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2012 Confessions
Had to go look up "The Two"--what a lovely poem; thank you. I'm impressed that you have it memorized, though I'm not sure I agree that it would be appropriate for a card or proposal.
2012 Confessions
Well, since I feel like my internal clock is about 5 months behind, I figure now is a good time to confess:
- Despite growing up in the US, I don't believe I have ever eaten Kraft singles or Kraft mac & "cheese." And I think you people who do are gross ; )
- If I could get away with it health-wise, I would probably eat dessert foods all day. And barbecue potato chips. And french fries.
- While I enjoy a glass or two of good wine, I prefer using it for my own sangria (w/organic fruit and mild sweetening, but still).
- I will also happily watch Guy Fieri.
- Chowhound is my procrastination tool of choice. You guys are great.
2012 Confessions
For the record, both truffle oil and truffle salt are made with artificial flavor at least 99.9% of the time (often in addition to actual truffle). Unless the restaurant makes their own oil, chances are you're not tasting the actual truffle.
Not that I'm saying you'd like it.
I'm being gifted expired food.
While I am no fan of cheap food, even if it comes from the dollar store it should not be very old. And lots of American name-brand snack food is made in China nowadays; that doesn't *necessarily* mean there's something wrong with it.
But yeah, I agree with you; if you have an excess of expired foods, a food bank is not a good place for it.
Mixers for vodka with specific needs
First: I'm glad you're OK, and willing to take the doctor's orders. You will be happier without the artificial sweeteners and caffeine, really.
I also like small amounts of stevia added to club soda or seltzer (though I hate the SweetLeaf flavors--sorry, sedimental). I prefer NuNaturals, if you can find it. There's also a stevia-sweetened soda called Zevia that's available in several flavors, though I haven't tried it. I think Virgil's also has a few stevia-sweetened sodas. I wasn't a fan of the root beer, but if you're used to artificial sweeteners you might like it. Or if sugar is OK, then Virgil's makes fantastic cane-sugar-sweetened sodas.
How about a tonic water? I like Q tonic, and Fever Tree has legions of fans. Tonic should be more interesting for you than the club soda, and they're both natural and lower in sugar than Canada Dry or whatever.
Summertime Drinks Lite on the Sugar
I second (third?) Q tonic water as a lower-sugar tonic--haven't tried the low-sugar Fever Tree.
You can always make your own Tom Collins or Vodka Collins to your taste; I like these less sweet than a bar would serve, and the club soda/seltzer dilutes the sugar and helps hydrate.
Fresh juice + alcohol is very refreshing (screwdriver, salty dog, orange blossom, etc.) and shouldn't leave you the sugar hangover of your typical "fruity" cocktail.
Say what?? Cooking comments that baffle you
My grandmother had a small kitchen and used her oven as storage, too; she just took whatever it was out before using the oven.
I'm being gifted expired food.
I'm sorry, but: WHAT?
Are you saying this is food he's bringing in from his home and giving to you? Every month? Because that would be really weird, even if the food weren't expired. Unless he had reason to believe you had trouble obtaining your own food.
Or is your workplace somehow food-related? That would make things less weird.
Espresso Machine
While this is five years too late for the OP, for the amusement with others, here's some heresy: I was given a small, pedestrian DeLonghi espresso maker as a gift and happily used it as my coffeemaker for years. The drinks I made were as good or better than whatever I could get from a coffeeshop.
What discontinued products do you miss?
omg, totally remember Mr. Phipps. They were good.
The Challenge of Going Vegan
I eat honey nowadays (only organic or local), but otherwise have been vegan for nearly 20 years. Even when I was ovo-lacto I was ordering salads in restaurants much of the time, so for me that wasn't a big change. I do make pretty much all my own food, which means at least 45 minutes in the kitchen before work--I'm used to it, and could be more efficient if I did one big food prep day a week, but I'm bad at planning. Or something like that.
I think that being committed before making the plunge is a necessity. Also, I made a slow transition (set a date several months in the future to "go vegan"), which I find is helpful for me with changes of all kinds. I definitely felt loads better after cutting out eggs and dairy, and if you make your own food it's no more expensive than any other way of eating--I've gone through some very economically tough times, and rice, beans, and veggies is about as cheap a diet as you can get.
What was the worst food you HAD to eat as a kid?
HOW has this post been sitting here for over a year with no questions about peas in the panties?? HOW????????
Sal, you must let me know. How was this done? How old were you? What did you do with the peas that didn't escape? Please, bore me with the details.
To think, all this time I never thought to hide food in there . . .
What was the worst food you HAD to eat as a kid?
Another salmon croquette victim here. So vile.
What was the worst food you HAD to eat as a kid?
It's been a while since this post, but I want to say I'm sorry for your father's behavior, Full t. I hope you're living life according to your own rules now.
I don't want to share my dessert!
I am going to start off all *unfriendly* conversations with, "Oh, friend..."
TJ mustard... 2 gram protein in a TSP?
Mustard is made from mustard seeds, which contain protein. Though I agree that 2 grams out of teaspoon sounds unlikely.
Keep in mind that many (if not all) of the "gram" counts are rounded up, and typos do occur anywhere and everywhere.
Food Scars - Things you will never eat again.
I didn't think I had any terribly traumatic food episodes, but you've reminded me with stromboli . . . I think what I ate was actually called a "bagel roll" or some such nonsense with dough and pepperoni. The "smokiness" of the meat permeating my sinuses as I threw it up, and the texture of the undercooked dough makes me gag just to think of it--and it must have been 30 years ago.
Freezing beans - cooked or just pre-soaked?
I agree--soaking (and draining and rinsing) beans before cooking makes for better nutritional and digestive qualities, but acid in the soak water will make the beans a little tougher in the end. And freezing soaked beans before cooking works just fine, IMO.
Healthy oils for passover cooking?
Would coconut oil count as Kosher for Passover? (My ancestors are rolling over in their graves *right now*.) If so, it's great for both higher-heat cooking and baking. And don't believe the "tropical oils are bad" hype; as long as it's pressed, it is mostly medium-chain fatty acids, which are very good for you.
Wait; another thread says yes on the KFPbit, at least for one brand: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/840348
Really Dumb Food...!
The edible gold spray in a can I see as a novelty that happens to be edible, not exactly food. Ditto Pop Rocks.
The flavored douche I see as a social problem. Isn't it enough that we need to pretend we're hairless from the neck down, we also have to have our hoohas taste like candy? At least flavored condoms can help stop the spread of disease.
Really Dumb Food...!
I see great kitsch value in canned bread, though I wouldn't want to eat the stuff. But it might do better than your average loaf in a natural or unnatural disaster.
Really Dumb Food...!
As I know a fair number of people (adults in their 30s-40s) who literally don't know how to make anything beyond simple reheating, I think these spice packets can actually give apprehensive beginner cooks some knowledge of and familiarity with common spices without too much trial and error.
I would hope that they'd move on to at least being able to measure out for themselves from a larger container, though.
good low end liquor
I was extremely pleased to discover Agavales tequila a few months ago; it's 100% agave, and IMO the gold is nearly as good as other brands I would buy for more than twice as much--I can get a 750mL bottle for about $13 in Virginia. Even if you don't consider it sipping quality (and you might), it still makes an excellent "high-end" margarita (yes I like gold tequila in my margaritas; don't judge).
