What did you eat today?
Quote: DRichThe wife did some blackened fish and some roasted potatoes. It was good but a little heavy on the seasoning. I actually ate in the kitchen this meal instead of eating in bed.
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You must be exhausted, better go back to bed.
Heading to the San Carlos Apache reservation next. Looking forward to some Apache frybread.
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Heading to the San Carlos Apache reservation next. Looking forward to some Apache frybread.
I still have never had Indian frybread but my wife raves about it.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryan
Heading to the San Carlos Apache reservation next. Looking forward to some Apache frybread.
I still have never had Indian frybread but my wife raves about it.
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Its scarcity adds to its reputation. Have you ever had a hot zeppole with powdered sugar? It's similar but not exactly the same.
It is not a traditional Native food; it was created by Indians living at the stations set up by the US government in the 1860s so that it might be based on that Italian dish.
Fresh fry bread is terrific, but it doesn't reheat all that well, in my opinion.
Quote: billryanWaffle House has started a surcharge for every egg. According to a press release, their wholesale price for eggs has risen from $3.65 to $4.15. That somehow justifies them charging a six-dollar per dozen surcharge. I've never eaten at a Waffle House, as far as I know, but raising prices six dollars to cover a fifty-cent cost increase seems insane.
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Apparently this is happening all over the country. Eggs are selling out at Costco 10 minutes after they get them. Watch this video it's very short but it's very disturbing.
https://www.facebook.com/tina.burke.92/videos/1138058228049564
Quote: billryanWaffle House has started a surcharge for every egg. According to a press release, their wholesale price for eggs has risen from $3.65 to $4.15. That somehow justifies them charging a six-dollar per dozen surcharge. I've never eaten at a Waffle House, as far as I know, but raising prices six dollars to cover a fifty-cent cost increase seems insane.
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I am shocked that you have never eaten at a Waffle House.
In the 1990's I tried to get the rights to Waffle House in Nevada but the territory was already locked up. To date there has still never been a Waffle House in Nevada.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanWaffle House has started a surcharge for every egg. According to a press release, their wholesale price for eggs has risen from $3.65 to $4.15. That somehow justifies them charging a six-dollar per dozen surcharge. I've never eaten at a Waffle House, as far as I know, but raising prices six dollars to cover a fifty-cent cost increase seems insane.
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I am shocked that you have never eaten at a Waffle House.
In the 1990's I tried to get the rights to Waffle House in Nevada but the territory was already locked up. To date there has still never been a Waffle House in Nevada.
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You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm sure many death certificates would list the cause of death as Waffle House if they could.
Quote: DRichQuote: billryanWaffle House has started a surcharge for every egg. According to a press release, their wholesale price for eggs has risen from $3.65 to $4.15. That somehow justifies them charging a six-dollar per dozen surcharge. I've never eaten at a Waffle House, as far as I know, but raising prices six dollars to cover a fifty-cent cost increase seems insane.
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I am shocked that you have never eaten at a Waffle House.
In the 1990's I tried to get the rights to Waffle House in Nevada but the territory was already locked up. To date there has still never been a Waffle House in Nevada.
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Do they franchise?
For some reason, I thought Waffle House was pretty strictly corporate owned only.
If anyone is looking, I think I heard that Huddle House offers franchising opportunities. They're a bit more upscale, but broadly similar.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRichQuote: billryanWaffle House has started a surcharge for every egg. According to a press release, their wholesale price for eggs has risen from $3.65 to $4.15. That somehow justifies them charging a six-dollar per dozen surcharge. I've never eaten at a Waffle House, as far as I know, but raising prices six dollars to cover a fifty-cent cost increase seems insane.
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I am shocked that you have never eaten at a Waffle House.
In the 1990's I tried to get the rights to Waffle House in Nevada but the territory was already locked up. To date there has still never been a Waffle House in Nevada.
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You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm sure many death certificates would list the cause of death as Waffle House if they could.
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Personally, I worry more about getting stabbed than any deleterious effects of the cuisine when dining at Waffle House.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRichQuote: billryanWaffle House has started a surcharge for every egg. According to a press release, their wholesale price for eggs has risen from $3.65 to $4.15. That somehow justifies them charging a six-dollar per dozen surcharge. I've never eaten at a Waffle House, as far as I know, but raising prices six dollars to cover a fifty-cent cost increase seems insane.
