What did you eat today?
This is what I had for dinner last night
A friend is pilgrimaging to Apple Annies in Wilcox for what is often described as the best apple pies on the planet. I'm not sure I'd go that far, but they are well worth the ridiculous premiums they charge. I am looking forward to pie and milk for dinner. And breakfast.
Left in the pan you're going to have a whole bunch of fatty catfish juices mixed with the oil and you're going to have all those fried bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pan. I put in a diced up onion and saute it with everything that's in the pan for about 5 minutes and then I added at least a pound and a half of chopped lettuce from a bag of chopped lettuce that I bought. Add your Cajun seasoning and move it around in the pan until the lettuce is completely wilted and add a dozen cherry tomatoes and cook another 2 minutes, put it in a serving dish with the catfish on top and add half a cup of fresh blueberries. Yes I said blueberries, they give it just the right amount of sweetness to go along with the Cajun. I eat it with a couple slices of bread and it is so good with all these different flavors. If you've never had sauteed lettuce you don't know what you're missing.
Quick Food Trivia Quiz
1) The word "club" in club sandwich is an acronym of what?
2) Retired in the 21st century, "it's finger lickin' good" had been the slogan for over 50 years for what restaurant chain?
3) What is the only fruit with the seeds on the outside?
4) Called nori by the Japanese, what is the English name for this unusual type of food frequently used in the format of dried sheets and found on many types of sushi?
5) Typically only known by his title and last name, what famous cereal mascot technically has Horatio Magellan as his first and middle names?
No searching please.
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Quick Food Trivia Quiz
1) The word "club" in club sandwich is an acronym of what?
2) Retired in the 21st century, "it's finger lickin' good" had been the slogan for over 50 years for what restaurant chain?
3) What is the only fruit with the seeds on the outside?
4) Called nori by the Japanese, what is the English name for this unusual type of food frequently used in the format of dried sheets and found on many types of sushi?
5) Typically only known by his title and last name, what famous cereal mascot technically has Horatio Magellan as his first and middle names?
No searching please.
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1) I don’t know. How about Chicken and Lettuce under Bacon?
2) KFC (formerly Kentucky Fried Chicken)
3) Strawberry (remember this from West Wing)
4) Kelp?
5) Captain Crunch ?
Quote: unJon1) I don’t know. How about Chicken and Lettuce under Bacon?
2) KFC (formerly Kentucky Fried Chicken)
3) Strawberry (remember this from West Wing)
4) Kelp?
5) Captain Crunch?
Winner! Winner! Nori dinner!!
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Quick Food Trivia Quiz Answers
C-hicken L-ettuce U-nder B-acon
It's weird. I never wondered what the "club" in club sandwich meant but, several decades ago, I did go out of my way to find the disappointingly mundane meaning of "Buffalo" Wings.
KFC or Kentucky Fried Chicken
Colonel Sanders himself came up with the slogan. No ad agency required.
Strawberry
You may think that the strawberry is just an ordinary fruit. The truth is it's a freak of nature.
Kelp or Seaweed
Sushi is one of those divisive dishes. Either you love love love it or hate hate hate it. You rarely meet people who think it's an okay dish that they eat on occasion when the mood hits them.
Cap'n Crunch
Cap'n Crunch eaters can be very fanatical. Many will continue to eat the cereal when they're grown ups, at least until a doctor informs them that their aging bodies can no longer process crap food like that, and by the way, you have type 2 diabetes.
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Kelp or Seaweed
Sushi is one of those divisive dishes. Either you love love love it or hate hate hate it. You rarely meet people who think it's an okay dish that they eat on occasion when the mood hits them.
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By random coincidence, tonight's family dinner was sushi. Ashly wanted to practice her technique (under supervision) before the season of packing school lunch boxes resumes.
While I generally like sushi, I'm not a particular fan of kimbap. I blame the vinegar vs sesame oil.
it is an awfully awkward one, if true
I got the last four and have never heard of #1. I'm pretty sure I never have had a club sandwich or knew what it was.
Quote: billryanI think Horatio was Crunch's middle name. His first name was Cap'n. His rank is commander, not Captain.
I got the last four and have never heard of #1. I'm pretty sure I never have had a club sandwich or knew what it was.
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I believe Commander Crunch is addressed as Cap'n, since he commands the Guppy.
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I got the last four and have never heard of #1. I'm pretty sure I never have had a club sandwich or knew what it was.
I find that shocking. The Club sandwich is on almost every menu of every diner that I have eaten at.
Quote: rxwinebillyran has led a sheltered life from exposure to the common club sandwich. Maybe it is regional?
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No, it just doesn't appeal to me. I rarely eat cold sandwiches and am just now learning to appreciate bacon. My Mom would order a club on occasion, it just didn't interest me. My go-to diner food is a simple cheeseburger platter.
