What did you eat today?
Quote: SOOPOOWife is making chicken avgolemono soup. Enough for a dozen or so of my WoV friends to share. The house smells great. Started with 96 ounces of chicken broth. Lots of onions, carrots, garlic, pasta, chicken breast, and of course, lemon juice. Ready in about an hour. She found a recipe that did not use egg yolk.
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Sounds good but I have never heard of it before this. I rarely go to Greek restaurants.
Quote: DRichQuote: SOOPOOWife is making chicken avgolemono soup. Enough for a dozen or so of my WoV friends to share. The house smells great. Started with 96 ounces of chicken broth. Lots of onions, carrots, garlic, pasta, chicken breast, and of course, lemon juice. Ready in about an hour. She found a recipe that did not use egg yolk.
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Sounds good but I have never heard of it before this. I rarely go to Greek restaurants.
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I have not been to a restaurant since 2018. My wife loves restaurants but even she doesn't go anymore because of inflation it's just too expensive. My brother told me he went to a Chinese buffet I used to go to all the time last week and the price had literally doubled from $9.99 to $19.99 and the selection of food is far worse than it used to be. He said he's never going back.
And once low-quality hamburger meat hits $5/pound I will never buy it again.
Feels like a bargain!
Quote: Ace2I haven’t driven since 2018. Gas prices are too high
And once low-quality hamburger meat hits $5/pound I will never buy it again.
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Don’t you have a sure fire method/system/bet selection/randomness evaluator/sleeping number evaluator/ that gives you free money from on line casinos in both roulette and baccarat that would make prices on gas/hamburger meat/Chinese buffets/sardines/cat food/candles irrelevant?
Or am I confusing you with someone else?
Quote: Ace2I haven’t driven since 2018. Gas prices are too high
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Eating in restaurants is not a necessity, far from it. Driving is a necessity for most people. So it's very easy to cut restaurants out of your life, especially since restaurants mostly suck anyway. People think they're great because they have no idea what good food tastes like. I do, therefore I avoid restaurants like they serve garbage because that's mostly what they serve. Bland overcooked under seasoned crap but because most people eat nothing but pre-made Frozen and boxed food at home, the crappy restaurant food tastes like a step up.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRichQuote: SOOPOOWife is making chicken avgolemono soup. Enough for a dozen or so of my WoV friends to share. The house smells great. Started with 96 ounces of chicken broth. Lots of onions, carrots, garlic, pasta, chicken breast, and of course, lemon juice. Ready in about an hour. She found a recipe that did not use egg yolk.
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Sounds good but I have never heard of it before this. I rarely go to Greek restaurants.
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I have not been to a restaurant since 2018. My wife loves restaurants but even she doesn't go anymore because of inflation it's just too expensive. My brother told me he went to a Chinese buffet I used to go to all the time last week and the price had literally doubled from $9.99 to $19.99 and the selection of food is far worse than it used to be. He said he's never going back.
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If you increase your crystal ball roulette gambling play, you should be able to start frequenting your wife's favorite eateries and maybe treat your brother to a couple of buffets.
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If you increase your crystal ball roulette gambling play, you should be able to start frequenting your wife's favorite eateries and maybe treat your brother to a couple of buffets.
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WHO CARES!
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If you increase your crystal ball roulette gambling play, you should be able to start frequenting your wife's favorite eateries and maybe treat your brother to a couple of buffets.
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WHO CARES!
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They do.
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Slightly pop open sardine can. Drain liguid, then open the rest of the way. Works with tuna cans.
I actually don’t like it completely drained. Just mostly.
Quote: billryanI had heard great things about a taco truck down the block from my house in Tucson. It's usually very crowded; sometimes, they have DJs or even bands. I caught them in a lull and ordered a street taco, a monster taco, and a giant burrito. $13.50 with a free bottle of water. The street taco was nothing to talk about, the monster taco was forgettable, but the burrito was fantastic. It was $7.50, but would be a meal for most people. I'll go back.
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I would gain weight just looking at a taco truck. Shudder..
Minimalist, student, variation on Chinese sweet and sour battered chicken with fried rice.
Ingredients to feed two
20 frozen chicken nuggets from ALDI ( 30 for £1.55 = about $2 )
235g jar Sweet & Sour sauce ( with a hint of plum ) from ALDI £1.25 = about $1.50 *
150g long grain rice.
1 Large egg.
handful of frozen peas.
splash of sunflower oil.
splash of soy sauce.
Served with 4 tiny duck spring rolls per person (ALDI again)
Boiled the rice at noon and popped it in the fridge. In the evening, fried the rice up with beaten egg and peas and splash of soy sauce. Heated the rest in the oven for 15 mins.