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I am shocked that you have never eaten at a Waffle House.
In the 1990's I tried to get the rights to Waffle House in Nevada but the territory was already locked up. To date there has still never been a Waffle House in Nevada.
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You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm sure many death certificates would list the cause of death as Waffle House if they could.
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Nope, don;t think it is a bad thing. Just surprised that Bill has not eaten at one since he travels a lot and I don't picture him as the type to have had lots of dietary restrictions throughout his 60+ years.
You on the other hand would probably not appreciate the delicacy of a greasy spoon. With over 2000 locations in the U.S. they must be doing something right.
There are two in Tucson, but they look rundown and unattractive.
As I've mentioned before, I had two friends killed in separate late night incidents at fast food places so I tend to only use their drive-thrus and rarely eat fast-food at night.
Had a $5 value meal at McD. Double cheeseburger, fries, nuggets and a Diet Dr Pepper, and added a double cheeseburger for 40% off,using their app. The McDonalds on North Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale came through with flying colors. Everything was correct, and the food was all hot and fresh. $7.93 All-in.
Quote: billryanI don't think there are any in NY either.
There are two in Tucson, but they look rundown and unattractive.
As I've mentioned before, I had two friends killed in separate late night incidents at fast food places so I tend to only use their drive-thrus and rarely eat fast-food at night.
Had a $5 value meal at McD. Double cheeseburger, fries, nuggets and a Diet Dr Pepper, and added a double cheeseburger for 40% off,using their app. The McDonalds on North Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale came through with flying colors. Everything was correct, and the food was all hot and fresh. $7.93 All-in.
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Most Waffle Houses appear rundown and are rather pedestrian. I don't think that I have ever been to a Waffle House late at night. I usually go for breakfast. Don't forget, they are the largest seller of T-Bone steaks in the U.S. Just don't set your expectations to high for the steak. It is a very thing low quality cut of meat they throw on the grill for about five minutes. I personally prefer the pork chops and eggs for breakfast.
Quote: DRichQuote: EvenBobQuote: DRichQuote: billryanWaffle House has started a surcharge for every egg. According to a press release, their wholesale price for eggs has risen from $3.65 to $4.15. That somehow justifies them charging a six-dollar per dozen surcharge. I've never eaten at a Waffle House, as far as I know, but raising prices six dollars to cover a fifty-cent cost increase seems insane.
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I am shocked that you have never eaten at a Waffle House.
In the 1990's I tried to get the rights to Waffle House in Nevada but the territory was already locked up. To date there has still never been a Waffle House in Nevada.
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You say that like it's a bad thing. I'm sure many death certificates would list the cause of death as Waffle House if they could.
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Nope, don;t think it is a bad thing. Just surprised that Bill has not eaten at one since he travels a lot and I don't picture him as the type to have had lots of dietary restrictions throughout his 60+ years.
You on the other hand would probably not appreciate the delicacy of a greasy spoon. With over 2000 locations in the U.S. they must be doing something right.
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What they're doing is serving food that cost very little to manufacture at a very cheap price and that's what people love. People love a stack of cooked batter in the shape of pancakes or waffles covered in liquid sugar which is what syrup is. Throw in a side of bacon which is a well-known carcinogen now and you have a full plate of goodness. Bacon is really expensive since we got the inflation so probably not too many people are ordering bacon. Put a 6 inch stack of pancakes with liquid blueberry sugar on top, probably equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes.
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What they're doing is serving food that cost very little to manufacture at a very cheap price and that's what people love. People love a stack of cooked batter in the shape of pancakes or waffles covered in liquid sugar which is what syrup is. Throw in a side of bacon which is a well-known carcinogen now and you have a full plate of goodness. Bacon is really expensive since we got the inflation so probably not too many people are ordering bacon. Put a 6 inch stack of pancakes with liquid blueberry sugar on top, probably equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes.
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Sadly, Waffle House does not offer pancakes.
To me, the most impressive thing at Waffle House is how the wait staff yell the orders to the cooks and don't give them any written ticket with the order. It is all verbal and the cook has to manage all of the orders in their head.
