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'Top Chef' Contestant Fabio Viviani Spokesman for New Frozen Pizza Line
"In 1891 Dr. August Oetker developed the baking powder Backin at his pharmacy in Bielefeld, Germany....To increase public awareness of Backin the company published special recipe booklets, ran newspaper advertisements and printed recipe suggestions on the packaging."
They later expanded their product line into other baking supplies, packaged products like pudding and according to their website, pizza in 2003.
Also, their pizza is really good. I enjoy the thin crust and how it is not overly cheesy.
Exotic Eggs Available at Whole Foods
They have the same set up at the Whole Foods here in Toronto. It has always puzzled me too. How am I supposed to get thoes eggs home?
Pantry 'Ghosts': Do You Have Them?
My parents received a christmas pudding the first year they were married. 36 years ago. They never got around to eating him, and his name is now "Steve" and will be inherited by the first of us three children to get married.
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Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
Since I was let in on the secret that microwave pop corn is a sham, I make a big batch at home and bring by own popcorn. If you put regular pop corn kernels in a regular brown paper lunch bag, roll up the top and put it in the microwave.. it makes pop corn! No artificial butter, no crazy additives, no lugging out the air popper. It just takes a bit of trial and error to figure out how much pop corn and for how long depending on the microwave.
I usually bring some red nibs and diet coke to go with it. It's so satisfying to make that can crack sound in the theatre. :)
'Top Chef' Contestant Fabio Viviani Spokesman for New Frozen Pizza Line
"In 1891 Dr. August Oetker developed the baking powder Backin at his pharmacy in Bielefeld, Germany....To increase public awareness of Backin the company published special recipe booklets, ran newspaper advertisements and printed recipe suggestions on the packaging."
They later expanded their product line into other baking supplies, packaged products like pudding and according to their website, pizza in 2003.
Also, their pizza is really good. I enjoy the thin crust and how it is not overly cheesy.
Exotic Eggs Available at Whole Foods
They have the same set up at the Whole Foods here in Toronto. It has always puzzled me too. How am I supposed to get thoes eggs home?
Pantry 'Ghosts': Do You Have Them?
My parents received a christmas pudding the first year they were married. 36 years ago. They never got around to eating him, and his name is now "Steve" and will be inherited by the first of us three children to get married.
In Videos: Slap Chop Infomercial Featuring Vince, the Enthusiastic Host
"I'd pay to see a Billy Mays vs. Vince cage match"
Vince lunges forward ropes Billy in with a sham-wow and slap chops face. Billy counters with a face full of OxyClean?
I love infomercials. My favorite part is when he essentially says you already have this product, but now it's easy to clean, so you should buy another. I haven't bought this product before, and trust me, it wasn't because I was concerned about bacteria.
Snapshots from the UK: Ribena, and the Guinness and Black
While visiting a friend in Leeds (England) I was informed at a pub, that it ladies didn't drink "lagers"..
"Oh no I asked, what do they drink?"
"A cider and black"
After two pints of sickly sweet pink cider (Pint of Strongbow with an ounce.. A WHOLE OUNCE.. of Ribena) I switched to beer, not caring if the boys found me unlady like.
Though strangly I do love Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles.
Do you enjoy eating game?
Love game. More flavour and (typically) less fat and cholesterol. Winning combination all around!
I especially love game birds (which I do cook at home) and venison. However, I've been having a HECK of a time finding venison to buy here in Toronto. I've looked a Whole Foods, and about 6 specialty butchers with no success.
Goofy kitchen appliances (please don't buy that for me!)
"The Magic Bullet-Does anyone remember seeing that one on tv?"
I LOVE my Magic Bullet. Though it did come with too much crap I have to store, and it is more my personal versatile smoothie machine. I love not having to wash a blender, it’s small enough to stay on the counter, and I got used to drinking out of plastic (read: use a straw).
It also is amazing for making hummus and emulsifying salad dressings.
It’s the only gimmicky gadget I’ve ever found useful.
Goofy kitchen appliances (please don't buy that for me!)
I did not know who this Sandra Lee was.. so I looked it up on Amazon. Here is an amusing quote from a review: "Thank you Sandra for giving me the feeling that I am a gourmet cook and the confidence to be one."
Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Wine Snob's Dictionary'
From an actual review: "This wine helicopters into your mouth with spinning blades of fruit."
Cook the Book: 'Baked, New Frontiers in Baking'
Hum.. it's a toss up between
A) Jello Pistachio pudding- gloriously green with little chunks of pistachio in it. Those were pistachios right? I honestly haven't thought of eating it in the last 10 years. and
B) "Fluffy Jello," Cherry. This is one I think my mother must have gotten from a Jello cookbook- let the jello half set, then whip with a beater. I'm pretty sure my palate has grown out of that one now.