It was rubbish, but in a fun way: A pauper's feast at less than $2 per person. Actually, the egg fried rice was top-notch and as good as any Chinese restaurant. The tiny spring rolls were tasty.
Next time, I'll spend far less by substituting the sauce for just tomato puree, cornflour, sugar and vinegar $:o)
Quote: SOOPOODon’t you have a sure fire method/system/bet selection/randomness evaluator/sleeping number evaluator/ that gives you free money from on line casinos in both roulette and baccarat ...
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SHAME on both of you for hijacking this thread with such totally off topic excrement. Mocking EvenBob's 'method' claims has it's place, but doing so here, just because EB is active in this thread is pathetic and troll-like.
I support EB in his 'Who cares' dismissiveness of your posts.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: Ace2Not enough bread. White bread should be eaten abundantly according to American Dietary GuidelinesQuote: EvenBobThis is the last of the plant-based hamburger and I'm going to kind of miss it. It was really good every bit as good as real ground beef. But at $9 a pound I don't think so. Had some turnip fries which I like even better than potato fries.
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You go ahead and load up on that Wonder Bread, I haven't had white bread probably since the 90s and then it was an accident. When I lived in California I used to buy whole wheat flour by the 100 lb sack and I made all my own bread. Even my own hot dog when hamburger buns. I marvel at it now wondering when did I ever have the time but it sure was good. The bread on these sandwiches has 1/3 the calories of a regular slice of bread in 1/20th the carbs. It also cost 3.5 times more per loaf than a regular loaf of bread.
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EvenBob,
Tell us more about the bread. That looks like white bread, so how does it come to be so low in carbs.
Also, turnip fries ! sounds inspired. Did you deep fry or air fry or what?
Unfortunately turnips are very expensive and uncommon here, so they would be a rare treat.
Thanks for your many food photos.
I LOL along with you at the comments about American Dietary Guidelines promoting white bread. UK guidelines were also badly influenced by the agriculture industry,
Quote: EvenBobFor me this is a terrific meal. Fried eggplant, sauteed catfish, and Chinese green beans made with fried onion, sesame oil and scrambled egg. I made enough beans for at least two meals.
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How did you get that brown glaze on the egg plant? Same as the gravy on the beans? Looks very rich and flavoursome.
These 6 muffin mixes are surprisingly quick and easy to prepare in a toaster oven (preheat while mixing the batter, set and forget for the 16 minute bake time.. ding means done, but they're fine to forget about for a few minutes if you're wrestling someone into their school clothes), and they seem to satisfy as well as the convenience store muffins.
I've used several brands of 6-muffin mixes, and they all come out quite well.
To actually eat, it was a bowl of oatmeal. "Quick" oats, cooked with a handful of raisins, a sprinkle of salt, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon. Heavily doused with cinnamon in the bowl, sprinkled with a bit of Splenda, and topped with a sliver of butter - just enough to melt into a thin butter-moat around the edge.
I do use real butter. Trying to believe that not-butter is in fact butter is a bridge too far, even when attempting to believe impossible things, and possibly a violation of state law.
Quote: OnceDearLast night was a silly little experiment in eating the lowest quality cheapskate meal I could muster. Don't damn me. $:o)
Minimalist, student, variation on Chinese sweet and sour battered chicken with fried rice.
Ingredients to feed two
20 frozen chicken nuggets from ALDI ( 30 for £1.55 = about $2 )
235g jar Sweet & Sour sauce ( with a hint of plum ) from ALDI £1.25 = about $1.50 *
150g long grain rice.
1 Large egg.
handful of frozen peas.
splash of sunflower oil.
splash of soy sauce.
Served with 4 tiny duck spring rolls per person (ALDI again)
Boiled the rice at noon and popped it in the fridge. In the evening, fried the rice up with beaten egg and peas and splash of soy sauce. Heated the rest in the oven for 15 mins.
It was rubbish, but in a fun way: A pauper's feast at less than $2 per person. Actually, the egg fried rice was top-notch and as good as any Chinese restaurant. The tiny spring rolls were tasty.
Next time, I'll spend far less by substituting the sauce for just tomato puree, cornflour, sugar and vinegar $:o)
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I have shamefully done similar with chicken nuggets and jarred Tiki Masala sauce.
Quick Food Trivia Quiz #8
1) Which McDonald's sandwich is said to be an assembly line version of eggs benedict sans the hollandaise sauce?
2) If you pour some whisked eggs into a frying pan, toss on some ham, cheese, onions and green bell peppers, cook, then fold half the eggs onto the other half, what have you made?
