January 31, 2005:
Q: Hi, I had some of the vegetable curry for dinner (1-31-05) and was wondering if it had any cows milk in it.  I am allergic to it... and had a reaction... and was just wondering if that was the culprit ... nothing serious but just to know for the future.  Thanks!
A:  The veg curry indeed does NOT contain cow's milk. We actually use coconut milk. Sorry for the confusion and I hope this clarifies things.

Q:  ... just another question... do you know if the polenta has cows milk in
it?? Thanks.
A:  No it is made with water.  

Q: Hello, I was just wondering what type of oil you use for all of the fried food?? (.. is it hydrogenated, etc.) thanks.
A: It is partially hydrogenated. 

January 30, 2005:
Q: WE LOVE THE MULTIGRAIN PANCAKES!! please have them more! :D totally delish and (we hope) healthier than the plain old white flour pancakes!
A:  We are keeping them coming. Thanks for writing.

January 26, 2005:
Q: Hello - i was wondering if you might include mozzarella sticks for lunch
or dinner sometimes? that would be awesome! thanks.
A:  How about for the exam breaker???

January 25, 2005:
Q: I really love the peanut butter cookies you have sometimes in commons
could you post the recipe!! Thanks!
A: I would be more than happy to sent this recipe to you if you forward your
name and box number. Thanks for writing.

Q: You served oyster friend mushrooms last year at the vegan bar and they
were excellent.  I people who have never eaten at the vegan bar before
helping themselves to a severing.  I was one of them.  Please bring them back!  
A: Can do. Thanks for writing.

January 24, 2005:
Q: The Caesar Haddock with Parmesan Crust at lunch today was really good! It's nice to see Commons treat their fish well for a change :P I love fish, but often find the fish (especially tuna and salmon) overcooked. Please do treat them better! They deserve it! Please do make the Caesar Haddock with Parmesan Crust again, often. Thanks for doing a great job
A: Thanks for writing.

Q: I absolutely love the stuffed eggplant we had last night, can we please
have it more frequently as a vegetarian option at dinners?  Thanks so much!
A:  I also love it and it is now being carring, regularly, by our prime vendor
so yes, you will be seeing it more often. Thanks for writing.

Q:  I have two requests, one that there always be chicken at the salad bar so
you can put it in your salad. Two that the lunch meat stuff is out for dinners too.  
A:  We rotate items on the salad bar and chicken is one of the rotation item.
We can certainly make sure it is on the rotation more often and there is
deli meat out every night, it is on the salad bar. Thanks for writing

January 22, 2005:
Q: Dear Commons, Can we have quesadillas at the pizza station or maybe the marche, from time to time, or even regularly? Thanks
A: We certainly can look into doing this. Thanks for writing.

Q: I know about the rotation, but where is the chicken cattitore been? Chunky chicken salad in the salad bar was amazing!!
A: The cattiatore is taking a break...It will be back. Thanks for writing.

January 20, 2005:
Q: I love having mandarian oranges on my salad like the ones that are available at breakfast time. It would be awesome if they could work their way into the salad bar rotation. Thanks!
A:  They certainly can. Thanks for writing.

Q: Thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication. I was just wondering about the nutritional content of your muffins, especially the low-fat ones. Do you have any idea about the calorie or sugar count in them (most specifically the raisin-bran, blue berry, and pumpkin ones)? Also, is there anywhere we can get the recipe for them? Thanks again.
A: 
Fat             3.12 Grams
Kcal            234
Pro             4.36 Cm
If you send me your box number, I would be more then happy to send you the
recipes.

January 19, 2005:
Q: What happened to the plain bran muffins, sans raisins??
A:  They are on the cycle. Thanks for writing.

Q: It was wondering if there was any way to change the cooking spray you use in Commons (like for eggs and omlets). Currently you use a brand that has "partially hydrogenated soybean oil" in it (a trans fat). This type of fat is really bad for you and I was wondering if you could switch to some other oil that is better for you (canola oil, olive oil, etc.) Thanks.
A:  The pan release spray that we use was choose for several reasons :
1) It works well for all applications within the operation, thus eliminating the need to purchase different spray releases, depending where it is used within the operation - Bakery, Marche, Hot Kitchen, etc...
2) The spray we use  does have partially hydrogenated soybean oil but it is listed as a trivial amount  indicating that there is just minute trace amount in the mix.
While this still does not deal with the fact that this is a trans fat, it is just a tace amount and we will be working on other options.

Q:  Could we have rasberry vinegarette dressing more often?
A: No problem. Thanks for writing.

January 16, 2005:
Q: Why is the online menu for Sundays always incorrect?  Also, would it be
possible to have fruit salads or grapefruit for Sunday brunch because Sunday is the only day I have time to enjoy the grapefruit!  Thanks. 
A:   I will check into the on-line problem, not sure why it is incorrect, but
thanks for bring it to my attention. As for the grape fruit on Sundays,
this should not be a problem. Thanks for writing.