twcaac’s Profile
Recent Comments
Ikea Groceries: Some Assembly Required
I was amazed that the Ikea in England sold booze too! I got some pear cider to try and it was really good! It's now one of my favorites!
Snapshots from the UK: Gordon Ramsay's Plane Food
I would take that on a proper picnic on my way out of Terminal 5 into London for the day. What a great idea!
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
Also why isn't the McRib a regular menu item? They sell it in some parts of the US for like a month then it goes away for another year. Is this a great marketing scheme?
See more comments by twcaac »
Recent Posts
twcaac hasn't written a post yet.
Recent Favorites
twcaac hasn't favorited a post yet.
Recent Polls
twcaac hasn't answered any polls yet.
Recent Quizzes
twcaac hasn't taken any quizzes yet.
Recent Comments | Response to Comments
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
I like to dip a spoon in peanut butter and add plain m&m's to it, although that's really not that weird but my Mom likes to eat peanut butter and ketchup sandwiches. I tried once and didn't like it but she loves it.
I also like Cheetos or Ruffles between my peanut butter and jam/jelly sandwiches.
Ikea Groceries: Some Assembly Required
I was amazed that the Ikea in England sold booze too! I got some pear cider to try and it was really good! It's now one of my favorites!
Snapshots from the UK: Gordon Ramsay's Plane Food
I would take that on a proper picnic on my way out of Terminal 5 into London for the day. What a great idea!
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
Also why isn't the McRib a regular menu item? They sell it in some parts of the US for like a month then it goes away for another year. Is this a great marketing scheme?
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
When I moved to England they have the Fried Apple pies but during Christmas McDonalds has Fried Mince Pies filled with Vanilla Custard. When I lived on Guam as a kid I would get rice from McDonalds for breakfast and pour milk on it. I thought it was really good.
Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 4: Bacon, Doughnut, Egg Burger
Where's the LOVE? Paula didn't make up these recipes they have been around for a while, she is a southern cook who makes southern dishes. Some southern dishes are loaded with butter and lard, that's traditional southern like it or not. It is what it is.
Top 10 Awesome Nostalgic Foods We Want Back
I recently moved to England and went into McDonalds and freaked out with excitement when I saw fried apple pies, people probably thought I had lost my mind. '
I miss Gator Chips, they were sold in Florida and they were deep fried chips with BBQ seasoning with a gator on the bag. They were so good. They only thing similar is Kettle Chips BBQ. I also miss Smurf Cereal, it turned the milk blue.
Snapshots from the UK: Turkish Delight
They have chocolate covered Turkish Delight here in the UK that's not very good but I like it with pistachios.
Snapshots from the UK: Earl Grey Sorbet
Cringed at the thought of Iced Tea in the UK? They do Ice Tea here, especially when it's hot outside.
Snapshots from the UK: The English Foodstuff Lexicon
Thanks NotAmerican for the link.
A few other foods that I really enjoy beside clotted cream is for one the
cheddar cheese, it's amazing. It's not dyed orange, it's pure white. I really love this cheddar cheese I found that is made with caramelized onions. I also like Banoffee pie (it's banana and toffee) and honeycomb ice cream. British food usually gets a bad wrap but it's really not all that bad.
The only thing I really miss from the US that I can't get in the UK is a really good Mexican restaurant with great Mexican food. Mexican food hasn't really caught on here. Don't get me wrong my grandmother is Mexican and has thought me how to cook mexican dishes but sometimes I don't feel like cooking. The avocados here are not Haas and don't taste as buttery as what I get back home.
Oh and Wagamama's chain need to open more locations in the US, they are all over London and the UK but there are on two in all of the US. That's one chain over here that would really do well in the states.
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
sneak not stink, it's late!
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
It's great that my kids can enjoy the frosted animal cookies I use stink into the cookie jar at night for!
Snapshots from the UK: The English Foodstuff Lexicon
What I want to know is why isn't Clotted Cream more available in the states? I am an American living in the UK and am dreading moving back unless I can find a supplier of Clotted Cream.