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I got the last four and have never heard of #1. I'm pretty sure I never have had a club sandwich or knew what it was.
I find that shocking. The Club sandwich is on almost every menu of every diner that I have eaten at.
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I was aware of it, just didn't know what was in it. Another diner sandwich is the Monte Christo. I suppose at some point I found out what it was and decided it wasn't for me. Now I have no idea what is in it, but know I don't want one.
Some global restaurants have several thousand options just for one item (Whopper). Millions of options across the full menu considering various combo mealsQuote: billryanIt may be a regional thing, now that I think about it. Most diners outside of the North East tend to have simple menus, while the diners around NYC. tend to have menus that go for pages, with hundreds of options.
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Quote: billryanQuote: rxwinebillyran has led a sheltered life from exposure to the common club sandwich. Maybe it is regional?
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No, it just doesn't appeal to me. I rarely eat cold sandwiches and am just now learning to appreciate bacon. My Mom would order a club on occasion, it just didn't interest me. My go-to diner food is a simple cheeseburger platter.
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Almost everything l liked as a kid still has a warm place in my palate memory, but fortunately I don't eat most of them. Diner hamburger, cheez whiz, macaroni and cheese, and possibly the worst concoction, white bread butter and sugar. I think my mother was the one who ordered the club. I either got the diner cheeseburger and fries, or a BLT.
Where a few years ago I'd have two burgers and fries for lunch, now it's a burger and a side salad. Where I used to make veal parm heroes, now I just add sauce and cheese and use a knife and fork. That saves four hundred calories a meal.
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This is what I had for dinner last night
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It's a monkfish - the poor man's lobster - which I have had before but did not realize that it looks like that until now!
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This is what I had for dinner last night
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It's a monkfish - the poor man's lobster - which I have had before but did not realize that it looks like that until now!
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Yes, I had Monkfish as it is very popular in Key West where I spent much of last week. Apparently there are different types of Monkfish but I posted that one because it is the ugliest..
Mine looked like this and had the strangest texture of fish that I have had.
That looks edible. Though I have to ask: what’s up with all the turkey and pork ?Quote: EvenBobSauteed zucchini and a pork chop. So simple to cook and so good to eat.
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Quote: EvenBobTwo more of the plant-based hamburgers and I'm still totally impressed that I cannot tell the difference between them and the real thing. This week I had bacon tomato red onion and cheese with some lettuce and it was just as good as a regular burger. If this is the future then I'm all for it..
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I wouldn't go out of my way to eat plant-based meat. Not because of the taste, just because it is highly processed food from what i understand. I can see the utility of offering it to a vegan who might want to share in the burger cookout, or someone missing the meat taste. But otherwise I wouldn't choose it on a regular basis.
OTOH, I doubt if there has been any or enough long term studies on consuming it as yet.
Quote: rxwineQuote: EvenBobTwo more of the plant-based hamburgers and I'm still totally impressed that I cannot tell the difference between them and the real thing. This week I had bacon tomato red onion and cheese with some lettuce and it was just as good as a regular burger. If this is the future then I'm all for it..
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I wouldn't go out of my way to eat plant-based meat. Not because of the taste, just because it is highly processed food from what i understand. I can see the utility of offering it to a vegan who might want to share in the burger cookout, or someone missing the meat taste. But otherwise I wouldn't choose it on a regular basis.
OTOH, I doubt if there has been any or enough long term studies on consuming it as yet.
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Somebody gave a box of them to me that's the only reason I'm eating them. I don't eat processed food normally but these were $18 a box so I thought I'd try it. When they're gone I'm never going to buy anymore, but they're surprisingly good.
They take a bit longer than a minute.
A scant dash of salt in the pan, and a hefty dose of ground cinnamon in the bowl. There are rumors cinnamon helps with blood sugar, but I probably just enjoy angling for sympathy by telling people I ate some crushed seeds and tree bark for breakfast.
Lunch was sampling the kids' plan for packing lunches - basic level sushi. I attacked a few carrots into thin strips with a vegetable peeler, then turned them into a quick pickle with a 1 hour soak in hot vinegar brine. Rice was a 2:1 blend of Calrose (?) and Jasmine. This is a little stickier than my modest skills can easily handle. Cook in the rice machine, season with vinegar. Add a thin layer of rice to half the nori, lay out a strip of cucumber, a strip of pickled carrot, spread a few spoonfuls of (canned) tuna mixed with mayo, roll it (embarassingly), try not to burst the roll while slicing.
I totally forgot to make an omelette to go in other rolls for variety. Fortunately we have a few more days before classes resume.