Quote: linksjunkieThe cooks don’t have to keep the orders solely in their head. Waffle House has a pretty cool system of tracking what is ordered. The cooks put different items (utensils, condiment packs, etc) on the person’s plate - as the waitress calls out the order - that represents what has been ordered.
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The whole system is truly impressive.
To put in an order the server MUST stand on the two differently colored tiles (the spot). If you're not standing there, your order gets ignored, preventing confusion with multiple simultaneous order calls.
The longest-cooking items get called ("pull") first, so they can start sizzling on the grill.
The pinches of hashbrown and upside-down jelly packets mean something.
I think that TPS Kanban wishes it could achieve this kind of efficiency.
Quote: billryanWhen I lived in PR, there was a place with the most inefficient system I've ever seem. It only sold burgers, cheeseburgers, fries and your choice of Pepsi and Diet Pepsi. ...
Cheeburger cheeburger cheeburger... no Coke, Petsi!
We walk in at 7 PM, and it is deserted except for two people in a booth. After standing at the podium for a few minutes, a voice from the kitchen yells to seat ourselves. No sooner do we sit when a server appears to tell us this section was closed and has us move. He is nice enough but doesn't seem to be able to handle two tables at the same time. We order an appetizer platter, fried chicken steak, a t-bone, a cheeseburger platter, and a salad. An eternity passes, and he brings out the salad and cheeseburger platter and says the rest will be right out. Besides our four glasses of water, we haven't got our drinks. Next, he brings out the appetizer platter and says the cook should have had this out first. My order was a small fried steak with corn and fries. I received the large fried steak( two patties instead of one) and the wateriest mashed potatoes I've ever seen. It almost looked like gravy. Our drinks finally arrive in paper-to-go cups.
My friend's T-Bone comes out, and it is the tiniest, saddest thing I've ever seen. It reminded me of the Tads .99 steaks from the 1970s. The waiter comes back and drops off a dish of fries. The bill arrives at $140 for the four of us. That seems high- $35 a person, so we went over the bill, and we were charged $14.99 for the plate of fries we didn't order; my chicken fried steak was $27, while what I ordered was $14.99, and we were charged for two salads and two side salads while receiving a single salad. The corrected bill cost $86, and my friend left him a $20 tip.I'd have left him $5.
I'm reasonably certain that isn't representative of the company as a whole, but it didn't make me want to visit another Dennys in this lifetime.
Quote: billryanAte in a Denny's for the first time in years. I met up with an old friend in Scottsdale and he brought his wife and son. The son is 28 and I think I last saw him at his Baptism some thirty years ago.
We walk in at 7 PM, and it is deserted except for two people in a booth. After standing at the podium for a few minutes, a voice from the kitchen yells to seat ourselves. No sooner do we sit when a server appears to tell us this section was closed and has us move. He is nice enough but doesn't seem to be able to handle two tables at the same time. We order an appetizer platter, fried chicken steak, a t-bone, a cheeseburger platter, and a salad. An eternity passes, and he brings out the salad and cheeseburger platter and says the rest will be right out. Besides our four glasses of water, we haven't got our drinks. Next, he brings out the appetizer platter and says the cook should have had this out first. My order was a small fried steak with corn and fries. I received the large fried steak( two patties instead of one) and the wateriest mashed potatoes I've ever seen. It almost looked like gravy. Our drinks finally arrive in paper-to-go cups.
My friend's T-Bone comes out, and it is the tiniest, saddest thing I've ever seen. It reminded me of the Tads .99 steaks from the 1970s. The waiter comes back and drops off a dish of fries. The bill arrives at $140 for the four of us. That seems high- $35 a person, so we went over the bill, and we were charged $14.99 for the plate of fries we didn't order; my chicken fried steak was $27, while what I ordered was $14.99, and we were charged for two salads and two side salads while receiving a single salad. The corrected bill cost $86, and my friend left him a $20 tip.I'd have left him $5.
I'm reasonably certain that isn't representative of the company as a whole, but it didn't make me want to visit another Dennys in this lifetime.
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People wonder why I never eat at restaurants. Never eaten at Denny's in my life, never been that desperate for food.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/3547116248928951
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My friend's T-Bone comes out, and it is the tiniest, saddest thing I've ever seen.
