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@pavlov, tee-hee. I thought it was funny.

This looks great! I will definitely be making this. I would probably add some couscous to it...I need my carbs :) I'd appreciate if you checked out my site as well and let me know what you think: www.shar-on-nutrition.com

Thanks!

I make a similar salsa and mix in shrimp (slice in half length wise) and throw it in a corn tortilla that has been toasted......heaven on earth!!

Oops, that's re-read.

And for the record, I really like your work on the Slice side of things.

@jjchampion: I did mock and it was all in good fun. In reality, I'm in hotdoglover's camp: I don't really care what other people do to their burgers. Or anything else they eat for that matter.

I think my burger reviews will be pretty clear, but I think this Grilled bit is great as it gives readers a chance to know where I'm coming from when I do my reviews. I've disavowed ketchup and brioche buns and declared my love for rare meat and strong cheeses. That's the flavor profile I want in a burger, so when I review a place and say what I like about it, it's great that readers know what I'm looking for so they can decide whether the burger I'm describing is one that they think they'll enjoy.

As for cutting out fast food, my reasons were much more tied to the chemicals that go into it and the treatment of employees by most chains that led me to give up on what had been at least a weekly dining choice. I'm not particularly vigilant when it comes to food politics (see: White Castle intake), but it was a place where I could do a little bit while ensuring a healthier lifestyle, which was important given how much other crap I eat.

@roboppy: You grossly exaggerate, but thanks for the kind words.

@hotdoglover: I do not and would not put ketchup on a hot dog. I love sweets, but I think the processed sweetener in ketchup severely clashes with beef. I actually think ketchup clashes with pretty much anything. The only time I eat ketchup is when I'm eating a quality of french fry that tastes more like oil than potato. In those cases, where the fry is pretty much a vessel for fat, I'll gladly soak the thing in ketchup as sugary fat is even better than regular fat.

@Everyone who equates not liking fast food to being a food snob, I'd love to hear some of you make the case as to the quality of places like McDonald's rather than simply insulting those of us who prefer things like fresh meat in our burgers.

Oh great! Another ketchup snob. Enjoy your blue cheese with a bit of beef underneath.

Hotdoglover, it's really just a matter of taste. Some people (not me, but whatever) actually like ketchup on hot dogs. Are they wrong? I don't think so, they just have their own vision of what tastes good. No reason to look down upon them.

I honestly didn't read Daniel's answers as snobby when I read them, but I think that's because I've actually met him and he's one of the least snobby, nicest, and easy to talk to people I've ever met. I'm glad to have him on the AHT team.

If not liking McD burgers = snobbery, then I was a burger snob since I was born. I never liked their burgers..BUT I LOVE ME SOME CHICKEN NUGGETS. And like Daniel, I cut out most most fast food nine years ago too. :\

Daniel, it's the tone of your answers.

You love White Castle? That's fine. But then you add that you cut out fast food nine years ago, and later dis McDonald's (yawn). It smacks of snobbery, like when people proclaim "I don't even own a TV" before ranting about the quality of television programming.

You like your burgers rare and without ketchup? Fine, good for you. But then, as carmen89 mentioned, you proceed to mock those whose opinions and preferences differ from yours.

Whatever. I know these "Grilled" features aren't particularly serious, and I imagine that some of your answers were tongue in cheek or meant to be flippant, but it read as burger snobbery to me.

@Hilfy - Most vegans don't want to limit others' lifestyles. Certainly, I would be thrilled if certain family members *chose* to eat less meat, but I don't think it's my responsibility or duty to impose my choices on others. And I think most vegans and vegetarians would agree with me.

I don't really have the funds to run counter-campaigns against PETA. Truthfully, most of the vegans I know dislike PETA and their willingness to exploit women and racial and political tensions in order to get publicity. There are many other AR groups that you have never heard of, simply because they're working without dressing up like KKK members are putting up billboards comparing overweight women to whales.

Are you saying that you don't value human life over animal life? I do. And without going into detail, I can say that you're projecting ideas about veganism onto me – I don't disagree that life requires death.

But I don't think the particular philosophical reasons behind the choice to eat meat or not really factor into the issue of respect. I have my reasons, you have yours. Both of us think well of our reasoning. Let's leave it there, and not worry over, snicker, deride or demean the meals on each others' plates.

Ok, ate at Joey's Sunday afternoon and I have to agree with Ed that their slice is superior to Giordanos. I had 4 friends taste test both with me and the two main reasons they said Joeys was superior was the sauce and crunch of the crust. I have to agree that the sauce had more flavor and the crust didn't have the doughy quality of Gio's. Joey's is a little oily but it still comes out on top. I will still be eating at Giordanos because of the memories, the sausage pie, and the fact that it is cheaper, but the infallible Ed was right again.

@Hilfy - What vegans give you this attitude? To be perfectly honest, I have found far more hostility from omnivores towards vegans than vice versa (then again, I'm not an abolitionist and neither are most of my friends. Yes, there are dissenting voices in the so-called "vegan movement," and many of us dislike the organizations that, in the public discourse, define the opinions of the rest of us). And since I have not always been a strict vegetarian, I can report from both sides of the dinner table - I distinctly remember claiming, many times over, that I could never, ever be vegan.

And I don't think vegans are responsible for labeling omnivores "carnivores," either (on vegan boards, we usually say "omnis"). Many omnivores describe themselves, tongue-in-cheek, as carnivores. But I do think that vegans get a very bad rap in the media, and some of it is the doing of certain pro-vegan organizations that shall remain nameless. But the popular perception of veganism has little do with *most* of the people who actually practice the lifestyle.

I do think vegans and omnis alike can appreciate tasty food. I will eat any vegan food that I find tasty! As far as yeast, bacteria and plants - even the most hardcore AR activists stick to caring about organisms with nervous systems (no one's fighting for Yeast Rights). And many people go vegetarian or vegan for reasons other than AR.

Now, there are very rude vegans (just as there are very rude omnivores, and very rude people in general), but I think it's unfair to attribute traits to a person based solely on the presence or absence of meat in their diet.

mmmmm this looks so delicious. I topped some scallops with a similar combination a few weeks ago: corn and cherry tomato salsa and a tomatillo guacamole. This looks like a way more efficient way though to get all those flavors in there. thanks! Will def be my topper for this dish next time: http://www.biggirlssmallkitchen.com/2009/07/big-girls-test-kitchen-summer-scallops.html