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Should Junk Food Help Pay for Health Care?
Interesting idea, theoretically, but would NEVER work.
Omitting Soda Pop
I really do enjoy a good old regular coke poured over ice, but I try to limit how much I have one. Maybe once or twice a week...
Canning/Jarring - How Do I Not Kill Myself?
I made strawberry jam for the first time last week and was also kinda daunted by the whole "submerge the jars in boiling water" part. I didn't have any fancy tools and just ended up using a big soup pot and plain old kitchen tongs to get the jars in and out. Aside from being a bit dicey holding the jars with the tongs, everything worked out fine!
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Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
There's a brand called 3 Greek Gods yogurt that makes the absolute BEST pomegranate and honey flavors!!!
Should Junk Food Help Pay for Health Care?
Interesting idea, theoretically, but would NEVER work.
Omitting Soda Pop
I really do enjoy a good old regular coke poured over ice, but I try to limit how much I have one. Maybe once or twice a week...
Canning/Jarring - How Do I Not Kill Myself?
I made strawberry jam for the first time last week and was also kinda daunted by the whole "submerge the jars in boiling water" part. I didn't have any fancy tools and just ended up using a big soup pot and plain old kitchen tongs to get the jars in and out. Aside from being a bit dicey holding the jars with the tongs, everything worked out fine!
Cook the Book: 'Endangered Recipes' by Lari Robling
My fondest childhood food memory is walking out to our backyard garden with my dad, two things in hand - a knife and a salt shaker. We would pick cucumbers and peel and eat them right there. Crisp, fresh, and delicious! I still LOVE cucumbers. :)
What does a young foodie/recent grad need in his kitchen?
I second the George Foreman grill comment! I've had mine for like 10 years and still use it all the time. Plus, it's a great city-dweller gift because most city apartments don't have patios big enough for the real thing.
Unique to: San Francisco
Blue Bottle Coffee!
Guilty Food Pleasures
Cheeseburger Hamburger Helper. Now and forevermore.
Healthy and Delicious: Pasta e Ceci
Like her or not, you can't go wrong with her recipes! All that I've tried have been huge hits and relatively easy to make.
He said, 'Broccoli is the anchovy of vegetables'
Celery. It's so freaking pointless and weird, cooked and raw. I have never figured out WHY in the world people like it and add it to things.
'Culinary Slumming'
Hamburger Helper and McDonald's Chicken McNuggets!!
Giada is Genius
I've never been disappointed with a Giada recipe!
Starbucks New Piadinis 'Sandwiches' vs. the Original Italian Piadinas
Am I the only one who thinks that the Starbuck's one looks like a Hot Pocket?
Food and Drink On-the-Job Injuries
When I worked in fine dining my fingertips were constantly cut up from rushing to open wine cap foils! Random, but true.
Phyllis Richman's Waiter Rant
I personally hate it when waiters are describing the specials and preface everything with "Tonight I'VE got this, and this...", rather than WE'VE got something. I think it's uppity and makes it sound like they own the place. I'm all for servers who take pride in their job, but a restaurant is a team environment, so that little verbage glitch really bugs me.
Photo of the Day: Mini Condiments
The only thing cuter are the mini Tobasco bottles. Love them!
I can't eat ------ like I used to!
Fast food. Not that I used to be a huge glutton, but I was a normal, American college kid, and could easily do McDonald's once or twice a week. Now I'm just becoming more snobby about it, and rarely do fast food at all. I'll get a craving every six months or so for a McNugget, and I'll indulge, but that's about it.
Snapshots From Italy: Ten Reasons Why I Love Shopping in Italy
This is so perfect - I'm leaving today to visit Italy for the first time and loved reading this little preview of what my next week and a half will be like. :)
What do you love to make?
Homemade vanilla extract! Super easy, more fun to use, and a GREAT gift item. All of my clients are getting their own little bottles this year. :)
What recipe or dish are you best known for?
Macaroni and cheese - with lots of cheddar and a few dashes of Chipotle tobasco.
and
Brownies. I use Nigella's recipe and then throw in a few extras like either Bailey's or coffee liquor and ground coffee. I also use walnuts instead of the white chocolate chips (or buttons, to her).
I've never really understood the appeal of ...
Marshmellows, and anything marshmellow-ish, like meringue.
