What did you eat today?
October 8th, 2024 at 12:16:50 PM
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Eating it anyway is one of the small perks of not letting myself worry much about an early grave from congestive heart failure.
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October 8th, 2024 at 5:27:41 PM
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Catfish stew. Doesn't look like very much but with that and the turnip fries I almost couldn't finish it because it was so rich.
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October 11th, 2024 at 11:16:37 AM
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Todays dinner will be two Nathans hot dogs cooked on the grill. I defrosted them with the assumption our power would still be out and we would only have the grill to cook with. Sadly, I have no buns.
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October 11th, 2024 at 3:39:11 PM
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Quote: DRichTodays dinner will be two Nathans hot dogs cooked on the grill. I defrosted them with the assumption our power would still be out and we would only have the grill to cook with. Sadly, I have no buns.
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I have a package of Nathan’s in the fridge. The lowest number I ever eat at a sitting is 4. I use a fork and dip them in a minute stars/sriracha combo.
Wife cooked tonight! Rosemary chicken breast’s with stuffing and au gratin potatoes. All good. Tomorrow night is the Jewish Tradition of Break Fast. I’ll be having garlic bagel with scallion cream cheese covered in lox. Probably a slice of onion on top.
October 11th, 2024 at 5:36:50 PM
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Quote: DRichTodays dinner will be two Nathans hot dogs cooked on the grill. I defrosted them with the assumption our power would still be out and we would only have the grill to cook with. Sadly, I have no buns.
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Don't you have an essential checklist for these storms? Hot dog rolls should be a priority.
In a pinch, bacon makes a decent substitute.
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October 11th, 2024 at 5:42:34 PM
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Quote: billryanQuote: DRichTodays dinner will be two Nathans hot dogs cooked on the grill. I defrosted them with the assumption our power would still be out and we would only have the grill to cook with. Sadly, I have no buns.
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Don't you have an essential checklist for these storms? Hot dog rolls should be a priority.
In a pinch, bacon makes a decent substitute.
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A hot dog wrapped in bacon does sound good but I would never consider it a substitute for a bun.
We have bins of canned goods and dry goods for the storm. The meats we just eat whatever is in the refrigerator or freezer.
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October 12th, 2024 at 7:39:02 AM
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Quote: SOOPOOQuote: DRichTodays dinner will be two Nathans hot dogs cooked on the grill. I defrosted them with the assumption our power would still be out and we would only have the grill to cook with. Sadly, I have no buns.
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I have a package of Nathan’s in the fridge. The lowest number I ever eat at a sitting is 4. I use a fork and dip them in a minute stars/sriracha combo.
Wife cooked tonight! Rosemary chicken breast’s with stuffing and au gratin potatoes. All good. Tomorrow night is the Jewish Tradition of Break Fast. I’ll be having garlic bagel with scallion cream cheese covered in lox. Probably a slice of onion on top.
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Listerine chaser?? Rosemary chicken sounds super delicious.
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October 13th, 2024 at 2:40:28 PM
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Experimenting, as we speak.
Last week, I bought two Walmart Deli fresh pizzas, and the first one was horrible. The crust was bad, there was not enough cheese, and there were little to no seasonings. I didn't want the other and didn't think it would work with my Feed My Neighbors program.
I boiled some water and then cooked a half pound of rigatoni.
I cut raw pizza in half and cooked one half.
I poured half the noodles into a baking tray, added some tomato sauce, and then scrapped everything off the raw pizza—sauce, cheese, and pepperoni on top of the noodles. I poured the remaining noodles on top and added a generous amount of mozzarella and parmesan pizza. When the remaining half pizza was bubbling I took it from the oven.
I let it sit for twenty minutes until everything had cooled down, then carefully cut the toppings from the crust. I placed the delicate pizza toppings on top of the noodles and baked them for twenty minutes.
It was a noble experiment, but turning sucky pizza into pizzade isn't easy. Luckily, I will never buy another Walmart deli fresh pizza.
Last week, I bought two Walmart Deli fresh pizzas, and the first one was horrible. The crust was bad, there was not enough cheese, and there were little to no seasonings. I didn't want the other and didn't think it would work with my Feed My Neighbors program.
I boiled some water and then cooked a half pound of rigatoni.
I cut raw pizza in half and cooked one half.
