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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
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DH and I had a date last night and went out for Indian. I've only ever had it once before in my life (actually with Jennifer and Dave in NYC - I just ate what they put in front of me since they knew what they were doing) and DH had never had it. The place we went was nice but our server seemed completely uninterested in explaining anything to us or offering any suggestions. We wound up splitting an appetizer sampler and a tandoori sampler along with a bread smapler basket. Everything was fabulous except we had no idea what anything was or how to eat it! We felt a little foolish.
Is anyone a big fan of Indian food? We loved it and will definitely go back but would love someone to give us some tips so we know more next time.
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Oh Sara you are lucky, I LOVE Indian food. My favourites are:
Prawn Puri (usually eaten as a starter, this is a round leavened circle of bread with prawn curry and coriander on it, it's lovely with squeezed lemon juice on it)
Brinjal Bhajee (Side dish made with aubergine)
Aloo Gobi (potato and cauliflower bhajee)
Peshwari Naan (bread with coconut and raisins)
Chicken Tikka (Marinated cubes of chicken cooked with onions on a hot skillet).
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We get to the Indian restaurant around here about once a month. Love it. Problem is, it's right near the Etheopian, Peruvian, and Korean restaurants we also love. Hard to pick which one!
I'm a HUGE fan of Indian food -- we have a gourmet place near our house (the *one* and only ethnic food restaurant of any worth in our suburb.)
I love:
navratan korma (a nine vegetable dish with a creamy sauce)
aloo paratha (potato-stuffed flatbreak)
chicken tikka masala (chicken marinated in yogurt and spices and then served in a tomato cream sauce - an anglo-Indian dish popular in England.)
Chicken cashmere (chicken cooked in a mild cream sauce with cashew nuts and golden raisins)
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I love Indian food, but unfortunatly, no one else I know does. When I can talk my best friend into it, our best local place has a lunch time buffet, and I pretty much like everything on it, some more than others. However, I have no idea what anything is! (This kills my best friend because I'm an extremely picky eater.) I'd love to go out for Indian food with someone who knows what's what and could tell me about it.
I worked with a lady from India when I was in college, and she used to bring me the best homemade dishes. That's what got me hooked.
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I Indian Food! I tried it for the first time with my best friend before we took at trip to England. My favorites are Vegetable Samosas, Chicken Palak, and Nan.
DH and I had a date last night and went out for Indian. I've only ever had it once before in my life (actually with Jennifer and Dave in NYC - I just ate what they put in front of me since they knew what they were doing) and DH had never had it. The place we went was nice but our server seemed completely uninterested in explaining anything to us or offering any suggestions. We wound up splitting an appetizer sampler and a tandoori sampler along with a bread smapler basket. Everything was fabulous except we had no idea what anything was or how to eat it! We felt a little foolish.
Is anyone a big fan of Indian food? We loved it and will definitely go back but would love someone to give us some tips so we know more next time.
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First of all, this thread is making me very hungry! Secondly, I need to hook up with some of you to escort me to dinner - I'm another who to try new foods, but I need a good translator at "ethnic" restaurants, and I'm not willing to go it on my own! Luckily though, I've gotten some very good ideas from this post.
Sushi's another thing I'd like to try, but I'm nervous about what to get - and I have very specific likes/dislikes when it comes to fish. I'm 'a-skeered'!
We went to Ambassador of India in Glastonbury. I've also heard good things about Priya in Rocky Hill and Taste of India in West Hartford.
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First of all, this thread is making me very hungry! Secondly, I need to hook up with some of you to escort me to dinner - I'm another who to try new foods, but I need a good translator at "ethnic" restaurants, and I'm not willing to go it on my own! Luckily though, I've gotten some very good ideas from this post.
Sushi's another thing I'd like to try, but I'm nervous about what to get - and I have very specific likes/dislikes when it comes to fish. I'm 'a-skeered'!
Molly - Don't be 'a-skeered'! I'm not a big fan of fish but I love Sushi. I'm not wildly adventurous but I've been trying more recently. Next year at MouseFest, we'll go to Tokyo Dining and have some! I like pretty much anything that involves shellfish, which is usually cooked - spicy shrimp rolls, shrimp tempura rolls, California rolls, etc. I usually prefer rolls to traditional sushi (a piece of fishlaid on a hand made block of rice) but I do like Tuna Sushi.
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except we had no idea what anything was or how to eat it! We felt a little foolish. 
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Although there are supposed to be some good places around here!!
) I'd love to go out for Indian food with someone who knows what's what and could tell me about it. 
That's what got me hooked.
Indian Food! I tried it for the first time with my best friend before we took at trip to England. My favorites are Vegetable Samosas, Chicken Palak, and Nan.
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