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Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
@therealchiffonade:
My mom drinks a lot of 1 or 1/2% milk, and just turned 50. While she has broken her arm and tailbone (fell out of a tree, etc - really no avoiding it, lol) she has 112% bone density for a woman her age.
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Maple walnut cornbread sounds delicious...
Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
I HAAATE white milk, so much. As a kid, it was literally the one thing that would make me vomit just from smelling it - I was not a picky eater. Skim chocolate milk was a good option (along with yogurt and whatnot) for me. I think they need to worry about the pizza, pop, candy bars, cookies, and fried shit they feed kids on a daily basis.
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Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Crab...it's sweet and tender. Lobster, even tender, is gross to me.
Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
@therealchiffonade:
My mom drinks a lot of 1 or 1/2% milk, and just turned 50. While she has broken her arm and tailbone (fell out of a tree, etc - really no avoiding it, lol) she has 112% bone density for a woman her age.
Win a Free Organic D'Artagnan Turkey
Maple walnut cornbread sounds delicious...
Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
I HAAATE white milk, so much. As a kid, it was literally the one thing that would make me vomit just from smelling it - I was not a picky eater. Skim chocolate milk was a good option (along with yogurt and whatnot) for me. I think they need to worry about the pizza, pop, candy bars, cookies, and fried shit they feed kids on a daily basis.
10 DIY Food-Themed Halloween Costumes
I am full of typos today. FML.
10 DIY Food-Themed Halloween Costumes
That is them most hilarious typo ever...I mean red SHIRT
10 DIY Food-Themed Halloween Costumes
Dude, I was SO a deviled egg last year. It was awesome. Also, mine was hand made out of fabric and looked like a big plush egg, way more awesome than foam core. My husband wore a red shit and went as paprika.
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
I love this recipe site called southernfood it's just a recipe site, but the stuff always turns out so well!
Hot Dog Of The Week: Detroit Coneys
Okay, I sound like a freak, but really, this post just made my husband go to a local coney joint to satiate our craving. We live too far from Detroit now to make it to Lafayette for quick eats, but there are a couple of okay coneys here in Lansing.
Hot Dog Of The Week: Detroit Coneys
LAFAYETTE CONEY ISLAND IS MY MECCA.
1 coney, 1 loose, and a Vernors.
My dad grew up going there, I've been going since I was in diapers. Nothing compares.
(p.s. Lafayette and American are owned by the same family, I think...which has always been a part of the joke AFAIK)
foodie related halloween costumes ideas anyone?
Last year I went as a Deviled Egg...
I made a giant egg costume out of white and yellow felt (the thick kind on bolts at the fabric store). I cut two egg shapes out, attached them at the shoulder, sandwich board style, with space for my head to go through. Then, I attached the yolks to each side. I bought devil horns and pinned the devil tail to the costume.
My husband wore a red shirt, he was the paprika.
The Ten Worst Burger Ideas Ever
When I lived in a part of my state that didn't have a White Castle in any direction for more than 60 miles, you better believe I bought those frozen burgers and LIKED EM...lol
Dove recipes?
Hoo-boy, my springer spaniel would loooove you if you cooked her up one of those birds. She barks at the doves that sit on our overhead telephone lines on a daily basis, and despite her age (7) attempts to jump that high to capture them. Luckily she only makes it about 6" off the ground.
Her greatest accomplishment to date has been the "great flush of 2009" where she flushed a rabbit out of a nearby bush. The rabbit then mocked her from the neighbor's yard.
On a serious note, I'm thinking butter and tarragon...braised, nom.
The Detroit Metro Area's Top 25 Pizzas
@Johnny Cash Forever
Cottage Inn takeout places are on par with most other chains, like Marcos (don't know if I would stoop so low as to compare anyone with Dominos...that is like eating cardboard with soycheese).
The original Cottage Inn restaurant in Ann Arbor makes some of the best pizza around. It's sad that you can't find the same quality as the original at the chains, but a few of them come close. As an A2 native who lives in the Lansing area now, I crave that buttery rich, original crust with sesame seeds...rich mozza...mmmm!
Pizza House isn't horrible, but their crust is cardboardy and some of their toppings are gross. They are highly overrated, but not awful. Their prices are OUTRAGEOUS for what you actually get.
I have never had Aubree's.
Jets is a good chain, I have never been to the flagship store.
