| People eat out more often than ever before. You | | | | To get exact recipes, try asking your waiter or the |
| and your family probably have your favorite | | | | restaurant's manager. They worst they can do is say |
| restaurants that you return to again and again. And, | | | | no. Don't take it badly if they refuse the request. |
| for each of those restaurants, you probably have a | | | | Many of the large chain restaurants in particular keep |
| short list of your favorite menu items. | | | | their most popular recipes a closely guarded secret. |
| Frequent dining-out is our way of coping with work | | | | If your initial attempts to figure out a recipe on your |
| and school schedules that are much more crowded | | | | own, or to get it from the restaurant, are |
| and hectic than those followed by our | | | | unsuccessful, you need not give up. There are groups |
| grandparents--possibly even our parents. But | | | | on the Web that exchange restaurant recipes with |
| sometimes, it's nice to slow down and enjoy a meal | | | | one another--you just have to seek them out. |
| at our own dining-room table. | | | | The easiest way to get these "top secret" recipes, |
| Next time you've scheduled an at-home meal, why | | | | though, is to obtain one of the several excellent |
| not add some fun to the occasion by whipping up a | | | | books on this topic that have been published in |
| menu based on folks' favorite restaurant dishes? Call | | | | recent years. The most up-to-date recipes can be |
| it "eating out at home." Kids adore the idea! | | | | found in e-book form, which also has the advantage |
| If you're an experienced cook, you can probably | | | | of being immediately accessible. You can plan an |
| figure out an approximate recipe for each of your | | | | "eating out at home" occasion for tonight and have |
| favorite restaurant dishes. Remember, presentation | | | | the recipes in hand in a few minutes. |
| counts for a lot, so try to serve each item in a meal | | | | Favorite restaurant meals at home: As they say, |
| as the restaurant would--with the same type of | | | | What a concept! |
| garnishes, for example. | | | | |