I poured half the noodles into a baking tray, added some tomato sauce, and then scrapped everything off the raw pizza—sauce, cheese, and pepperoni on top of the noodles. I poured the remaining noodles on top and added a generous amount of mozzarella and parmesan pizza. When the remaining half pizza was bubbling I took it from the oven.
I let it sit for twenty minutes until everything had cooled down, then carefully cut the toppings from the crust. I placed the delicate pizza toppings on top of the noodles and baked them for twenty minutes.
It was a noble experiment, but turning sucky pizza into pizzade isn't easy. Luckily, I will never buy another Walmart deli fresh pizza.
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October 13th, 2024 at 6:23:54 PM
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Quote: billryanExperimenting, as we speak.
Last week, I bought two Walmart Deli fresh pizzas, and the first one was horrible. The crust was bad, there was not enough cheese, and there were little to no seasonings. I didn't want the other and didn't think it would work with my Feed My Neighbors program.
I buy those pizzas regularly. If find them to be decent and a good value. I do always add garlic salt and more pepperoni. The thin crust is my favorite of theri choices.
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October 13th, 2024 at 6:35:57 PM
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These don't look like anything special, but both are quite good.
The concept of putting croissant crust in unexpected places is sound, such as this croissant French Toast.
The concept of putting croissant crust in unexpected places is sound, such as this croissant French Toast.
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October 13th, 2024 at 6:57:03 PM
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DiGiorno is pretty good, but I have switched to Freschetta, and then Trader Joe's Three Cheese (with pepperoni and sausage added).
As for me, today it was pancakes, then a bowl of chili cheese fries, then some leftover homemade curry with yellow rice.
As for me, today it was pancakes, then a bowl of chili cheese fries, then some leftover homemade curry with yellow rice.
October 13th, 2024 at 7:06:37 PM
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Today I had half of a Cuban sandwich. It was huge and very good.
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October 14th, 2024 at 1:18:27 AM
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Saw some stuff called 'dessert oatmeal' today in the cafeteria. Have you heard it ot?
October 14th, 2024 at 8:34:16 AM
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Quote: OddsTabletSaw some stuff called 'dessert oatmeal' today in the cafeteria. Have you heard it ot?
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My exBIL introduced double chocolate oatmeal into my family twenty years ago. It might have been his only contribution to humanity.
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October 14th, 2024 at 8:46:32 AM
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Quote: ThatDonGuyDiGiorno is pretty good, but I have switched to Freschetta, and then Trader Joe's Three Cheese (with pepperoni and sausage added).
As for me, today it was pancakes, then a bowl of chili cheese fries, then some leftover homemade curry with yellow rice.
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Both brands are superior to most frozen pizzas, but they generally cost more than I think they are worth, and I didn't care about the croissant pizza.
I have a Papa Murphy's nearby. A two-topping pizza to take and bake costs $6.99, and I get a 10% kickback on my next purchase.
My choice for frozen is the Red Baron six-inch-thick pizza, followed by Home Run Tavern( only when on sale) and Red Baron. The HTP pie costs about $12 but is often 50% off.
I don't shop at Trader Joe's. There isn't one convenient to me, and I don't see their value. If one opens closer or they switch to home delivery, I'll participate.
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October 14th, 2024 at 10:45:00 AM
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I have a Papa Murphy's nearby. A two-topping pizza to take and bake costs $6.99, and I get a 10% kickback on my next purchase.
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Sadly, the Papa Murphy's by the house closed shortly before we moved in. It seemed to be open while we were shopping properties; it was closed before we closed.
I've always enjoyed Papa Murphy's. It always seemed better quality to me than the frozen pizzas or low-price hot pizzas, while being roughly price comparable.
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October 14th, 2024 at 11:06:34 AM
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I got an email from Cook Unity today offering meals at $8.00 if I signed a long-term deal. When I turned them down, they offered $8.50 a meal for six months, which I could cancel at any time. With delivery and taxes, it's right at the $10 mark I was shooting for.
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October 15th, 2024 at 3:09:13 PM
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I got a sneak peek at DiGiorano's new Thanksgiving Pizza. I suppose there are some who will call putting sweet potatoes and cranberries on a pizza genius, but I think it reflects just how far our society has fallen.
