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Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
Well, I can't say that jawbreakers bring back the 80's for me, but I do know that I would not have said/heard "Oh, snap!" until the late 90's.
pot stickers,help!
Wonton wrappers are an acceptable substitute. Save the uncooked ones by freezing them on a cookie sheet and then plastic bagging them.
What childhood foods have you outgrown?
I used to be a real dill pickle fanatic. Any kind, any time. Now, though, I am just not feeling it. And that makes me sorta sad. It's a concrete example of the end of childhood.
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Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
I so thought this was going to be an Onion article.
Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
Well, I can't say that jawbreakers bring back the 80's for me, but I do know that I would not have said/heard "Oh, snap!" until the late 90's.
pot stickers,help!
Wonton wrappers are an acceptable substitute. Save the uncooked ones by freezing them on a cookie sheet and then plastic bagging them.
What childhood foods have you outgrown?
I used to be a real dill pickle fanatic. Any kind, any time. Now, though, I am just not feeling it. And that makes me sorta sad. It's a concrete example of the end of childhood.
I like frozen _____
frozen corn (and shameful to admit, frozen french fries)
Pickle Juice
There's a recipe out there for pork chops marinated in pickle juice, just google. I always wanted to try it, but I'm a little frightened.
where are the cooks in my generation?
I, too, was a latch-key kid. In kindergarten, we made a class "recipe book": the kids dictated the recipes to the teacher, who wrote them down and photocopied them into a little booklet (great idea, too!). My entry was (no joke), "making Spaghetti-ohs." (Get out the pan, open the can...) My mother was mortified, but that was my reality.
Now, though, I cook at least 4 times a week. Soups, Chili, teriyaki chicken (boning my own chicken!) I don't know where it comes from, as my mother still absolutely never cooks, but I adore it.
One of my favorite things? Looking down at an oddly chopped vegetable in my food and thinking, "Oh, I remember chopping you!" Yes, I was an odd child, and I am a strange adult. But cooking makes me feel relaxed like almost nothing else.
My favorite store-bought cookie is _____
Pepperidge Farm Milano, please.
Frozen burritos: Anybody make their own?
I have made my own, and plan to again. Honestly, I cannot remember if I put cheese in them before I froze them, but I would suspect I did. They were bean and rice and came out great from the freezer. I wouldn't make them just to freeze, necessarily, but whenever I am making some for dinner, I think it's a great idea to make lots of extras. Put 'em in the microwave for two-three minutes, and eat up.
What was your last culinary related injury?
Two nights ago, exact same dumb move as kmnola above, but I managed to let go much sooner and ended up with just one small blister. I feel sure that if the pan had not been one that I most commonly use on the stove top, rather than the oven, I wouldn't have been so quick to grab that sucker.
Which vegetable do you refuse to eat?
Turnip greens. I'm a Southerner, born and raised, but I can't take 'em. Strangely, I do like cooked spinach.
can u help me?
After looking at your profile, I wanted to add that you might want to talk to your doctor about this. There is really no "superfood" that will help with your growth. Eat an all-around good diet and see what your doc has to say.
can u help me?
Short of money? Short in stature?
What kind of drink are short people supposed to drink? Something with an umbrella usually makes me feel taller.
They say that milk does a body good.
I hope this helped.
World's greatest sandwich - for me, the BLT!
I love a Reuben, myself. Yum!
Who's the best home cook in Minnesota?
Sorry, I messed up the link. Here it is without that there fancy html coding:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Molter
Who's the best home cook in Minnesota?
As an interesting aside, you might want to check out Dorothy Molter, known as the "Root Beer Lady" of the Minnesota Boundary Waters.
What's your favorite way to enjoy broccoli?
what choc said, plus just raw. Yum!
How often do you follow a recipe exactly as written?
I almost always fiddle around with recipes. That's one reason why I don't bake--following a recipe so closely is boring!
Overused Food Words
I don't like the British habit of saying "veg." "Fruit and veg." Ugh.
Another is using an "x" instead of writing the entire word. I've seen it here as in "crax" rather than crackers (wtf?) and other, non-food related words at other sites.
Admitting success? Easy! Admitting failures? Not so much.
I made an eggplant stew as a new vegetarian. Turned out a dreadful shade of purple. Who knew you were supposed to peel it?
Most adventurous meals?
Reindeer in Sweden. As a sandwich. It was pretty good, but I couldn't help feeling a little sorry for Donner or Blitzen, or whoever.
What seemingly basic ingredient can you simply not bear?
Not overly common, but I can't stand pinenuts. With you on the capers, yuck. And all you celery haters? I love it enough for all of you:)
Sweet & Savory dishes... love it or hate it?
I, too, think that balance is the most important aspects of mixing savory and sweet. I like some meals like that, but not all. The important thing is keep NUTS out of my entrees, please.
