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Food and sites between SF & Portland-
If you are stopping in Arcata right on the 101, you must go to:
Los Bagels - the best bagel on the West coast and and lots of yummy baked goods. Try the corn lime cookie!
Arcata Pizza & Deli - amazing pizza and hot/cold sandwiches served sizes appropriate for all the happy hippies around. Amazingly fresh food and great beer.
Larrupin's Cafe - a romantic, lovely restaurant north of Arcata in Trinidad, this is a local favorite with their locally praised Larrupin's sauce. Its incredible on a Los Bagel's bagel with cc, lox, tomato, and red onion. My mother sends bottles of the sauce across the country to me.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
Ribeye for sure. Though I am quite fond of a nice grilled t-bone... the first steak cut I finished on my own as a child. I remember proudly holding up the clean bone... mmm
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Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
I water the batter with a little non fat milk and bake the brownies in a loaf pan for the same cooking time. The brownies come out extra fudgy due to the pan size and extra yummy!
Food and sites between SF & Portland-
If you are stopping in Arcata right on the 101, you must go to:
Los Bagels - the best bagel on the West coast and and lots of yummy baked goods. Try the corn lime cookie!
Arcata Pizza & Deli - amazing pizza and hot/cold sandwiches served sizes appropriate for all the happy hippies around. Amazingly fresh food and great beer.
Larrupin's Cafe - a romantic, lovely restaurant north of Arcata in Trinidad, this is a local favorite with their locally praised Larrupin's sauce. Its incredible on a Los Bagel's bagel with cc, lox, tomato, and red onion. My mother sends bottles of the sauce across the country to me.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
Ribeye for sure. Though I am quite fond of a nice grilled t-bone... the first steak cut I finished on my own as a child. I remember proudly holding up the clean bone... mmm
Do You Put Ranch Dressing on Pizza?
Freshman year of college, pepperoni pizza dipped in ranch at the end of a long night of drinking was heaven. BUT - then again, I think it was a major contributor to the freshman fifteen I gained that year. I haven't touched it since!
Do You Put Ranch Dressing on Pizza?
How do you get a white trash girl to suck your d**k?
Dip it in ranch dressing.
Do You Put Ranch Dressing on Pizza?
I don't put ranch on anything! Gross tasting stuff.
Do You Put Ranch Dressing on Pizza?
Amen "omnomnom"! (I'm from Mich, too. Same area)
Do You Put Ranch Dressing on Pizza?
I absolutely love ranch on my pizza. Granted, I am a middle-school student (though homeschooled), and got the idea from my (middle school, homeschooled) friends after we started dipping French-Fries in Ranch (that's justified in Mich--here most of the fries are way too greasy or way too dry). We decided to try it on our pizza--and it's great. Only Hidden Valley (tm) works though. Deep dish pizza doesn't need it, fortunately. A group fave for us is cayenne pepper, fresh black pepper, ranch, and tabasco sauce. I agree, if it's good pizza, it doesn't need condiments, but (1) pizza in metro-detroit isn't that good, and (2), it doesn't matter if it needs it--if ya want it, I say put it on unashamedly!
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
I made a pan of the raspberry flavor tonight (added plain yogurt and vanilla extract, no extras). I under baked mine slightly to give them a very fudgey texture. The first bite was good and rich, but I couldn't eat more than one small bite. You really can't tell these are fat free because they have done a great job of adding tons of sugar and deep rich cocoa to disguise that fact. They are so sickly sweet. I can't imagine anyone losing weight eating these. No fat, sure...but the first ingredient is pure cane sugar, then white flour. I got these online and could not see the ingredients list, I usually never do that, but this was an impulse buy. Unfortunately, my husband loves them. So I have 3 more boxes and almost a full pan in the fridge. For me, 28 grams of high sugar carbs are just not worth the small portion. I'd rather spend my carbs on something both luscious and healthy... like fresh juicy organic strawberries and dark chocolate. Looks like I am in the minority but I cannot recommend "No Pudge" because I think they are unhealthy. Sorry : (
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
No pudge fudge is great! I'm a big fan-- they definitely have the chocolate flavor with chewy texture I like in my brownies. Hard to believe they're so low in fat :)
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
I love these too! I would loosely follow the single serve portion (I would do more like a portion and a half!), then top it with that slow churned lower calorie ice cream, and sugar free caramel syrup. YUM! I haven't done that in about a year though, but I almost bought a box while at Whole Foods the other day.
