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We Tried Every White Wine from Yellow Tail

I find their ads so offensive that it doesn't matter how good or inexpensive they are, I will never knowingly drink them.

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Nutrela - High Protein Soy Chunks

http://tinyurl.com/8xqbxov

Seriously, if they restaurant makes it well, support them and their efforts by eating it there.

From Talk

Food Commercials? Which ones tempt you (or not) the most?

I doubt I have ever bought a product based solely on how much I liked their ad, but the Yellowtail wine ads top the list of never-even-if-my-life-depended-on-it. That condescending pseudo-British female voice grates on me.

Watching women eat chocolate orgasmically - Ghiradelli squares, Hershey's bliss, Lindt Lindor - big turn off.

From Talk

Determining ingredients in a recipe?

Wow, if I had that kind of money to blow, I'd just buy the recipe from the chef. Have you thought to ask him or her?

What's the sauce? Why is there only one recipe? Have you looked at others to compare? Tried to make others?

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Pumpkin Carving Contest 2011 Entry

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Kenji quote in the NYT

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newsletter

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Vintage KitchenAid Model

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Larikatz answered "Yes! " to Do You Like Panettone?

From Serious Eats: New York

Larikatz answered "I prefer well-prepared coffee, but won't pay more for it." to How Picky Are You About Coffee?

From Sweets

Larikatz answered "Another Sour Gummy Animal or Shape (please specify below)" to What's Your Favorite Gummy Candy?

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Larikatz answered "PayDay" to What's Your Favorite Peanutty/Peanut Butter Candy?

Recent Quizzes

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Larikatz got 50% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Oysters?

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Larikatz got 80% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Tea?

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Larikatz got 90% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Cheese?

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Larikatz got 90% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Sushi?

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Recent Comments

From Drinks

We Tried Every White Wine from Yellow Tail

I find their ads so offensive that it doesn't matter how good or inexpensive they are, I will never knowingly drink them.

From Talk

Nutrela - High Protein Soy Chunks

http://tinyurl.com/8xqbxov

Seriously, if they restaurant makes it well, support them and their efforts by eating it there.

From Talk

Food Commercials? Which ones tempt you (or not) the most?

I doubt I have ever bought a product based solely on how much I liked their ad, but the Yellowtail wine ads top the list of never-even-if-my-life-depended-on-it. That condescending pseudo-British female voice grates on me.

Watching women eat chocolate orgasmically - Ghiradelli squares, Hershey's bliss, Lindt Lindor - big turn off.

From Talk

Determining ingredients in a recipe?

Wow, if I had that kind of money to blow, I'd just buy the recipe from the chef. Have you thought to ask him or her?

What's the sauce? Why is there only one recipe? Have you looked at others to compare? Tried to make others?

From Talk

What are your favorite brands of Slivovitz?

How odd, I just bought my first bottle this morning. Zwack is the brand. They had another, but this was a dollar cheaper and I wasn't sure I'd like it. Um...I don't. I hope it mixes well.

From Serious Eats

Serious Eats Day 2012: What Day Should We Celebrate?

I can make a Houston one on the 18th or 19th, so those are my vote.

From Talk

Leftover ham and brisket Ideas?

Buy a smaller ham and brisket next time. While leftovers are good, and what you have made sounds good, it's unclear as to why you have so much leftover, why you can't make a repeat meal of anything you've already done and why you didn't send some of the extras home with guests.

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Remarkable NFL Rugby Videos

It scrambled his brains into SPAM!!!!!!

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Vegetarianism vs. Veganism

Unless a word or phrase has specifically come from a source, usually spoken, the use of quotation marks around a word usually denotes that it is fake. So saying that you would be a vegan (which is a dietary choice, not a religion, no need to capitalize it, dear, unless it starts a sentence), the one thing keeping you from being a vegan is your "cheese" consumption...I am not quite sure I have the stomach to know quite what you mean.

