What did you eat today?
December 25th, 2024 at 11:02:06 AM
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They also had fake Rolex for sale on the streets. They probably taste horrible, too.
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December 25th, 2024 at 11:17:20 AM
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Typical London Chestnut stand. I wanted to like them but inside they were soft and mushy and really bitter. Just like I wanted to like the English blood sausage and I spit that out too.
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December 25th, 2024 at 12:00:28 PM
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I find a lot of blood sausages difficult to enjoy.
From what I'm hearing about soaking the nuts for hours, they sound reminiscent of a boiled peanut - another thing I don't care for.
I had a few bowls of cereal this morning.
I'm staying home from the annual in-law family potluck and euchre tournament due to a last minute change in the prizes that a significant minority of us object to.
From what I'm hearing about soaking the nuts for hours, they sound reminiscent of a boiled peanut - another thing I don't care for.
I had a few bowls of cereal this morning.
I'm staying home from the annual in-law family potluck and euchre tournament due to a last minute change in the prizes that a significant minority of us object to.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 25th, 2024 at 12:17:54 PM
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Quote: DieterI find a lot of blood sausages difficult to enjoy.
From what I'm hearing about soaking the nuts for hours, they sound reminiscent of a boiled peanut - another thing I don't care for.
I had a few bowls of cereal this morning.
I'm staying home from the annual in-law family potluck and euchre tournament due to a last minute change in the prizes that a significant minority of us object to.
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You are boycotting Christmas with your family because of a disagreement over a game prize?
My park just went through this. For the last few years, Christmas Carolers got to eat the Christmas buffet for free. Usually donations pay for the 12-15 meals. Last year, the funds were short and two volunteers paid the difference. This year, it was announced that Carolers would have to pay , like everyone else. All hell broke loose, with a bunch of carolers canceling and several residents requesting that carolers stay away from their houses. Insanity.
You can not do kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.
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December 25th, 2024 at 12:32:49 PM
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You have obviously never been to London. I visited there in 1995 when my daughter was at Oxford for a year on a scholarship. It was the holidays and they had roasted chestnuts for sale everywhere on the streets. I tried to eat one and immediately spit it on the sidewalk. Nasty tasting thing.
Something that is big in the south is boiled peanuts. Every convenience store sells them and I find them disgusting. I like all nuts but not in the shell.
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December 25th, 2024 at 12:55:20 PM
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Quote: DieterI find a lot of blood sausages difficult to enjoy.
From what I'm hearing about soaking the nuts for hours, they sound reminiscent of a boiled peanut - another thing I don't care for.
I had a few bowls of cereal this morning.
I'm staying home from the annual in-law family potluck and euchre tournament due to a last minute change in the prizes that a significant minority of us object to.
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My wife is in New Jersey spending the week between Christmas and New Years with the grandkids. Better her than me, I could take it for a couple hours but for an entire week? Why is it women love grandchildren so much and so many men really just tolerate them. So I have no obligations at all at Christmas this year which is fine and dandy with me. I won't leave the house till after the new year has arrived. Just me and the cats and they don't know it's Christmas even though I've tried to explain it to them.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 25th, 2024 at 12:59:05 PM
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Quote: billryanQuote: DieterI find a lot of blood sausages difficult to enjoy.
From what I'm hearing about soaking the nuts for hours, they sound reminiscent of a boiled peanut - another thing I don't care for.
I had a few bowls of cereal this morning.
I'm staying home from the annual in-law family potluck and euchre tournament due to a last minute change in the prizes that a significant minority of us object to.
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You are boycotting Christmas with your family because of a disagreement over a game prize?
My park just went through this. For the last few years, Christmas Carolers got to eat the Christmas buffet for free. Usually donations pay for the 12-15 meals. Last year, the funds were short and two volunteers paid the difference. This year, it was announced that Carolers would have to pay , like everyone else. All hell broke loose, with a bunch of carolers canceling and several residents requesting that carolers stay away from their houses. Insanity.
You can not do kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.
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Too late for what. God to accept you into heaven because you gave out socks to the homeless? Big surprise, that's not how it works. I know this and I'm not even religious.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 25th, 2024 at 1:09:28 PM
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Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBob
You have obviously never been to London. I visited there in 1995 when my daughter was at Oxford for a year on a scholarship. It was the holidays and they had roasted chestnuts for sale everywhere on the streets. I tried to eat one and immediately spit it on the sidewalk. Nasty tasting thing.
