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Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
TOTALLY!
I love it a couple ways...
1) regular texture (not too runny, not too dry) with milk and sugar
2) creamier texture with lumps (not the lumps that have uncooked grains it...you have to do it just right)
4) or hot and soupy when I'm feeling sick and icky and just want something to go down nice and easy...
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
Yummie! There have been a few times I've had it, and the fish was too salty...but those were few and far between.
Love them......I'm sure the fish @ McDonald's thing or the fish w/ cheese thing sounds creepy to some...but don't knock it till you tried it.
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MIA: Do You Cook Differently When Others Are Out of Town?
Actually, I don't cook unless my roommate is out of town. When she's here, the kitchen normally gets extremely messy very quickly and it drains all my passion for cooking. I avoid messy places as a rule. So when she's gone, first thing I do is a kitchen overhaul. Then I cook like crazy.
Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
TOTALLY!
I love it a couple ways...
1) regular texture (not too runny, not too dry) with milk and sugar
2) creamier texture with lumps (not the lumps that have uncooked grains it...you have to do it just right)
4) or hot and soupy when I'm feeling sick and icky and just want something to go down nice and easy...
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
Yummie! There have been a few times I've had it, and the fish was too salty...but those were few and far between.
Love them......I'm sure the fish @ McDonald's thing or the fish w/ cheese thing sounds creepy to some...but don't knock it till you tried it.
Snapshots from the UK: How the English Eat
I knew there was something different about the way they ate, when I watched it in movies! But I just couldn't put my finger on it.
That looks like it could get out of hand....Trying to stuff it all in your mouth in one bite. But I guess they just determine how to portion it correctly. Hmmm...
There are a few times when I eat multiple things in one bite. I normally take a meat and pair it with a carbohydrate (mashed potatoes, pasta, etc) on my fork. I also just mix whatever tends to taste good together on my plate (usually as a result of an accidental touching of foods).
In Videos: Gummi Bear in Molten Potassium Chlorate
My chemistry teacher performed this "experiment". She told us it was a sacrifice to the Gummi Bear gods.
Mayor Closes Children Produce Stand for Lack of Permits
Look, I hate the idea of kicking the kids out just as much as the next guy, but Cassaendra has a great point. If you want to teach them entrepreneurship and responsibility...why not start with how you are legally supposed to run a business in America; why not start in teaching them how to follow the law? Go get a permit and move on.
I understand why the mayor did what he did. As soon as something/anything goes wrong, everyone is going to blame the authorities for not doing something about it. If you think they are getting upset at this...now...think about it when someone get's sick on the food. Think about it when someone trips over a leg on the table and someone gets hurt. The mayor has to protect himself...because in the end that's his job on the line. That's money he no longer can take home to support his family because he lets things slip here and there.
Sure, now it's trivial...but you've got to draw the line somewhere.
Best way to eat ice cream?
If I'm out and about:
Vanilla ice cream, marshmallow topping, whipped cream, and a few nuts in a cup...mmmm.
At home: Vanilla in a bowl....or straight out of the container....
Simple is divine.
The Anatomy of a Gummy Bear
All gummy bears are males? hmmm
Free Ice Cream Cones from Ben & Jerry's Tomorrow
Not worth it. To get to the closest participating shop and back I would have to pay for two cones worth in gas. bah!
SE users: please introduce yourselves.
Jami, female, 20, TX, engineering college student. I love to eat, but am not a serious cook like most on SE. I enjoy cooking, and have made my share of delicious dishes. I'm what many would consider an amateur cook and wannabe foodie. I grew up wanting to be a food critic just so I could eat for free, but alas...not to be... :)
I'm mostly just sitting back reading articles/threads, taking in the good advice and trying out new recipes. I don't say much, mostly because I don't know too much about cooking to have an informed competent opinion/comment. I'm using this as a learning, educational and relaxing experience.
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
I haven't had one in decades but just to keep this sandwich going, I will go there and have them.
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
They're tastey but they're like 700 calories each!!!!!!
Everyone loves _____ but I hate it.
I won't eat chocolate cake, chocolate ice cream, most chocolate candy bars, chocolate chips in cookies/mint ice cream
I can eat milk chocolate Reese's are awesome but I have to eat drink milk to get rid of the aftertaste.
Olives (green and black)
licorice (Any flavor)
Steak, Turkey, Lamb Chops. Really any meat except seafood, chicken, ham and beef.
I actually hate pizza without ranch dressing.
Best way to eat ice cream?
i'm the only person i know who does this - if there is anyone else, please confess! i NEED my ice cream to be nice and soft and melty, but have no patience, so i always zap a cold bowl of it in the microwave for ten seconds to take off the chill. am i the only one?
Snapshots from the UK: How the English Eat
I'm an American lefty and I've always eaten in a basic European manner; friend's grandmother and her European friends. Except, I hold my knife in my left hand and fork in my right. I am pretty much ambidextrous about everything but handwriting.
Also, it's very bad manners to cut up all of something before eating. Just as it is bad manners to butter all of a roll/slice of bread (unless it's breakfast toast) before eating. Some Americans just have very bad table manners.
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
I love them!!!!!!!!!!!
