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McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
I tried a vanilla latte. It was a vile chemical laden noxious brew that coated my entire mouth with a weird film.
Uses for Fried Eggs
On top of some crispy slices of polenta with some sauteed mushrooms.
On the Hunt for Cocoa Peeps
They have a product finder on their website.
http://www.justborn.com/product-finder/peeps/easter
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Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I love the ones that have been pressed into oil. :)
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
I tried a vanilla latte. It was a vile chemical laden noxious brew that coated my entire mouth with a weird film.
Uses for Fried Eggs
On top of some crispy slices of polenta with some sauteed mushrooms.
On the Hunt for Cocoa Peeps
They have a product finder on their website.
http://www.justborn.com/product-finder/peeps/easter
Cook the Book: Jamie at Home
A soup I make with acorn squash, kale, and white beans.
Oh crap, the dog ate the....
Not holiday related-
We had an elderly persian cat that got into the garbage can and fished out some hot wing remains. He had diarrhea for two days.
Growing up we had some neighbors who must have stored some of their food outside. My dog regularly would drag home boxes of cereal and milk.
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey Here!
sauteed brussels sprouts with bacon
Cause and Effect
1. chain grocery store (kroger), farmer's market, Asian market
2. both, my grocery store is increasing the amount of organic goods
3. I would love to have a whole foods, and would shop there religiously
4. hasn't really affected me yet
5. No
6. VA (the rural, SW part)
Is chocolate creme pie really the #3 most popular pie?
It is #2 for me, right behind cherry.
Overheard: strange things you've heard people say about food.
My best friend in high school was making dinner for her family (probably for the first time). She called to ask "is the meat supposed to be green?"
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
OMG I had completely forgotten about Magic Middles. I loved those cookies.
Cook the Book: Win a Copy of 'Cook with Jamie'
I did, using an old Meta Givens cookbook.
Carmelizing onions! What to eat them with?
On grilled cheese. Although I think I might try them with just about anything. I too have been loving on the caramelized onions lately.
Where to find Branston Pickles in the US?
I've seen it at several Krogers in Virginia.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
crisp enough to shatter
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club
so crisp that it shatters
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I have never meet an olive I didn't love. Since I am just back from Madrid, I will say arbequina olives with a nice red wine at an outdoor tapas bar.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Not really a huge fan of olives but olive oil is a wonderful thing.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I still remember the first time I had a kalamata olive. I was 13 years old, and my family had decided to picnic with some friends along a river. One person had brought along a bunch of kalamatas and was raving about them. I was eager to try one, but when I did, I thought they were awful. But after eating them at random intervals over the years, I've grown to love them; they're now my favorite :)
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
been craving saltiness lately and it's been satiated with the kalamata olives. :)
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
the little spanish arbequina olives, hands down.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I love olives! My favorite depends on my mood - sometimes cerignola, sometimes arbequina, sometimes picholines, sometimes nicoise, sometimes picual, sometimes manzanilla - give them all to me.
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Oh, I love olives so very much. It's a toss-up between a buttery cerignola or the always delicious kalamatas...
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Never met an olive I didn't love. My current favorite is picholine. It will be something else next week...
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
Yes, I'm boring, but I'll pop kalamata after kalamata in my mouth just like candy (but picholines are nice too, and Gaetas... )
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
young, fat, green cerignolas. and sadly those gross pimento stuffed ones in the grocery store
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
I love kalamatas with pasta and manzanillas plain or chopped in soups
Weekend Giveaway: Nudo Olive Tree Adoption
feta-stuffed green olives. or black oil cured ones. I love the oil most of all- I practically drink it if it's good enough.
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
Oh, man, I thought I had blocked out my Gatorade Gum cravings!
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
I miss bbq munchos, planters cheeseballs (there is another brand available now in a large container that are good but...) and morton raspberry filled powdered donuts. Oh, those were the days.
What childhood food do you wish they still made?
does anyone else remember "Milkshake" candy bars. Tasted like a chocolate malt.Also a Japanese hard candy in a round red tin. We used to call it umeboshi candy.
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
I tried the Iced Mocha and it was a complete waste of nearly $3. It was WAY too sweet and although I could taste the coffee, I wouldn't want to because it had a harsh, burnt flavor.
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
I'm from Australia and I work at a McDonalds here. The McCafe looks totally different to what we have here. McCafe in Australia is more closer to a traditional cafe, where the barista is more involved in making the coffee (steaming the milk etc). If you're lucky, you'll get a properly trained barista (like me...) and a pretty decent coffee.
The McCafe in the US looks more similar to what we call 'EspressoPronto'. All the drinks come made from the machine and the iced coffees come pre-prepped, all we have to do is either press a button or pour it straight into the container. The coffees are not filled to the top so that customers who get it through drive thru don't have it spilling everywhere as they drive (that's what I think anyway, seems to make sense). I haven't tried it yet but I don't expect it to be the same level of quality as McCafe.
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
Make your coffee at home, put it in a travel mug (preferably stainless steel---I got a nice one at Target) and have your coffee or espresso exactly the way you like it while saving money and the environment (all those throw-away cups and lids)
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
I like McD's REGULAR coffee .. alot. But their McCafe stuff is horrid!
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
You may as well seek out some really good coffee, there is barely a price difference between McCafe and a good cafe and the quality and flavor is obviously worlds apart. In NYC, Gimme!, Joe and 9th Street Espresso all offer the same drinks in the same price range--and it will be a drink to savor.... otherwise, check out http://www.espressomap.com to find quality obessed coffee shops in the US.
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
I tried a latte, which I ordered just plain, which I thought would have meant just espresso and milk, but what I got was still cloyingly sweet. Do they not offer just plain lattes, unsweetened? On top of that, it had a bad, artificial, chemical-like aftertaste.
I don't care how cheap it is, I can't say I'd be willing to pay for that again. I'll stick to Starbucks and the Allegro coffee bar at my Whole Foods.
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
I got an iced mocha on my way to work on Sunday morning as I was running too late to make my own coffee at home. I thought it was swill... and for almost $3, was NOT worth it. It was completely full of ice so I probably got about 5 ounces worth of actual beverage. Like the article mentioned, I too thought it tasted more like chocolate milk than anything else.
I noted this morning though, I got a 32 OUNCE vanilla iced coffee at Einstein Bros for $1.79 (which is mad cheap for coffee around here - Philly 'burbs). And their coffee at least tastes half decent, as far as chains go.
McCafe: McDonald's New Fancier, Pricier Coffee
@chiffonade: I thought regular coffee (from a deli, diner, or coffee truck) was milk & sugar, and light was milk, no sugar. And, I am a native NY'er, BTW (ooh, sorry, wasn't trying to be snarky).
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I love the ones that have been pressed into oil. :)