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They do seem a little dry after freezing. I'll try covering them. Thanks
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Gummy Worm Chromosomes
I love it! I'm a biology teacher and it can be challenging to teach the students about chromosomes. This would be a great classroom tool.
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I thought it was my computer. I hate it.
Ravioli help
They do seem a little dry after freezing. I'll try covering them. Thanks
Serious Heat: The Quickie Banh Mi
There is an Asian lady who makes a sandwich very similar to this on Penn Ave. in the Strip District in Pittsburgh. They don't have mayo and the sauce is some soy -ginger mixture and the veggies are marinated in a sort of rice wine vin. She sells them from a cart for $5. SOooo good.
Breakfast, the most important meal of the day? Really?
A ham sandwich with cheese on whole wheat bread would be a great breakfast! Protein, fat, and carbs. I'd add a tomato and have a fruit with that, however.
Breakfast, the most important meal of the day? Really?
By the time breakfast comes around, you haven't eaten for 12 hours. That is a long time. To maintain a healthy metabolism and avoid drastic changes in blood sugar, one should eat something every 3 - 4 hours. So, it is particularly important to break your 12 hour fast. Every cell in your body needs energy. Your cells make energy (in the form of a molecule called ATP) from glucose (found in all food). ATP is important for your brain to function properly as well. You'll be more alert and think better. Additionally, if you are starving by lunch because you skipped breakfast, you'll tend to overeat or make poor food choices. Sort of like when you've been drinking. You're just so hungry you don't care what you put in your mouth or how much.
As far as what to eat. High sugar should never be an option under any circumstances. It is bad in more ways that I am willing to type here. You should have a balance between carbs, fat, and protein. Perhaps an egg sandwich with tomato, oatmeal with walnuts, yogurt with fruit and granola, multigrain waffles with fruit and milk. Even cereal will do or a smoothie if you have to run out the door.
I am not a doctor, but I am a biologist. We tend to know more than doctors because they don't necessarily know the biology behind bodily functions. Don't believe me? Ask your doctor about how your cells make ATP. Note: Your endocrenologist may know this.
For KitchenAid fans: An NPR segment
Heard it on Monday. You should try to get one asap. I bought my first in my 20's when I was totally broke and just getting by. I saw an ad in the Target circular for a $169 sale on the Classic model. I got right in the car. It was so worth it. I ate pretty lean for a couple of weeks, but I was very happy. I have upgraded since. They are so worth sacrificing for.
I'm Cheap
I buy food before anything else. IF I have money after buying food, I may buy something else, or just maybe more food. I've read all of Michael Pollan's books and I am a convert to the real food movement. I'm not rich, but I buy what I can. You should read this recent Time article.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1917458,00.html
NFL City's Foods
Steelers: Six cakes shaped like Vince Lombardi trophies....and maybe some pierogies and hot sausage sandwiches.
Meat Lite: Bean and Steak Fry Bread with Roasted Jalapeño Salsa
This will be a good taco filling. I'm not going to make fry-bread either.
Should Hot Dogs Carry Warning Labels?
It's the nitrites that may be causing the cancer. Just buy lunchmeat and hot dogs without nitrites. Trader Joe's has them at prices that are reasonable.
Chefs On Drugs
The kitchen is always the first place one goes if they want drugs. Myself, no. It tried once to wait on people after doing a few shots through the course of the evening. It was way too hard. Expect a lot of servers are hung over on Sat. and Sunday mornings, however.
What is appealing about beer?
By the way. Whether or not you can tolerate bitter flavors has everything to do with your genetics. I teach Biology and I use the pale ale example in my class (they are college students, so it's appropriate). I am what is genetically called a "non-taster". Therefore, bitter flavors are more tolerable to me, hence, I love a good, bitter beer. You may be a "taster" What is it that you are tasting or not tasting? Here is a link to a short, easy to understand article about the genetics of tasting.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/traits/ptc/
What is appealing about beer?
