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Salty Coffee?

Salted iced coffee is one of the best selling drinks at 85C, a huge Taiwanese bakery cafe chain (there's on 2 in southern California). It's surprisingly good - the creamy foam with sweet hot coffee, everything melds together to an odd deliciousness.

inomthings at 11:39AM on 08/14/09

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Tofu (For Carnivores...) ?

What I do a day ahead: Pop tofu out of container, and wrap it up with with paper towels (about 3 layers). Place tofu on a plate, then put another plate on top of it, and maybe a weight if the plate is too light. You'll have dense tofu by the morning.

If you deep fry this and serve it with a little bit of soysauce, grated ginger and scallions... OMG good. Or, cut it up into small cubes, deep fry it, and make a mock sweet-and-sour chicken (or general tso's chicken) with your favorite recipe.

You can buy freeze-dried tofu at Japanese markets. It's called "Kouya Tofu", usually used for stewed dishes.

inomthings at 6:11PM on 07/21/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

a big bowl of somen (Japanese cold noodles), piled with julienned cucumbers, tomato chunks, shiso chiffonade, chopped scallions, chopped up bulgogi (courtesy of your local Korean market), a sprinkle of roasted sesame seeds, finished with a drop or two of sesame oil. Slurp away.

inomthings at 1:03PM on 07/21/09

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Serious Reads: 'The Ramen King and I'

you got me at 'murakami-like' - now i HAVE to get a hold of this book. :)

inomthings at 11:41AM on 07/14/09

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Salty Coffee?

Salted iced coffee is one of the best selling drinks at 85C, a huge Taiwanese bakery cafe chain (there's on 2 in southern California). It's surprisingly good - the creamy foam with sweet hot coffee, everything melds together to an odd deliciousness.

inomthings at 11:39AM on 08/14/09

From Talk

Tofu (For Carnivores...) ?

What I do a day ahead: Pop tofu out of container, and wrap it up with with paper towels (about 3 layers). Place tofu on a plate, then put another plate on top of it, and maybe a weight if the plate is too light. You'll have dense tofu by the morning.

If you deep fry this and serve it with a little bit of soysauce, grated ginger and scallions... OMG good. Or, cut it up into small cubes, deep fry it, and make a mock sweet-and-sour chicken (or general tso's chicken) with your favorite recipe.

You can buy freeze-dried tofu at Japanese markets. It's called "Kouya Tofu", usually used for stewed dishes.

inomthings at 6:11PM on 07/21/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

a big bowl of somen (Japanese cold noodles), piled with julienned cucumbers, tomato chunks, shiso chiffonade, chopped scallions, chopped up bulgogi (courtesy of your local Korean market), a sprinkle of roasted sesame seeds, finished with a drop or two of sesame oil. Slurp away.

inomthings at 1:03PM on 07/21/09

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Serious Reads: 'The Ramen King and I'

you got me at 'murakami-like' - now i HAVE to get a hold of this book. :)

inomthings at 11:41AM on 07/14/09

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How to Make Moffles, Mochi + Waffles

WOW. i love mochi, but i'm not so sure about this. The beauty of mochi's texture is so fleeting (the gooey inside hardens SO quickly!).

Only one way to find out...

inomthings at 2:04AM on 03/26/09

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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 54: What Kind of a Diet Am I On?

Hi Ed,

I'm on the same diet as well. I used to be on Weight Watchers for three years, but I realized that I still can eat my favorite things as long as I did my portion control! So I left WW, and enter everything that I ate in an Excel sheet everyday (I try to keep at 1300 cal/day).
Since the switch, it's been two weeks and I have lost 3 lbs already, which is great because I had been plateauing during my last months at WW.
I realized that banning favorite foods would cause me to binge later on. So I tend to indulge in awkwardly small amounts of foods, like 1/2 a grilled cheese sandwich or a 1/4 cup of rum raisin ice cream.

