It might have gotten redistributed a bit, but unless you are on a major slope, I wouldn't worry about a little bit of movement. My CGM got hit with torrential rain just a couple days after I put it down. A couple little piles collected in some low areas, but most wasn't really disturbed. I took a rake and spread the CGM out again wherever it had piled.

Posted by foodonastump "...just the natural shape of the tops of green peppers." Looks like the bottom to me. ;-) You never answered John about which was which. " The one that is cut into a square shape is sous vided. Because it was more tender, it didn't matter if the meat was cut across the grain or not. Does a pepper have a stem end or stem top? For a pineapple, you can cut the top off and plant it and it will grow. Monkeys open a banana from the top. Humans open a banana from the stem end; The end justifies the means? Tomatoes have blossom end rot. That's a TOPic for us to debate on. Here is a tip: Banana came from Arabic word banan, meaning "finger". Which end of the finger is the tip? Is the tip the top? Or the tip the "end" of your finger? End of discussion. Posted by susie_que "I didn't do corned beef this year as I gave up red meat for lent however I do plan on trying your beautiful ideas next year!! Cheers! Susie" Thanks. The meat is not "red" with home corned beef with no nitrate :-) Posted by annie1992 "First, the Irish in me requires me to point out that shamrocks actually have three leaves, it's what St. Patrick used to teach the "trinity" of father/son/holy spirit. That's actually a 4 leaf clover you've got there, which is supposed to denote very good fortune. No matter which, it's still very cool and creative. Annie" "I think St. Patrick devised the shamrock as a way of telling real Irishmen from the fakes. Jim" So you are telling me I had sham shamrocks? :-) dcarch

Thank you everyone. bizzo, I forgot to mention that sesame noodles are mostly served at room temperature. I am not sure what the veggie chicken is made of. It has a very nice and meat like firmness texture. Vegetarian cooking in the Far East is an art form because of the Buddhist tradition. It has a very long history of development and has become a very unique and complex cooking style. People go to Chinese vegetarian restaurants not because they are vegetarians. They go there to enjoy the good tasting food. Zen Palate is a very good one to go to in NYC. dcarch Here is a link that might be useful:

Getting to Flushing from Manhattan is a trek also, Nancy, and the last time I went I had a car service, but it still took 45 minutes. I was going to see a glass manufacturer, which is why I had a driver. I don't know how long it would have taken on the subway, since I never left Manhattan on the subway. I'm wondering what Chinese pizza is like - I've never had that. I had Mexican pizza in Austin and did not like that - too much cornmeal in the crust - it was more like a tortilla. In general, I prefer medium sized or small markets to huge ones, although we have a huge Korean market here that I do like. If I were in Manhattan, I would prefer not to have to cross the East River but would make exceptions. For the people of Queens, it is a great looking market, however. It reminds me a bit of Monterey Park, which is worth a trek once in a while. I'm also curious as to what you bought. Lars