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Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@Luna--you were probably pulling my vegetarian leg, but by 'Turtle Pie' I meant the 'pie' version of chocolate turtles--usually some combo of nuts, chocolate, and caramel (and sometimes cookie dough) baked in a pie shell.
@everyone--I wonder why people don't try just baking apples, no sugar in a pie crust. That is the type of pie I like--I think I may try that, just baked apple, some cinnamon and nutmeg. Pumpkin as well.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I love the crust and am glad to see some 'pro-carb/crust' representing.
However, I do love some fillings--I always wonder why so much sugar and cornstarch is added to pie, though. I really like--it's kind of hard to describe--but those kind of dry apple pies with really no sugar, just fruit, and ditto a non-sugary pumpkin pie.
Oh yeah, and not to sound too healthy, but non-fruit pies are pretty gosh-darned good, like turtle pie.
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
I'd love to see the best bakery pies in the tri-state area: may I suggest Delicious Orchards in NJ, to start?
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Portland, Oregon: Nostrana
Ooh, I love creative hand-outs! Did they have crayons, construction paper, and a little map of Italy with puzzles and such you can do while waiting?
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Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@Luna--you were probably pulling my vegetarian leg, but by 'Turtle Pie' I meant the 'pie' version of chocolate turtles--usually some combo of nuts, chocolate, and caramel (and sometimes cookie dough) baked in a pie shell.
@everyone--I wonder why people don't try just baking apples, no sugar in a pie crust. That is the type of pie I like--I think I may try that, just baked apple, some cinnamon and nutmeg. Pumpkin as well.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I love the crust and am glad to see some 'pro-carb/crust' representing.
However, I do love some fillings--I always wonder why so much sugar and cornstarch is added to pie, though. I really like--it's kind of hard to describe--but those kind of dry apple pies with really no sugar, just fruit, and ditto a non-sugary pumpkin pie.
Oh yeah, and not to sound too healthy, but non-fruit pies are pretty gosh-darned good, like turtle pie.
Taste Test: Frozen Apple Pies
I'd love to see the best bakery pies in the tri-state area: may I suggest Delicious Orchards in NJ, to start?
Serious Chocolate: Understanding Necco Wafers
The intersection between Catholicism and Necco Wafers in this threat is fascinating--perhaps receiving communion makes people more apt to like them? ;)
I used to WANT to like them as a little girl, because of Sweet Tarts and the lovely little sayings on them. Cupcakes with Sweet Tarts 'round Valentine's Day were adorable--but as for the taste? BLECH!
Mundelein, Illinois: Bill's Pizza & Pub
Peanuts on the table is a definite plus--reminds me of my favorite chain restaurant as a little kid, The Ground Round, which had bowls of popcorn on the table.
However, that slice looks like a pizza from a box that has been dropped on the floor.
Video: Mr. Bean Makes a Sandwich
Mr. Bean + Blackadder=Rowan Atkinson's comic genius.
What would you eat for 30 days?
Not to be a nutrition nut, but humans need a daily dose of Vitamin C. Without it, you can get scurvy. In one kind of 'funny but not funny' case, a bunch of frat guys who lived on beer and hot dogs got it even in the modern era. So those of you who are eating oatmeal or yogurt, I hope you're taking a multivitamin, eating fruit, or eating vitamin-fortified foods.
The thing with 'za is that it is a multicomponent food--tomatoes have Vitamin C, and there is calcium, protein and carbs in the 'food profile.'
I think to get enough nutrients you'd have to pick a 'dish' more than a single food like, say, grapes, or a single food group like nuts.
It's Over - What candy is left, and what will you do with it?
Was anyone surprised by what candies were popular and which ones were not? At first I gave out my little treat bags, which had one of each (3 in total), then I allowed kids to pick 3 from the leftovers in the bowl.White chocolate Halloween Kit-Kats (dyed orange) went first, even before the peanut butter pumpkins!