Cheap Eats in London
I moved to England a year ago and live outside of Cambridge and when we go to London we usually eat at Wagamamas or EAT. I have three kids so, it gets very expensive for a family of five to have a proper sit down meal. I find going to the farmer's markets and street markets you can find some cheap meals. I avoid the chip stands and Indian food takeaways, unless someone I know has eaten at it before with no problems. I agree with Kerry Saretsky the regular grocery store has some awesome finds really cheap. Shop at Tesco or Sainbury's at night as they tend to make down food at night. Ribena is good and Flavored Barley water but you will need to water it down because Barley water is strong. Peach is our favorite. Tesco's curry line is not bad. It's better then what some takeaways offer. Some Farm shops have great prepared food. This site www.chegworthvalley.com has a listing of farm shops. Experiment and look at what other people are buying that will give you a good indication whether it's good or not. The food here in England (I hate to say this) is superior quality then what you find in the US as they have far more restrictions on food compared to the US. Take Coke Cola for example the bottle label has no corn syrup listed because it's not in there, it says sugar, now whether that's good or bad I don't know but sugar is better then corn syrup, in my opinion. Everything imported has to meet these standards that why coke has a factory here, plus to ship it here would cost a fortune. It's great to eat out but with the food quality here being ( and the economy) what it is, pack a picnic when on the go and stay in and eat. But do splurge on yourself. I hope this helps.
HELP! Vegetarian Recipes needed!
You can't go wrong with blueberry pancakes or a veggie breakfast burrito.
For lunch peanut butter and sliced bananas sandwich. If no one has a peanut allergy. If they do they make sun butter, it's a peanut butter substitute.
For dinner how about homemade Macaroni and Cheese with diced tomatoes or chopped broccoli. Or a creamy potato soup in a bread bowl, the kids can make bread bowls for the soup.
For a snack my kids like fruit kabobs. They take bamboo skewers and add cut melon, grapes, strawberries, cut apples and kiwi. All fruits work well and then they dip it in vanilla yogurt.
These are what my kids like and we are vegetarian.
paula dean exploits senior citizens
I agree with Jerzee Tomato, Mrs. Wilkes boarding house, the food is really good. It reminded me of eating at my Grandmother's house. It's family dining too, so everyone passes food around the table. Paula Deen's restaurant it's now a tourist attraction like Disneyworld, and like most tourist attractions the food is cheaply done and overpriced. Don't get me wrong, I like Paula Deen, I love her cookbooks and have gotten many compliments on meals I have used her recipes for, but the restaurant has lost it's touch.
Paula Deen Is Trying to Kill Us, Part 4: Bacon, Doughnut, Egg Burger
New York Times had Donut Pudding printed a few weeks ago. Made it twice and pased it around to friends. Made more raspberry jelly for the second batch and doubled the # of donuts for a really large pan. If you decide to make some kind of donut thing, don't use Dunkin Donuts. They don't have enough jelly in them unless you are driving and eating a donut with the other hand. You can order big ones from the Stop & Shop. Frozen dough, sure but they hold a lot of jelly and when you add cream, eggs and sugar. Yum.
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
I used to go to the LA Reader office on Friday mornings to collect my mail, then I'd stop in the chain drugstore nearby to pick up a piece of beef jerky, and a package of vanilla creme sandwich cookies, which I'd eat while driving to my day job. Not together, just back-to-back. Can't remember if I ate the jerky or the cookies first, nor why I thought those would make a good breakfast.
HELP! Vegetarian Recipes needed!
I am vegetarian, and I love to cook. Here are some ideas I love:
Breakfast:
Any type of egg, fake bacon or sausage, toast with PB or jelly, oatmeal, or cereal. Again, pancakes are wonderful with some peanut butter.
Lunch:
Mini Sub ingredient buffet, salad bar, vegetable soup, pizza, pasta salad
Dinner:
Any type of casserole, lasagna, spaghetti with marianara sauce instead of meat sauce, large salads, fillet of fish, soup or chowder
Snack/Sides:
Dried fruit, apple sauce, dry cereal or granola with low-fat yogurt, crackers with cheese or guacamole or dip, fruit sweetned cookies, bagel with crem cheese quarters, fresh or frozen fruit, fruit salad, veggie plate, tuna salad, bread sticks, mini flavored rice cakes.