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October 15th, 2024 at 3:20:28 PM
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Tonight's dinner was a Hormel pork tenderloin in the Mesquite BBQ flavor. These are so simple even I can cook it.
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October 16th, 2024 at 8:41:09 AM
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Quote: DRichTonight's dinner was a Hormel pork tenderloin in the Mesquite BBQ flavor. These are so simple even I can cook it.
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Whenever I eat one of those or similar I always have the same thought…. Why don’t I eat these more often?
Tonight going to silly large portion silly inexpensive Italian restaurant. Virtually always eggplant Parmesan for me. Preceded by their great gargantuan antipasto salad.
I’ll be eating Italian leftovers for two full days. (Mostly my wife’s chicken Parmesan.).
Lunch was just a no sugar Greek Yogurt.
October 16th, 2024 at 12:26:55 PM
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Whenever I eat one of those or similar I always have the same thought…. Why don’t I eat these more often?
I agree, they are good, easy, and inexpensive. I think it was $6.99 and my wife and I each got two meals out of it. Yet, we probably only have one once every two months.
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October 16th, 2024 at 4:25:21 PM
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Quote: billryanI got an email from Cook Unity today offering meals at $8.00 if I signed a long-term deal. When I turned them down, they offered $8.50 a meal for six months, which I could cancel at any time. With delivery and taxes, it's right at the $10 mark I was shooting for.
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I’m not sure delivery meal businesses would be my choice for a long term deal. Seems like competition could start up quick and be brutal.
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October 16th, 2024 at 4:47:20 PM
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All in, it comes to under $11 a meal. If I had takeout or delivery four or five days a week, it would cost more and not be as good. I'm thinking of one order a month for about ten to twelve meals. Once I put them in freezer containers, they stored well.
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October 17th, 2024 at 1:49:15 AM
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ewwwwQuote: billryanI got a sneak peek at DiGiorano's new Thanksgiving Pizza. I suppose there are some who will call putting sweet potatoes and cranberries on a pizza genius, but I think it reflects just how far our society has fallen.
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October 20th, 2024 at 9:29:39 PM
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Grilled chicken breast with onions and mushrooms and eggplant on the side.
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October 21st, 2024 at 9:16:53 AM
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Does anyone here like Cincinnati style chili? I am not a big fan of it but I also don't dislike it. I am going to be in Cincinnati soon and always feel like I need to order it even though I am not a fan. I may pass on it this trip. It is not the fact it is usually served over pasta, I would gladly eat Texas chili over pasta, I am just not much of a fan of the somewhat sweet and cinnamon flavor of it.
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October 21st, 2024 at 10:35:27 AM
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I had it twice as I drove cross country and stayed in Cincinnati for the weekend. It was alright, but a bit expensive for what you got, IMO.
I won't go out of my way to have it again. Next time, I'll stay across the river in Covington. Cincy has some great old buildings if you are into 1920s architecture.
I won't go out of my way to have it again. Next time, I'll stay across the river in Covington. Cincy has some great old buildings if you are into 1920s architecture.
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October 21st, 2024 at 5:35:39 PM
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Fried egg mushroom sandwich.
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October 25th, 2024 at 2:10:28 PM
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Today was a potluck lunch. I brought a small tray of manicotti I bought from an Italian deli and baked it, using my meat sauce.
I find manicotti to be a very difficult dish to cook. Unlike most pasta dishes, the window for great manicotti is about two minutes. Take it too soon, and it will be undercooked. Let it go a minute too long, and it will fragment instead of slicing. This wasn't one of the perfect ones, but there were no leftovers.
I find manicotti to be a very difficult dish to cook. Unlike most pasta dishes, the window for great manicotti is about two minutes. Take it too soon, and it will be undercooked. Let it go a minute too long, and it will fragment instead of slicing. This wasn't one of the perfect ones, but there were no leftovers.
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October 25th, 2024 at 3:14:56 PM
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Quote: DRichTonight's dinner was a Hormel pork tenderloin in the Mesquite BBQ flavor. These are so simple even I can cook it.
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I occasionally have one of these as well, although I like to stuff it with spinach and Swiss cheese. Well, I'll eat half of it when I cook it, and freeze the other half to eat another day.