Something that is big in the south is boiled peanuts. Every convenience store sells them and I find them disgusting. I like all nuts but not in the shell.
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Boiled peanuts are totally disgusting but not as bad as roasted chestnuts. A lot of English food is that way, like mushy peas. They take perfectly good peas and smash them all up until they're mushy mess and then serve it in restaurants. Yuck. It's like half the items on a full English breakfast are inedible.
"A full English breakfast typically includes bacon, fried, poached or scrambled eggs, fried or grilled tomatoes, fried mushrooms, fried bread, sausages. Black pudding, baked beans, and bubble and squeak are also often included."
Black pudding is blood sausage, bubble and squeak is a disgusting potato and cabbage dish, fried bread is a greasy mess, and who wants fried tomatoes for breakfast. The baked beans are just like American pork and beans, yuck.
You only order this once and then never again
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December 25th, 2024 at 3:49:44 PM
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Quote: billryanQuote: DieterI find a lot of blood sausages difficult to enjoy.
From what I'm hearing about soaking the nuts for hours, they sound reminiscent of a boiled peanut - another thing I don't care for.
I had a few bowls of cereal this morning.
I'm staying home from the annual in-law family potluck and euchre tournament due to a last minute change in the prizes that a significant minority of us object to.
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You are boycotting Christmas with your family because of a disagreement over a game prize?
My park just went through this. For the last few years, Christmas Carolers got to eat the Christmas buffet for free. Usually donations pay for the 12-15 meals. Last year, the funds were short and two volunteers paid the difference. This year, it was announced that Carolers would have to pay , like everyone else. All hell broke loose, with a bunch of carolers canceling and several residents requesting that carolers stay away from their houses. Insanity.
You can not do kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.
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The "important" gathering was last night. I went, under penalty of "never hearing the end of it". I politely sat through church. I politely sat in the other room while they had dinner (nothing I could eat).
I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't always have the energy to deal with large groups of people. That I'm sitting out today's blessed event with the loudest, most obnoxious half of the family is self-care.
When I add in the fact that there is nothing I can eat (way too much salt, sugar, and fat; even BEFORE I cared about such things, eating potlucks with that side of the family always made me sick to my stomach, because none of them can really cook), and that they changed the white elephant gift exchange euchre tournament with trading lottery tickets.... yeah. I'll take a nap instead.
It's not like it's an intimate family get-together, where everyone will see Uncle Dieter isn't there. They rent out a banquet hall and fill up the parking lot. I doubt I recognize more than 6 people beyond my immediate family.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 25th, 2024 at 4:48:03 PM
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Quote: DieterQuote: billryanQuote: DieterI find a lot of blood sausages difficult to enjoy.
From what I'm hearing about soaking the nuts for hours, they sound reminiscent of a boiled peanut - another thing I don't care for.
I had a few bowls of cereal this morning.
I'm staying home from the annual in-law family potluck and euchre tournament due to a last minute change in the prizes that a significant minority of us object to.
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You are boycotting Christmas with your family because of a disagreement over a game prize?
My park just went through this. For the last few years, Christmas Carolers got to eat the Christmas buffet for free. Usually donations pay for the 12-15 meals. Last year, the funds were short and two volunteers paid the difference. This year, it was announced that Carolers would have to pay , like everyone else. All hell broke loose, with a bunch of carolers canceling and several residents requesting that carolers stay away from their houses. Insanity.
You can not do kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.
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The "important" gathering was last night. I went, under penalty of "never hearing the end of it". I politely sat through church. I politely sat in the other room while they had dinner (nothing I could eat).
I'm sure I'm not the only one who doesn't always have the energy to deal with large groups of people. That I'm sitting out today's blessed event with the loudest, most obnoxious half of the family is self-care.
When I add in the fact that there is nothing I can eat (way too much salt, sugar, and fat; even BEFORE I cared about such things, eating potlucks with that side of the family always made me sick to my stomach, because none of them can really cook), and that they changed the white elephant gift exchange euchre tournament with trading lottery tickets.... yeah. I'll take a nap instead.
It's not like it's an intimate family get-together, where everyone will see Uncle Dieter isn't there. They rent out a banquet hall and fill up the parking lot. I doubt I recognize more than 6 people beyond my immediate family.
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Yep. My wife in New Jersey told me today they are at the in-laws for the afternoon for the Christmas party. I would not know a single person there except my own family. And these are religious people, died in the wool Bible pounders, I would not fit in there at all. You don't even want to get me started on talking about religion because I know more about it than they do. Let my wife handle all that I want nothing to do with any of it.