A Pizza-Eating Feat for the Ages
Dan, I surfed the LTH forum--hilarious link, btw--and I have to say I was surprised at three things:
1. Lots of the pizza this guy ate looked pretty bad. Does the consumption of Tombstone really count as pizza?
2. He ate his pizza with TABASCO sauce.
3. Lots of disturbing accounts of people who ate the same thing for 10+years of their lives, like one guy who said his mom ate nothing but instant coffee, hot dogs, and Life cereal for his entire teenage years. And I thought I was bad when I was a dieting chick in my 20s...
It's Over - What candy is left, and what will you do with it?
I have about 7 mini Reeses Pumpkins left and one white chocolate mini Halloween Kit Kat.
No more mint 3 Musketeers or full-size pumpkins.
I got so many kids this year--loved it!
Is this a novice pseudo-vegetarian problem?
I'm a vegetarian and I absolutely hate all of these hair-splitting definitions about what a vegetarian is--as long as people eat less meat, and eat ethically-raised meat when they do eat meat, I think they are making the world a better place. So even though I don't personally eat meat, Mark Bittman gets a warm swishy veggie hug and kiss from me, as do you @PoorOldMama.
You said you had creamed spinach and meat together--that is an awful lot of fat (I love fat, but just speakin' digestion) in one meal. Actually, I've gotten sick from creamed spinach before, not because it is rancid but when I eat it made by someone else, it's often made with several cups of heavy cream, sometimes parmesan cheese for good measure. If it was that, plus the meat, I can see why you might be queasy.
100 (okay, 50) Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do
I agree 100% and don't think the person sounds uptight at all. All of these are good tips to make a person feel welcome (greeting them) without being too personal and intruding into their experience (like making judgments about what/how fast they eat). And yes, the little sanitary tips about not touching the glass are nice as well.
Cook the Book: Chocolate Sheet Cake
I didn't know this was the secret of Texas sheet cake, or what made it so special!
All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants: Great Deal, Or Bad Policy?
AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL!
Goes against everything I believe in as a serious eater--quantity over quality, so many different flavors from a hodge-podge of cuisines yet nothing really well-executed, a reward system for those who eat more rather than less (more value), no ambiance, no freshness, and the best of absolutely nothing. Mediocre, processed food and lots of it--just what the world doesn't need.
I'm not going to even bring up seeing little gnats come from a salad bar when I had to eat in a cafeteria one summer, and I've heard stories about people with compulsive eating disorders/ bulimia really abusing the all you can eat policy....
Cereal with Water and Other Cereal Compulsions
Erin, isn't the title of this post a bit misleading--your friend isn't obeying a compulsion, she's just not putting milk in her cereal to save calories. Actually, she's probably leaving out the substance with calcium and protein that (provided the milk is good) is healthier than the cereal!
Why not use unsweetened almond milk, vanilla flavored (I prefer nondairy milks personally)--that has only 40 calories a cup?
My weird compulsion--I haven't eaten cereal for years! As a kid, I used to love it, but now cereal tastes like cardboard to me, except oatmeal, which I love.
I *heart* America's Test Kitchen on PBS
I've written some of the Kimball posts, but I wouldn't care so much if I didn't love the show. I don't have cable, ATK is the only show I really watch regularly related to food.
I love, love, love Bridget and Julia. Especially that wicked little gleam in Bridget's eye whenever she adds a bit more butter to something.
The Most Unhealthy Thing You've Ever Made
Just thought of one more--cake with butter and honey on top. Or peanut butter and honey and/or jelly.
Stupid to Make Homemade Halloween Treats?
Again, I would repeat my concerns more for you with 'liability'--but I am still shocked that kids would vandalize or litter simply because they got a treat they didn't like/couldn't eat. That is really sad.
When I was young, weirdly everyone had dire warnings about homemade treats, but many (bad!bad!bad!) houses gave out APPLES--with foil-wrapped coins stuck in them. Usually little old ladies yet somehow those were 'okay' to eat because apples were healthy. But that's really more sanitary than a cookie in a cellophane bag from someone you know. ;P
Pizza: A cure for the blues?