Domestic, macro-brewed beers (i.e. Bud, Coors, Miller, even Yeungling) are all garbage. There is nothing appealing about them. Imported macro-brewed beers are garbage as well (i.e Heiniken, etc.)
That said, I LOVE beer. Stouts, porters, pale ales, barley wines, bocks, etc. Way good. Try a good microbrew. Stay away from anything that says pale ale in the name, they are bitter (which I happen to like).
Some of my favorites are from the following breweries: Great Lakes (Cleveland), Rouge (Oregon), Anderson Valley (CA), Troegs (PA).
Breakfast in Belgium
I'll celebrate with their beer.
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
Farmers@ the Firehouse in Pittsburgh. All of the participating farmers sell organic produce. One can also purchase organically raised, grass-fed meat and eggs as well as local, organic flours and baking mixes. Slow Food Pittsburgh hosts the market and has a booth where they cook featured recipes, hand out samples, and share recipes.
dolmas (stuffed grape leaves) recipe?
The Restaurant Depot sells them in a can. You get several dozen for around $6.00. They are just as good as anything I've had in a restaurant for a lot more money; I am sure the restaurants just buy them as well. Squeeze a little lemon juice on them and serve with a side of homemade hummus and people are impressed.
Threadless T-Shirt Giveaway: A Piece of Cake
Toasted coconut cake. Pushing coconut into the icing is not enough for me, however. To be truly coconut cake, I think you need to mix coconut into the batter. The coconut mixed into the batter need not be toasted, but toasting the coconut before smashing as much as possible into the icing is a must!
Weekend Cook and Tell: Make a Meal for $10
Chicken pot pie. I always have the ingredients for this already on hand. No shopping required.
Sautee chopped onion and garlic in a small amount of oil.
add diced potatoes and chicken stock
throw in some thyme, sage, rosemary, whatever herbs you like, dried or fresh
cook until potatoes are almost tender
thicken about 1/2 cup chicken stock with corn starch and add to hot pot
add shredded, cooked chicken
add frozen corn, peas, and/or lima beans
For crust, make drop biscuit dough with milk, flour, baking powder, salt, and melted butter.
Put chicken mixture in casserole dish
Dollop biscuit dough all over top of casserole and bake at 350 until biscuit is browned.
Weekend Cook and Tell: Sandwiches!
Whole grain toast, peanut butter, grated carrot, honey, cinnamon, and maybe a few raisins.
Strange home-made pizza
Make it on the grill. So good. The heat can't be too high or the bread will burn. You'll also have to babysit it. Have your toppings ready. Cook one side until browned, flip, quickly top, close lid. Parts of the crust may burn, but I think those parts taste good as well. This may take some practice, so don't get discouraged. The hardest part is getting the dough onto the grill in the disc shape you'd expect a pizza to have. A little mis-shapened crust tastes just as good, however.
Günter's Hot Dog Stand in Stockholm, Sweden
hotdoglover: Yes he has "normal" dogs(varm korv in swedish) also, but thats not so popular.
I dont think he has the danish polser...but I know the Danish people do love their "red hot dogs" with all that crap on it =)
Ravioli help
I agree with increasing the gauge of your pasta. But then I don't mind a little bit heavier, heartier rav.
Try bagging them as soon as they're frozen instead of giving them more "uncovered" freezer time.
I suppose a vacuum sealer is out of the question...?
Ravioli help
Could be a number of problems, but I'll suggest what is the most common. It's possible the dough wasn't worked enough in the pasta roller. Even on the thinnest setting it shouldn't crack. We make tortellini's at work and take them to the second to last setting. you should be able to take a piece of the rolled out dough and stretch it without any rips or tears appearing, and it should spring right back into shape.
you should use some corn meal on the parchment to help prevent with sticking.
I've been known to leave my tortellini's in the bakery rack freezer on a sheet pan overnight with no problems. Well, except that the people in the bakery complain that I'm using the little space they have.