From A Hamburger Today

Chicago: Postmodern Burger at Next Will Blow Your Mind and Make You Giggle

Ew. It looks like someone puked and dripped blood on the plate. I'm with everyone else in waiting out this fad at Shake Shack.

From Talk

Jamaican Rum Cake

Is this the fat-free version, or just the lite one?

From Sweets

Preserved: Fruitcake Conserve

I've found Pomona to be more problematic and time consuming than Sure-Jell. Pomona is supposed to be for lower sugar recipes, but I cut way back on the sugar, using 1/3 of the called-for amount when making preserves and have never had problems with Sure-Jell.

From Talk

Missing out for a lifetime thanks to one innocent mistake.

Once, at age 6, I was nauseated and my dad was tired of sitting up with me so he gave me a shot of bourbon and shoved me toward the bathroom just in time. 40 years later, I still can't drink bourbon.

From Drinks

12 Days of Christmas Beer: Shiner Holiday Cheer

I enjoyed it, but I also liked the Ruby Red, too. Not enough to regularly buy a six pack of either, but we got a couple of bottles of each and would do so again before they go away completely.

From Talk

Where to Eat in the World?

Douglas Adams mentioned some cafe...

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Not your mom's thanksgiving turkey

I wonder how well this recipe doubles...

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Raspberry sauce for a cheesecake

Strain it through a mesh sieve. If the result is too thick, you can stir some of the strained juice back in.

From Talk

Dangers of cooking while angry...

It depends. If I'm p.o'd at a family member and it's time to make dinner - no way. I'd rather serve them frozen pizza still in the box. If I'm just angry/frustrated in general, sometimes cooking is something I can do to take my mind off of things. I'd rather wander around the grocery, just window shopping the food. That's very relaxing.

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Yakkety Yak: Tibetan Salty Butter Tea

Givng thanks for being a coffee drinker. I have been reading about Bhutan, another country whose people drink butter tea all day. 2 authors have both said that the best way to drink it is to either wait until one is ready to leave and then take a first sip which signals to one's host that one isn't drinking any more, or to simply not drink it when offered. Luckily, no one is offended when one accepts a cup and leaves it behind.

From Drinks

Would You Try These Extreme Coffee Creamers?

Thanks for taking one for the team. I like a pinch of sugar and dollop of cream in my coffee, but I suspect that these flavored creamers are made to hide the taste of Maxwell House or Folger's, not great coffee, and to appeal to those who like a frou-frou frozen coffee drink, but don't want to spend $5 -$10 a day at a coffeehouse. While I have friends who love these - one especially enjoys the Almond Joy and it's funny how I'm just not in a coffee mood when I'm at her house, lol - I'll continue to take real cream.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'Cooking Without Borders'

I'm not sure what fusion cuisine is...Tex-Mex? Si!

From Talk

Any recommendations for coffee makers?

Are these regular guests? If so, can you ask what they prefer? If not, I'd get another Krups. They hold up well and it's more about the coffee rather than the maker.

From Drinks

From Behind the Bar: On Tipping

I don't know you, but I know your sense of entitlement well. I walk in, sit down and you think you are treating me like that customer over there that tips you well each Thursday, but really, you are treating me like that non tipper who just left. Your waitress is ignoring me because, well, I'm a woman and we all know women don't tip well. She got my drink order wrong or you did, either way it was rushed to me because 2 men just sat down at the bar and my drink won't get remixed because everyone is focused on the men who order bigger and faster than you assume I would and who were shown to the bar, unlike me, who was taken to a table over there, despite the empty barstools.

To those who say that I should have just stayed home: sometimes, like you, I like to get out, maybe I was meeting someone and I got there early, maybe I was out of liquor at home and the liquor store was in the opposite direction, maybe I just left an exhausting meeting and wanted a drink before going home to another chaotic mess. But being a woman means I have to look farther to find a decent bar.