Canned tuna sushi was actually a hit with the girls, although they prefer tempura.
They both insisted on rolling up little marbles (about shooter size) of sushi rice, then rolling them through a sprinkle of furikake (rice seasoning).
(The local sushi place relies far too heavily on 'yum yum sauce' for the amount they charge; the girls are far better off rolling their own.)
(?) I'm not entirely sure. Might have been Nishiki; someone repackaged it without good labels.
Quote: EvenBobFried eggplant and Hungarian goulash.
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Not to nag, but this thing looks nothing like Goulash
Quote: DieterBreakfast was some oatmeal. I'm disinclined to soak oats overnight, too hurried to cook "slow" oats in the morning, and appreciate texture too much to subject myself to instant - so quick ("1 minute") oats it is.
They take a bit longer than a minute.
A scant dash of salt in the pan, and a hefty dose of ground cinnamon in the bowl. There are rumors cinnamon helps with blood sugar, but I probably just enjoy angling for sympathy by telling people I ate some crushed seeds and tree bark for breakfast.
Oatmeal is a processed food and does not need to be cooked. You can eat it raw or simply mix it into a smoothie.
I would not recommend this for steel cut oatmeal though. That is best cooked overnight in a slow cooker on warm or low for 6-8 hours.
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Quick Food Trivia Quiz #2
1) Outside of its home city, the St. Louis Bread Company is more popularly known as what chain restaurant?
2) What is the colloquial term for a rotating tray often placed on a table to aid in distributing food?
3) What is the salted roe of a sturgeon called?
4) Which alcoholic spirit is found in all three of these cocktails: Gimlet, Aviation, and Tom Collins?
5) Occasionally known as curds and whey, what is the dairy product that is drained to keep the curds loose and is usually "dressed" with cream?
No searching please.
Judge me as you will.
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Quick Food Trivia Quiz #2
1) Outside of its home city, the St. Louis Bread Company is more popularly known as what chain restaurant? ................... no idea
2) What is the colloquial term for a rotating tray often placed on a table to aid in distributing food?lazy susan
3) What is the salted roe of a sturgeon called?caviar
4) Which alcoholic spirit is found in all three of these cocktails: Gimlet, Aviation, and Tom Collins?I think gin or vodka either one is correct
5) Occasionally known as curds and whey, what is the dairy product that is drained to keep the curds loose and is usually "dressed" with cream?cottage cheese?
No searching please.
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Quote: rawtuffQuote: EvenBobFried eggplant and Hungarian goulash.
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Not to nag, but this thing looks nothing like Goulash
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That's because it's not made with macaroni it's made with cabbage. I got the recipe from a Keto cookbook.
Quote:Crustaceans in the Brachyura group are known to have four pairs of walking legs while false crabs often only have three, and true crabs only have antennae between their eyes whereas false crabs have antennae elsewhere. A real crab’s carapace (the lid covering its head and upper body) is broad, flat, and wider than it is long, and these crabs will completely tuck their tails under them while you can usually spot the end of a false crab’s tail. In addition to the king crab, horseshoe crabs, porcelain crabs, and hermit crabs are all considered false crabs.
Yeah, I doubt if i remember anything but king crabs aren’t real crabs.
Quote: rxwineKing crabs legs aren’t actually crabs.
Quote:Crustaceans in the Brachyura group are known to have four pairs of walking legs while false crabs often only have three, and true crabs only have antennae between their eyes whereas false crabs have antennae elsewhere. A real crab’s carapace (the lid covering its head and upper body) is broad, flat, and wider than it is long, and these crabs will completely tuck their tails under them while you can usually spot the end of a false crab’s tail. In addition to the king crab, horseshoe crabs, porcelain crabs, and hermit crabs are all considered false crabs.
Yeah, I doubt if i remember anything but king crabs aren’t real crabs.
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I always avoid king crab legs at buffets because they take too long to eat and they aren't really very good the way they cook them. I usually avoid the prime rib too because most of the time it's not prime rib it's roast beef but people can't tell the difference. I've seen this again and again. And when you tell them they'll just shrug and say, looks like prime rib to me.
Quick Food Trivia Quiz #2, Answers
Panera
When the St. Louis Bread Company began to expand its bakery/restaurants nationally, it changed the company name to Panera (Spanish for breadbasket) to appeal to a broader customer base. It kept its original name for locations in Missouri.
Panera was once the largest provider of free Wi-Fi hotspots in the United States.
Lazy Susan
The popularity of the lazy susan waxes and wanes across the decades. These days, the main place you see them is in formal Chinese restaurants.
If you're a food lover, the history of the lazy susan (featuring Thomas Jefferson) is an interesting read.
