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Culinary No Fly Zones

Maggot cheese

Sugar at 3:31AM on 07/20/11

New McNugget Sauces from McDonald's

I'd rather die than dip anything in anything to do with McDonald's.

Sugar at 1:11AM on 07/14/11

I did eat it as a kid...and I never stopped!

Margarine off a spoon
Peanut butter off a spoon
Margarine and peanut butter mixed together...
Condensed tomato soup, out of the can, not reconstituted...
Pudding
Raisins!!!!
Veggie weiners dipped in ketchup
Raw rhubarb out of the garden dipped in sugar
Maple sugar
Raw veggies with dip

What has this exercise taught me? I like to eat things right out of the container. I like condiments. I like to dip things. Hmm, sounds like childhood.

Sugar at 1:40AM on 06/28/11

http://genuinemudpie.wordpress.com/2011/03/14/march-break-fun-with-tater-tots/

The Food Lab: Homemade Tater Tots, Sweet Potater Tots, Twice Baked Potater Tots, And More!

You want real Tater Tots fun?

Sugar at 7:38AM on 03/31/11

Vegetarians: would you eat something cooked in a skillet...

Kinda like wrapping your veggies in bacon. You're not a vegetarian if you cook in animal fat.

Each to their own; make your own EDUCATED decisions. Don't be ignorant about where your food comes from, unless you want to be, but also, don't be insensitive to the desires of others (ie guests at your table).

Respect one another in all cases, and be kind.

Sugar at 5:09AM on 02/15/11

Cakespy: Pie Fries

I like the idea of rolling them up: cute.

However, I would just bake them without the cinnamon-sugar and dip them in ketchup: reminds me of tortiere pie (which, being vegan I don't eat anymore)

Sugar at 1:37AM on 11/30/10

Cakespy: Thanksgiving Cake Made of Real Turkey! And Leftovers

The Vegan Version:
(amounts can be adjusted to your preference)
1 pkg Yves veggie ground "turkey"
1 can green beans, drained
1 can Stove Top Stuffing for turkey, prepared
1 can whole berry cranberry sauce
1 can yams, drained & mashed
1 can mushroom gravy

Layer it in loaf pan, heat, slice, and serve with the quintessential Thanksgiving coleslaw!

Sugar at 1:37AM on 11/18/10

Deep Fried Whole Buffalo Turkey

lmao
I don't eat turkey, blue cheese dressing, (or celery for that matter)... but this picture is priceless. It's like, The Biggest Pub Platter Ever!

Sugar at 1:01AM on 11/18/10

Coworkers and food smells

Everyone, clearly, has food issues. No matter what, if food is permitted in the workplace someone is always going to take issue with it. Depending on individual likes/dislikes, as well as cultural differences, people are going to have varying levels of tollerence for smells. Food smells are everywhere, inside & outside of the workplace, and it's impossible to avoid the occasional, if not daily assault of food that makes you want to gag. I'm vegan: obviously as I walk the streets downtown I encounter things like hotdog carts, the smell of bacon grilling in the morning cafes, and even walking home around the dinner hour I can smell bbqs from people's backyards, etc etc... I have gag-reflex if I walk past a McDonald's without holding my breath. My mom knows if I'm coming to visit & she's cooking a roast she has to open all the windows or I will literally throw up...

At the same time, when I was in my early 20s I had an eating disorder and was offended by almost any smell of food. It made me angry and irritated. I went through a phase of eating homebaked peanut butter cookies for breakfast every day. Later, my mom told me every time she smells peanut butter cookies she feels like being sick.

I still have a reflexive tendency to be irritated by a lot of food smells. But when I'm being conscious I can try to appreciate most smells for what they are: the smell of bacon reminds me of having breakfast at my grandmother's house when I was a kid; burgers on the bbq remind me of summer...

Sugar at 3:33AM on 11/16/10

Bread Baking: Caramel Apple Bread

You can make dulce de leche by boiling a can of sweetened condensed milk for hours

Sugar at 8:36PM on 10/04/10

if you can choose a dish to represent your country

I have to disagree with the previous poster and go with Poutine for Canada. Tiger says they eat her dish for breakfast lunch and dinner: same in Canada with Poutine. The Elgin Street Diner in our nation's capital (Ottawa ON) features the Hangover Breakfast: eggs, bacon, baked beans, toast and poutine!

PEI is famous for it's spuds. Quebec has many award-winning cheeses, and cheese curds are virtually unheard of in America. The gravy is unique as well, more like a thick peppery bbq sauce.

Poutine is a staple in many Canadian diners, and "exclusive" restaurants are cropping up such as Smoke's, and Poutini's House.

