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I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
I don't not like canned foods, but I also don't eat many. The exception, however, is that am absolutely obsessed with canned Del Monte Cut Green Beans. Not Fancy Cut, not French Cut, not low sodium, just plain Del Monte Cut Green Beans. Typically, I open a can, pour them into a wide, shallow soup bowl, and eat them one by one like chips.
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@fuuchan, @engmcmuffin - Very much agreed. A little bit of patience, all, please.
@Alaina and the SE team, thank you for your quick response to our tech problems and concerns, and for continuing to keep the site both updated and upgraded.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
I don't not like canned foods, but I also don't eat many. The exception, however, is that am absolutely obsessed with canned Del Monte Cut Green Beans. Not Fancy Cut, not French Cut, not low sodium, just plain Del Monte Cut Green Beans. Typically, I open a can, pour them into a wide, shallow soup bowl, and eat them one by one like chips.
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The [primarily] Tennessean victor -- Mrs. Winner's!
Snapshots from the UK: British Blue Eggs
@ Kerry Saretsky / @ RunningWithScissors: "there is a reason why dying and dyeing sound exactly the same."
Did the post originally say "dying and dyeing," and it's been corrected since Running's post? Otherwise, Kerry you were correct from the beginning; they are, in fact, homophones, but you spelled each correctly
(which is to say, in this case, differently).
Just curious.
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Everything's looking peachy so far. Was able to log in without a problem today. Haven't noticed any other wonkiness around the site although I will take a peek and a prod at other features.
It remains to be seen whether I'll remain logged in later today, though.
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I'm still having problem loging in.
I have cleared all the cookies and still when I want to log in I have to do it twice.
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@bessfour, we identified the problem and it should be fixed now. Can you (and everybody else on this thread!) let me know if there are any more issues with it?
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They'll fix things! It's not the end of the world peeps.
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Alaina - couldn't figure out how to delete just my serious eats cookies when I went to the site, but at the moment I'm logged in successfully. I figure that yes, it was frustrating, but a reminder of how much it means to me to be involved in the give and take here, so it wasn't entirely a bad thing. :^)
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Alaina, et al: @engmuffin described me exactly. I'm a junkie! I'm hooked on SE and I got it bad. I just hope you don't get stuck giving me my daily fix.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
Pumpkin -- for pumpkin pie!
Whole kernel corn -- in my college days, I'd nuke a bowl of this in the microwave with some butter, mmm.
Canned crushed tomatoes -- wonderful for making pomodoro sauce.
Tomato paste -- 'nuff said.
Tuna -- it was good, but after a series of my mother-in-law's attempts at 'convenience dinner after work', I just lost the taste for tuna salad completely.
Garbanzo beans -- for hummus.
Coconut milk -- for Thai curries.
Evaporated milk -- I know a woman who uses this in her oatmeal, no joke.
Anchovies -- pastas, pizzas, flatbreads, butters.
Chinese preserved vegetables -- my mother uses this with a braised pork belly and lotus root dish, but I have yet to get the recipe from her.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
Canned Green Beans
Canned Pumpkin (I eat it EVERY SINGLE DAY!)
Canned Chicken Breast (Surprisingly delicious!)
Canned Sardines & Mackerel in Olive Oil
Post Wisdom Teeth Extraction Food?
This is really late... but for anyone who runs across this... I just had 5 (yes I had 5!) wisdom teeth removed 8 days ago. Oatmeal with brown sugar was my staple food. Boiled eggs were not so bad to eat. Pinto beans gave me the energy to do some homework after I went off the Vicoden. Ive been having a slow and painful recovery. But pudding, ice cream, ensure, applesauce, and the oatmeal kept me alive during particularly painful days. A week in im still on soft foods. I just finished eating some boiled perogies with sour cream and it worked out very well.. I boiled them a few mins extra to make them extra soft. Just make sure you eat. The pain medication made me vomit and trust me vomit does not feel good on the stitches. now that im just on motrin Red Sangria is my new pain killer :-)
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
I do use fresh pumpkin for pies and soups I chop it and roast it in the oven, then peel the skin off and rice, not puree. It does make for a very different pie custard texture than standard, but we enjoy it. And the Thunderstick takes care of texture when finishing the soup.
However, if Hubbard squash is recommended, I'll look for some fresh and give that a try. Thanks for mentioning it.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
McNormal:
pumpkin - fresh pumpkin just doesn't work for pies, I think this is because most pumpkins for sale are not grown to eat, but to carve and display
Not only that, but most of what is sold as "canned pumpkin" is actually Hubbard squash - which is magnificent for pies, it's true. Or even soup.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
Canned green beans are only fit for three-bean salad, the only context in which fresh or frozen just don't taste right!
All canned tomato products, however, are acceptable in any dish that calls for cooked (or cooking) tomatoes.
Canned olives are all right if you can't get the good Greek style. Unfortunately, I can eat a whole can by myself.