Sweet tea
I make my sweet tea like this and it tastes just like my great grandma's (who is from TN):
1 quart sauce pan full of water - bring it to a boil, add 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup honey (or a whole cup sugar). Add four Luzianne large tea bags, turn off the heat, let this steep for a while- 7-10 minutes or so. This makes a sort of "tea concentrate." Now, take a 2 quart jug/pitcher and fill it 3/4 full of ice. Pour the hot tea into the container over the ice, stir, and chill in the fridge the rest of the way. The ice will melt, you'll end up with round two quarts of tea. It's not bitter at all - try it and see if this method works for you! It's all basically the same thing, but who knows :)
Heck, my grandma (great grandma's daughter) just bought a huge coffee maker and now puts 6-7 small lipton bags in a filter and brews a pot of tea with the coffee maker. She puts a 3/4 cup of sugar in the carafe before she turns the bewer on, then pours the tea straight out of the carafe into glasses full of ice!
What do you eat for all-nighters?
Doritos and chocolate milk, and tums or prilosec. Yesssss.
Toronto cheap eats
Okay, not "cheap" but delicious: http://www.donatellorestaurant.ca/index.html
Menu is reasonable if you want to treat yourselves. The service and atmosphere are great, as is the food!
We spent a week at the Toronto Hilton for our honeymoon two years ago, and this was one of our favorite nights out.
We also enjoyed TUNDRA in the Hilton, but it's pretty $$.
We always hit up places like Shopsy's and the Kensington Market. There is a great mexican place near the flatiron building down there that I can't recall the name of.
Follow your nose - if it smells good, go in! I've never really disliked a restaurant in Toronto...
I Know This Fish: Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, from Water to Table
My dad is from AK, I've spent a LOT of time there. This is how much I hate salmon: I caught it on a pixie in Valdez (a pink), my mom immediately cleaned and cooked it to perfection. I still couldn't stand it. BLAHHH! It's so sad, it LOOKS so tasty!
Afghanistan-friendly recipes?
If he can get cream of chicken or mushroom soup, and canned chicken, and egg noodles, he can heat it all up in the crock w/ a little added water or milk and it makes a pretty decent soup. Add some canned carrots or green beans and it's like chicken pot pie!
I'd say with a medium-sized crock, three cans of soup, three cans of chicken, pepper to taste, a half a can to a can of milk or water - heat that up, then add a quarter to half a bag of egg noodles and cook until they're done.
Where is a great place to eat in Middle TN
My great grandma's farm! JK
I actually have no idea because whenever I'm there we eat at the house, but if you're around Centerville/Hohenwald etc. the Grinder's Switch Winery outside of Centerville has a great atmosphere and great wine. No food though, just booze! :)
I gotta say there were some really excellent looking Mexican places in Hohenwald this last visit...a lot more Hispanic influence down there now, and I was dying to go into one of the more authentic looking places, but I never got the chance.
What do you go "out" for?
Deep fried goodies (don't own a deep fryer and hate the mess).
All Asian delights (Chinese, Japanese, Thai, etc.)
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"Zwinky" Just redirected me...boooo
Sabra Spicy Eggplant Recipe?
Does New Sagaya Market carry it? They might be able to get their hands on some for you!
Serious Grape: Cool Summer Wines
Trader Joes has a Gewürztraminer for around $3.99 that can't be beat. It's good and CHEAP!
Leftovers: The Day's Stray Links
"Ugh, Men: Women eat less when dining with dudes. [National Post] "
LOL - my husband told me he knew I was the one when I nommed a full meal in front of him on the first date.
Also, organic & the WF label =/= good for you! I shop at a local year-round farmer's market, and I save hundreds of dollars every year. WF is expensive for no reason.
Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
the days they ran out of chocolate milk before I came through the line were the days I didn't drink any milk at school.
I did sometimes drink plain milk at home, generally with ice cubes, because really cold was the only way I could stand it. (Or, over cereal. Mom bought only unsugared things like shredded wheat & grape nuts, but we were allowed to add sugar or honey. so, yum.) the milk at school was never cold enough for me.
My weight gain didn't begin until I was nearly 20 years out of school. When I no longer habitually drink cow's milk.
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.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
A properly steamed, uncleaned, whole, female lobster.
YESSSSS! When I buy lobsters I ask for females and my shopping trip usually turns out to be a lobster anatomy lesson.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
A properly steamed, uncleaned, whole, female lobster.
