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@Yummy39-
I went to private school starting in 4th grade.

For my first 3 years there, we had a five-day menu rotation of fast food, because we were located in an old office building with no kitchen. One day, we had Subway (ham or turkey with cheese, regular Lay's potato chips, chocolate chip cookie). Another day was KFC (two Chicken Little sandwiches, mashed potatoes with gravy). Fridays were pizza (Pizza Hut, I think - choice of cheese or pepperoni). I don't remember the other two days.

Then we moved into another building and put in a small but industrial kitchen and hired someone's mom to cook. We had inexpensive lunches of delicous, filling, country home-style cooking! Ms. Anita made the best homemade macaroni and cheese I have ever tasted, then or now!

I have since learned that they signed up to be provided lunches by the city's public school system, so now the kids are getting frozen-reheated and prepackaged junk. So sad.

I have co-workers named Velveeta and Jack Daniels.

I have co-workers named Velveeta and Jack Daniel.

Did you know that commercially produced brown sugar is just white granulated sugar mixed with a bit of molasses?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_sugar

So stop buying (and fighting with) brown sugar. You probably have white sugar on hand all the time already, so just keep a jar of molasses on hand as well to make brown sugar as needed.

@Mattrat- Sundays are not counted in the days of Lent because each of the six Sundays are like mini-Easters.

The pedantic nit-picker in me wants to point out that the pointy thing on the front end of a narwhal is a tusk, not a horn...

Ramen.
I had my first taste of real Ramen soup on a trip to Japan last year. Like most Americans, I grew up with the terribly salty pre-packaged stuff. I was reluctant to go to the ramen restaurant in Sendai, Japan, but my friend insisted that it was delicious. Wow. The packaged stuff should not even be allowed to share a name with that delicious, comforting soup.

I used blurb.com for book printing and it came out great!

Both of these options are bad. I agree with emgroff:
"...taxing based on BMI is ridiculous not only because BMI is a flawed indicator but also because genetics plays a significant role in weigh."

Taxing junk food (or sodas or fast food or whatever) is a terrible idea because there are too many people who would justify buying junk food with the excuse that their purchase is helping pay for others' health care (like the people who purposefully litter in stadiums so that the custodians will have a job to do...).

I froze whole eggs once on accident - I was in a foreign country and didn't know which symbol on the fridge to turn the knob toward and ended up making the fridge into a big freezer.

The eggshells cracked, but the inner membrane did not. I was planning to boil them anyway, and they worked just fine.

First make simple syrup: Heat one part sugar and one part water in a pot on the stove over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved, stirring often. Cool completely and store leftovers in a tightly lidded jar in the fridge.

Second juice the lemons: Start with warm (unrefrigerated) lemons. Give them a firm roll on the counter to break up some of the membranes inside. Cut each lemon in half along the equator and juice with a juicer or a fork. Strain lemon juice if you don't care for pulp.

Third mix to taste: Fill a pitcher 1/2 full of water and add lemon juice and simple syrup to taste. Make this mixture a bit strong as it will be watered down by ice soon. Fill pitcher the rest of the way with ice. Stir. Pour into glasses and serve.

The "Enter to win here" link is incorrect. It should be:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/06/cook-the-book-las-original-farmers-market-cookbook.html