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Super Bowl Giveaway: California Avocado Gift Box for Guacamole-Making
Salt and pepper, garlic powder, oil & vinegar. In chunks, tossed.
Or, sometimes... mashed in with hot white rice. MMMM!
Coffee Resolutions for 2012
I'm looking at finally buying a machine (I have my eyes set on a Breville BES860XL) and saving some money on Starbucks runs.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Korin Knife
For now, a Rada butcher's knife. I'll be shopping for more appropriate knives when I get my kitchen back to working order after the floods got it all in August.
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A sneaky plot involving Induction cooking...
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galadiman answered "No way, and I don't know anyone else who does that." to Do You Eat Burgers Around the Periphery Towards the Center?
Poll posted by Robyn Lee, January 6, 2011 at 9:00 AM
galadiman answered "Yes! It's dangerous, particularly to young drinkers." to Should Four Loko Be Banned?
Poll posted by The Serious Eats Team, November 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM
galadiman answered "No" to Do you like "fusion burgers"?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, August 12, 2010 at 9:45 AM
galadiman answered "No. Pizza über alles!" to Do you stop eating pizza when it's hot outside?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, June 28, 2010 at 1:55 PM
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galadiman got 70% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Bagels?
Quiz posted by Joan Fang, June 29, 2010 at 6:00 AM
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The Food Lab: The Best Guacamole (and the Science of Avocados)
Any good alternatives to cilantro? I hate the taste of the stuff, and was wondering if there was an alternative to that particular herb.
Super Bowl Giveaway: California Avocado Gift Box for Guacamole-Making
Salt and pepper, garlic powder, oil & vinegar. In chunks, tossed.
Or, sometimes... mashed in with hot white rice. MMMM!
Coffee Resolutions for 2012
I'm looking at finally buying a machine (I have my eyes set on a Breville BES860XL) and saving some money on Starbucks runs.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Korin Knife
For now, a Rada butcher's knife. I'll be shopping for more appropriate knives when I get my kitchen back to working order after the floods got it all in August.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: La Quercia's Cured Meat Experience
With Goat cheese on a baguette is delectable!
How to Make Skittle Burgers
On the one hand, (with all due respect...) how bat-spit crazy do you have to be to come up with this?
On the other hand, Unequivocally AWESOME!
Candy a Day: Sno-Caps
I too like Sno-Caps... but what, may I ask, is a "pareil", and what makes Sno-Caps "Not" one? ;)
The Food Lab's Apple Pie, Part 1: What Are the Best Apples for Pie?
I've always liked Granny Smith pies, but maybe there are chemical additives in commercial pies that change the flavor. I do like their tartness, personally.
And nice shout out to Douglas Adams! A bit of poetry?
"Oh freddled gruntbuggly/thy micturations are to me..."
13 Cheeses Everyone Should Know
Substitute some of that Mozz in a lasagna recipe with Muenster, it's a great complement!
A sneaky plot involving Induction cooking...
Great points, thank you. I'll break the news to my wife gently. ;)
The Best Way To Eat Breakfast at McDonald's
If only I could get the Popeye's biscuit instead of the McD's biscuit on this - I would be in fast-food-Egg-sandwich heaven. Then I would promptly die of cardiac arrest from those delectable Popeye's biscuits... ;)
The Best Way To Eat Breakfast at McDonald's
WAIT!! One more thing: ask for a ROUND egg. The Square eggs are, afaik, "egg product", whereas the round eggs are, shockingly, actual real honest-to-goodness eggs that came out of a chicken.
And Erinbeth beat me to it, but I'm still posting this, because it's how I roll. As it were. ;)
Home Slice: Making Homemade Stuffed-Crust Pizza
Well said:
"It's bread." I'm with you so far, bread GOOD. (assuming good bread)
"Stuffed with cheese." Still with you, Cheese GOOD. (assuming good cheese, again)
"Attached to PIZZA." Definitely - this is the cherry on top. But here's the crux - this is where many fall apart. Usually, the parts are less than good, so the sum is just some yucky melange of yuck.
On the other hand, making it at home, and making it good? BRILLIANT!
Muslim Man Receives Take-Out Burger in 'Happy September 11th' Container
texas blues - google 'texas stereotypes' to get an answer for yourself, thus avoiding a flamefight.
As for these people playing this 'joke' - I agree with duckduckgoose... good for that man for maintaining his calm, and good for the owner for taking responsibility and assigning accountability. That's one unemployment statisitic none of us need feel badly about.
Homemade 'Nutter Butters'
Actually, it was pretty clear to me, since the title was "Homemade Nuter Butters," that it was not poop, but indeed, peanut butter. My first thought was, "Why would anyone waste that delicious filling?!?!?"
BraveTart: Utter Nutter Butter Perfection
So here's my guilty pleasure: When I can find the snack-packs of Nutter Butters and Oreos together, I get one of each and alternate bites, but I eat half of each at one time. Mmmmm! If they made Oreos with Nutter Butter filling... wow. But I DO like the Nutter Butter cookie texture as well...