Are you sure you weren't at Waffle House?
Quote: billryanAte in a Denny's for the first time in years. I met up with an old friend in Scottsdale and he brought his wife and son. The son is 28 and I think I last saw him at his Baptism some thirty years ago.
We walk in at 7 PM, and it is deserted except for two people in a booth. After standing at the podium for a few minutes, a voice from the kitchen yells to seat ourselves. No sooner do we sit when a server appears to tell us this section was closed and has us move. He is nice enough but doesn't seem to be able to handle two tables at the same time. We order an appetizer platter, fried chicken steak, a t-bone, a cheeseburger platter, and a salad. An eternity passes, and he brings out the salad and cheeseburger platter and says the rest will be right out. Besides our four glasses of water, we haven't got our drinks. Next, he brings out the appetizer platter and says the cook should have had this out first. My order was a small fried steak with corn and fries. I received the large fried steak( two patties instead of one) and the wateriest mashed potatoes I've ever seen. It almost looked like gravy. Our drinks finally arrive in paper-to-go cups.
My friend's T-Bone comes out, and it is the tiniest, saddest thing I've ever seen. It reminded me of the Tads .99 steaks from the 1970s. The waiter comes back and drops off a dish of fries. The bill arrives at $140 for the four of us. That seems high- $35 a person, so we went over the bill, and we were charged $14.99 for the plate of fries we didn't order; my chicken fried steak was $27, while what I ordered was $14.99, and we were charged for two salads and two side salads while receiving a single salad. The corrected bill cost $86, and my friend left him a $20 tip.I'd have left him $5.
I'm reasonably certain that isn't representative of the company as a whole, but it didn't make me want to visit another Dennys in this lifetime.
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That sounds similar to the experience I had at two different restaurants when the regular kitchen staff quit and walked out. One of those was Arizona Charlies in Vegas. I got a free meal at ACs but it should have been free. I likened it to a meal served at a poorly funded prison.
Quote: rxwineDRich, have you eaten Florida Iguana yet?
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No, never heard of it as a food for humans.
Quote: DRichQuote: rxwineDRich, have you eaten Florida Iguana yet?
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No, never heard of it as a food for humans.
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But you don't eat 95% of the food that's fit for humans anyway.
Quote: DRichQuote: rxwineDRich, have you eaten Florida Iguana yet?
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No, never heard of it as a food for humans.
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A little digging turned up an interesting suggestion: barbecued iguana.
Instinct is suggesting a coffee dry rub would work nicely.
Quote: DieterQuote: DRichQuote: rxwineDRich, have you eaten Florida Iguana yet?
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No, never heard of it as a food for humans.
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A little digging turned up an interesting suggestion: barbecued iguana.
Instinct is suggesting a coffee dry rub would work nicely.
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Almost everything is edible and somewhere there are people who eat it. Bugs for instance. When I was a kid nobody ate bugs, nobody talked about ever eating bugs. Now we find out people been eating bugs all over the world for thousands of years.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DieterQuote: DRichQuote: rxwineDRich, have you eaten Florida Iguana yet?
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No, never heard of it as a food for humans.
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A little digging turned up an interesting suggestion: barbecued iguana.
Instinct is suggesting a coffee dry rub would work nicely.
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Almost everything is edible and somewhere there are people who eat it. Bugs for instance. When I was a kid nobody ate bugs, nobody talked about ever eating bugs. Now we find out people been eating bugs all over the world for thousands of years.
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I've heard the meat is something like gator or frogleg. Obviously, there is a bit more meat on the bone than most frog legs.
I figure an iguana is a lizard, so it should cook up fine in one of those "komodo" barbecues.
Quote: avianrandyI was thinking iguanas was a Mexican restaurant chain based out of florida.am I wrong?
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There is a Mexican restaurant near me in Florida called Iguana Mia's.
I've been looking for this ever since Bob's claim came along, finally found itQuote: EvenBobQuote: odiousgambityou're counting wrong, if you mean that's your average intake. That's a concentration camp diet at 1200. Maybe you sometimes eat more?Quote: EvenBobI generally eat around 1200 calories a day. But they are dang good calories.