There is just nothing to compare with the tomalley and roe in one properly done.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
bareneed, I am surprised by the answers here too so far. Although I enjoy both, I thought lobster would turn out a clear winner...eat and learn.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Crab-- no contest
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
I love both, but my fave will always be a perfectly steamed lobster with melted butter.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
King Crab: hands down.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
I'm gobsmacked! I thought lobster would be the hands-down winner here. I have wonderful memories of my childhood in Newfoundland, taking a drive "around the bay" and stopping to buy fresh lobsters from a fisherman standing at the side of the road with a wheelbarrow full of just caught "big fellas," going home and waiting with anticipation while Mom got out the pot and melted the butter. My God it was delicious - cheap too, a buck or two per lobster (however, that was over 50 years ago!) Yes, I know, crab is wonderful also, but nothing can spoil those memories.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Crab is definitely sweeter, but I prefer lobster.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
That's like asking if I'd prefer a Lambo or a Ferrari. Win-win, I'll take either.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Gotta run with the crab. More meat, less effort. Overall, more bang for your buck.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Yes.
I love them without garnish - nothing but the meat and guts.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Lobster stuffed with crabmeat ..I prefer soft shelled crabs over both the crab legs and lobster actually...
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
In Alaska we get all the crab everyone else wants, cheap. Can't say the same for lobster.
I love the Dungies, and red or golden in kings. There is also a recently unfished Alaska species of Blue King Crab that are making the rounds at the markets. Have yet to try them.
So here is my list from top to bottom in crabs.
1. Dungie
2. Red King
3. Golden King
However, the above list notwithstanding, the very best crab dinner I experienced was as follows. After an unsuccessful deer hunting trip on Afognak Island, my friend John took all my friends and I out on his boat in what was probably the foggiest day out of Kodiak Harbor ever. We were thinking about fishing for late season saltwater silvers. ( silver salmon ) We ended up pulling some crab pots to find a bounty of tanner crab (opelio). We immediately took them back to John's garage and boiled them quick. Ate with butter while watching the Green Bay Packers play the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.
Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
I only drank chocolate milk as a child with lunch. I would have preferred water overall, but it was never an option. The chocolate also covered up that 'this will turn in a few hours if I don't drink it' taste, which was common in schools.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
I'm another dungeness crab person here. But I won't turn down the two other options if they are offered.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Crab, but I actually prefer snow crab. I find it a little bit more delicate, and easier to remove from the shell.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
I generally prefer crab, but I'll never turn down a fresh Maine lobster roll!
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Definitely crab! Love it.
Lobster or King Crab Legs: Which do you prefer?
Crab, but I also like shoneyjoe's answer. I do a lobster stuffed with crab and bay scallops and you can't really beat that.
Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
@therealchiffonade - I was joking about kale. But I think the fact that parents are raising kids who don't eat fruits and vegetables is a problem. It's just accepted that kids won't eat healthy food - yes they will, if their parents eat well and they can't spend their lunch money in a vending machine.
As a kid, I loved food like butternut squash puree (granted, it was my grandmother's, so who knows what badness she put in there), broccoli, spinach (usually in pasta), corn, carrots, tomatoes, and every fruit ever. I used to love giving classmates zucchini chocolate muffins, and then telling them - gasp!- they were eating vegetables. And I loved vegetables in spite of my mother's cooking, not because she was an amazing chef.
I enjoyed plenty of junk, too, of course, because kids freaking love sugar. I am just saying that kids not eating vegetables is a far bigger problem than kids not drinking milk (let me once again point out that people from non-dairy cultures rarely shatter). Milk does provide calcium - but you also get saturated fat, cholesterol, lots of calories, and proteins that prevent calcium absorption.
Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
@omnomnom... Woo hoo! Your mom's badass!! Falling out of a tree? Holy Hanna.
I even use milk instead of water to make my oatmeal. Why not beef up the nutritive value of oatmeal while I'm at it?? Milk is an excellent source of calcium and it enriches many foods.
Think it's tough to get kids to drink milk? Try getting them to eat kale. Barbed wire would probably be more palatable to kids.
Should We Keep Chocolate Milk in Schools?
@Robyn Lee - Maybe we should start a powerful lobbying grop on behalf of kale?
My mother was raised on a dairy farm and is fairly sure that not drinking milk is a slow form of suicide – I drank a lot of milk growing up. It wasn't until I was in college that I put greater thought into it, looked into the research and decided that it's wrong to push milk as a miracle health drink. It's not.
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Crab...it's sweet and tender. Lobster, even tender, is gross to me.