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this is just another example of how food and cooking becomes gendered. it reinforces gender stereotypes. i tend to be a better cook than a lot of the women i know; i just don't think it's funny -- using gender stereotypes for humor is easy and unoriginal at best, and sexist at worst.
Gallery of Rice Cakes from Seoul's 7th International Tteok Fair
yeah, every time i've seen it it's been spelled ddukk.
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Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
@PommeDG: Knowing Robyn's mom personally... yeah, this conversations definitely happened.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
this is just another example of how food and cooking becomes gendered. it reinforces gender stereotypes. i tend to be a better cook than a lot of the women i know; i just don't think it's funny -- using gender stereotypes for humor is easy and unoriginal at best, and sexist at worst.
Gallery of Rice Cakes from Seoul's 7th International Tteok Fair
yeah, every time i've seen it it's been spelled ddukk.
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
that ain't right, and i'm from a chicken farm...
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
well, i'm on a lifelong boycott of mcdonald's altogether, so i can't say as i'd even consider considering whether or not the filet is good OR bad.
Cook the Book: 'Summer on a Plate'
my dad cooked almost every meal i ever ate growing up. food for thought, the vegetarian cafe in london, taught me the sublime joys of vegetarian food. and peter reinhart taught me what was good bread, and how to bake it.
Anheuser-Busch to Stop Selling Alcoholic Energy Drinks
noooooooo! this stuff got me through so many dj gigs.
Sourdough Doesn't Always Mean 'Good'
sourdough is excellent in almost every application! SF sourdough is famous because of their particular wild yeast. back in the early days of bread, before commercial processes were developed for baker's and instant yeast, every bread was sourdough because the only way to grow the yeast culture was through capturing wild yeast. SF had a particularly nice strain, and that's why they have such a wonderful bread culture there. anyone who complains that sourdough isn't appropriate for certain cheeses or wines really needs to check themselves -- a lot of these cheeses were developed to be paired with sourdough, the only bread available at the time anywhere in the world.
In Videos: Bert and Ernie Make a Shopping List
that was really cute!
The Phaal Challenge at Brick Lane Curry House: Spiciest Curry Ever?
that was probably the most intense capsicum experience of my life. speaking of ego, i'm pretty proud that i actually accomplished it :) my certificate of honour is definitely on my wall. but dang if that wasn't the strooooong stuff.
Real Girls Eat Whatever They Want
that is a stupid shirt both for it's privileging of meat-eating and the reinforcement of gender roles that it's advertising. eat meat or don't eat meat all you want, but why cloak it under a rhetoric of what makes someone a "real man" or a "real woman"? i always get pretty irritated with the assumption that men are SUPPOSED to eat fatty, meaty foods and women and SUPPOSED to eat yogurt and strawberries; food, especially delicious food, transcends ALL social roles -- sexuality, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, nationality, etc.!! food is a great unifier! why gender it?
Where To Find Fried Pickles on the East Coast
i grew up in rural virginia and had a lot of delicious fried foods -- fried okra, fried zucchini, hush puppies, fried catfish, fried turkey, fried green tomatoes -- but never fried pickles! will have to seek these out the next time i'm home.
An Homage to Kimchi
oh jeez, this is my favorite food. what a fitting homage.
In Videos: Cell Phones Pop Popcorn Kernels
i want to believe. i really do.
Guerilla Gardening
every inch of empty space i see i long to have a flowering garden! community gardens, guerilla or not, are the greatest thing ever and are so necessary for community wellbeing and our planet. that's what i say.
Photo of the Day: Union Square Farmer's Market Salad
i seriously want to make this! halved-grapes? that sounds delicious, especially with the combination of sprouts. i'm a texture eater, so this spells nom.
Where to Get Free Häagen-Dazs Today
i just want to say that the new flavors are so awesome. though my favorite is the pomegranate sorbet. but i guess i'm a day late to get it for free. shucks.
Cook the Book: 'Whole Grains: Every Day, Every Way'
sweet sweet quinoa (although technically that's a seed, and not a grain. so if i were being technical, i'd say the humble yet delicious brown rice)
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I think whoever said "maybe crust haters are used to store bought crusts and never had a scratch crust" might be onto something. Well-made scratch crust...OMG, nothing like it. And you KNOW that someone making a scratch crust would not waste such a labor of love on acky Sandra Lee canned filling.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I agree that a higher crust-to-fruit ratio is preferable with fruit pies. The filling is often too sweet and I like a good thick crust to balance it.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
I loooooooove pie crust unplugged, especially hot, with a glass of ice cold (whole) milk. I usually make a two crust recipe even if I just need one for a pie so I can have a special treat.
Do You Like Eating Pie Crust By Itself?
Not particularly but my husband loves, loves, loves pie crust by itself.
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
We bought a flat (20) last week from a local organic market and had the same thing happen. All 20 eggs were double yolked. It was the weirdest thing.
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
Whoa - I want that dozen of eggs!!! The yolk is my favorite part!
Happy World Vegetarian Day
Lovely! With all the harvest at the Farmer's Market -- October should be hailed vegetarian month! find your inner veggie!