Caviar
Although champagne is the usual libation for this dish, purists will demand a straight shot of the finest frozen vodka, preferably Russian, as the neutral taste of fine vodka won't sully the flavor of the caviar.
Gin
Based upon the sheer number of cocktails in which it appears, Gin is perhaps the most versatile of all the spirits.
Cottage Cheese
Consumption of cottage cheese peaked in the United States during the 1970s when dieting became popular, and some $1.3 billion of it was sold per year. In the 1980s, however, yogurt became more popular and sales dropped considerably.
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I always avoid king crab legs at buffets because they take too long to eat and they aren't really very good the way they cook them. I usually avoid the prime rib too because most of the time it's not prime rib it's roast beef but people can't tell the difference. I've seen this again and again. And when you tell them they'll just shrug and say, looks like prime rib to me.
I think the best idea is just to avoid buffets if you are looking for good food cooked properly. when the Eastside Cannery opened in Las Vegas they had a "buffet" where you ordered all items off of the menu and they were cooked to order. It was coffee shop quality.
Quote: billryanThere is a Chinese buffet in Sierra Vista that puts out samples of dishes and you kind of point to them as you pass by. At the end of the line, they give you some munchies, and ten minutes later they bring out a tray of your selections.
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I like the conveyor belt buffets they have in Japan. You sit at a counter and the dishes go by you on a conveyor belt and you take off what you want to eat one dish at a time. When you've had enough you pay the cashier. They offer lots of sushi, lots of native Japanese dishes and they have a huge selection.
Quote: itsmejeffQuote: DieterBreakfast was some oatmeal. I'm disinclined to soak oats overnight, too hurried to cook "slow" oats in the morning, and appreciate texture too much to subject myself to instant - so quick ("1 minute") oats it is.
They take a bit longer than a minute.
A scant dash of salt in the pan, and a hefty dose of ground cinnamon in the bowl. There are rumors cinnamon helps with blood sugar, but I probably just enjoy angling for sympathy by telling people I ate some crushed seeds and tree bark for breakfast.
Oatmeal is a processed food and does not need to be cooked. You can eat it raw or simply mix it into a smoothie.
I would not recommend this for steel cut oatmeal though. That is best cooked overnight in a slow cooker on warm or low for 6-8 hours.
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The oatmeal may not strictly need to be cooked, but I think I strongly prefer it to be cooked. I'm experimenting with technique refinements that might make the oatmeal preparation easier when I resume travel. (Overnight is a no-go for my particular tastes.)
Tangentially, the tweenage invaders saw me raiding the fridge last night for a few pieces of leftover sushi, finished off all that was left, and are eagerly snoring with anticipation until they get to have a turn. Pickled carrots are ready; surimi is thawing; I'll cook up a batch of rice a bit later.
Quote: DieterQuote: itsmejeffQuote: DieterBreakfast was some oatmeal. I'm disinclined to soak oats overnight, too hurried to cook "slow" oats in the morning, and appreciate texture too much to subject myself to instant - so quick ("1 minute") oats it is.
They take a bit longer than a minute.
A scant dash of salt in the pan, and a hefty dose of ground cinnamon in the bowl. There are rumors cinnamon helps with blood sugar, but I probably just enjoy angling for sympathy by telling people I ate some crushed seeds and tree bark for breakfast.
Oatmeal is a processed food and does not need to be cooked. You can eat it raw or simply mix it into a smoothie.
I would not recommend this for steel cut oatmeal though. That is best cooked overnight in a slow cooker on warm or low for 6-8 hours.
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The oatmeal may not strictly need to be cooked, but I think I strongly prefer it to be cooked. I'm experimenting with technique refinements that might make the oatmeal preparation easier when I resume travel. (Overnight is a no-go for my particular tastes.)
Tangentially, the tweenage invaders saw me raiding the fridge last night for a few pieces of leftover sushi, finished off all that was left, and are eagerly snoring with anticipation until they get to have a turn. Pickled carrots are ready; surimi is thawing; I'll cook up a batch of rice a bit later.
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If you got your kids to eat sushi you are better than me. The only thing my kids would eat when they were that age was pizza, Mac cheese, McDonald's, and Pop-Tarts. They would have starved themselves rather than take one bite of sushi. And as adults they aren't much better, they are very boring eaters.
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If you got your kids to eat sushi you are better than me. The only thing my kids would eat when they were that age was pizza, Mac cheese, McDonald's, and Pop-Tarts. They would have starved themselves rather than take one bite of sushi. And as adults they aren't much better, they are very boring eaters.
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Sounds like my current diet.
Chicken broth
Heavy cream
Broccoli florets
Chopped onions
Velveeta cheese (from a ‘block’)
I did add some garlic croutons the first time I had it. I was surprised that it included Velveeta.
