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What makes you feel better?
B&J NYsuper fudge chunk or Coffe Heath
or
fried egg sandwich
or
coffee with a generous squirt of caramel sauce and tons of heavy whipping cream
The Simplicity of a Subway Breakfast
Fast food or not, I adore Subway's $5 footlongs. I make about 3 meals out of it and enjoy every minute. The BLT is best for me - just enough bacon to be there but not so much junky deli meat to give me heartburn. And I pile it high with veggies. Vegetables people!! What other fast food gives you that??
Regional Fast Food Chains
Cafe Yumm! is soo soo good. ^^
Burgerville is even better - imho. 'course, I love meat too.
The fries come from ID potatoes. The hazelnuts for the shakes come from OR, the strawberries for the fresh S. shakes come from a farm very near me, the oinions for the rings come from Walla Walla WA, the cheese for the burgers comes from Tillamook - NW OR shore, the yukon gold fries come from ID, the pumpkin for the fall shakes are from Corvallis, OR, and so thi list goes.
Honestly, I have never seen a chain, much less fast food chain, with such an emphasis on local/regional food.
And now that we have mentioned Bugerville and CY, I will have a hard time deciding where to eat tomorrow when I am out... O wait, There is no B in the town I am going to. Yay. One less decision to make. :)
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Hot Dog of the Week: Puka Dog
The Poipu location could be improved, but I crave these things. They were so good. I suddenly need to go back to HI. Tonight. ha
What makes you feel better?
B&J NYsuper fudge chunk or Coffe Heath
or
fried egg sandwich
or
coffee with a generous squirt of caramel sauce and tons of heavy whipping cream
The Simplicity of a Subway Breakfast
Fast food or not, I adore Subway's $5 footlongs. I make about 3 meals out of it and enjoy every minute. The BLT is best for me - just enough bacon to be there but not so much junky deli meat to give me heartburn. And I pile it high with veggies. Vegetables people!! What other fast food gives you that??
Regional Fast Food Chains
Cafe Yumm! is soo soo good. ^^
Burgerville is even better - imho. 'course, I love meat too.
The fries come from ID potatoes. The hazelnuts for the shakes come from OR, the strawberries for the fresh S. shakes come from a farm very near me, the oinions for the rings come from Walla Walla WA, the cheese for the burgers comes from Tillamook - NW OR shore, the yukon gold fries come from ID, the pumpkin for the fall shakes are from Corvallis, OR, and so thi list goes.
Honestly, I have never seen a chain, much less fast food chain, with such an emphasis on local/regional food.
And now that we have mentioned Bugerville and CY, I will have a hard time deciding where to eat tomorrow when I am out... O wait, There is no B in the town I am going to. Yay. One less decision to make. :)
Oven Rack Cleaning
Letting them lay on the grass (overnight) on a night with lots of dew does wonders!!!
You live where?
Born and raised in Lima, OH.
Now I live quite near Eugene, OR.
Grocery Shopping?
I used to be a checker. It is hard work. Harder than it looks.
Definitely have fave lines and must-avoid lines.
As for gas, you should move to Oregon. All gas is pumped for you. State law.
On the Hunt for Cocoa Peeps
Mizbee: A store very near me has them according to the finder. I will be there later this week. I would love to send them to you... ??
On the Hunt for Cocoa Peeps
I have never torched Peeps, but we did roast them over an open fire like good old fashioned marshmallows. mm mmm good.
Oral Surgery - What the heck do I eat?
I am going to bookmark this page. I have oral surgery coming right after i have this baby (June) and have enough milk pumped to feed while I am on those splendid pills. :) I was recently wondering about food options to help keep my milk up... Thanks for the wonderful mix of ideas from all of you!!
I don't have a ___ in my kitchen and I don't want one.
I don't have a microwave. I got grossed out by them a couple years ago. I have missed it exactly 2 times in the last 3 years.
What to do with: leftovers you don't want
If something does not go over well at this house, I have a dog who will eat almost anything and chickens who are next in line.
Tall Order: Dessert with No Dairy, Sugar, Gluten, or Nuts?
Gluten free oats are easy to find... bobsredmill.com
I have been through this kind of diet stuff/stress. Simply ask her what she would like. She may just be dying for someone to care enough to make her suppoer instead of her having to kill her brain trying to do it. She will gladly give you intsructions, I am certain. Above all else, DO NOT turn your nose up at what she may or may not be eating in your presence. In fact, if you really love her, eat what she eats while you are together. I got so so weary of hearing dumb jokes about milking rice to make milk... (farm kids all around me and I had to drink something not from a their kind of farm)
If she can have the stuff, the fruit salad sound soo soo wonderful!!