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December 25th, 2024 at 8:17:35 PM
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(...) that they changed the white elephant gift exchange euchre tournament with trading lottery tickets.... yeah. I'll take a nap instead.
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I am told that the big winner in the lottery exchange got $15 from $10 worth of scratcher tickets. The next biggest winner got $5.
I am not the only one who chose not to go.
Many others who went chose not to play.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 27th, 2024 at 10:43:36 AM
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Stir fried vegetables.
The lotus root was delightful.
The rice was lackluster.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 27th, 2024 at 11:48:39 AM
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Stir fried vegetables.
The lotus root was delightful.
The rice was lackluster.
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That looks almost healthy, what's wrong with you.
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December 27th, 2024 at 12:43:19 PM
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Stir fried vegetables.
The lotus root was delightful.
The rice was lackluster.
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That looks almost healthy, what's wrong with you.
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I don't always eat garbage, Bob.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 27th, 2024 at 12:49:03 PM
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Quote: Dieter
I don't always eat garbage, Bob.
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Eating healthy is not hard, it just takes effort. And the payoff is gigantic. I remember the days when people actually thought it didn't matter what you ate, it didn't affect your health. I always knew that was pure BS and now the rest of the world has finally come around. You are what you eat, literally.
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December 27th, 2024 at 12:56:09 PM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: Dieter
I don't always eat garbage, Bob.
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Eating healthy is not hard, it just takes effort. And the payoff is gigantic. I remember the days when people actually thought it didn't matter what you ate, it didn't affect your health. I always knew that was pure BS and now the rest of the world has finally come around. You are what you eat, literally.
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Eating healthy is not unreasonably hard, but it does require more effort than getting a #2 Large at the drive-thru.
I maintain that there is a market for fast food in the form of "bowl of steamed rice, large bowl of steamed vegetables, fried egg". Salt & Sugar sauces may add appeal, but if it was basically as easy to eat the not-going-to-kill-you stuff as the deep fried salted sugar, more people might do it. (I have no objection if they also offer usual Chinese takeaway. Market forces prevail.)
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 27th, 2024 at 1:00:44 PM
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Quote: EvenBob. You are what you eat, literally.
I am a French Dip sandwich with Smoked Gouda cheese on a toaster garlic roll and a bowl full of beef drippings.
Tomorrow I am going to smoke some chicken wings which is something I have not done for a long time.
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December 27th, 2024 at 2:24:00 PM
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Quote: DieterQuote: EvenBobQuote: Dieter
I don't always eat garbage, Bob.
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Eating healthy is not hard, it just takes effort. And the payoff is gigantic. I remember the days when people actually thought it didn't matter what you ate, it didn't affect your health. I always knew that was pure BS and now the rest of the world has finally come around. You are what you eat, literally.
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Eating healthy is not unreasonably hard, but it does require more effort than getting a #2 Large at the drive-thru.
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Right there, a drive-thru? I haven't been through a drive-thru in probably 20 years or longer. There's no food that I would eat that you can get at a drive-thru. Even when I'm in Las Vegas I eat in my room most of the time, stuff that I bought at a grocery store. Once in a great while I'll go through a buffet but there's only four or five things in the whole buffet that I will eat usually so why bother.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
December 27th, 2024 at 7:12:30 PM
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Quote: EvenBobQuote: DieterQuote: EvenBobQuote: Dieter
I don't always eat garbage, Bob.
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Eating healthy is not hard, it just takes effort. And the payoff is gigantic. I remember the days when people actually thought it didn't matter what you ate, it didn't affect your health. I always knew that was pure BS and now the rest of the world has finally come around. You are what you eat, literally.
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Eating healthy is not unreasonably hard, but it does require more effort than getting a #2 Large at the drive-thru.
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Right there, a drive-thru? I haven't been through a drive-thru in probably 20 years or longer. There's no food that I would eat that you can get at a drive-thru. Even when I'm in Las Vegas I eat in my room most of the time, stuff that I bought at a grocery store. Once in a great while I'll go through a buffet but there's only four or five things in the whole buffet that I will eat usually so why bother.
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Well, I don't carry a wok and a high-BTU burner in my travel kitchen, and I'm not willing to spend absurd amounts of time cooking. 10, maybe 15 minutes. Oatmeal is great, I can prep a batch in a minute or two, then let it heat up for half an hour while I drive.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 29th, 2024 at 10:18:21 AM
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Smoked and grilled wings. Was having problems and didn't get as much smoke on them as I would have liked.