Do you enjoy eating game?
@wellred: that's not hypocritical at all! More people should be willing to try new things, like different types of game! Check out my recipes if you're looking for something new!
Do you enjoy eating game?
Have tried venison, wild boar, goat (not game, but less commonly eaten meat in North America), buffalo, quail, ostrich...can't think of what else. Liked them all. I would try almost any animal as long as it was either raised for meat or properly hunted...but I do have a double standard for dogs, having grown up living with one. I know it is hypocritical; I'm OK with that.
Do you enjoy eating game?
I've eaten venison for most of my life, but I wanted to try some new things so I tried out this recipe for grilled dove kabobs that I found on AmericanHunter.org the other day and it was a huge hit at my cookout! Check it out: http://americanhunter.org/ArticlePage.aspx?cid=40&id=1699
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
Just to clear up a previous post with the glamour.com link -- If you read the article, the person had extra doses of butter added to the regular amount of butter. The 500 calorie small popcorn was the one without extra butter, however it still had the regular amount of butter.
Unbuttered popcorn (popped in oil) only has 55 calories per cup.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
My friends and I sneak in burritos and chips from the mexican place across the way. YUMMM!
If not that, then I usually just grab a bottle of water and buy some kind of candy at the concession stand. I used to, without fail, buy cherry coke but that was before they changed a small to about a gallon and make it 4.25. Siigh.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
Since I've moved out to Los Angeles it seems like sneaking food into a theater here hasn't been that big of a deal. The theater I usually go to is part of an outdoor mall area with several different food establishments surrounding it. We almost always go eat before we go to a movie, and if I have a diet coke from Rubio's in my hand as I go into the movie, no one seems to mind. So maybe it's a little different out here?
As for food, I've brought in a subway sandwich before, squished down in my not-so-large purse. And no, it wasn't a five dollar footlong.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
It wasn't sneaking so much as I bought it and stuck it in my bag, a large pack of Starburst (years ago when I still ate candy). The ticket taker asked me to open my bag and it was on top, and I was like oh shoot. It was especially annoying because the movie was starting and we'd parked pretty far, so BF shoved it under his shirt (we walked outside) and we went back in. That really annoyed me, but I understand - they sell Starburst at the theater.
Another time, we'd just gone to Dunkin' Donuts (for him), and he was holding the bag, the ticket taker was like "You can't bring that in." So BF put it under his shirt and said "Ok how about now?" using the logic that they don't sell donuts there, and he wanted a donut, but the ticket taker was like no. So he went outside and stuffed it under his shirt more carefully and went in.
Is it just us who gets searched/stopped? lol I swear we don't look like we're carrying anything in particular! I have occasionally tossed sweets into my bag but not for the movie. Lately, when we go to the movies, we just pay for the concessions there because it's easier and because the way he sees it, it is a night out and you might as well just pay - like being on vacation and paying for things you normally wouldn't. (Clearly, we have no children yet - I imagine all snacks will be packed into my bag before movie trips with children.)
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
I always sneek in food. I just can't bring myself to pay those inflated prices. My cache usually includes Dollar Store movie candy, homemade cookies or bars, water and cheddar popcorn.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
A Flask.....great time!
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
I just never brought food in movie theatres other than once in a blue moon, maybe popcorn, or a fave candy, but I just wanted to watch the movie. I was usually going out for dinner afterwads, or when younger, had dinner already.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
What HAVEN'T I snuck in? Some of the highlights are a 40-oz of beer (college years) and 12 beers (adult years with 2 backpacks), chicken tikka masala with nan and many diet cokes.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
When they lived in Chicago, my son and his wife each took a bottle of wine and a straw in the inside pocket of their parkas - this was only feasible in the winter - and a few snacks in the pockets.
This would be more difficult in Southern California, I suppose.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
candy. I can get it from Dollar Tree for $1.
Soda & water
sometimes popcorn
sandwiches
mickey D's
etc.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
oh, and i forgot to add that in Brazil movie theaters are obliged by law to allow food in. What they don't allow are cans and icecream. That being said, my Man likes to bring in a few McDonald's cheeseburgers and fries, and the large diet coke. Well, he doesn't really care about my snacks, and neither do i for his.