3) Combining whipped egg whites with sugar creates what confection often found in candy bars?
4) If you mix milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks and whipped egg whites, pour in some (optional) booze and take a sip, what are you drinking?
5) Huevos rancheros is a Mexican egg dish that traditionally uses what type of sauce?
No searching please.
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Quick Food Trivia Quiz #8
1) Which McDonald's sandwich is said to be an assembly line version of eggs benedict sans the hollandaise sauce?CorrectMcMuffin?
2) If you pour some whisked eggs into a frying pan, toss on some ham, cheese, onions and green bell peppers, cook, then fold half the eggs onto the other half, what have you made?UnsureSpanish Omelette
3) Combining whipped egg whites with sugar creates what confection often found in candy bars?CorrectMeringue?
4) If you mix milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks and whipped egg whites, pour in some (optional) booze and take a sip, what are you drinking?WrongAdvocaat?
5) Huevos rancheros is a Mexican egg dish that traditionally uses what type of sauce?AmbiguousHot Chilli?
No searching please.
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5) Huevos rancheros is a Mexican egg dish that traditionally uses what type of sauce?
No searching please.
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No idea, but I eat it for breakfast on just about every cruise I go on:
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Uh?Quote: tuttigymYep. I overstepped. My apologies.
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Quote: Gialmere
Quick Food Trivia Quiz #8
1) Which McDonald's sandwich is said to be an assembly line version of eggs benedict sans the hollandaise sauce?McMuffin
2) If you pour some whisked eggs into a frying pan, toss on some ham, cheese, onions and green bell peppers, cook, then fold half the eggs onto the other half, what have you made?Western Omelette
3) Combining whipped egg whites with sugar creates what confection often found in candy bars?Merang sounds right but I have never seen that in candy, so nougett maybe (excuse spelling)
4) If you mix milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks and whipped egg whites, pour in some (optional) booze and take a sip, what are you drinking?Egg Nog
5) Huevos rancheros is a Mexican egg dish that traditionally uses what type of sauce?Tabasco?
No searching please.
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Quote: DRichI went to a wedding this weekend
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You finally married your second wife? About time
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRichI went to a wedding this weekend
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You finally married your second wife? About time
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Nope, haven't seen her in about five months. My wife is going on vacation with her next month.
The bar was attractive, Western-style, with a band stage, a dance floor, and pool tables. I sat down, and the bar maiden introduced herself and put a napkin before me. I asked for a menu, and she was pleasant enough. Then I showed her the coupon, and it was like I stuck a gun in her face. While not rude, she toned down her happiness meter quite a bit. The food was okay, but her attitude certainly lessened the experience.
LOL. That's pretty shocking.Quote: billryanLast week, I received a Welcome to the Neighborhood package. There were quite a few discount coupons and several freebies. One coupon was for lunch at a local pub. It was any burger, up to $12.95, and a pint of beer or unlimited soda for $7. I drove by today, and there were only a few cars, so I stopped in.
The bar was attractive, Western-style, with a band stage, a dance floor, and pool tables. I sat down, and the bar maiden introduced herself and put a napkin before me. I asked for a menu, and she was pleasant enough. Then I showed her the coupon, and it was like I stuck a gun in her face. While not rude, she toned down her happiness meter quite a bit. The food was okay, but her attitude certainly lessened the experience.
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Your description of the venue brought to mind the film RoadHouse for some reason.
I'm just curious: At what level did you tip? See, here in the UK, we seldom tip anyway and when we do it's to thank the server for service beyond acceptable. This server would seem to have given service at, or below acceptable and would have got $0.
It's just a cultural difference, and our servers get a proper hourly wage, so let's not get too deep down the hijack route..
This is exactly how a coupon-clipper should be treated. Kudos to the serverQuote: billryanLast week, I received a Welcome to the Neighborhood package. There were quite a few discount coupons and several freebies. One coupon was for lunch at a local pub. It was any burger, up to $12.95, and a pint of beer or unlimited soda for $7. I drove by today, and there were only a few cars, so I stopped in.
The bar was attractive, Western-style, with a band stage, a dance floor, and pool tables. I sat down, and the bar maiden introduced herself and put a napkin before me. I asked for a menu, and she was pleasant enough. Then I showed her the coupon, and it was like I stuck a gun in her face. While not rude, she toned down her happiness meter quite a bit. The food was okay, but her attitude certainly lessened the experience.
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That statement is contradictory. It’s NOT just a cultural difference. It’s a very different compensation system in the USAQuote: OnceDear[.
It's just a cultural difference, and our servers get a proper hourly wage, so let's not get too deep down the hijack route..
