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Posted by HeartofGlass, May 9, 2008 at 7:44 PM
When do you look in your refrigerator and say the words: "I have no food!" I don't keep too much in my refrigerator, so for me no food = no fresh produce or protien. I do keep some treats for 'chocolate/carb/butter emergencies' but I don't consider that 'real food.' I do find it funny when some of my friends who have very extensive pantries say they have 'no food' though.
The lowest I've gotten ever is a jar of creamed honey turned clear, vinegar, flour, and crystalline sugar I don't even use, that I got for a recipe that didn't come out.
So, how low (and what is the lowest) do you go before you consider shopping a mega priority, rather than fun/a routine chore?
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Posted by HeartofGlass, May 8, 2008 at 5:40 AM
It seems to me that there are always a variety of factors going into any food decision, and for every person the definition is different but no one can entirely ignore all of these factors:
Nutrition: This varies from person to person, whether it is calorie-counting, having enough veggies, eating for athletic performance, and so forth
Cost: This may vary from simply being able to afford only certain things on a buget, or even if you can afford it, the sense of 'I'm not paying 3.99 for a pint of blueberries'
Lifestyle: Being a busy mom with chicken finger/Pop Tart loving kids, a food critic, a college student, having to eat late because of a job, or even just being part of a couple that likes to eat out alot, being a food blogger, and so forth
Ethics: Being a vegan, keeping kosher, eating to reduce your carbon footprint, whatever your morality may be
Culture: From 'we always eat turkey on Thanksgiving' to eating Halloween candy, to eating traditional dishes whether they are your favorite or not
Taste: What you think tastes good!
Of course, it's lovely when all these things cohere perfectly, but often (or sometimes) they don't--so how do you arrange these different priorities in your mind?
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Posted by HeartofGlass, April 26, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Okay, I'll admit it--although I present myself to the world today as a crunchy yet athletic runner semi-vegan type, I used to be a fat kid. How I loved gazing at the dessert cart at my family's favorite restaurant, and picking out an eclair...eventually graduating to Black Forest Cake with chocolate mousse icing. Wasn't above Carvel ice cream flower icing, either on b-day cakes. Over the years, as I struggled, I developed loving relationships with Bavarian creme doughnuts, maple oat nut scones, and even the occasional pop of a Happy Meal box. I wouldn't want my old, fat kid body back--But since getting fit, after many, many, years I've tried occasionally eating some of my old indulgences, and they just don't do it for me--so much stuff, like Easter Candy, is too sweet, or just too heavy. Fast food smells chemical to me. My palate has changed and the sugar cravings have just dried up. I almost miss the 'anticipation' of these treats, even though I'm glad I don't eat that way anymore, and enjoy eating healthier, better, and more body and soul sustaining foods. What foods 'can't' you eat anymore that you used to love--because they make you ill/don't taste as good/have too many bad memories attached to them? I don't mean foods that you're swearing off because of diets or health concerns, but foods that you can get, but don't desire anymore in the same way in a way that sometimes 'suprises' you.
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Posted by HeartofGlass, January 18, 2008 at 12:11 PM
Okay, I'm familiar with NY thin crust versus Chicago deep dish (and the controversies attached to both kinds). But how did the East Coast Sicilian thick crust develop? How is Neopolitan pizza different from thin crust? And how is NJ 'tomato pie' different from NY 'za?
Yes, I know New Haven-famed style 'thin as a whisper' crusted pizza, and California pizza with its weird toppings. But what is Greek pizza, which I hear about in the New England region so often? The entry on St. Louis pizza was really interesting (if alarmingly yellow)--any other oddities?
I was curious if anyone had any answers--and different regional names and oddities they knew of...
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Posted by HeartofGlass, April 2, 2007 at 6:33 PM
I am of the chunky persuasion (in ahem, pb, I mean) and think the smooth stuff is for Wonder Bread, Smuckers, and little kids!
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