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
the movies ain't the movies for me without gummy bears and jelly beans. With the price the movie theaters charge for a ticket in Brazil, i don't feel bad at all sneaking stuff in. I like taking in sour candy as well, and chocolates. Chocolate covered raisins are also nice, as are the colored mentos and chewing gum... see, even though i bring massive amounts of candy it barely makes it to the middle of the movie... And although i don't really like popcorn, i have a soft spot for the pink prepopped stuff... I just never find it.
The one thing i buy from concession stands are ice tea. Lots!
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
I'll stick a coke from the fridge into the freezer for 30 min. Then just before I leave, I'll pop a single serve 100 calorie bag of popcorn. (The SO doesn't like popcorn) I'll throw them in my huge purse and be out the door. By the time the movie is starting, the coke is still cold, but not frozen at all. You just have to wait for just the right loud moment in the trailer to pop the top! :) MUCH better portion sized, and cheaper!
Large Movie Popcorn with Butter: 1,220 Calories
The theatre I usually frequent is part of a mall with a Starbucks so hiding my coffee is never an issue.
I like to sneak in drugstore candies and snacks like pretzels. A few times I've gone so far as to sneak in real foods like burritos, sushi, or a sandwhich. Without fail though, I always buy my drink at the theatre.
But on special occasions, like midnight showings, I indulge in the concession stand and get red vines, buttered popcorn, and a coke.
Pantry 'Ghosts': Do You Have Them?
My pantry ghosts hide items prior to my going to the market. Hence the five, yes five, large bottles of soy sauce and three bottles of oyster sauce. I love making Asian food, but there is no way I can use all that up!
Pantry 'Ghosts': Do You Have Them?
I just got a brand new pantry ghost last night – but only because it's a food we're not accustomed to eating: fresh cilantro/coconut chutney made for us by the dinner guest who came over last night. We have about a pint of it, I think. It's great stuff, and the guy who made it says it goes with anything, so maybe it won't linger for long.
Exotic Eggs Available at Whole Foods
I just recently purcased an emu egg at the reading terminal market in Philadelphia for $8. It came from a farm in NJ. It yeilded 2 cups of liquid. I made one small omlet. I didn't add milk to the omlet and it was still light and fluffy and had a very creamy taste. the remainder of the egg I made into a quiesh.
'Top Chef' Contestant Fabio Viviani Spokesman for New Frozen Pizza Line
these are easily the best frozen pizza I have access to in supermarkets here in The Netherlands. And at €2,20 (=$2,80), they ain't exactly expensive either. They make quite a few. I'd link to the list if the website wasn't so crappy, but here are the Ristorante versions:
Ristorante Bolognese
Ristorante Calzone Speciale
Ristorante Funghi
Ristorante Hawaii
Ristorante Mozzarella
Ristorante Pasta
Ristorante Pepperoni Salame Piccante (tip!)
Ristorante Pollo
Ristorante Formaggi & Pomodori
Ristorante Prosciutto
Ristorante Quattro Formaggi
Ristorante Quattro Stagioni
Ristorante Salame
Ristorante Spinaci
Ristorante Tonno
Ristorante Vegetale
Exotic Eggs Available at Whole Foods
When I was little, I used to LOVE quail eggs. I thought they were so cute! Seriously though, get them from a chinese supermarket. They come in cartons of 18 (or 24?) If you just want to try them, its worth it. They dont taste particularly different. Although, they yolk is proportionally larger, so beware, you yolk-haters.
Exotic Eggs Available at Whole Foods
Hi SE NY:
About the Baby Duck eggs–I was forced to eat one on Sunday mornings as a child. This gruesome task of breaking a hot egg into a bowl made my skin crawl. A fully formed steaming duck would plop into the bowl smelling of embryonic fluid, I would have to mash it up with some salt and pepper and eat the whole thing–beak, fur and adorable little ducky feet and all. This was the primary reason why I turned vegetarian at 17. Its been since 2007 that I started to eat meat again.
Please be careful when venturing into Asian-town, avoid labels over the eggs like "balut" and "hot vit lon." You are warned.
'Top Chef' Contestant Fabio Viviani Spokesman for New Frozen Pizza Line
Oh, just had a thought, wonder if they will make it for the US with shoarma, now THAT I would try.
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Since I was let in on the secret that microwave pop corn is a sham, I make a big batch at home and bring by own popcorn. If you put regular pop corn kernels in a regular brown paper lunch bag, roll up the top and put it in the microwave.. it makes pop corn! No artificial butter, no crazy additives, no lugging out the air popper. It just takes a bit of trial and error to figure out how much pop corn and for how long depending on the microwave.
I usually bring some red nibs and diet coke to go with it. It's so satisfying to make that can crack sound in the theatre. :)