I am not a big pizza person anymore, but as a kid, sometimes if we were 'good' we would have pizza parties in school. Those were the best! As a kid, color me happy with a slice of 'za, a cupcake, and a festive paper plate.
Best Halloween Candy?
Look, I'm a runner and a vegetarian but--NO 'healthy' snacks, NO moralizing treats!
I am still making up my little bags. So far I have Hershey's peanut butter pumpkins because I know they are popular and the orange Kit-Kats. I would have loved to have gotten cookies or cakes as a kid, since I loved them more than candy, but getting them pre-bought can be expensive, especially since my trick-or-treater volume varies.
For non-candy stuff, I liked stickers and pencils.
I may be flamed, but I'm afraid kids who don't eat chocolate will not be happy with my house. I don't like pure sugary Jolly Rancher, Skittles and such. I realize some kids have issues, but I hope between all of the houses, every kid gets something. I mean, there is an argument against EVERY candy--sugary candy is worse for your teeth, spikes your blood sugar more than candy with a bit of protein and fat than pb cups, for example.
I always liked the more unusual bars as a kid like 100 Grand and Butterfinger (which was more rare then) plus anything in a Halloween wrapper. People used to also wrap the bars in white tissues, tie them and make tiny 'ghosts.'
But once again--no tiny boxes of raisins, toothbrushes, and plastic spider rings!
Junior's Cheesecake Has A Little Friend
The crust is the best part of the cheesecake, and I believe Jr's has no crust, so it's only fitting a mouse would prefer a cake that only had his favorite part!
That picture would be totally awesome for a 'caption contest'--although all I can think of is the mouse must be thinking "oh my goodness, and they say dreams can't come true. Cheese. cake. Cheese. cake."
Special Halloween Meal?
During grade school, we used have pizza parties and apple bobbing when I was VERY young. However, to be honest, any regular food I ate on Halloween was quite unmemorable and merely a warm up for sweets--not just candy, but special decorated cupcakes, cookies, and brownies, too.
The Most Unhealthy Thing You've Ever Made
As an adult, I started cooking to 'get healthy.' HOWEVER--as a kid/teen..ohmy...I recall lots of butter sandwiches on really sweet bread (like, practically cake--think brioche), sometimes drizzled with honey. Ridiculous amounts of Paula Deen-like butter. Pepperoni and provolone sandwiches on rye bread. Peanut butter on plain chocolate bars. I'm probably still dieting away some of the fat cells I got from about age 9-15, the 'bad weight' years.
Stupid to Make Homemade Halloween Treats?
I wouldn't, and not just because I'd be afraid they would get thrown out.
Some towns actually have laws prohibiting giving out unwrapped treats. And not to sound paranoid, but my big fear would be that a kid might get sick for an unrelated reason (too much candy, too late a night) but the parents might blame you for giving out a 'contaminated' treat. No matter how well you know the kids, you never know who might end up eating the treat, and if anything does happen they would blame you.
Portland, Oregon: Nostrana
Expecting people to be able to use a knife and fork has already proved daunting in American pizzerias.Maybe scissors is the way to go?
Small steps as they say ;-)
Pizza: A cure for the blues?
pizza - one of the best foods in the whole world... straight cheese pizza with a great doughy crust always does it for me.
Is this a novice pseudo-vegetarian problem?
the same happened to me when I ate red meat after a long period of not eating it. Your body just got used to a more natural, less difficult way of digesting food. red meat is very tough for your body to digest... and you only find out about it when your body takes a break from it.
my reco... delete red meat from your diet alltogether now. your body evidently does not need it and does not agrees with it anymore.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I agree that a higher crust-to-fruit ratio is preferable with fruit pies. The filling is often too sweet and I like a good thick crust to balance it.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I loooooooove pie crust unplugged, especially hot, with a glass of ice cold (whole) milk. I usually make a two crust recipe even if I just need one for a pie so I can have a special treat.