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Quote: Ace2This is exactly how a coupon-clipper should be treated. Kudos to the serverQuote: billryanLast week, I received a Welcome to the Neighborhood package. There were quite a few discount coupons and several freebies. One coupon was for lunch at a local pub. It was any burger, up to $12.95, and a pint of beer or unlimited soda for $7. I drove by today, and there were only a few cars, so I stopped in.
The bar was attractive, Western-style, with a band stage, a dance floor, and pool tables. I sat down, and the bar maiden introduced herself and put a napkin before me. I asked for a menu, and she was pleasant enough. Then I showed her the coupon, and it was like I stuck a gun in her face. While not rude, she toned down her happiness meter quite a bit. The food was okay, but her attitude certainly lessened the experience.
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Oh my God, hell has frozen over. I actually agree with Ace about something.
Good point, well made.Quote: Ace2That statement is contradictory. It’s NOT just a cultural difference. It’s a very different compensation system in the USAQuote: OnceDear[.
It's just a cultural difference, and our servers get a proper hourly wage, so let's not get too deep down the hijack route..
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It is a cultural difference as well as a very different compensation system.
I disagree with your agreeing with the server's behaviour. But it's your country, your rules.
Quote: OnceDearGood point, well made.Quote: Ace2That statement is contradictory. It’s NOT just a cultural difference. It’s a very different compensation system in the USAQuote: OnceDear[.
It's just a cultural difference, and our servers get a proper hourly wage, so let's not get too deep down the hijack route..
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It is a cultural difference as well as a very different compensation system.
I disagree with your agreeing with the server's behaviour. But it's your country, your rules.
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You did barely mention the hijacking above without calling out those individuals by name, but it would be nice if you showed some consistency.
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My apologies Tuttigym.Quote: tuttigymQuote: OnceDearGood point, well made.Quote: Ace2That statement is contradictory. It’s NOT just a cultural difference. It’s a very different compensation system in the USAQuote: OnceDear[.
It's just a cultural difference, and our servers get a proper hourly wage, so let's not get too deep down the hijack route..
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It is a cultural difference as well as a very different compensation system.
I disagree with your agreeing with the server's behaviour. But it's your country, your rules.
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You did barely mention the hijacking above without calling out those individuals by name, but it would be nice if you showed some consistency.
tuttigym
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Quote: OnceDearMy apologies Tuttigym.Quote: tuttigymQuote: OnceDearGood point, well made.Quote: Ace2That statement is contradictory. It’s NOT just a cultural difference. It’s a very different compensation system in the USAQuote: OnceDear[.
It's just a cultural difference, and our servers get a proper hourly wage, so let's not get too deep down the hijack route..
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It is a cultural difference as well as a very different compensation system.
I disagree with your agreeing with the server's behaviour. But it's your country, your rules.
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You did barely mention the hijacking above without calling out those individuals by name, but it would be nice if you showed some consistency.
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OD: YOU ARE ONE CLASS ACT.
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I used to fry cooked leftover pasta but only recently started frying right out of the box. I'm surprised it isn't more popular.
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I used to fry cooked leftover pasta but only recently started frying right out of the box. I'm surprised it isn't more popular.
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Fried pasta, isn't that what Olympic athletes eat to stay in super trim condition?
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I used to fry cooked leftover pasta but only recently started frying right out of the box. I'm surprised it isn't more popular.
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Fried pasta, isn't that what Olympic athletes eat to stay in super trim condition?
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If Once Dear is correct, EB won't see my response. I like this game.
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If Once Dear is correct, EB won't see my response. I like this game.
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Why would I not see your response, I don't have you blocked, I don't get it. If I don't block you I'll see every post you make. Duh
Quote: billryanQuote: EvenBobQuote: billryan
I used to fry cooked leftover pasta but only recently started frying right out of the box. I'm surprised it isn't more popular.
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Fried pasta, isn't that what Olympic athletes eat to stay in super trim condition?
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If Once Dear is correct, EB won't see my response. I like this game.
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The space you put in my user id broke it.
Of course, he could be lying about blocking me.
Quote: OnceDearQuote: billryanQuote: EvenBobQuote: billryan
I used to fry cooked leftover pasta but only recently started frying right out of the box. I'm surprised it isn't more popular.
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Fried pasta, isn't that what Olympic athletes eat to stay in super trim condition?
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If Once Dear is correct, EB won't see my response. I like this game.
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The space you put in my user id broke it.
Of course, he could be lying about blocking me.
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Anyone who has to specifically tell the forum they’ve blocked you is definitely reading 100% of your posts in reality.
