I finally tried my hand at these last night. I would have done so sooner, but my lack of a cupcake pan prevented it.
They're a little tall due to using a jumbo cupcake pan instead of a mini pie pan, but at my height a little extra pie is needed anyway.
I finally learned how to make pie crust and now I'm cranking out savory pies faster than I can eat them. I really want to try selling some, but how much is fair to charge?
I disagree about the taper. I quit cold turkey and the way to do it was to make sure I was getting enough vitamins and nutrients to counteract the headaches and sluggishness.
If you absolutely NEED to have some caffeine get it from a non-coffee source. Teas have caffeine but it won't feel like you're cheating on your quitting, and that is very important psychologically. Kinda like quitting cigarettes using nicotine gum.
Personally I like Yerba Mate because it has a kick but won't keep you up late. Some articles say it doesn't have caffeine but a stereoisomer of caffeine called matteine. This is not true as a stereoisomer of caffeine is not possible, but it still has a non-jittery effect.
You can usually substitute butter for shortening as long at a 1-1 ratio.
"There is nothing else that I have been able to successfully eat* (ie, not get all over myself or on my clothes) while walking down a crowded street in NYC while I hold multiple bags (we don’t have cars – we have to carry all our crap around) and a cell phone pressed to one ear in the other hand. NOTHING"
Suggestions: Ham sandwich, apple, corn dog, kebab, bagel with shmear
Personally I think chinese is more convenient because you can take it to work the next day without having to repackage it. I'd get some stares if I walked in with a pizza box under my arm, but a little leftover mu shu in the takeaway container? No problem!
I went with the traditional beef, onion and gravy. I have some "gourmet" pie options I'm going to try including substituting the onions for kimchee in one and another with some chicken liver mixed in with the beef.
Where I live there are 5 supermarkets within a 15 minute walk of my house, the big Whole Foods (5 minutes), Trader Joe's (8 minutes), Harvest Co-op (10 minutes), the littler whole foods (15 minutes) and Shaw's the regular supermarket (15 minutes).
Generally speaking I go to TJ's for most of my staples. Their produce is good, their meats are cheap, their cheese is inexpensive but amazing, and their wine selection is just lovely. WF is on the way home and I get the things there that TJ's doesn't carry or that I think I can get better at WF. Like soda. TJ's doesn't carry. Or any cut of meat besides ground hamburger.
Similar to the ramen idea, I love making rice or quinoa or spelt berries with stock.
Scotch eggs go over great at my poker games.
And if you don't mind folding wonton skins, crab rangoon is another classic.
Speaking of strange measurements:
http://www.devonmoor.org/measuringjugs.html
I use the butter flavored shortening instead of butter because it fits my budget more and also it taste more buttery than butter. I use the Crisco brand which it now comes in 0 grams of Trans Fat . This is more Healthy wise. To substitiute BFS for butter is 1 cup BFS + 6 tsp water = 1cup (2 sticks) butter. To make a chewier cookie leave off the water when using BFS , adding the water will make it more cakey. The BFS makes a great buttercream frosting.
Here's some info from WholeFoods Markup on the east side.
Pizza!! Definitely, because you only have to decide on toppings, and you can always split it if people disagree! And with chinese food, even if you're strictly a lo mein and fried rice person, like me, you might be in a general gao's mood, or a scallion pancake mood, or a sesame chicken mood! The possibilities are too endless.
BF had a poker game recently - about 15 people showed up to either play or just to eat. I made 2 pork shoulders' worth of pulled pork - and only one gallon ziplock bag of it was left (and that bag was not full).
I served garlic bread and tortillas with it. I also recommend a black bean salad.
Thanks bisbee, just what I was looking for. Thanks everyone else as well! I want to focus on winning, not cooking, haha!
Tea is a good way to wean yourself off. It's less caffeine (I believe) and it gives you something to drink when you're craving a warm beverage. Start off with caffeinated tea then slowly move on to decaffeinated. Pretty soon you won't need either!
Hillary
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I'd say pizza is more convenient in the way that it's not just easy to order, it's easy to make! So simple, yet so genius and delicious.
Hillary
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I have been to a couple Whole Foods and you're right, it isn't cheap. I will say that I have found certain products like POM Tea for example (not necessarily what you're looking for) to be cheaper or the same price as other grocery stores. So while many things there are expensive, they don't blow up the prices of everything.
Hillary
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I went from coffee to half-caf, down to English Breakfast tea, then decaf EB tea. A step-down program, if you will. It was not as hard as I thought it would be!
Tea absolutely has its health benefits -- but so does coffee! It's been proven to help stave off certain types of cancer and Parkinson's disease, it can boost athletic performance, and the beans have antioxidants. Of course, you still have to drink it moderately... But it isn't as much of a vice as it was once thought to be:
http://men.webmd.com/features/coffee-new-health-food
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