A Pizza Snob's Approach To Toppings
Off Topic: Couldn't get past "hot avocado is icky." Try this: get you some good hot white rice, properlycooked, with salt and oil. Take a forkful of good, fresh avocado, and mix it with an equal amount of said rice. Partake. You'll probably never say "hot avocado is icky" every again.
Chain Reaction: Houlihan's
I admit I am a regular at Houlihan's (Bridgewater NJ location.) Favorite menu items: Pot Roast in any form, Cheese stuffed chicken breast, and of course, the Shrooms. Also, they have another couple of star appys - the cheesy lavosh, and the bruschetta. I once had a superb red snapper special there, go figure.
So many great appetizers, hard to get all the ones you want, but the mini-appys are a great idea for them. I know, you can probably find better food items in many places, but I like these gys for bistro-y stuff MUCH better than TGIF, Chili's, etc.
On The Importance Of Fresh Pizza: Zuppardi's Apizza
Best sausage pizza I've ever had, I had at Zuppardi's. Can't wait to get back up there.
The Food Lab, Drinks Edition: Is Mexican Coke Better?
I miss RC Cola. Hard to find anymore.
Greenville, SC: Pimento Cheeseburgers at Northgate Soda Shop
Burger looks great, and I laud the look of the humble, underappreciated Crinkle Cut fries - I still wish more eateries ponied up some crispy crinkles!
AHT Giveaway: Case of Pat LaFrieda Burgers
Had a cheeseburger at the (now out of biz) GM Steakhouse in Austin, TX on Guadalupe right near UT Austin (I wa a student there.) Greasiest, cheesiest, most awesome meal I had ever had to that point in my life.
Daily Slice: Sausage Heaven at Zuppardi's, West Haven, Connecticut
I went this weekend, based solely on this review. I was not disappointed - Thank You!! What a great pie! I wrote a review on another site, here is a copy:
OK, so saw this reviewed on Slice/Serious Eats, was on a trip up to ME, had to stop in on a Friday. It's about 2 miles in off I95, great for people who know where it is, unfortunately a little hard to find unless you DO know where to look.
We were there a little early, around 11:30 AM, to my surprise, the place was deserted. Typical neighborhood pizza joint from the outside (to my eyes), I would never have given it a second look as a passerby unless I had gotten a recommendation from a friend.
We ordered a medium Sausage, Mozz and mushroom, took about 15 minutes from order to table (and he was alone). (Though we like our clams, we're not really sure about mixing the clam and pizza experiences.)
(BTW, the menu states that all prices include mozz, so I think they must have gotten rid of the 'you have to order the cheese' part of the ordering process, if I understand correctly.)
Unfortunately, the guy forgot our mushrooms. He was very apologetic about it (offered to make us a new pie) but we said no problem, this looks great.
Anyway, the pie looked different than I'm used to. (I'm used to NY style slices, heavy cheese on top, sauce beneath) This looked like the sauce and mozz were mixed in together. I wish it were the other way, but if it's standard custom, I can roll with it. The slices were a bit soggy toward the middle, but from edge to about halfway in, the crust was terrific- crispy, lightly brown with some darker spots that gave a great smoky taste.
The sausage deserves it's own paragraph. W.O.W. I want more of this NOW. #1 best sausage on a pizza I have ever had, bar none. Quarter-size chunks on top, browned just right, juicy and moist, taste superb, my mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Had the leftovers 2 days later (heated up in a cast iron pan in the oven). Just as good as the original, even less soggy made it slightly better in some ways! Bodes well for their frozen to-go pie options.
Overall, my wife and I will probably stop here on every trip we can when we're in the area. Drop by if you're looking for a quick meal, you won't be sorry.
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galadiman answered "No way, and I don't know anyone else who does that." to Do You Eat Burgers Around the Periphery Towards the Center?
Poll posted by Robyn Lee, January 6, 2011 at 9:00 AM
galadiman answered "Yes! It's dangerous, particularly to young drinkers." to Should Four Loko Be Banned?
Poll posted by The Serious Eats Team, November 16, 2010 at 11:45 AM
galadiman answered "No" to Do you like "fusion burgers"?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, August 12, 2010 at 9:45 AM
galadiman answered "No. Pizza über alles!" to Do you stop eating pizza when it's hot outside?
Poll posted by Adam Kuban, June 28, 2010 at 1:55 PM
galadiman answered "Pizza" to What's Your Favorite Football-Watching Snack Food?
Poll posted by Erin Zimmer, January 13, 2010 at 8:30 AM
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galadiman got 70% correct on Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Bagels?
Quiz posted by Joan Fang, June 29, 2010 at 6:00 AM

Any good alternatives to cilantro? I hate the taste of the stuff, and was wondering if there was an alternative to that particular herb.