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
@cdp1223: "faux sweeteners"? There really aren't any in the No Pudge! stuff. Trust me, I wouldn't touch them if they had it. Maybe the ingredients list has changed since you last had 'em?
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
The best best best part of making these is that you can use any flavor yogurt you want! My personal favorites incorporate banana creme pie flavor and orange! MMMMMM
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
Sorry to be the dissenting opinion, but I have to admit that although I used to eat these quite regularly, I can admit that I have never really enjoyed them. They always retain the artificial flavor of faux sweeteners and have a heavy granular texture. After years of dieting and watching calories, I have decided that I would honestly rather have a smaller portion of something "real", you know?
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
I used to keep a box of this in my dorm room because the box featured a recipe for making just one of them in the microwave.
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
The first time I tried No Pudge was sometime in high school (around 2000); I think I was intrigued by the "JUST ADD YOGURT!" bit and the cute pig on the package. And yeah, they were much better than I would've predicted. Haven't had em since then, but now I want to try them again.. :)
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
@MadameD: I hear ya. I'm not a big fan of the microwaved single serve so for portion control I'll prepare mine in a cupcake pan. The mix makes 12 cupcake brownies--like a bigger version of the Whole Foods two bite brownie. The texture isn't the same as a pan but it's better than in the microwave and if you store in a plastic ziploc they'll last a while. I've pre-made these cupcakes on occasion when I'm going out of town on business and I know I'll want a sweet treat after a long day of work and I don't want to be tempted by tons of junk.
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
actually, I did the single serving in a ramekin in the regular oven and the texture came out great! You do have stay close by though as they cook up quickly... also, I accidentally bought a flavored box once and I have to say they have an artificial taste that the plain onces do not...I have added some ground up capuccino and they come out a little more "complex" if you can say that about a brownie mix. But really, I have been eating them for about 5 years and I can't figure out why more people don't know about them so good for seriouseats!
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
I'm surprised you didn't mention their best feature- the box gives directions to make single serve brownies in the microwave. Admittedly, the texture isn't as good as when they are baked, but it solves the problem of eating the whole pan nicely. I am usually cooking for one, so making up a teacup sized brownie is a great way to get warm yumminess without having leftovers to eat for days.
Mixed Review: No Pudge! Brownies
omg these come in cappuccino flavor?! and raspberry?! wow, I'm missing out!
I was so surprised the first time I tried these - they really are incredibly good for being low fat. Admittedly, I always add chocolate chips to mine, but even with that, they're still 'healthier' than full fat brownies. I also tend to have a bit of a problem eating more than just one...but I have that problem with regular brownies too, so I guess overall, I'm doing much better for myself eating these!
They're so much cheaper at Trader Joe's too - around $3 and usually $4+ at the grocery store.
Do You Put Ranch Dressing on Pizza?
I have NEVER heard of this culinary habit of ranch dressing on pizza until I read this in the Wash. Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/27/AR2008052700821.html
It just seems like such an incongruous flavor or condiment to add to a pizza.
Do You Put Ranch Dressing on Pizza?
Nothing is better than Ham & Pineapple pizza dipped in Ranch.
I hated pizza until I tried it with ranch. Any type of pizza goes great with ranch really except Mexican style, I usually dip that in sour cream.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Two Peter Luger Steaks
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I water the batter with a little non fat milk and bake the brownies in a loaf pan for the same cooking time. The brownies come out extra fudgy due to the pan size and extra yummy!