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You have a coding error in your Q&A. I don't think it's supposed to say, "Adam Kuban wrote a Zha cai, a preserved root of the mustard plant," and I have a hunch I'm missing at least one question there!

I live maybe 10 blocks from Wholey's but have never tried a Whaler. I think I know where I'm taking my boyfriend next weekend.

I'm obsessed with cottage cheese topped with a spoonful of apricot conserve (you have to pick one with not too much sugar, or it's gross). Drained crushed pineapple and cinnamon applesauce (the chunky kind) are also good. Apple butter sounds awesome... I can't wait to make some and try it!

Chicken noodle soup, but only the kind made from a packet of dehydrated stuff, not homemade or canned. And cinnamon toast.

Is it possible to use a wok on an electric stove? My apartment complex has stuck me with one of those coil-style ones (sigh).

Wow, simon, that was pretty judgey-sounding. Yes, it's possible that Ed isn't losing weight because he "refuses to adopt a meaningful change in his lifestyle." But it's also possible that he's too stressed out or sleep-deprived to lose weight, or that he's gotten a zillion conflicting pieces of advice about how to lose weight from all the people commenting on this site and he's been dabbling with various strategies rather than picking one and committing to it. Since we aren't Ed, and we don't live with him, and we're not his doctors, we can't really say for sure why he isn't losing weight.

I guess my faves are not that weird.

I love an Italian hoagie with no meat or cheese. Good crusty hoagie roll, piles of lettuce, tomato, green pepper and thinly sliced onion, vinaigrette and mayo.

Dubliner cheese and fig jam sandwiches.

Ham, scrambled egg and American cheese on a cinnamon raisin bagel.

Salty ham and bitter orange marmalade.

Chocolate covered pretzels. I never buy them and had no idea I had such a weakness for them until my boyfriend's niece gave everyone tubs of them at Christmas. Omnomnom. They were gone by the next morning.

There are foods I'll eat once a day until they're gone, but no others I can think of that I'll actually eat all in one sitting. Klondike bars, Raisin Nut Bran, and Amy's individual frozen cheese pizzas are all in the "every day until they're gone" category. Mmmmf.

Green pepper and onion, plus mushrooms if the place uses fresh ones, and extra cheese if I'm feeling evil.

Cadbury Creme Eggs ARE too sweet, but I love them anyway. I like to eat one in tiny bites alternated with plenty of unsweetened, extra strong Irish Breakfast tea. The orange version is also delicious!

The official state beverage of Pennsylvania is milk. Obviously MA and PA need to do some coalition building.

If you're adding chocolate to pancakes, it won't stick to the bottom of the pan and burn if you put a little dot of batter on top of every chocolate chunk right after you place it on the pancake.

I used to eat up to three candy bars some days—full-sized ones, especially Skybars. Now I can't finish a candy bar without getting a headache. The first bite still tastes good, but by the last one I'm reeling.

I do still like my grilled cheese sandwiches made with American cheese (no "singles" or pasteurized processed cheese food product spread; I like Kraft Deluxe) on wheat bread, just like when I was a kid. I still dip the crusts in ketchup. :) And I still love Stouffer's spinach souffle and mac 'n cheese.