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Video: Disney-fied 'Family Guy' Sings About Pie

I watched this yesterday over at my friends' place. It was great! How often do you get one of your favorite animated series to combine both pies and a bashing of an animator authority like Disney?

Note those fine details like a Cleveland skunk and a Mayor Adam West mouse :)

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

At first I was happy when the Wagamama settled down in my hometown in the Netherlands and I was all the more happy with the fantastic broth that my noodles were served in. However, on subsequent returns the broth turned out to be different every time and not as fantastic any more :(
I also didn't like the service actually on these returns. I mean, I know that it's basically a fastfood place, but putting a sign at the entrance stating that you have to wait to be seated and not actually paying attention to incoming customers who wait to be seated is kind of annoying.

I think the service and the different broths are the main reasons for me not frequenting that place anymore, although I would recommend it to people who'd like a different eating experience, I guess.

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

Corn
Eggs
Ground meat
Onions
Flour
Butter
Stock cubes
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Courgettes

What an interesting way of making a groceries list, usually I'd start by thinking budget first, then meal options and finally the ingredients needed for such meals. Actually, this is the exact opposite way.

Now, what could I make using these ingredients? I could have:


  1. Pasta:
    • Freshly made pasta using flour and eggs, boiled in stock (from cubes) to get that extra flavour
    • Tomato sauce with onions and possibly courgettes
    • Ground meat


  2. Corn cookies (corn, eggs, flour, onion) and meat balls (ground meat, eggs, onion and anything else I can think of)

  3. Potato and courgette gratin, using thinly sliced potato and courgette and probably some garlic and cream (which I could argue to have in the cupboard)

  4. Hamburgers
    • Self-made buns, making own dough from flour

    • Patties, using the ground meat

    • Fried onions

    • Ketchup, mayo and pickles from the fridge



  5. Pizza
    • Tomato sauce, possibly cooked myself

    • Dough, from flour

    • Courgettes, onions, corn and ground meat on top

    • Cheese would be missing, but I suppose I could argue to have that in the fridge as well



  6. Soup, made from the stock cubes and any of the other ingredients I'd feel like tossing in. Heck, I could even create some kind of creamy soup, by first making a roux.

  7. Quiche

    • Dough, from flour and butter

    • Eggs, courgettes, onions, corn stuffing



Now, in real life, I wouldn't do most of these things, because I hate making dough in general, but using ingredients this way feels like a nice frugal thing to do and using ingredients efficiently.

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Video: Disney-fied 'Family Guy' Sings About Pie

I watched this yesterday over at my friends' place. It was great! How often do you get one of your favorite animated series to combine both pies and a bashing of an animator authority like Disney?

Note those fine details like a Cleveland skunk and a Mayor Adam West mouse :)

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

At first I was happy when the Wagamama settled down in my hometown in the Netherlands and I was all the more happy with the fantastic broth that my noodles were served in. However, on subsequent returns the broth turned out to be different every time and not as fantastic any more :(
I also didn't like the service actually on these returns. I mean, I know that it's basically a fastfood place, but putting a sign at the entrance stating that you have to wait to be seated and not actually paying attention to incoming customers who wait to be seated is kind of annoying.

I think the service and the different broths are the main reasons for me not frequenting that place anymore, although I would recommend it to people who'd like a different eating experience, I guess.

From Talk

The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

Corn
Eggs
Ground meat
Onions
Flour
Butter
Stock cubes
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Courgettes

What an interesting way of making a groceries list, usually I'd start by thinking budget first, then meal options and finally the ingredients needed for such meals. Actually, this is the exact opposite way.

Now, what could I make using these ingredients? I could have:


  1. Pasta:
    • Freshly made pasta using flour and eggs, boiled in stock (from cubes) to get that extra flavour
    • Tomato sauce with onions and possibly courgettes
    • Ground meat


  2. Corn cookies (corn, eggs, flour, onion) and meat balls (ground meat, eggs, onion and anything else I can think of)

  3. Potato and courgette gratin, using thinly sliced potato and courgette and probably some garlic and cream (which I could argue to have in the cupboard)

  4. Hamburgers
    • Self-made buns, making own dough from flour

    • Patties, using the ground meat

    • Fried onions

    • Ketchup, mayo and pickles from the fridge



  5. Pizza
    • Tomato sauce, possibly cooked myself

    • Dough, from flour

    • Courgettes, onions, corn and ground meat on top

    • Cheese would be missing, but I suppose I could argue to have that in the fridge as well



  6. Soup, made from the stock cubes and any of the other ingredients I'd feel like tossing in. Heck, I could even create some kind of creamy soup, by first making a roux.