Cole slaw makes me want to puke, but I think it's just because my dad once forced me to eat a bite of Long John Silver's slaw when I was little "just to give it a try".
Also, for some reason I can't get into pickles, which is weird because I love both cucumbers and vinegar.
Houston's Doesn't Suck: What's Your Favorite Slightly Fancy Chain Restaurant?
There's a Brio Tuscan Grille in my city that is just awesome. I've never had a bad meal there, and the staff is young, talented, and excited. It's really great. Although sometimes I kinda hate myself for loving a chain so much. :)
What are you reading (food-related)?
I finally picked up "My Life in France" by Julia Child and Alex prud'Homme. It is delicious, rich, and fulfilling. I can't put it down, and am now totally in love with both her and her husband. Highly recommended.
Food Network comeback?
I completely agree that I wish they would do more actual cooking shows and less of these reality-type shows.
Also, has anyone seen this new Ingrid Hoffman show? Gag. I was pumped for something Latin-based, but she is so annoying!
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
Cabot's Plain Greek Style Yogurt is absolutely wonderful! The price is right, too....much less expensive that Fage. Trader Joe's brand yogurt is also very good....especially the Honey flavoured. I like plain yogurt with a dollop of lemon curd....YUMMY!
Fage is fine but way too expensive.....rather make it myself than pay that amount. Oixos and Chobani, not so much.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
oikos w/ honey!!
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
Greek Gods Yogurt - Honey Flavor
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
Fage with honey is fantastic
Tried Oikos and didn't care for it, same with Chobani.
Cabot's is hard to find but I did and it was a dissappointment. There is a local European, Turkish, Greek foodstore around here that I hear makes their own that I need to try. That said however, I really only like Fage as far as grocery store Greek yogurts are concerned.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
Liberté Méditerranée or Astro Balkan Style - but maybe only in Canada?
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
It's Fage or Trader Joe's for me.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I think Oikos, Chobani, and pretty much all the others I have tried taste vile.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
Cabot's Greek Style yogurt - their low-fat vanilla bean is our current favorite, and gotta love that it's made in Vermont!
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
The Greek Gods honey flavor. One of the best things I've ever eaten.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I agree with Oikos being running. I buy TJ's simply because it's cheaper, but I love Fage.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
@jay27 - I agree with you; Voskos is my favorite too! I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned more than once in this thread...
3 Greek Gods is my second choice, after Voskos.
As for the Oikos (Stonyfield), I don't really care for any of them except for the strawberry flavor... the plain, vanilla, and honey flavors all have a strange, chalky consistency; I don't know how the strawberry flavor managed to escape the same fate, but it is the only Oikos flavor that I ever buy.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I'm curious about the Stonyfield - I usually grab TJ or Fage, just because they're so prevalent.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I get TJ's regular goat's milk yogurt, and strain it down to a Greek yogurt consistency. Its a little work for outstanding results.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I love Fage! Oikos is a very distant second. Chobani is chalky and not so good.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I prefer Fage. Oikos and Chobani taste like chalk.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
The only ones I've seen are Fage, Oikos and Chobani.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
Total = Fage.
I like this Fage the best. It's what they use all over Greece. While in Crete, we had yogurt with spoon fruits after every meal. Utterly delicious!
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
you know, i find mountain high yogurt to have a consistency that rivals even the best gree yogurts. but of those marketed as greek style yogurt, i like oikos
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
Fage (the 2%) is my favorite. I've tried others, but always go back to Fage.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I have very few to choose from, but I like Cabot followed by Chobani.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
chobani and stonyfield oikos!
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I don't have a Trader Joes or Whole Foods, but I'm stuck on Fage (0% and 2%) and Oikos--both plain. I cannot stand sweetened yogurt and despite the cost, I will never stray away from the Greek from now on!
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
Brown Cow just started their own Greek yogurt as well.
Do You Have a Favorite Greek Yogurt?
I can't believe no one has mentioned Voskos!!!!! It is my favorite by far! Fage and chobani are a bit too tart (almost to the point of bitterness) and Oikos is too runny. Voskos is the best on the market and actually sells you a FULL CUP (gasp) of yogurt rather than the 5.3 oz and 6 oz containers. It makes me sad there are no Trader Joe's in Colorado :-(
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There's a brand called 3 Greek Gods yogurt that makes the absolute BEST pomegranate and honey flavors!!!