I'm glad to read that I am why the rest of you tip so well. Thanks. Makes me feel glad I don't. If you, the bartender, truly believe that you are treating us all equally and that we all are getting your 'A' game, then why are you complaining about your lack of tips? There are people who don't tip as a rule and people who don't tip because another bartender treated them poorly. I tip based on how YOU treat me, not how others did. And if you aren't treating me as well as you are your buddies, then I won't tip you.

My son used to wait tables. And complain. I would tell him to find another job. He would say that when someone handed him a large sum of money at the end, it was such a rush that he would start looking for it, like a dog that got a treat or an addict that got a hit. When he got sick of the capricious nature of tippers, he found a job that paid a steadier income.

From Talk

The Tinier the Crummier

I read the article and could swear I saw $$$ in the eyes of bakers everywhere. And the tiny cannoli just looked sad.

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Kenji quote in the NYT

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Vintage KitchenAid Model

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Dried Fruit Fruitcake recipe

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Using a new set of cookware

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Missing The Nasty Bits

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Drying excess fruit

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portion sizes

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Ok, I am disgusted and amazed...

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buffets-how do you do it?

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From Serious Eats: New York

Larikatz answered "Yes! " to Do You Like Panettone?

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Larikatz answered "I prefer well-prepared coffee, but won't pay more for it." to How Picky Are You About Coffee?

From Sweets

Larikatz answered "Another Sour Gummy Animal or Shape (please specify below)" to What's Your Favorite Gummy Candy?

From Serious Eats

Larikatz answered "PayDay" to What's Your Favorite Peanutty/Peanut Butter Candy?

From Serious Eats: New York

Larikatz answered "I like menus that change seasonally, but not more often." to Do You Like Rotating Menus?

From Serious Eats

Larikatz answered "I don't use a straw!" to Straight or bendy, that is the question.

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Larikatz answered "Crushed" to How Do You Like Your Ice?

From Serious Eats: New York

Larikatz answered "Call over the manager and ask that the item be taken off the bill. " to How Would You Deal With Restaurant Error?

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Larikatz answered "No, I'm not interested. " to Did You Watch the Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest?

From A Hamburger Today

Larikatz answered "Yes" to Patty Melt: Is it a Burger?

From Serious Eats: New York

Larikatz answered "Indoors only. " to What's Your Stance on Outdoor Seating?

From Serious Eats

Larikatz answered "No" to Do you toast your Pop-Tarts?

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Larikatz answered "Sprinkles" to Do You Call Them Jimmies or Sprinkles?

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Larikatz answered "Never" to Do You Take Photos of Your Food Before Eating?

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Larikatz answered "Nope" to Would You Eat the KFC Double Down Sandwich?

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Larikatz answered "Salty" to Are You a Sweet or Salty Breakfast Eater?

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Larikatz answered "Garlic" to What's Your Favorite Hummus Flavor?

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Larikatz answered "Apricot" to What's Your Favorite Hamantash Filling?

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Larikatz answered "Other (feel free to explain in the comments!)" to What's your favorite supermarket aisle?

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Larikatz answered "No" to Do Beans Belong in Chili?

From Slice

Larikatz answered "No" to Would you eat this "full English breakfast" pizza?

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Larikatz answered "Central Market" to What's Your Favorite Grocery Chain?

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Larikatz answered "Two slices" to How many slices in a pizza lunch?

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Quizzes

From Serious Eats

Larikatz got 50% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Oysters?

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Larikatz got 80% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Tea?

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Larikatz got 90% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Cheese?

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Larikatz got 90% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Sushi?

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Larikatz got 100% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Tropical Fruits?

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Larikatz got 70% correct on What's Your Ice Cream IQ?

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Larikatz got 80% correct on How Much Do You Know About Spring Vegetables?

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Larikatz got 50% correct on How Much Do You Know About Food Preservation?

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Larikatz got 44% correct on How Much Do You Know About Condiments?

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Larikatz got 66% correct on How Much Do You Know About New Orleans Food Culture?

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Larikatz got 75% correct on How Much Do You Know About Vegan Substitutes?

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Larikatz got 75% correct on Winter Vegetables Quiz

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