Meanwhile, today I had a Knorr Spanish Rice side topped with Chunky Soup for lunch, and for dinner, some homemade lasagne. Remember, unless you're using only one lasagna sheet, it's "lasagne" because it's plural - when was the last time anyone had just one spaghetto or one raviolo?
October 27th, 2024 at 11:01:30 AM
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Cabbage steaks with shrimp and onions.
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October 27th, 2024 at 11:19:41 AM
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Cinnamon apple pancakes and country sausage, from Cook Unity. I don't normally buy their breakfasts but this one has such great reviews, I had to try it.
The pancake batter is made with ricotta cheese instead of butter, and the cooked pancakes are incredibly fluffy and light. The recipe included a small container of maple syrup that tasted amazing on its own.
I'll add it to my monthly rotation.
The pancake batter is made with ricotta cheese instead of butter, and the cooked pancakes are incredibly fluffy and light. The recipe included a small container of maple syrup that tasted amazing on its own.
I'll add it to my monthly rotation.
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October 31st, 2024 at 3:49:49 PM
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Spicy beef with peppers, takeout from a neighborhood food hall.
The peanut butter aroma dissipated quickly once i opened the lid of the takeaway box. Initial bitter flavor quickly replaced with a searing chili pepper heat, clearing the sinuses.
The rice is tender and mildly sweet.
This really needed a bit of onion and celery, but I suppose the old Asian women running the stall would then tell me that if they added onion and celery, it wouldn't be spicy beef with peppers.
Edit: The deeper I get, the more bitter the sauce oil seems. Very intense burn. Yowza.
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October 31st, 2024 at 4:08:24 PM
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I miss good, cheap NY Chinese food.
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October 31st, 2024 at 5:15:51 PM
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I was reading that in China they eat two and a half times more salt daily than Americans do and it's why they're heart attack rate is so high. Americans eat twice as much as they're supposed to and in China it's four or five times more. I gave up salt a year and a half ago and I do not miss it one bit. I get plenty of salt in all the canned fish that I eat. Throwing your salt shaker away is a very liberating experience.
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October 31st, 2024 at 9:36:06 PM
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One of my all-time favorite meals. Oven roasted chicken with broccoli, cauliflower, onions, eggplant, and cabbage. I take a razor thin slice of Kerrygold butter and put one on top of each of the veggies. It's imported Irish butter made from grass-fed cow's milk and it's far superior to American butter in taste.
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October 31st, 2024 at 11:44:39 PM
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Quote: EvenBobI was reading that in China they eat two and a half times more salt daily than Americans do and it's why they're heart attack rate is so high. Americans eat twice as much as they're supposed to and in China it's four or five times more. I gave up salt a year and a half ago and I do not miss it one bit. I get plenty of salt in all the canned fish that I eat. Throwing your salt shaker away is a very liberating experience.
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I won't throw away my salt shaker. I'm perfectly content using it about once every 6 weeks, generally when I'm cooking. I very rarely add salt "at the table".
The day I noticed I was having a heart attack, I believe I had somewhere between 3 and 5 times the recommended sodium intake. I know I had 3 boxes of chicken; I later learned each one was 98% of a full day's worth of sodium. I don't remember what else I had, but a bag of salt & vinegar potato chips wasn't out of the question.
I did add a few dashes of soy sauce to my spicy beef with peppers at the end. It helped, but it wasn't my preferred brand, and it definitely didn't taste right. (No, soy sauces do not all taste alike. Yes, there is a reason the good Asian markets will stock 70+ varieties.) This probably means I need to start carrying a stock of my personal soy sauce with me, like some eccentric connoisseur.
Side notes on Kerrygold: I understand that they do some sort of culturing, similar to yogurt. I know that until quite recently (and maybe still), this meant you couldn't get it in Wisconsin - the butter didn't comply with Wisconsin butter purity laws, and couldn't be sold. It wouldn't surprise me at all to learn that people took I-94 in either direction across the border if they liked Kerrygold, a sort of modern day "oleo run".
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November 1st, 2024 at 9:12:24 AM
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I have lactose intolerance and use 'cultured butter' which has no lactose
Kerrygold doesn't say it's cultured on the label, I've looked, so maybe it has 'some' but it can't be labeled as such
this brand from WV is what I get. They need some marketing help !!
