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no idea about this whole sciencey thing.

all i know is that if i keep my potatoes out of the fridge, i get potato plants.

vietnamese curry (potatoes, kabocha, fat carrots, celery, chicken) with a side of rice. a one bowl comfort meal.

My absolute favorite go-to brand is Mama Tom Yum flavor (I think it's from Thailand?), I get a whole box at the local Asian market. Spicy and delicious, especially if you want to drop an egg in or some veggies and bean sprouts.

@Gastro: agreed!! Let's do intestines next. I think I had a heart attack when at the ripe age of 18 I discovered my favorite soup (via gram's rustic vietnamese cookery) was chock full of intestines. Of course I am still eating it ;o)

Bring on the offal! I love this series! It's nice to know that the "weird" food I ate growing up isn't so weird afterall.

I don't know, the picture doesn't look very appetizing?

reading the fried chicken article made me hungry!

wow, i am in serious awe of your daring adventure-ness.

Making a fondant covered cake shaped like a boot in 100 degree weather. Fondant was a disaster. Then keeping the cake outside in 100+ degrees. Talk about a serious meltdown!

I freeze them all the time: in addition to the suggestion above, you can roll them up (like a snake? bowling pin size?) and double wrap them in plastic wrap. Sometimes for square cookies I line a bread pan/empty plastic wrap container with plastic wrap then wedge the cookie dough in and wrap it all up. When you're ready no need to defrost, just slice and bake away!

Note: plastic wrap and/or foil + freezer bags are your friend. they will keep weird smells from permeating into your cookies!

Most definitely meal-worthy, most definitely soupy, most definitely not the healthiest, and most definitely delicious:

RAMEN!

Something about the thick chewy ramen noodles with juicy slices of greasy pork swimming in a hot steaming bowl of broth which has been simmered for hours in pork bones... throw in some roasted nori sheets, chili powder, and if you are feeling particularly healthy that day a hardboiled egg, corn kernels, and some bamboo shoots.

Yum. that looks really good! Growing up Vietnamese, for major celebrations my dad would pick up a whole roasted pig. I'm talking about a 6 foot porker! My favorite part was sneaking bits of the crunchy skin off while we waited for the feast to be prepared.

I crave In n Out fries on multiple ocassions, sometimes I go just for the fries.

Anyone been to Nando's? I think it's a chain in Australia, omg the fries (aka "chips") there are sooooo good, especially with extra peri-peri seasoning. Crunchy fried bite with pillowy soft potato center.