'Culinary Slumming'
"Secrets" are so much fun. Especially when you read everyone else's. I feel exceedingly normal and even healthy after reading this list! Ha
Sardine w/ tons of different topping options is probably my highest prized, never-get-to-eat-but-pig-when-they-come food item.
Served: Christmas with Restaurant People
I am not a Jew, But I also have a fun-without-the-stress Christmas. You're right, it's great. :)
Merry Christmas!
Coconut: Way or No Way?
Way way way! Esp coconut shrimp. I am a sucker for that.
Is This Breakfast? The Pretzel Croissant
How can a croissants not be worthy of breakfast?
Death of the Girl Scout Cookie?
Hillary/ChewOnThat, You must be my evil twin. :-)
My thighs do not thank them. They are wasting away wondering when the next set of rations will come in. (harumph. as if)
Thins Mints and Samoa are sooo the best cookies ever. tears...
Sweet Potato Fries -- Who Likes These Things?
If you make your own sweet potato fries you may think them much better. You photo looks very ... well like you described it. But it is also NOTHING like my own creation. I bake them and make melted honey-butter to dip them in and one nice potato goes for about 3 - 4 people. And soggy is not part of the equation. Nor are dull coatings.
What's the best dinner anyone has ever cooked for you?
Last night. I am stil dreaming of it. The neighbors invited us for dinner. "nothing fancy, just some of the kids came home"
Baked Sweet Potatoes with a caramel sauce - the pot. were very! moist
Baked Chicken that we all sat around and "fought" over the few bits left
Corn - tasted fresh even though it has been frozen for 6 wks
Fresh Dill Pickles
Fresh Cranberry Sauce - the raw kind with apple and orange
Butter Rolls w/ orange something glazed on before and after rolling
Williamsburg Orange Cake
Home Made Ice Cream
May we go back to yesterday? I'm hungry.
Pizza With a Knife & Fork?
I use a fork because I can't eat the crust (allergies) but in my next life I am picking it up and eating away.
anybody have a hot cocoa mix recipe?
Easiest thing in the world. Equal parts:
Carnation Dry Milk
Nestle Quik
CoffeeMate Creamer
1/4 - 1/3 cup with 1 cup HOT water. Marshmallows optional.
If you try to cheat and use off brand you will regret it. I promise. It makes all the difference in the world.
I mix this by the pound and put it back in the containers the stuff came in. Great storage. Also kids love bags of it to take home.
It's happening. Running out of things to cook!
Defaults: chili - which includes black beans, pink beans, pork and beans, whole kernel corn, diced tomotoes, hanburger optional.
tomato soup and grilled cheese. Wait, but not in bulk for the week...
Pizza. I like it cold or hot for any meal and somethat aren't.
Photo of the Day: Chicken Feet
They taste far better than that picture looks but they still are not my favorite...
Are you a pizza person or a burger person?
pizza. anyday. I love pizza. bad pizza. good pizza. mediocre pizza. I eat it all. And cold for breakfast on the morning after. I must be sick.
Grocery bagging violations
I live in the UK, where you bag your own groceries. We use our own heavy bags rather than disposable ones. Why not pack your own? It's not like you have crucial work to perform while being checked out.
Grocery bagging violations
Rubbed, perky and ready to grill!
Grocery bagging violations
But when are they getting their much-deserved rub down? And tell me you insured that your rub was environmentally friendly, containing no fragments of plastic bags. Nothing disgusts me more...
Grocery bagging violations
She IS a nut Katie...but she's got a nice rack...of ribs.
Oral Surgery - What the heck do I eat?
i just got all four wisdom teeth taken out yesterday and i made a zucchini casserole without the cracker crust for supper last night. it was really good and surprisingly easy to eat without that gross mushy taste.. just make sure you bowl the squash/zucchini nice and soft don't over cook it in the oven. the more cheese, the better!
tonight for dinner i'm planning on making either hamburger pie (hamburger, mashed potatoes, green beans, etc.) with really finely ground hamburger or a bubble up pizza, which is a pizza made with soft thick bread and tons of cheese. if either one doesn't work i'll let you know, but so far i'm definately not stuck with soup and jello and the only thing that's been painful to eat was mint chocolate chip ice cream. you just gotta do a little research. : ]
get better soon everybody!
victoriaa.
What makes you feel better?
ice cream. and chocolate.
preferably a whole gallon of fudge brownie fro yo. :)
Hot Dog of the Week: Puka Dog
Puka dogs are wonderful! These and Leonard's malasadas are some of the foods I miss most since moving back to the mainland.