Ravioli help
It sounds like the dough is too thin. Try one setting thicker. I have frozen many a ravioli and chinese dumpling without a single crack.
Günter's Hot Dog Stand in Stockholm, Sweden
I can believe that shrimp goes well with a potato salad, but not on a hot dog! I'll have that stuff on the side please.
Ravioli help
Do you let the dough rest before rolling it out? The gluten may be doing some funny things in the freezer, similar to how dough can shrink in the oven if not allowed to rest.
Ravioli help
I usually sprinkle some corn meal on the raviolis to help them dry out before freezing. I freeze them in a flat layer and then once they're firm I put them in baggies. I haven't had any cracks. I have had leaks, but that's not a dough problem, that's a laziness on my part problem.
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We've switched out the creative so it shouldn't be expanding anymore, and we're troubleshooting the placement issue. Thanks for your patience!
Ravioli help
How long do you freeze them before bagging? I'm thinking if you put them in the freezer until they are *just* firm and will no longer stick to one another, you could put them in the freezer bag and avoid cracking.
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"As far as the people using adblockers... sites like this are free because of advertising. Please don't block the ads on your favorite free sites."
@stratusgd - I agree that advertising on the web is a necessary evil and I support it in theory, but it has become so obnoxious that I just can't surf without an ad blocker anymore. If I had to put up with all the loud and intrusive advertisements that are now all over the web, I would stop frequenting commercial sites altogether.
But just to play nice, I promise that once a week I'll turn off the blocker and click a few ads on this site.
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I have an adblocker and I see nothing.
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@Alaina - I see an ad for shinealight both under the orange SE logo and off to the middle right of the page.
Günter's Hot Dog Stand in Stockholm, Sweden
"Mashed potatoes and shrimp salad?!! "
@hotdoglover: actually shrimp are excellent in a Sweedish potato salad; why not :)
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@squeezebottle - it doesn't have anything to do with my ad blocker.
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Nice to know I won't have this problem when I get home, since NoScripts with handle it. But, yeah, on my work computer I'm having the same weird scrolling up and down issue. I was paranoid and thought the IT department had hijacked my computer for not visiting a "work-related" site!
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It's a 970x66 banner, but it's sitting out to the right of the page, instead of its proper location underneath the orange logo section.
I know these new OPA pushdown units are popular (I've made a few at work) - and you can specifically require them to only open on interaction... not automatically.
As far as the people using adblockers... sites like this are free because of advertising. Please don't block the ads on your favorite free sites.
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Hey folks, thanks for reporting this. This ad unit shouldn't be rolling up and down repeatedly, we'll get this fixed ASAP. When it does happens, is the ad under the orange logo section of the top of the page, or is it out to the right of the page?
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@caramel - If I use SafariBlock, the ad is only moved to the right side of the window and the opening/collapsing still happens, but if I use PithHelmet no such thing happens. You just need a better ad blocker.
Günter's Hot Dog Stand in Stockholm, Sweden
Geez! Just goes to show that Sweden is just as nuts and over the top with distracting crap as some places here. Mashed potatoes and shrimp salad?!! And I thought ketchup was bad enough! Seems like the sausages are mostly wursts rather than traditional frankfurters.
Hey Roger,
Does the 25 kinds of hot dogs include a traditional beef/pork frank? How about a Polser? I know that Polser is Danish, but still counts as Scandinavian. I've had one in New York and it was very good. However I left off the cucumbers, remoulade, frizzled onions, and whatever other distractions came with it.
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I have an ad blocker so that can't be it.
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yep, it's happening to me too
wtf??
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...Or you could just get an ad blocker for your browser.
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I was curious how long it would take for someone to post on it -- didn't post, since I was positive someone would post on it. :P
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I love it! I'm a biology teacher and it can be challenging to teach the students about chromosomes. This would be a great classroom tool.