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December 29th, 2024 at 10:29:18 AM
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Half of a Walmart deli fresh spinach and artichoke flatbread pizza. Initially, I didn't care for these, as the toppings cook long before the crust. I experimented and found that cutting them in half before cooking and folding the finished product in two made a fold-up sandwich that tasted good and was relatively healthy. I tried the cauliflower crust pie but it was foul.
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December 29th, 2024 at 11:01:43 AM
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Quote: DRichSmoked and grilled wings. Was having problems and didn't get as much smoke on them as I would have liked.
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You should really avoid smoked meats. The smoking process is extremely unhealthy.
"The smoking process produces harmful chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which can damage DNA"
You are like a one man food wrecking crew. If there is a food that's bad for you and unhealthy you're going to find it and eat it on a regular basis. It's really an amazing talent.
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December 29th, 2024 at 2:57:53 PM
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You should really avoid smoked meats. The smoking process is extremely unhealthy.
"The smoking process produces harmful chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which can damage DNA"
You are like a one man food wrecking crew. If there is a food that's bad for you and unhealthy you're going to find it and eat it on a regular basis. It's really an amazing talent.
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I can't think of a single meat that is not better smoked. Next week I plan on smoking a turkey breast.
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December 29th, 2024 at 3:16:10 PM
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Quote: DRichSmoked and grilled wings. Was having problems and didn't get as much smoke on them as I would have liked.
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Between your affinity for Beef Jerky and watching Lehto's Law I think I can feel a little Bro Crush coming on.
December 29th, 2024 at 3:17:47 PM
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Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBob
You should really avoid smoked meats. The smoking process is extremely unhealthy.
"The smoking process produces harmful chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which can damage DNA"
You are like a one man food wrecking crew. If there is a food that's bad for you and unhealthy you're going to find it and eat it on a regular basis. It's really an amazing talent.
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I can't think of a single meat that is not better smoked. Next week I plan on smoking a turkey breast.
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There are also people who think half a bottle of ketchup on everything makes it taste better. Why not just don't sugar on it instead, same thing. Lots of things that taste really good are bad for you. And the funny thing is you don't even know you feel bad until you start feeling better. Then you go, holy crap, what have I been doing to myself.
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December 29th, 2024 at 3:22:37 PM
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re: ketchup
I find just vinegar (ACV, malt vinegar, or rice vinegar) to be almost as good as ketchup. A few drops brushed on seems to give the boost I'm looking for without the salt and sugar.
I find just vinegar (ACV, malt vinegar, or rice vinegar) to be almost as good as ketchup. A few drops brushed on seems to give the boost I'm looking for without the salt and sugar.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 29th, 2024 at 3:44:34 PM
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The only thing I'll put ketchup on at home is a cheeseburger, and I've recently switched to teriyaki sauce instead. Just a dap goes a long way.
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December 29th, 2024 at 3:56:06 PM
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Quote: billryanThe only thing I'll put ketchup on at home is a cheeseburger, and I've recently switched to teriyaki sauce instead. Just a dap goes a long way.
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Thats about the only thing I put Ketchup on as well. My problem is I get my intake of Vegetables mostly by Steam/Stir frying them
and I put way too much soy sauce on anyone got a fix for that?
December 29th, 2024 at 4:18:41 PM
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Quote: rainmanQuote: billryanThe only thing I'll put ketchup on at home is a cheeseburger, and I've recently switched to teriyaki sauce instead. Just a dap goes a long way.
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Thats about the only thing I put Ketchup on as well. My problem is I get my intake of Vegetables mostly by Steam/Stir frying them
and I put way too much soy sauce on anyone got a fix for that?
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Use less?
I believe the general guideline around the house is to add the soy sauce at the end. 1 tablespoon dark soy, 1 tablespoon mirin, toss to coat.
Best of luck!
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 29th, 2024 at 4:42:41 PM
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One of the world traveler guys I follow on YouTube puts ketchup on everything. He even collects Heinz memorabilia. If you read the ingredients it's mostly sugar and that's what he's doing, he's a sugar freak. He's always 40 lb overweight.
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December 29th, 2024 at 6:50:37 PM
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There are also people who think half a bottle of ketchup on everything makes it taste better.