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1200 calories is what I eat I'm very good at keeping track. I was eating 800 to 1000 calories for about a year until I got to the weight that I wanted now it's 1,200 today. Your metabolism changes hugely when you get older. My doctor knows all about this and he's never said a word.
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The Harris-Benedict Equation is used to determine how many calories you burn each day. Quoting link that is at bottom
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For men: BMR = 66.5 + (13.75 × weight in kg) + (5.003 × height in cm) - (6.75 × age)
For women: BMR = 655.1 + (9.563 × weight in kg) + (1.850 × height in cm) - (4.676 × age)
To determine your TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure), multiply your BMR by the appropriate activity factor, as follows:
Sedentary (little or no exercise): calories = BMR × 1.2;
Lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week): calories = BMR × 1.375;
Moderately active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week): calories = BMR × 1.55;
Very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week): calories = BMR × 1.725
Extra active (very hard exercise/sports & a physical job): calories = BMR × 1.9; and
If you train as a professional athlete: calories = BMR × 2.3
this time of year I get little exercise unless there is snow to shovel. My TDEE is about 2400 calories and is higher most other times of year
I'm not going to make any remarks about conclusions
https://www.omnicalculator.com/health/bmr-harris-benedict-equation .
Twenty years ago, this week, my Sister went to China and returned home with a 12-year-old girl. To celebrate her 20th Gotcha Day, she sent out kits from Mila Food. I got a nice bamboo steamer, a plate with dipping sauce container, 50 pork dumplings, 50 chicken dumplings, three bottles of sauce, chopsticks, 25 black sesame dumplings( filled with a rich cream) and two packs of braised beef and lo mien.
I used the streamer for the first time, followed the directions and it worked great. I cooked two each of the meal dumplings and a black sesame one, as well. I used take-out duck sauce on them, as the sauce bottles arrived frozen and needed to thaw out.
I boiled some water, dropped the steamer basket in when it was raging, and took it off the heat ten minutes later. I liked the pork dumplings more than the chicken, but the real winner was the black sesame. I found it similar to a cannoli but not as decadent.
The dumplings were larger than I expected, and I think 4 or 5 could be an entire meal. Walmart sells the dumplings, so I can reorder from them.
My first impression was that it was a lot of food for the money, and I was glad that the steam basket didn't need to be aired out for a week and steam cleaned. I'm looking forward to the sauces.
Parchment? A leaf? Nothing?
I always found that the dumplingskin dough tended to stick to the bamboo without an interstitial of some sort.
Quote: billryanSteamed dumplings for lunch.
Twenty years ago, this week, my Sister went to China and returned home with a 12-year-old girl. To celebrate her 20th Gotcha Day, she sent out kits from Mila Food. I got a nice bamboo steamer, a plate with dipping sauce container, 50 pork dumplings, 50 chicken dumplings, three bottles of sauce, chopsticks, 25 black sesame dumplings( filled with a rich cream) and two packs of braised beef and lo mien.
I used the streamer for the first time, followed the directions and it worked great. I cooked two each of the meal dumplings and a black sesame one, as well. I used take-out duck sauce on them, as the sauce bottles arrived frozen and needed to thaw out.
I boiled some water, dropped the steamer basket in when it was raging, and took it off the heat ten minutes later. I liked the pork dumplings more than the chicken, but the real winner was the black sesame. I found it similar to a cannoli but not as decadent.
The dumplings were larger than I expected, and I think 4 or 5 could be an entire meal. Walmart sells the dumplings, so I can reorder from them.
My first impression was that it was a lot of food for the money, and I was glad that the steam basket didn't need to be aired out for a week and steam cleaned. I'm looking forward to the sauces.
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No picture as usual so I had to use my imagination. Yum.
Also found these ‘small’ avocados. One is perfect for any salad I’m eating.
Pecans, shelled and bagged, have also been a go to snack recently. I love the short lived aftertaste of pecans.
I’m trying to eat healthier. I need EB as my personal chef.
Quote: SOOPOOI’ve been eating sun dried tomatoes. They come in olive oil. I use them instead of candy
Also found these ‘small’ avocados. One is perfect for any salad I’m eating.
Pecans, shelled and bagged, have also been a go to snack recently. I love the short lived aftertaste of pecans.
I’m trying to eat healthier. I need EB as my personal chef.
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