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Individually Wrapped Cashew Is Full of Fail

Mitch Hedberg does a bit on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyIdcLu2B9g

palmsey at 1:13AM on 05/11/08

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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?

Cake batter ice cream is delicious. I don't know that I would get it in the supermarket since I think the smooth texture you get at a place like Coldstone is pretty important for really bringing back that feeling of licking the beaters.

Fake? It tastes exactly like what it claims to be. Too sweet? I don't know if I've ever had that problem with ice cream - seems like saying a brownie is too chocolate-y.

I'm with Bourdain - I don't care if it glows in the dark, as long as it tastes good.

palmsey at 10:24AM on 04/18/08

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In Videos: Saturday Night Live Parody of Top Chef

Did she say cook a pizza or cook beets and couscous?

That's exactly how I feel watching some of the challenges - like the "only one aisle of the grocery store" quickfire. They need to stick more to the "create a dish along this theme" challenges rather than "cook fish for Eric Ripert using only a zippo and tin foil."

palmsey at 5:18PM on 04/08/08

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Rising Food Prices Explained

I think the popularity of ethanol as a fuel should be considered as well - how much corn is now going into what appears to be a net loss of energy? Food is more expensive because we're burning so much of it.

palmsey at 4:37PM on 04/02/08

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French Laundry Veal Stock!

I would make sauce Robert just to see what got Ruhlman so worked up about veal stock, and then probably make demi from the rest.

palmsey at 12:08AM on 03/27/08

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Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway

quiche

palmsey at 3:29PM on 03/20/08

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Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway

quiche (maybe this is only traditional around here?)

palmsey at 6:23PM on 03/19/08

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Breadmaking Secrets

thefreshloaf.com is another good bread site.

Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice was my first book on baking and is still my favorite. He has a new book out on whole grain breads that may have more high fiber loaves.

palmsey at 3:06PM on 03/18/08

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Cook the Book: Win a Copy of 'Cook with Jamie'

bourdain, ruhlman, keller, beauford, pepin, child

palmsey at 6:00PM on 02/20/08

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Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway

dark

palmsey at 12:26PM on 02/08/08

Responses to Comments by palmsey

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Individually Wrapped Cashew Is Full of Fail


I think individually-wrapped cashews are full of a very painful WIN. They're hilarious but, as simon wrote, very wasteful.

Christina at 11:11PM on 05/11/08

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Individually Wrapped Cashew Is Full of Fail

Turns out that "culinary abortions" are about as funny as surgical abortions.
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Ohhhh my.... now THAT was certainly "ouch inducing".

FastFoodCritic at 7:55PM on 05/11/08

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Individually Wrapped Cashew Is Full of Fail

shit like this, individually wrapped cashew nuts and other examples of excessive packaging and industrial food, should be illegal. it son't find it funny at all, it's sad and enfuriating. it's shameful. don't give me any cultural relativisitc crap, it's just plain wrong, no matter where it's from, be it japan, the us, europe, or anywhere else.

simon at 11:14AM on 05/11/08

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Individually Wrapped Cashew Is Full of Fail

Turns out that "culinary abortions" are about as funny as surgical abortions.

Fail.

Tokyorosa at 10:23AM on 05/11/08

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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?

I hate the cake batter flavor...too sweet and artificial, as everyone else seems to think. And I'm mad at B&J's...my favorite flavor (Coconut Almond Fudge Chip) can only be had at the scoop shops now, not in the grocery store. I hope it's not going the way of the dinosaur...

rosezilla at 6:32PM on 05/07/08

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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?

I recently tried B & J's cake batter flavor and I LOVED it. I then bought it again and loved it at first, but a few spoons later it started to make me feel sick and I didn't finish it. I don't know why the inital love of it faded so fast, but I think it comes down to it being too sweet and too authentic to cake batter - while that should be a good thing, but realistically, who eats the whole bowl of batter? You lick the beaters and the remains of the bowl, not the whole thing~!
I would love to try an ice cream with cake pieces, that sounds great.

radley24 at 11:18AM on 04/20/08

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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?

Haven't tried the Ben & Jerry's flavor, but have had mixed feelings about the ones out in ice cream shops. Some are quite tasty--I think it's more a mood. Sometimes I want a fine, subtle gelato and sometimes I want that ooey-gooey-way-too-much-junk-in-it feel of ice cream. When I want B&J, I'm usually in the latter mood.

One thing I have really mixed feelings about is cheesecake flavored ice cream. I've only had the Cold Stone version, which I thought was tasty but off putting. Thoughts?

lovesomething at 1:28AM on 04/20/08

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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?

Haven't tried the cake batter ice cream - probably won't.

I miss B & J's Rainforest Crunch flavor. It was so good, I'm surprised that they discontinued it.

suegsf at 1:06AM on 04/20/08

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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?

I hope they bring this to Finland too, I love batters!

jammarita at 9:18AM on 04/19/08

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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?

I have had a flavor called Piece of Cake from Perry's Ice cream it is very good, I haven't had any ice cream in a while because I don't eat any sugar and find the sugar free types not worth it.

joanpieroni2 at 8:10AM on 04/19/08