Serious Chocolate: Understanding Necco Wafers
I like to use them as shingles on my annual homemade gingerbread house for the holiday season but that's it. I personally fit them into the 'chalky' category and I am quite surprised at all the necco lovers out there! I had no idea they actually had flavors! I thought they were all the same...probably because I can't bring myself to actually eat one. I made that mistake as a child and haven't looked back since.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Not particularly but my husband loves, loves, loves pie crust by itself.
Portland, Oregon: Nostrana
HA HA
That's Funny
one of the stories i want to submit to slice is about my aunts' pizzas
and THEY ONLY use scissors
Gianluca
http://www.pizzaandcoffee.com/
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Knowing Robyn's mom personally... yeah, this conversations definitely happened.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I totally ignore the fruit - especially when its way too gooey. I'm a crust eater all the way.
Portland, Oregon: Nostrana
Nostrana is a great restaurant but credit card users beware! Three girlfriends and I met for dinner about a month ago at Nostrana. Shortly after, the three of us that used our debit cards from the same bank had charges on our debit card from Darby, PA. Our cards had been copied and duplicates had been made back east.
Dine at Nostrana but make sure to pay cash!
Serious Chocolate: Understanding Necco Wafers
I loved the clove, licorice the best but actually enjoyed all the flavors. Didn't know about Neccos being the candy for the soliders..interesting. I lived on an army base when I was a teenager, we would go to the show and throw jujubees at each other...was weird going to the show all the soliders that lived on the base would stand up and cheer when my sister and I walked in, not just for us, they cheered for all young girls age 15, 17 years. Was very strange but I never felt scared, they probably knew who my Dad was!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Yeah, she was....I talked to her on the phone yesterday afternoon before I wrote this post. (Can't say I have a recording of the conversation, but my coworkers overheard me.) After she told me how much she liked crust and how not into filling she was, I said something like, "Uh mom, people usually like to eat both together," and she she responded with surprise. Not that she doesn't understand that people tend to eat both together, just that her tolerance for sweetness must be so low that she's surprised most people enjoy the fillings, or something like that.
Serious Chocolate: Understanding Necco Wafers
I wish Necco would make an all-clove roll - those are my favorite. The licorice ones are pretty awesome, too.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
When you told her, your mother was suprised that people like to eat filling and crust together?!? :-| Shouldn't an artifice at least serve a purpose and be a little less obviously contrived?
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I heart pie crust. I usually eat the fruit filling first leaving the pie crust to enjoy last. When I have leftover pie dough scraps, I end up putting dabs of Nutella in and making mini turnovers.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Oh I have been doing this for years! I used to joke that I performed "stealth surgery" on pies because I could hit the dessert table at family Christmases or Thanksgivings and remove 2 slices worth of crust, leaving behind most of the filling, and no one realized what I was doing:)
If fillings are made with good, fresh fruit and not loaded w/ sugar, I'll eat them. But all too often, I'd take a bite and realize the apple or cherry filling was canned. Not wasting calories on that, thanks!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I also love pie crust and save it for last. On the rare occasion that my mom made pies from scratch, she'd roll out the scraps and do the sugar/cinnamon thing as a few people above described. I liked that better than the pie.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
My mom is completely the opposite. She'll eat the filling and maybe half of the top crust, and leave the rest for the dog!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
When we were young, my grandmother always dusted the pie crust with cinnamon sugar and baked them. Those toasty, crispy, lightly sweet bites were always my favorite part of the pie making process.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I love pie crust. I always save the crust for last.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Depending on the fruit, I will often leave a little mound of filling untouched and polish off the crust - I like a less fruity crust-to-fruit ratio in my bites. Mmm... crust.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Goo-enhanced crust + ice cream!
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
i love pie...filling, crust-all of it.
i get weird with cake tho-leave off the icing entirely & just let me at the cake itself.
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Ooh, I love creative hand-outs! Did they have crayons, construction paper, and a little map of Italy with puzzles and such you can do while waiting?
;)