  7. Quiche

    • Dough, from flour and butter

    • Eggs, courgettes, onions, corn stuffing



Now, in real life, I wouldn't do most of these things, because I hate making dough in general, but using ingredients this way feels like a nice frugal thing to do and using ingredients efficiently.

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

1. Beer (4 cases)
2. Chicken Wings (10 lbs)
3. Peanut Oil (2 gallons)
4. Butter (2 lbs)
5. Franks Hot Sauce (2 large bottles)
6. Bleu Cheese (1 lb)
7. Mayonnaise (1 large jar)
8. Sour Cream (amount equal to the mayo)
9. Celery

Ok, I'm set for football season, at least for the first week, and I've got one item left. What to get? Decisions, decisions...

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

1. Chicken breast
2. Canned wild salmon
3. Frozen Veggies
4. Oats
5. Eggs
6. Pepper
7. Onions
8. Tomatoes
9. Organic sauce
10. Beans

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

using dbcurrie's rules of the well stocked pantry, to which I would add, let's assume this is in a few weeks, when more stuff in my garden is ripe:

1. whole chicken(s)
2. wild caught salmon
3. zucchini/summer squash
4. whole wheat pitas
5. napa cabbage
6. limes
7. fresh mozzarella
8. cucumber
9. bulgur (new fave)
10. parmesan

in the garden: various herbs, raspberries, tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers various kinds, lettuce

hmm, a weeks worth of meals:
spiced and grilled whole chicken, asian slaw
chicken, caprese salad
grilled chicken pizzas, salad
grilled salmon, zucchini "pasta" with parmesan, pitas
bulgur salad with salmon, tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh herbs, pitas
bulgur salad with chicken, tomatoes, mozzarella, fresh herbs
"quesadillas" with chicken, mozzarella, tomatoes, basil
salmon and cucumber "sushi bites" with pickled ginger (always in the fridge)

very interesting... since it's just DH and moi, I often end up re-using items later in the week (must be creative, DH very anti-leftovers) just for efficiency's sake. It's so much easier in the summer when dinner sometimes involves just going outside with a bowl.

If I could add #11, it would be ice cream, hands down.

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

I too have know this particular form of heartbreak--specifically with the Peking duck pizza at California Pizza Kitchen. I've been back since, but it's always such a hollow meal without my beloved Peking duck.

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

lovely story kerry
"It was a new dish—only on the Oxford menu. Just like me! We met, and we fell in love."

Your ramen romance inspired me to whip up a similar recipe :)

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

I have this happen to me all the time. Apparently I have odd tastes, because my favourite at any chain seems to disappear off the menu sooner or later, while others' faves remain. This is probably why I don't go to chains much anymore. When you finally find something worth eating, they remove the option to eat it!! I hope you find some relief with the cookbooks!

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

Wow, I went grocery shopping last night and got 8 of the 10 they listed. Instead of spinach and ginger, I got corn tortillas and cheese...

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

The Thai sauce at Buffalo Wild Wings disappeared one day and I haven't been back since.

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

Wagamamas is so bad. It's so far removed from the Ramen you get in Japan it's ridiculous. This so called Ramen further illustrates that point (it looks more like a bizarre tom yum gong than anything Japanese).

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

Maybe it's in one of the Wagamama cookbooks- there are 3 versions available on amazon....

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Snapshots from the UK: Wagamama's Defunct #28 (Chili Mushroom Ramen)

I used to visit one of the original Wagamamas back in the early '90s, in London. The wait was forever, but the food was cheap and really good. They used to have all-you-can eat soba, and all you can drink Carlsberg, for about £10.

We have one in Cambridge, but we almost never go. The food isn't as good anymore, and the prices are high. We have a local Japanese place that is cheaper and better. Were polygamy not illegal, I would marry their fried vegetable dumplings. Their udon noodles could be best man.

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

joyyy, thanks for the recipe.

piglet, you are so right about the comments.

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

My ten-ingredient French shopping list would be:

1. Baguette
2. Dijon Mustard
3. Fleur de Sel
4. Provence Herbs
5. Extra virgin olive oil
6. Creme Fraiche
7. Salted Butter
8. Cheese
9. Chocolate
10. Red Wine

Now I live in the US and some of my favorite ingredients are not always easy to find out! What is interesting is that I discovered in the US other key ingredients that I did not use so often in France like Garlic, Cinnamon, and Pecans!!

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The 10-Ingredient Shopping List

1. Salmon
2. Spinach
3. Onions
4. Olive Oil
5. Cabbage
6. Grass-Fed Beef
7. Green Beans
8. Eggs
9. Garlic
10. Zucchini

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