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
I found it quite funny! That's how most of my friends eat. But as a 20-something single dude myself, I speak with pride when I say that I home-cook every dinner and even make myself microwaveable dishes of awesomeness for lunch.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
well.. some guys like sweets.
I know when my bf and I were in different cities, he'd impulsively buy a whole cake from a grocery store. Granola bars (not chocolate, tho) is still his staple food.
(But he also loves chips and beer. and bacon.)
Happy World Vegetarian Day
hoooray!!!!
i heart you veggies :)
couldn't live happily without'em
@sora I agree. Robyn's a real life photo taker! I also like her collection of menu pics
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
I probably do more meats and less veggies. Kettle corn, reddi-wip, crackers, oreo's and granola bars???? Who is this F!@#%$& guy?! I certainly have never watched a football game with him. What in God's green earth are reddi-wip crackers anyway? This guy needs an ass whoopin and a beer.
Here's what I like to eat...(If only I was smart enough to cook them for my simple self) Steak and eggs, bacon and eggs, steak and potato, sausage and peppers, mashed potato and some kinda meat, burritos, tacos, Pasta, Red beans and rice, Boudin, stews, chowders... fun stuff that isn't always healthy, but damned good.
So all this time I have been missing out on the glory of reddi-wip crackers, and granola bars?! HA! Pass the ribeye and the remote!
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
Where is the giant bag of chips? Any kind of chips: potato, corn, mixed grain. The guys I know are more into salt than sugar. Or hot! Salsa with a big kick. Siracha sauce on everything. Banana peppers. Dill pickles. Canned tuna with enough mayo to choke a horse. And Mountain Dew till it floods!
But I go through days when I want nothing but tapioca pudding and a cheese sandwich for dinner. Kraft singles and the pudding in a cup!
I was lucky. I was taught to cook by a man, so I know some of them can cook. We all have off days, but I am the one eating the kettle corn, not some guy! And chocolate has always been a girl thing.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
Anyway: my girlfriend's not home, so I'd best go eat my block of cheese. :)
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
@kevster
They're not at all comparable. This is an example of satire. A mathematically deficient Barbie doll most likely wasn't.
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
this made me laugh.. i love the idea. ofcourse mine would have 'crappy pizza, bag of nuts (atleast its fiber!), Doritos sandwiches (yes they do exist), tuna out of a can, mountain dew, coffee, dunkin donuts, beer, more beer and crackers' on it.
if you are a man who doesn't eat like this - more power to you for embracing the inner foodie healthy person but at one point in your life you did. just admit it and laugh at yourself. its a joke people!
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
I agree that men are portrayed poorly in popular culture.
But...this is kind of representative of how my fiance eats at home. He doesn't eat junk food because he can't cook. He just likes to eat it. And it drives me nuts because I'd prefer to see him eat more balanced meals, some veggies, and less salt.
And I really *can't* do math. Are we just horrible stereotypes?
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
Some people found the talking Barbie who said "I can't do math" pretty amusing too!
Girlfriend-On-Vacation Food Pyramid
@kevster and @jenh718
It's called a stereotype. A stereotype is a device often used in humor.
Just because some of us find it amusing, doesn't mean we believe it applies to everyone.
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
I haven't had one in decades but just to keep this sandwich going, I will go there and have them.
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
They're tastey but they're like 700 calories each!!!!!!
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
When I was young and impoverished I used to work in an egg packing factory, a horrible job, but it paid well. As people like their eggs uniform my job was to check that the eggs were all the same - they would pass in front of me on a metal grid and a bright light was shone through the eggshells.
Any non-uniform eggs - double yolkers, part fertilised, deformed shells, that sort of thing, were snatched from the line and thrown into a big vat, and taken off to be dried to make egg powder and used in cake manufacturing
Could the egg checker in this case have meant to put the double yolkers on one side for disposal, but made a mistake and packed them instead?
The Phaal Challenge at Brick Lane Curry House: Spiciest Curry Ever?
My sister and I did the P'haal challenge today. We each finished in about 20, maybe 25 minutes. She was sweating and her eyes were tearing. I didn't sweat but I actually had two bouts of dizziness, my hands shook a little and my ears clogged up for about two minutes towards the end. But we got through it pretty easily. Our trick was not to touch the water or any drink at ALL. The only thing we added was maybe 1/4 of the rice bowl.
MY trick was to save the chicken for the end. The sauce did NOT soak into the chicken and by the end the temperature had gone down considerably, so the chicken almost had a cooling effect.
I do NOT recommend anyone does this at the 53rd St. location - they don't have a liquor license so they gave us a coupon for a free beer...which we can redeem down on 6th St. So we have to go to the Village anyway. That was a big disappointment. They also didn't take our picture - we have to email it to the guy in the Village.
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
THE same exact thing has happened to me!One dozen double yolks in the same dozen.My purchase was from TRADER JOES in SAN DIEGO in May 2009.The eggs are jumbo.
One Dozen Trader Joe's Eggs, Each with a Double Yolk
when i was a kid we had a chook (that's what we call chickens in AUS) that laid double-yolkers every time
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@PommeDG: Knowing Robyn's mom personally... yeah, this conversations definitely happened.