4 TBS regular Japanese rice vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 TBS soy sauce
2 TBS fresh, grated ginger
1/2 lb silken tofu (this is the VERY soft kind-at most supermarkets)
1/2 inch slice of a small red onion
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 small clove of garlic
pinch of salt
canola oil (optional)
Puree all ingredients in a Food processor until smooth. Can add a little canola oil to "cream it up" a bit but not necessary. The tofu does that pretty well. Serve over rice , tofu and your favorite vegetables.
LMAO...I've been going to Yaffa since high school...which ended more than 10 years ago for me  so I'm right there with ya!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The tofu threw me off - I never thought that could be the key ingredient!!!!!!
I need a "dance of joy" smiley right about now.
And, I am pretty sure that I love you for this.
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| Posted 9/8/10 4:33 PM |
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yankinmanc
Happy Days!
Member since 8/05 18208 total posts
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Posted by PearlJamChick
LMAO...I've been going to Yaffa since high school...which ended more than 10 years ago for me so I'm right there with ya!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The tofu threw me off - I never thought that could be the key ingredient!!!!!!
I need a "dance of joy" smiley right about now.
And, I am pretty sure that I love you for this.
PLease let me know how it turns out!! I hope its the right think, I also love that dressing. I might try it, but my blender is all whacked out from making baby purees for my baby!
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| Posted 9/8/10 6:35 PM |
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DiamondGirl
You are my I love you
Member since 7/09 18802 total posts
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Some of the dishes we had this summer in Italy.
For example a pesto gnocchi dish we had in Florence 
The freshness, no preservatives of their food just can't be recreated
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| Posted 9/8/10 6:37 PM |
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cj7305
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Carmine's stuffed artichoke and penne ala vodka.
Ohana's bread pudding (Disney)
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| Posted 9/8/10 7:32 PM |
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Gatsbygirl
Please St. Therese....
Member since 10/07 8494 total posts
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
PF Chang's lettuce wraps.
Back in the day I loved the Kenny Rogers Roasters bread bowl chicken pot pie. Now I realize they must have been SO bad for you. However, they went out of business and nothing's ever tasted that good No other bread bowl was the same.
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| Posted 9/8/10 8:29 PM |
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mrsboss
my little love
Member since 12/09 5054 total posts
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Me
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Then you will love this site:
http://www.copykat.com/
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| Posted 9/8/10 9:01 PM |
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Ian&EmmesMommy23
My family is complete!
Member since 11/08 12970 total posts
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Diana
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Posted by Egg
houston's spinach dip, but it would miraculously be 1000 calories less!
omg just from reading the subject line before opening the thread i thought of houston's spinach dip!!!!
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| Posted 9/8/10 9:25 PM |
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SecretTTCer
LIF Adult
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Re: What restaurant dishes do you wish you could recreate?
Posted by Egg
houston's spinach dip, but it would miraculously be 1000 calories less!
Rachel Ray has a recipe on FN's website that tastes exactly like Houston's!!!
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| Posted 9/8/10 9:49 PM |
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