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
cheap and delicious - it's a classic. during the mad-cow scare, this was the only sandwich my gf allowed me to eat from the mcd's and i learned to love it. and believe me people, you should worry more about where they get their dairy and poultry than worry about the fish. lastly, i love the tartar sauce overload, once i take it out of the box, i smear half of it on my box and use it as dipping sauce for my golden delicious potato stix. =)
Snapshots from the UK: How the English Eat
I have always eaten like this, and I'm nothing but a dirty Texan. No utensil switching, and must have one bite of everything on my fork at meal's end! It's like a mini eating game - rationing amongst the serving proportions. I guess I never realized most folks don't do it this way - always too absorbed in my own plate. :)
MIA: Do You Cook Differently When Others Are Out of Town?
The different food is the only nice part of missing him. I made strawberry cake, ate thin crusted pizza, went to a chineses restaurant he doesnt like, made a beans and rice creation. It was kinda fun. I though about getting asparagus, but they looked sad. The previous times he has been gone, I had thai food which he wont eat.
MIA: Do You Cook Differently When Others Are Out of Town?
DH travels often for work and I always eat differently when he's gone. I love cooking for him (and the meals he cooks for me are amazing -- he even garnishes!), but I just can't get it up to do it for myself when I'm on my own. I usually hit up Trader Joe's for the yummy roasted veggie enchiladas or pot stickers, or I have popcorn or cereal or oatmeal for dinner. Or, my favorite - scrambled eggs on toast. DH would not eat eggs for dinner unless he was literally starving :)
MIA: Do You Cook Differently When Others Are Out of Town?
Whenever my bf isn't home for dinner, I make roasted brussel sprouts or something with broccoli (his two hated vegetables) and tons and tons of garlic. Once I made my own maki rolls. I experiment a bit with only me as the guinea pig.
When I was little and my mom was away on business trips (and she is a consummate cook), my dad would give us tater tots, chicken nuggets, or some other conveniently frozen thing with ketchup to dip it in. If we were lucky we got to order pizza. But we always had broccoli no matter what - every single night - which I hated. Funny how broccoli is what I sneak-cook these days. Ah adulthood.
MIA: Do You Cook Differently When Others Are Out of Town?
Back in the 60's whenever my father would go out of town we ate t.v. dinners. My brother and I thought they were a treat. We especially liked those old school Swanson beef enchilada's with the pepper sauce. Also bologna sandwiches on wonder bread with lays potato chips and a hostess cupcake for desert. LOL now that was living. Oh yeah and a coke in a bottle for our beverage.
MIA: Do You Cook Differently When Others Are Out of Town?
This has been quite fascinating and funny to read. It seems that many of us eat lighter, or change when we're going to eat or indulge in something the other person(s) might not eat. It almost seems like it's a bit of treat take a break and just please ourselves. And it seems that many feel that taking a break makes the food they generally eat when others are home seem better somehow once that person(s) is back in town.
One thing I am going to track while my husband is gone the next 2+ weeks is how much our grocery bill and cost per meal changes. If the cost is noticibly lower, I may persuade my husband to try one or two meals a week on the lighter side. On the other hand--I have a 10 year old son with a healthy appetite and a 14 year old son who's a bottomless pit so eating lighter may mean they just eat more of everything. Wish I had their metabolisms.
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
BTW after watching the show I went to a wholesale distributor that I have bought raw breaded cod "squares" from in the past... I paid $40.00 for
24 - 4oz portions... if my math serves me right, that is $1.60 per portion!!!
I think I'll just buy mine @ McD's
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish: Yea or Nay?
Actually I was watching a show the other day that highlighted McDonald's own fishing vessels in which the COD are prepared and flash frozen right on the ship... employing many workers who work 12 hour shifts until the cargo is full and then back to port to offload... already prepared and packaged Filet 'O Fish.
Everyone loves _____ but I hate it.
Papaya
Cream sauces
Raw Tomatoes
Soda of any kind
Everyone loves _____ but I hate it.
CORN, POTATOES, CARROTS & SOMETIMES CELERY!
Oh and I HATEEEEE Papaya and Mango!
Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
Like AliceBlue, I'm convinced. I love sliced polenta pan-fried, but never in a million years would I have thought you could do the same with CofW. Must admit, I bought it for a baby and have always considered it to be blander than bland baby cereal.
Of course, potatoes are bland, too. It's all about how you cook and what ingredients you add. Good lesson!
Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
LOL holy crp this has 122 comments hahaha
Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
The VERY best way to enjoy Cream of Wheat is to make a slightly thicker than normal recipe, pour into a loaf pan, refrigerate overnight, then slice and panfry in butter and top with brown sugar, maple syrup, whatever you like. Mmmmmmm!
Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
Okay, I'll keep the thread alive...
I've never tried CoW, but the votes for "way" have convinced me to add it to my grocery list. I do love grits (with cheese, please) and do love oatmeal (preferably not from a pouch marked "instant") so I'll give it a try.
Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
HOLY F&@#$*! YES WAAAAAAY!.... but I like it with raisins and a little milk. And BTW, to all you grit eaters.... DON'T BE HATIN! IT IS JUST LIKE GRITS! Speaking from someone who has had a trillion bowls of each....
Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
Cream Of Wheat = yuck
Wheatena = yum
Cream of Wheat: Way or No Way?
Way, way, way! My mom used to make it for us with maple syrup and cinnamon. I still love to eat it just like that. Maple syrup and cinnamon sugar is excellent too!!
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Actually, I don't cook unless my roommate is out of town. When she's here, the kitchen normally gets extremely messy very quickly and it drains all my passion for cooking. I avoid messy places as a rule. So when she's gone, first thing I do is a kitchen overhaul. Then I cook like crazy.