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Favorite foods: chocolate chocolate chocolate. Oh and pie. After that I like thai curries and coconut infused pandan leaf rice and tortilla de patatas and olive oil. There ya go.

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Whole grain baking...

Whole grain baking sucks for celiacs!

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How do you flavor your popcorn?

sea salt and real butter!

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Swiss Chard?

I like to prepare it the same way as hereandthe (first comment) but I squeeze a bit of fresh lemon juice over top. Yummm.

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What 3 foods are always in your refrigerator?

Anchovies for pizza, kalamata olives for any number of dishes, eggs coz I luv em. There are many more regulars because I'm obsessed with have things in the fridge so I can whip something up quickly if I have to but these three are muy importante.

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Question of the Day: Mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, or a soy alternative?

Hellman's then Japanese mayonaise. A friend bought me a Costco size jug of mayonnais for my birthday once as a joke. But I ate the whole thing! I'm inLOVE with mayonnaise!

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Question of the Day: Do you have food allergies?

I'm allergic to wheat, barley, oats, rye. I can eat small amounts of dairy if I'm completely wheat free otherwise it kills me too. I'm also a vegetarian. Try going to the pub with that combination!
PS I love to eat everything so this sucks.

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Question of the Day: What surprises your friends most to hear that you make yourself?

I make these wicked homemade rumballs that have a 26er of rum in them and all kinds of other yummy things. They cost a fortune to make and are time consuming. THAT surprises people. They wonder why I don't just buy them!

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Question of the Day: What's your favorite candy bar?

Zero bars are my favourite! ILOVE THEM!

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Question of the Day: What's your favorite cheese?

St. Andres Triple Creme and Gruyere. Both are to DIE for!

Responses to Comments by Tessa

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Whole grain baking...

I like to use half whole wheat and half quinoa flour which lightens it up and adds a complete protein. Great for banana muffins.

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Whole grain baking...

I make banana bread and I also replace the regular sugar with turbinado.
I feel much better about serving it because it tasty and has lots of fiber.

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How do you flavor your popcorn?

my housemates and I used to make three bowls for a taste-off: butter & sea salt, butter and nutritional yeast, olive oil, garlic salt and parm. we're all winners in that battle.

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What 3 foods are always in your refrigerator?

Eggs; plain, whole milk yogurt; a block of parmesan.

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Swiss Chard?

Swiss chards is one of my favorite side dishes, I wash it thoroughly, & chop it. In a big non stick pan take two table spoon of olive oil, as the oil gets hot, put one table spoon of black mustard seeds, wait for them to crack. Add two cloves of chopped garlic & add the chards. Add salt & red pepper flakes to taste, cover the lid. Wait for 5 to 7 minutes. It should be ready.

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What 3 foods are always in your refrigerator?

Other than the basic condiments I always have some sort of caffeine diet pop, pea pods, eggs

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Swiss Chard?

This is my favorite recipe. it is probably more of a winter dish though, but very good. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/233385

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Swiss Chard?

Chard works well in many Mexican dishes, like a tortilla casserole. This is not terribly easy, but no harder than lasagne (and it freezes well).

Chard also goes nicely in pastries, frittatas, soups.

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Swiss Chard?

One of the most amazing dishes I've ever had is the tarte de blette, which we had at a tiny joint in Nice. It can be done in sweet or savory versions, apparently; this one was for dessert. Swiss chard custard, basically, very tasty.

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What 3 foods are always in your refrigerator?

apples, eggs, and some kind of jam