Canned beans are always welcome in our house, though home-cooked-from-dry always taste better (and so easy in the crockpot or solar oven).
Canned coconut milk is one of the cheapest luxuries I know.
Sardines and Kipper Snacks – in fact, any kind of canned fish except salmon. If you're not worried about mercury. (I'm reluctant even to eat fresh fish any more :(
I also agree with Pavlov about any kind of home-canned fruit. Haven't had any since my grandmother was still cooking for her family. I really need to keep in touch with the local gleaning group and see if I can score some fruit to can, before the summer's over.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
@ Gator Pam - I have only had the Campbell's Select wedding soup, which is also heat and serve, and it is very good, delicious meatballs.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
Most beans (pigeon, black, kidney, pinto, etc...) Artichoke hearts, cause damn! Who wants to go through all the trouble of prepping those. Not me anyway. I know this probably isn't what was in mind by canned, but home picked and canned blueberries in midwinter on some nice french vanilla Ice cream..... Tastes just like summer!
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
Ooo...
black olives
water chestnuts
bamboo shoots
and coconut milk.
Four canned ingredients I forgot that I definitely use.
...and my guilty pleasure is LeSeur baby peas.
Now don't get me started on jarred items, such as creamed herring. That list would go on forever.
@hungrychristel
Ba-Tampte
Boar's Head
Hebrew National and Krisp Kraut sells it in the bag as well, but I couldn't find any photos.
@listener I've had Campbell's condensed wedding soup, and I'll just say...it doesn't compare to
Progresso's
I will be frank and admit this is comparing apples to oranges. The only Campbell's brand of wedding soup I have tried is the traditional red and white label condensed soup, whereas the Progresso is heat-and-serve. So if any of Campbell's non-condensed brands is what you are talking about, you will have to make the comparison for yourself.
But, I love the spinach, pasta, and meatballs in the Progresso version.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
I'm embarassed to admit, but there are quite a few vegetables that I like eating straight from the can: beets, asparagus, peas, green beans, mushrooms, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, black olives... Maybe chalk it up to a horrible sodium deficiency?
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
tomato paste - totally underrated ingredient, and impossible to make yourself
pineapple - takes to canning better than any other fruit
tuna - solid white in oil please, not water
pumpkin - fresh pumpkin just doesn't work for pies, I think this is because most pumpkins for sale are not grown to eat, but to carve and display
evaporated milk - key ingredient in certain indian dishes, and I don't mean the sweetened condensed stuff
chiles chipotles en adobo
coconut milk
thai curry paste, red or green
bamboo shoots
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
tomatoes (crushed, "kitchen-ready")
beans (any variety)
Ro-tel (the magical add-in to any quickie dish...)
jumbo black olives
sweetened condensed milk
coconut milk
sardines packed in olive oil
tuna (only solid white albacore...the other stuff smells like cat food to me)
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
@ Gator Pam - i didnt know progresso made wedding soup, i usually eat Campbells wedding soup. how is it? wedding soup is my absolute favorite!!
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
@jay27 @Gator Pam: I love sauerkraut it any form. I love it from a jar: I haven't heard of it from a 'bag'. What brand do you get/who carries this?
tia :)
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
RAW/FROM CAN:
-Mushrooms
-Smoked fishes (yes, various as per marvindog. I love smoked mussels, smoked oysters, sardines and I love jarred pickled herring *drewl*)
-Peaches (topped with fresh cream)
PREPARED FROM CAN:
- Beeferoni (thank heavens for Chef boyardee!)
- Campbells herb and wild rice/chicken soup
- Habitat Pea Soup (I like to add extra ham to mine and fresh herbage)
- Im ashamed to say I like canned cream spinach :p
...other than that you'd really have to pay me to eat from the can :p
@pooch: what's your can brand of puppy chow? I just wanted to attempt to sway you AWAY from Iams as a brand. Poor corporate and humanity values
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
Campbell's tomato soup.
Annie's spaghetti loops with soy meatballs
Pineapple chunks
Sliced black olives
Chickpeas
I believe it is the Hunt's company that makes "fire roasted" canned tomatoes. They are awesome.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
Mostly beans and tomatoes. But when I'm sick, I can totally deal with a can of Progresso Chicarina or Tomato Soup.
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
I was tortured during my childhood with meals made from canned peas and canned kidney beans. This led to a near phobia of canned vegetables-- even today, there are only two vegetables I can tolerate in a can.
San Marzano Tomatoes (I must always have at least two cans at all times in my pantry)
Tomatoe Paste
Mushrooms
Bloc de Foie Gras
Various Smoked Fishes
Small Cans of Pineapple Juice for my bar
I CAN do it - Favorite Canned Foods
Canned green beans are so much better than frozen..... Pineapple in a can is better than fresh.....and harvard beets in a jar are the very best!
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@fuuchan, @engmcmuffin - Very much agreed. A little bit of patience, all, please.
@Alaina and the SE team, thank you for your quick response to our tech problems and concerns, and for continuing to keep the site both updated and upgraded.