Keep up the good work!

inomthings at 12:21PM on 02/13/09

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Cook the Book: 'Baking Unplugged'

I think this happens every time I try to bake a chiffon cake (or angel food cake, as some may call it), but it just. won't. rise. It doesn't matter how much I whip the egg whites, or the amount of baking soda, or if put meringue powder in it... They always end up flat and dense, sort of like a Baumkuchen.
However, the miserable chiffon cake fails make wonderful bread pudding so I don't mull over it too much.

inomthings at 3:19PM on 01/27/09

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Salty Coffee?

When I worked at IHOP in college, we would add a pinch of salt to the carafes to those who complained the coffee was stale and told them it was fresh!

Bridget at 2:21AM on 09/03/09

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Salty Coffee?

What I want to know is what suddenly made you cite an article that's 8 months old.

August is a slow news month, we know. But did you really sit on this story for 8 months?

swagv at 7:45PM on 08/15/09

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Salty Coffee?

I have experimented with throwing a pinch or two in the grounds, but I've also tried cinnamon. When it comes down to it, I'd rather just have coffee.

I have used it to take the edge off of very bad, burnt, bitter coffee, and I've found that trick works. I learned it from my dad when I was 18, and have been using it for years ever since.

My worst coffee ever? At a 5-star spa and resort in Arizona. Pinch of salt didn't do the trick. Another pinch, no luck. One more pinch, and I was drinking hot salty coffee that tasted gross. That's the only bad bitter coffee I've ever encountered that was impervious to the powers of salt.

kevster at 7:22PM on 08/14/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

Love fresh salads the most, but really love salads that include a bit of fresh fruit! From strawberries and raspberries to blueberries and apples. Yum!

cowleyh at 11:54AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

my favorite summer recipe is chocolate pie, i just make some chocolate pudding and put it in a pie crust with whipped cream on top, then chill it, it's nice and cold on a hot summer day!

susansmoaks at 11:33AM on 07/27/09

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Strawberrry Pie is my favorite . garrettsambo@aol.com

garrettsambo at 11:12AM on 07/27/09

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Chicken kebobs on the gril and anything with fresh homegrown tomatoes.

artmarcia at 10:47AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

I love to make a lot of tomato basil soup this time of year.

atreau at 10:12AM on 07/27/09

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strawberry lemonade

lilyk at 9:43AM on 07/27/09

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Basil and tomatoes from our garden tossed with mozzarella balls, olive oil and coarse ground black pepper.

hungrylikethewolf at 8:42AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

I look forward to all of the fresh summer fruits and vegetables used in recipes, not the making of one specific dish in particular.

sdeas at 8:09AM on 07/27/09

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Peach pie

madeas at 7:25AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

Cold couscous salad with whatever leftover vegetables I have on hand!

squidlette at 4:33AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

Grilled steak with thai seasoning with grilled corn!

JennVozik at 3:18AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

Grilled eggplant, tomato, mozz salad

salty at 3:14AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

My favorite summer recipe is a cold veggie pizza. Not with tomato sauce and stuff, but a croissant roll crust with a cream cheese dill spread on the crust and then broccoli and cauliflower and whatever other veggies you can get cut up small. Finished up with a nice bit of cheddar cheese on top.

elangomatt at 1:05AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

homemade ice cream

chromiumman at 12:16AM on 07/27/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

When it's really hot, we find making a couscous salad to be easy and delicious.

BostonDiner at 11:23PM on 07/26/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

Lox on a toasted bagel with cream cheese, sliced red onion, sliced tomato, and capers. Good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

LucyJ at 10:48PM on 07/26/09

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Any kind of salad. I like finding new recipes for different salads.

fmd518 at 10:12PM on 07/26/09

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grilled hamburger with lettuce and tomato on a sesame seed bun

derekt1 at 7:58PM on 07/26/09

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microwaved summer squash - easy, fast and nutritious!

TNShadyLady at 7:13PM on 07/26/09

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I love to make goat cheese sandwiches with freshly roasted tomatoes and finely crushed garlic! Add some greens and you are off.

Lbgrin at 6:56PM on 07/26/09

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Cool Vegetable Pizza!

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About inomthings

Website: http://inomthings.blogspot.com

Location: Irvine, CA

About: Post-college, pre-parenthood quasi-adult who enjoys cooking more than anything.

Favorite foods: Anything with a kick.

Last bite on earth: Mom food.