Canada is a multi-cultural country, and it may be a challenge to think of national dishes which are unique to us; Quebec is the province from which most signature eats seem to come from: tortiere pie, Montreal smoked meat, Montreal style bagels, split pea soup... but other items famous in various Canadian prvnces include Nanaimo bars, buttertarts, maple anything (!), peameal/back bacon, bannock, baked beans, fiddleheads, wild mushrooms, root veggies...

OH CANADA!

Sugar at 8:32PM on 10/04/10

Peanut Butter-Chocolate Buckeyes

I agree, the amount of sugar and butter in this recipe is excessive and uneccesary for it to be a treat. When I made them (from my mom's recipe) I used natural peanut butter also and they are delicious: the slight sweet taste of the butter compliments rather than overwhelms the flavour of the peanut butter. I think we used part honey for the amount of powdered sugar: honey is very sweet so you can cut back on the amount, and obviously it's better for you than confectioner's sugar. We never dipped them in chocolate, but we added raisins & sunflower seeds... the contrasting flavours and textures, the crunch of the seeds and the chewiness of the sweet raisins is fantastic! Kids love these, and they are a really good little protein snack.

Sugar at 6:52PM on 09/22/10

Halving a recipe that calls for one egg...

Leave it out: shortbread doesn't need eggs

Sugar at 11:48PM on 09/13/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-ljW5YEdao&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2sgaO44_1c&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szBxUQHtVkg&feature=channel

Battle for the Seas: McDonald's Filet-O-Fish vs. Wendy's Fish Fillet

Sugar at 2:51AM on 09/07/10

When I grow up I'm going to eat all the____I want to. everyday?!

The first thing that came to mind was pickles: I remember Mom rationing the sweet pickles at lunch time, not allowing my sister & I more than 5 each, whereas Dad let us have as many as we pleased... Now when I buy them I'll eat the whole jar in 1-2 sittings. lol As I write this it makes me think abut what a big kid my Dad is: he would also toss those Fun Pak cereals in the grocery cart if he was doing the shopping, but Mom never bought anything less nutritious than Alpha-Bits, and that was a VERY rare occasion. I think she really thought it would help us with our spelling. CornPops and Froot Loops were really where I drew the line anyway: I'd had Count Chocula, and Lucky Charms at friends' houses and they made me feel pretty sick.

@canadianfoodiegirl: I eat icecream (nondairy, I'm vegan) at least once a week for dinner ~__^

Sugar at 2:25AM on 09/07/10

Cakespy: Birthday Cake French Toast

I just threw up.

Sugar at 12:33AM on 09/02/10

From A Hamburger Today

Doughnut Burger from Rub BBQ

OH. My. GOD.
That sounds delicious and I'm a vegan lol

Glazed donut sweetness+savoury meatyness+creamy cheesiness+tangle dill pickle... Someone save me.

Sugar at 10:47PM on 08/09/10

Cakespy: Homemade Pudding Pops

Soy works but make sure it's really cold. For whatever reason it doesn't set up as well as dairy

Sugar at 1:16AM on 07/15/10

Sushi Poppers: A New Portable Sushi?

This is just another on the list of things-you-only-buy-when-you're-drunk-on-the-way-home-from-the-bar-and-don't-know-any-better:

7-11 taquitos
sketchy street meat hotdogs
nachos & cheese that comes out of a pump
dill pickle in a bag
Haagen Daz at the convenience store that costs $8.00
end-of-the-night Chinese food the late-night place is selling super-cheap

Sugar at 2:22AM on 07/13/10

The Crisper Whisperer: 4 Ways to Use Lettuce (Other Than Salad)

I became a vegetarian when I was 13 (19 years ago), in a time when all you could find in a restaurant that was "vegetarian" were salad & fries... Every time I went for dinner at a friends or family members home for years, and still today sometimes, the host would say, "oh you're vegetarian. Well we'll have salad..." I ate so much salad that after some time I never wanted to see another salad again. To this day if someone puts a "garden salad" (read: iceberg lettuce, cucumber, shredded carrot) infront of me I have to fight the urge to throw it at their head.

In the past year however I've become somewhat of a Freegan, being out of work and wanting to be as resourceful as possible. I go to two of my local organic farmers every week as I need to, and get whatever free produce they would otherwise be throwing away or feeding to the farm animals. It doesn't necessarily provide alot of variety, but it has introduced me to foods that I would never otherwise have bought because of my disdain for lettuce. One of those things is SPROUTS! Who knew those little green shoots were so delicious! If you get the chance, I highly recommend you explore this world: peppery radish sprouts, sweet sunflower sprouts, fresh cabbage sprouts...! Buy organic in small amounts so they don't go bad.

Sugar at 5:29PM on 06/09/10

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