Which reality? $:o)Quote: ams288Quote: OnceDearQuote: billryanQuote: EvenBobQuote: billryan
I used to fry cooked leftover pasta but only recently started frying right out of the box. I'm surprised it isn't more popular.
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Fried pasta, isn't that what Olympic athletes eat to stay in super trim condition?
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If Once Dear is correct, EB won't see my response. I like this game.
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The space you put in my user id broke it.
Of course, he could be lying about blocking me.
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Anyone who has to specifically tell the forum they’ve blocked you is definitely reading 100% of your posts in reality.
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Onion, carrot, celery, red & green cabbage.
Stir fried until mostly tender, seasoned with soy sauce & vinegar.
Big batch, should last a few days, unless the rest of the family starts pinching vegetables. (Which is fine, but sometimes I look forward to.eating my own leftovers.)
Quote: Dieter(Which is fine, but sometimes I look forward to.eating my own leftovers.)
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I always 100% of the time look forward to leftovers. Tonight I'm having those Chinese green beans I made the other night that I posted a picture of and they will be three times better because they've been sitting for a couple days.
Quote: EvenBobQuote: Dieter(Which is fine, but sometimes I look forward to.eating my own leftovers.)
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I always 100% of the time look forward to leftovers. Tonight I'm having those Chinese green beans I made the other night that I posted a picture of and they will be three times better because they've been sitting for a couple days.
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This is an unfortunate price one pays for living with wife and children.
I am eager to be declared cured enough to get back on the road.
Quick Food Trivia Quiz #8 (Answers)
Egg McMuffin
If you were around in the 70s you probably remember. Eh? A burger joint selling breakfast? That's crazy.
Just so. In 1972 (then) McDonald's President Ray Kroc was asked by his assistant to meet a franchise owner who had an idea that was ... crazy. Kroc was shown a breakfast sandwich that not only tasted good but would easily fit into the McDonald's menu price range. It would revolutionize the fast food industry, at least during the morning commute. Flash forward to today and you'd be hard pressed to find any fast food joint that doesn't open early to sell coffee and breakfast items to customers on the go.
Denver (Western) Omelette
The Denver omelette is one of those culinary mysteries. No one knows where it came from or even why it's called Denver. The city has a plaque stating that pioneers heading west used the now famous ingredients to mask the taste of rotten eggs on the trail. Food historians disagree noting that rotten eggs taste terrible no matter what you add to them, and also that bell peppers were not even available in Denver until the 20th century.
The historians have two theories. The first is that cowboys would put eggs with other available ingredients between pieces of bread to make a meal that could be eaten in the saddle during cattle drives (perhaps to Denver). The other is that Chinese immigrants in California would use bread pieces to hold egg foo young (again, egg filled with available stuff) while they worked the goldfields or on the railroad. Eventually the meal ended up in restaurants where the bread pieces were no longer needed leaving only the eggs and filling behind.
Note that cheese is not an official ingredient but is so common with the dish--either melted inside or sprinkled on top--that it might as well join the trilogy of ham, onions and bell peppers. The dish is usually served with potatoes (such as hash browns) but that's hardly unusual for a breakfast entree.
Nougat
In Europe, nougat is typically sold as its own confection, usually mixed with nuts and coming in different flavors and colors. U.S. candy makers, however, saw nougat as a way to make a big candy bar without the expense of having it solid chocolate. The 3 Musketeers bar, for example, has what's called fluffy nougat as its star ingredient.
Although I was going for nougat, if you answered meringue you are also correct, and I did find a few Euro candy bars featuring the ingredient. What's the difference? In terms of a home kitchen, only ratios. Nougat has significantly more sugar added to the egg white making it thicker and slightly chewy. If you ever try candy making at home, consider adding unflavored gelatin to your nougat mix. It stabilizes the confection so that it holds its desired shape better.
Egg Nog
Egg nog is certainly an odd drink. It's been described as a sort of alcoholic custard and few people will admit to liking it. That said, Americans buy over 50 million bottles of nog every holiday season so someone must enjoy it. While brandy is the most traditional alcohol to pair with it, rum, cognac, and bourbon all have their fans.
With a blender, it's easy to make your own egg nog at home. Don't be afraid to experiment. Who knows? Maybe you'll create the next hipster holiday drink.
Pico de gallo
As its name suggests, huevos rancheros is a hearty rural breakfast. It began as a favorite meal for ranch and farm hands with busy workdays ahead of them. These days it's favored by palates who enjoy a little spice with their morning meals.
Of course, new generations of chefs have brought new ideas to the dish including variations that don't use Pico de gallo at all. If you're at a trendy restaurant looking for the traditional Pico de gallo version, read your menu carefully to see what you're actually getting.
