Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

The current pyramid-BEYOND worthless!. The old one had some value. The visual cue to eat more grains and very little fat worked well for me. They need to come up with a new concept that is as easy to remember as the old one but far more accurate and makes sure it is meaningful to all cultures.

TJs is fabulous for certain things. They have the best turkey bacon anywhere (unless you hate the taste of regular bacon). I don't make the special trip out there, but when I'm in the area I stop in to pick up a few things.

Can I use all whole wheat flour or all whole wheat pastry flour? We avoid white flour as much as possible.

I used to read another well-know food related site. It had all kinds of things I like. I left when they proved to be racist. I tried to discuss it with them (figuring they hadn't realized it) but they refused to answer. After a long search, I found SE. Happy as a clam, now!

Special K Choclatey Delight with a sliced banana and vanilla flavored rice milk-like eating an ice cream sundae for breakfast!

When we gave up cable we discovered that PBS has better cooking shows.

Self check out is great for smaller amounts and paying with credit card. they don't go fast enough for large amounts (I'm constantly waiting for the computer to move on so I can scan the next item) and paying with a check usually means waiting 10 minutes for the helper to come over. Not worth the wasted time, but love it for just a few items.

Some of us really do need to watch salt intake. What my fiancee and I have discovered is no salt needed if using processed foods (they add too much already) but when cooking from scratch, you actually discover that salt needs to be added. Just be sure to use the minimum necessary.

How I miss stuffed pizzas! They are the best. Best thing about growing up in Chicago.

Made of sugar, butter and flour
You put ‘em in the oven,
about a quarter hour
But the thing that gives them their magic pow’r
Is the chocolate chips inside

(bum, bum, bum)
Chocolate Cookies, you gotta have more
You can bake ‘em in the over
Or buy ‘em at the store
But whatever you do,
Have them ready at my door
And I’ll love you till I die.

Can’t eat one, Can’t eat two
Once you start munch’n
there’s nothing left to do
but to finish the plate
and eat the crumbs to
and go and buy some more

bum, bum, bum)
Chocolate Cookies, you gotta have more
You can bake ‘em in the over
Or buy ‘em at the store
But whatever you do,
Have them ready at my door
And I’ll love you till I die.

When I die, I don’t want wings,
A golden halo or a harp that sings
Give me a book, a fire and someone
To bring me chocolate cookies all day

(bum, bum, bum)
Chocolate Cookies, you gotta have more
You can bake ‘em in the over
Or buy ‘em at the store
But whatever you do,
Have them ready at my door
And I’ll love you till I die.

When I was in college (late '80s), some vegetarians got together to taste test the new veggie burgers that were supposed to taste like real meat. Since most of these folks were vegetarian because they didn't like meat, they hated them. Always wondered why they didn't invite some meat eaters to the tasting. As a former beef eater, I like the "meat tasting" and other styles alike.

Ok. The comment about unknowingly eating dog nearly caused me a breakdown yesterday. If that ever happened to me, I would kill the person that fed it to me and then have an irreversable mental breakdown. I'd be willing to try lots of different meats in other countries, but dog will NEVER be one.