Kerrygold doesn't say it's cultured on the label, I've looked, so maybe it has 'some' but it can't be labeled as such
this brand from WV is what I get. They need some marketing help !!
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November 2nd, 2024 at 8:07:53 PM
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Chicken cooked in Captain Jack's spiced rum and soy sauce till it was cooked down to a glaze. This is so good it cannot be described in words.
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November 3rd, 2024 at 1:15:12 AM
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Quote: EvenBobChicken cooked in Captain Jack's spiced rum and soy sauce till it was cooked down to a glaze. This is so good it cannot be described in words.
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That looks good.
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November 3rd, 2024 at 7:38:26 AM
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McDonald's now has steaks
Having it this morning with hot cakes
Having it this morning with hot cakes
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November 4th, 2024 at 7:36:17 AM
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it's rare for me to give a product 5 stars but I do for this one
googling it showed 4 out 5 giving it 5 stars and the other one 4.5 stars - I've never seen that with any food product before
it doesn't even need to be cooked with the meat - is great on sandwiches
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it's rare for me to give a product 5 stars but I do for this one
googling it showed 4 out 5 giving it 5 stars and the other one 4.5 stars - I've never seen that with any food product before
it doesn't even need to be cooked with the meat - is great on sandwiches
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November 4th, 2024 at 7:53:47 AM
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Sweet baby rays is like peanut butter, good enough you can just eat it with a spoon, and like peant butter packs a lot of calories in a spoonful.
November 4th, 2024 at 7:56:51 AM
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Quote: odiousgambitI have lactose intolerance and use 'cultured butter' which has no lactose
Kerrygold doesn't say it's cultured on the label, I've looked, so maybe it has 'some' but it can't be labeled as such
this brand from WV is what I get. They need some marketing help !!
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I could very well have been mistaken.
I know that cultured butter is a thing, and I thought that might be why Kerrygold was forbidden in Wisconsin. It turns out it was just a USDA inspection requirement that applies in America's Dairyland, and not the rest of the country.
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November 12th, 2024 at 4:39:56 AM
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I accidentally discovered my new favorite dessert.
I froze a couple of Cook Unity pasta and meat sauce dinners and left a small cup of grated cheese in them. A month in the freezer turned the cheese into a semi-solid form, and a spoonful of it tasted like cheesecake. A few experiments followed, and I determined a week in the freezer, in a ceramic cup, transforms a food topping into an almost healthy but quite decadent dessert.
I froze a couple of Cook Unity pasta and meat sauce dinners and left a small cup of grated cheese in them. A month in the freezer turned the cheese into a semi-solid form, and a spoonful of it tasted like cheesecake. A few experiments followed, and I determined a week in the freezer, in a ceramic cup, transforms a food topping into an almost healthy but quite decadent dessert.
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November 12th, 2024 at 7:40:19 AM
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Quote: lilredrooster.
it's rare for me to give a product 5 stars but I do for this one
googling it showed 4 out 5 giving it 5 stars and the other one 4.5 stars - I've never seen that with any food product before
it doesn't even need to be cooked with the meat - is great on sandwiches
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In general I am not a fan of BBQ sauces, but Sweet Baby Rae's is what we buy when we do use store bought BBQ sauce.
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November 16th, 2024 at 2:37:23 PM
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November 16th, 2024 at 4:05:23 PM
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Quote: rxwine1929 Hobo food.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQy1OXn5pg
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Hobo's were lucky if they had leavening like the baking powder this guy had. Mostly they just mixed together flour and salt and water which is the way biscuits have been made for thousands of years. The word hobo came into existence after the Civil War but nobody knows the origin of the word. It could be short for homeless boy.
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November 16th, 2024 at 4:24:03 PM
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At the end of the Civil War, thousands of Southern soldiers were stranded in the East. Union troops were transported home and discharged, but the rebel armies were dissolved in the field.
HOmeward BOund veterans relied on the kindness of strangers as they slowly migrated back to the west.
That is one explanation of its origin, but there are others.
HOmeward BOund veterans relied on the kindness of strangers as they slowly migrated back to the west.
That is one explanation of its origin, but there are others.
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November 16th, 2024 at 5:46:37 PM
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What’s the deal with over easy eggs? Like, who was the first person to decide they wanted to eat an egg straight out of a chicken’s ass?
