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@Nashwell,
I have often thought that about the effects of too much soy protein. My thinking is that these new findings are actually the result of the GMO soy that has taken over virtually every soy field in the world thanks to the evil d-bags at Monsanto and their minions the FDA and USDA over the past 20 years. There is no way to have a control since pre-GMO soy has been all but eradicated on the planet, even in Asia. It may be another ten years before we know what effects it has had on male sterility. Heck, maybe it was engineered that way specifically to curb population growth. But sterility isn't the chief cause for concern for males nearly as much as the dude boobs.

I really entertaining read. Thanks for the post. I have to wonder, however, why anyone thinks that tofu is healthy. It isn't. It may be low calorie and low fat but that alone doesn't make it healthy. E coli is low fat and low calorie. Tofu is one of the most processed foods on earth. Anything that processed cannot be healthy.

In a recent Harvard study submitted by Jorge E. Chavarro, M.D., Sc.D there is a significant amount of evidence that soy protein decreases testosterone while increasing estrogen. This leads to lower sperm counts and Gynecomastia (he-hooters, papa’s tatas, man-mories, dude boobs, man teets, gentleman jugs, etc.). Modern science has actually proven that tofu really does turn a man into a sissy.

Tofu is not healthy. Period.

Great plan. I bet adding just a touch of toasted sesame oil to the olive oil would deepen the flavor even more. I made a hummus at one restaurant where tahini was hard to come by and customers didn't like when I used peanut butter so I skipped a paste altogether and just added the sesame oil to get the tahini flavor. It was considered the best hummus in the city. I know if I had added tahini it would have been even better.

Incidentally this is also how you make homemade peanut butter only you use lightly salted peanuts and peanut oil.

Led Zepplin or Metallica?

If health is your goal then fat and calories are low on the list of requirements for something to be healthy. Low fat, low calorie is not the same thing as healthy. E coli is low fat, low calorie. Salmonella is low fat, low calorie. Ebola is low fat, low calorie. Trust me, you don't want any of those. Coconut oil is high fat, high calorie and it is insanely good for you. Skinny is not the same thing as healthy. Ever.

I kind of have to say that this list is no less pedestrian than the one mentioned at the beginning that mentioned multiple types of mozz and American (which is not actually) cheese. There's nothing on this list that I can't find at a crappy grocery store. Where's the flash?

That seems like a terrible way to spend an evening. LOL! I'm jealous.

Comparing Papa John's and Domino's is like comparing apples to a mirror reflection of those same apples. Papa John's founder John Schnatter was a ROD (Regional Operations Director) for Domino's during the 80's. He left Domino's, waited out the non-compete clause of his contract and opened a carbon copy of Domino's narcissistically named after himself.

The only difference was the the tub of garlic flavor trans fat and the peperoncini. Oh yeah, and adding a crap load of sugar to everything. It is the exact same sauce only with extra sugar. It is exactly the same crust recipe except for more sugar and they actually found away to get sugar into the cheese which otherwise is still the same mix of 80% mozz, 10% munster, 10% provolone.

Schnatter's industrial espionage didn't end there. I worked at Domino's in Alabama. I moved to Tennessee where a buddy of mine worked for Papa John's. The first time I ever walked into the restaurant I answered the phone using the phone script above it (a Domino's innovation), filled out the order sheet (which looked exactly the sheets Domino's used), wrote down the information including using the correct codes for each topping. They were Domino's codes - single letters representing each topping following a logical pattern O = onion, P = pepperoni, S = sausage, but Domino's had some irregularities R = olive, G = Bell Pepper. Papa John's used the exact same codes down to the irregularities. I then slid over to the make line slapped out the skin, sauced the pizza and put the correct number of each topping in the proper order before sliding it into the oven.

The only difference was that Papa John's pizza tasted incredibly sweet, like dessert sweet.

Everything.

No.

This will be a handy list to have for my annual trek to Hollywood for the Tasty Awards.

A great group of trends. One of the great things about food trends is that they don't really ever go away, just become part of the lexicon of American food. Sun dried tomatoes are no longer trendy but they are still quite delicious. At one point everything we eat was a trendy food.

liztalb11, I've seen Extreme Chef; it's terrible. Who ever pitched that idea should be spit balled into a public apology. This burger on the other hand sounds awesome.