Those people are fools. I don't use any condiments or sauces but I do like a nice brown gravy on my mashed potato's.
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December 29th, 2024 at 6:53:13 PM
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Stuffed cabbage rolls. People ate these all the time during the Depression because they were good and cheap. Cabbage was cheap, rice was super cheap, ground beef was cheap, you could feed a family of four for under 50 cents.
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December 29th, 2024 at 6:53:28 PM
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Between your affinity for Beef Jerky and watching Lehto's Law I think I can feel a little Bro Crush coming on.
I really don't know what you mean by that. Does Steve Lehto also have an affinity for beef jerky? I guess I could ask him the next time that we email.
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December 30th, 2024 at 5:19:10 AM
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Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBob
There are also people who think half a bottle of ketchup on everything makes it taste better.
Those people are fools. I don't use any condiments or sauces but I do like a nice brown gravy on my mashed potato's.
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Wait, you don't even put mustard on your gas station hotdog?
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December 30th, 2024 at 5:24:44 AM
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There are also people who think half a bottle of ketchup on everything makes it taste better.
Those people are fools. I don't use any condiments or sauces but I do like a nice brown gravy on my mashed potato's.
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Wait, you don't even put mustard on your gas station hotdog?
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I do not put ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, ranch, etc on anything. I do not use condiments. When I make tacos I do put some bottled taco sauce in with the meat and stir it up while it is cooking.
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December 30th, 2024 at 5:34:13 AM
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Quote: DRichQuote: rxwineQuote: DRichQuote: EvenBob
There are also people who think half a bottle of ketchup on everything makes it taste better.
Those people are fools. I don't use any condiments or sauces but I do like a nice brown gravy on my mashed potato's.
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Wait, you don't even put mustard on your gas station hotdog?
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I do not put ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, ranch, etc on anything. I do not use condiments. When I make tacos I do put some bottled taco sauce in with the meat and stir it up while it is cooking.
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I guess taco sauce is your saving grace, otherwise you were dead to me, with no mustard on a hotdog.
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December 30th, 2024 at 5:42:38 AM
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I guess taco sauce is your saving grace, otherwise you were dead to me, with no mustard on a hotdog.
Why would anyone want to mask the taste of a gas station hotdog?
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December 30th, 2024 at 6:04:17 AM
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I guess taco sauce is your saving grace, otherwise you were dead to me, with no mustard on a hotdog.
Why would anyone want to mask the taste of a gas station hotdog?
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'Cause it takes your mind off the dog hairs in the meat?
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December 30th, 2024 at 6:17:43 AM
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There are also people who think half a bottle of ketchup on everything makes it taste better.
Those people are fools. I don't use any condiments or sauces but I do like a nice brown gravy on my mashed potato's.
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Wait, you don't even put mustard on your gas station hotdog?
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I do not put ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, ranch, etc on anything. I do not use condiments. When I make tacos I do put some bottled taco sauce in with the meat and stir it up while it is cooking.
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Are you Catholic? I read somewhere that Catholic boys don't use condiments.
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December 30th, 2024 at 6:46:45 AM
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I guess taco sauce is your saving grace, otherwise you were dead to me, with no mustard on a hotdog.
Why would anyone want to mask the taste of a gas station hotdog?
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'Cause it takes your mind off the dog hairs in the meat?
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Those aren't dog hairs, they're horse hairs. Get real.
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December 30th, 2024 at 6:47:53 AM
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There are also people who think half a bottle of ketchup on everything makes it taste better.
Those people are fools. I don't use any condiments or sauces but I do like a nice brown gravy on my mashed potato's.
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Wait, you don't even put mustard on your gas station hotdog?
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I do not put ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, ranch, etc on anything. I do not use condiments. When I make tacos I do put some bottled taco sauce in with the meat and stir it up while it is cooking.
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Are you Catholic? I read somewhere that Catholic boys don't use condiments.
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That's why Catholic families used to have 12 children.. No condiments.
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December 30th, 2024 at 6:57:24 AM
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There are also people who think half a bottle of ketchup on everything makes it taste better.
Those people are fools. I don't use any condiments or sauces but I do like a nice brown gravy on my mashed potato's.
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Wait, you don't even put mustard on your gas station hotdog?
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I do not put ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, ranch, etc on anything. I do not use condiments. When I make tacos I do put some bottled taco sauce in with the meat and stir it up while it is cooking.
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Are you Catholic? I read somewhere that Catholic boys don't use condiments.