Death of the Girl Scout Cookie?
I have as long as i can remember been a fan of girl scout cookies. i had different ways of eating the specific type; samoas in the fridge or even freezer, thin mints, with milk, bite opposite ends of the cookie off just a bit, and suck the milk through the middle...the cookie got soft and milk soaked, and the coating kept it whole, and when you popped it in your mouth and chewed it...WOW, same way for tagalongs...A signifigant part of me is saddened by the thought...but i offer an alternative for interested parties.
Come see what i have been up to in the kitchen. I keep tabs with the newsletter and love it, it gives me brief respite from the day.
Everyone for your consideration, i humbly and thankfully give you
NOMS, Inc. http://www.show-notes.com/chefjohn/noms.htm.
Hot Dog of the Week: Puka Dog
I've never been to Hawaii but I saw Anthony Bourdain eat a Puka Dog on his show about Hawaii. He thought it was strange but in a weird way he really enjoyed it. I have a friend who lives in Hawaii and said that even the locals eat them and enjoy them. I would love to try one. I'm a huge hot dog fan- growing up a few minutes away from the original Nathan's in Coney Island. I've eaten hot dogs across the eastern part of the U.S.A. from the Varsity in Atlanta (a cheese slaw dog with onion rings and a Frozen Orange please!) to the hot dogs at Ritzy Lunch in Clarsksburg, WV (unbelievably good). I'm game!
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?
Hot Dog of the Week: Puka Dog
Yeah I remember Puka Dog from that Travel Channel show...Not sure the name...maybe Hot Dog Paradise or something...Puka Dog looks amazing...I like all the fresh fruit relishes they have.
What makes you feel better?
carbs, carbs, carbs, and more carbs....
mmmmmmmmmmmmm
The Simplicity of a Subway Breakfast
It's shameful but I love the tuna salad sandwiches at Subway/Quiznos... pretty much any place where it was prepared in a vat. It's the only way I like it, actually, I don't care for the fancy version with recognizable tuna in it.
My most guilty fast food pleasure is Taco Bell. It's just so... melty and mind boggling cheap. Two bean burritos, nachos (the ones where you just get a little cup of "cheese"), and a caramel apple empanada. I believe it comes in at under $3. Would have starved to death in grad school without Taco Bell.
What makes you feel better?
a really good loaf of bread or fruit.
Regional Fast Food Chains
I know I'm late to the party, but a Delawarian here to chime in...
@janaatwg: You took the words out of my mouth. I was going to say Capriotti's too!! However, wasn't sure it qualified since there is no drive thru. It's a call, place an order, and pick-up type place. I also didn't know they had locations in PA. I did hear about the Vegas location though-I thought that was funny...I WANT A BOBBIE RIGHT NOW. But then there's the Capastrami too...Mmmmm
Wawa's are great! They have great breakfast sandwiches and hoagies...Not to mention they also make salads now as ordered on the touch screen. They have everything. And their coffee is good too!
We really don't have any local fast food with drive thru's though. The only other places I can think of were already mentioned: 5 Guys and Cluck U. We also have Wings to Go which is good, but that's about it.
Wait, there's an old joint called the Dog House...Great Hot Dogs and other items too. Pizza, subs, etc...
Regional Fast Food Chains
@bgwell - them is fightin' words to a Canadian - we have Tim Horton's on every street corner, coast to coast - I have been to a couple of American franchises especially along 1-75 in Ohio - please do not discount Timmie's until you try one in Canada! It doesn't taste the same.
Regional Fast Food Chains
@Heart - There's a Perkins here in Raleigh.
Regional Fast Food Chains
Do they still have Ground Rounds, Bennigan's or Perkins anywhere?
Regional Fast Food Chains
Oh, how I miss Culver's. Sometimes all I want is a butter burger and some good, fresh custard. Stupid California and its stupid frozen yogurt.
Regional Fast Food Chains
@Martini Me: I'm with you on Kopp's being better than Culvers in terms of custard (more butterfat!), but I personally have to go with Culvers for burgers and fish sandwiches. Kopp's burgers are always so goopy and fall-apart-y when I eat them. It never occurred to me to consider Kopp's a chain... I guess three locations qualifies it.
Regional Fast Food Chains
Wow, well over 100 comments and no mention of Runza, the pride of Nebraska. Just had some on a SF-to-Chicago roadtrip, and was surprised at how decent it was. Plus, their "frings" -- fries and onion rings in one pouch -- is a brilliant idea.
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The Poipu location could be improved, but I crave these things. They were so good. I suddenly need to go back to HI. Tonight. ha