Pickle Juice
Pickle juice is great if you have high sugar levels due to diabetes to help lower them. Dallas Cowboys have been using it for years as an secret boost of energy rather than chocolate milk, candy, or energy bars that can bring them down due to the sugar. Athletes with diabetes use Pickle juice mixed with water for boost drinks. I it frozen on a stick.
Pickle Juice
I poach chicken and fish in it, it also works well as a marinade for cheaper cuts of beef and pork...it tenderizes them like crazy. For the cheaper dill pickle juices, the ones with a lot of yellow color to them, I mix the juice 50/50 with water to use it or it yellows the meat. It's been a staple for my cooking for several years now.I wish they sold it without the pickles in it. BTW, it's also great for steaming veggies...
What childhood foods have you outgrown?
These stories have been so heartfelt that they propelled me to make this a topic of discussion amongst my class.
Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
"my roommate bought a box of fruit roll-ups last week, for the life of me i have no idea why she would eat those things as a semi-grownup!"
Ummmm. . . .because she thinks they're tasty? :-)
Pickle Juice
I drink it. We used to have a tradition in my singing group (think singing frat) where any used drink containers were thrown gently into the middle of the room (with the couches all around the perimeter). Nothing ever breaks in that rehearsal room. Usually, it was beer bottles and coke cans. One day, I threw in a pickle jar after I was done sipping. Got a lot of weird looks, but it was darn tasty.
Pickle Juice
I said it once, and i'll say it again- popsicles! seriously...
Pickle Juice
I don't know how it started, but my mother used to pour enough pickle juice to fill the jar lid and then drizzle it over very well done scramble eggs. I used to love it. I still can only eat my eggs scrambled BURNT/DEAD, and I still have a love for sour pickle juice on my eggs or right out of the jar :)
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
that doesn't look like the longest sandwich in the world, just lots of loaves of bread with sandwich filling, placed end to end! Bah!
Pickle Juice
msjhdyer ... Maybe next time you get a jar of pickles you could blend the pickles into liquid and add them to the juice for the pops. That way you have a use for the pickles that come with your needed juice. I don't know how well it would work though.
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
As an Iranian-American, I thought this story was pretty funny (I submitted it to Serious Eats). Little did I think the comments would be so politicized!
I've been to the park where this food festival was held in Tehran and no, the place is not swarming with starving pepole.
We just really like food. ;)
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
What kind of sandwich was it?
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
Take a close look at this photo.
Either that man is way too skinny... or an Alien from outer space.
No offense intended. I'm just saying.
Meanwhile look at this dude.
Is that not the most guilty looking MoFo you've ever seen?
I think he's the one who ate the last piece.
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
Those sandwich surgeons may be good at slicing a sandwich but they aren't good at fending off a hungry crowd. They should have brought in the sandwich police.
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
Here's a photo slide-show of the event, from the page Raphael posted.
Maybe it's just me, but those people in the crowd looked pretty hungry..
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
They shouldn't have tried, now they've brought shame on their fearless leader, Ahmadinejad. Remember, just like his claim that they don't hang gays in Iran, because there aren't any, the world can't be allowed to hear about the hungry people he wants to pretend don't exist either.
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
They can't organize a sandwich and they want to tackle world domination.
Well we measure our sandwiches, that's right, that's right. Our sandwiches are bigger and better and we measure them. So stick that in your fancy military parades. Posers!!!!
Mob Eats World Record Sandwich Before It Can Be Measured
Hey, let's build a giant sandwich in front of a bunch of starving people.
No way that could go wrong.
Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
I'm in the same situation as antrobin. I can rattle off places to get Clearly Canadian, Capri Sun, and Orange Julius too.
And I just checked - Clearly Canadian has a "beverage locater" so if you're having cravings just check their website: http://www.clearly.ca/locator/.
Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
I remember that Downtown Plaza Orange Julius in Sac- they took it out when they remodeled in the 1990's. I seem to remember that they were still around through at least the late 1990's in malls in the midwest, sounds like they are still in some malls out there too.
I remember one Halloween when my parents went as California Raisins for a party.
Burple, I'd forgotten about the stuff. I have no memory of what it tasted like, but I do remember my mom getting annoyed with us playing with the bottle.
Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
Fresca is my favourite mixer for gin.
Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
Oh, Fresca was the 60's, definitely. And it tasted much better with cyclamates than it does now!
Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
Tang was 60s. TAB was 70s. (Fresca too?) Maybe Crystal Light was 80s? Or Bartles and Jaymes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartles_and_Jaymes)?
There was an Orange Julius at the downtown shopping mall in Sacramento in the 70s.
I used to eat jawbreakers as a kid in the 60s.
Top Ten Uniquely '80s Foods
@worldcupfever - I don't remember it well enough from the early years, but my older sister says the TAB I buy is a perfect match.
@annien - As a Diet Coke connoisseur, I can say with great certainty that they are different enough to warrant different names.
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I so thought this was going to be an Onion article.