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Nope, not religious at all. I like to taste the meat and not cover it up. As a child my parents thought I was strange because they would bring home a bag of McDonalds hamburgers and I wouldn't eat them. I was probably too young to verbalize why, but I eventually learned that you could get them plain and then I would eat them.
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December 30th, 2024 at 8:13:06 AM
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I guess taco sauce is your saving grace, otherwise you were dead to me, with no mustard on a hotdog.
Why would anyone want to mask the taste of a gas station hotdog?
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Mask, no.
Enhance, yes.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 30th, 2024 at 8:39:16 AM
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Three egg omelet, down from my usual four.
I lost eight pounds in the week since I got my labs back. Only ninety-two to go.
I lost eight pounds in the week since I got my labs back. Only ninety-two to go.
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December 30th, 2024 at 8:59:35 AM
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Quote: billryanThree egg omelet, down from my usual four.
I lost eight pounds in the week since I got my labs back. Only ninety-two to go.
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Here's what I found. Anybody can lose weight, it takes a genius to keep it off. Mark Twain said quitting smoking was easy he did it hundreds of times. If you're losing weight you also have to be determined before you even start to keep it off otherwise don't bother. I speak from vast experience. That's where I'm at now. I got 20 lb to go but once I get there I'm done. I was once a hundred pounds overweight, lost it all gained 70 of it back, lost it all gain 75 of it back. I'm done with all that. Right now every 10 lb I can tell the difference in how I feel. Get rid of that frozen dinner crap that you eat and start eating fresh veggies and lay off the red meat. I eat 1,200 calories a day and I'm never hungry.
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December 31st, 2024 at 6:22:22 AM
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Big staple of my diet; almost nobody gets enough greens, they say ... or fiber, with Americans, and Lintels are loaded
brown rice is better for you, but I find it hard to make. I make my own white rice from scratch, but for brown rice it's the microwave stuff
Lintel soup with extra greens on brown rice
brown rice is better for you, but I find it hard to make. I make my own white rice from scratch, but for brown rice it's the microwave stuff
Lintel soup with extra greens on brown rice
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
December 31st, 2024 at 6:50:59 AM
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Quote: odiousgambitbrown rice is better for you, but I find it hard to make. I make my own white rice from scratch, but for brown rice it's the microwave stuff
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What kind of rice cooker are you using?
There are a lot of gadget appliances I don't believe in, but fancy rice cookers seem to be worth it. There is apparently more going on than "just" getting it hot.
(I have a Tiger JBV-A10U at the house. My family isn't sophisticated enough for something more complex, but it does a much better job than the one-lever style.)
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 31st, 2024 at 7:14:21 AM
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I just use a pot on the stove, never had a rice cooker
I also haven't tried to cook wild rice or brown rice in probably 40 years, I got such bad results in the beginning
as far as what goes on, even on the stovetop you want to generate steam, not just boil
I also haven't tried to cook wild rice or brown rice in probably 40 years, I got such bad results in the beginning
as far as what goes on, even on the stovetop you want to generate steam, not just boil
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
December 31st, 2024 at 12:31:11 PM
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Quote: odiousgambitI just use a pot on the stove, never had a rice cooker
I also haven't tried to cook wild rice or brown rice in probably 40 years, I got such bad results in the beginning
as far as what goes on, even on the stovetop you want to generate steam, not just boil
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My rice cooker has a very well tuned system. So many scoops of rice, water to a corresponding level, select white or brown rice program (or an alternate mode).
45 minutes later, it has done its thing, and the rice is just about perfect.
I'm told the instant pot pressure cookers often have a rice mode, but I don't know if it is tuned for brown rice.
May the cards fall in your favor.
December 31st, 2024 at 2:00:17 PM
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Quote: DieterQuote: odiousgambitI just use a pot on the stove, never had a rice cooker
I also haven't tried to cook wild rice or brown rice in probably 40 years, I got such bad results in the beginning
as far as what goes on, even on the stovetop you want to generate steam, not just boil
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My rice cooker has a very well tuned system. So many scoops of rice, water to a corresponding level, select white or brown rice program (or an alternate mode).
45 minutes later, it has done its thing, and the rice is just about perfect.
I'm told the instant pot pressure cookers often have a rice mode, but I don't know if it is tuned for brown rice.
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I love rice but if you want to gain weight fast start eating a lot of rice. It's pure carbohydrate, that's why it keeps people in poor countries alive. For people in the West who have plenty of food it just makes them fat.
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