I hope this is helpful to you and others. :)
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
Just found out Kellogg's are NOT planning on producing Mother's Gingerbread Man cookies for Holiday season this year. I am sad.
Top 10 Awesome Nostalgic Foods We Want Back
I miss the S'mores cookies and Fudgies, the little Kraft chewy candies in a gold wrapper. Does anyone remember the cereal, Double-Dip Crunch? I was like a "frosted" Crispix. Mmmmm!!! Oh, and the Quacker "strawberry" snack/dessert bars that looked like Nutri-Grain but had a little "squiggle" of white "icing" on top. I'm hungry now.
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Frosty and Fries (not weird)
Dunking Chocolate chip cookies in Orange juice... YUMM!
Snapshots from the UK: Gordon Ramsay's Plane Food
FYI:
I just ordered up a picnic for my flight home, and it looks like the take away meals from Gordon Ramsay Plane Food no longer come with bread, butter or olives. Also, you might want to check to make sure that everything has made it into your meal bag - my salmon sandwich was missing its apple walnut salad.
Otherwise, the picnic was lovely and delicious! 2 thumbs up!
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
Will Flaky Flix ever come back?
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
Nabisco also makes "Circus Animal" cookies. They were on the shelves a few months before the Kelloggs Mother's version. Last I looked, they're still there. They started an "old favorites" label, which includes versions of other Mothers cookies, as well (I think iced oatmeal and the English tea cookie). I'm not sure if they're any closer to the Mother's versions than the Kelloggs editions, but it's worth a try, if you're not happy with the Kelloggs. I haven't tried either, though I bought the Kelloggs English sandwich cookies tonight. I'd really like to see Iced Raisin brought back. Maybe people should write to Kelloggs about the favorites that are missing, because it sounds like they're still test-marketing and might bring out other kinds if the demand is there.
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
Say what you will, but I'll take what I can get when it comes to my Iced Oatmeal cookies! I'm sure my family, friends and I have put many a mothers employee through college through the years, and it truly is a shame that business didn't work out for them. That being said, I do think it's SMART of Kellogg's to recognize a good thing and pick up where Mothers left off.
Just had four Iced Oatmeal cookies and a glass of milk and it sure feels like old times again. Thank you Kelloggs!
Top 10 Awesome Nostalgic Foods We Want Back
This is hysterical - I have been trying to enlighten my fiance on the yumminess of Magic Middle cookies (apparently he was sheltered and never tried them) and he just doesn't get it. I guess if you never tried one, you wouldn't know what you were missing, but still. Also, LOVED Crystal Pepsi!!! Was it really only out for one year? That's surprising - I thought it was fairly popular in my little neck of the woods.
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
I wouldn't go so far as "don't bother", but I agree these aren't the same. They are close...replicator close...but they are not the same. I'll give them some time to dial in the recipe.
I have lived in SF for 40 years and like so many others grew up with all the Mother's products. My family is addicted to the Taffy cookies, I can not live without Iced Oatmeal.
I still say THANK YOU for bringing back the product line, but I wish more of the Oakland employees could have been saved.
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
Don't bother!! I just bought and tried (5 minutes ago) my favorite Mothers
"Taffy Cookies" and my second favorite " Circus Animal Cookies", they aren't even CLOSE to the real Mothers Cookies. How sad, except that I hate Kelloggs, and now don't have to worry about buying Mothers from them. The cookies aren't terrible, just not as good as before!
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
Flaky Flix, Flaky Flix, Flaky Flix...
Kellogg's Saves Mother's Cookies
What about Flaky Flicks! I can't even remember how to spell it, it's been so long since I had any. I would have my daughter ship them from California to me in NC because they didn't have Mother's Cookies out here. My daughter sent me a picture today of some of the cookies on the self in the store! Please bring back the Flaky Flicks......
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Last night I had some buttery, salty matzah brie (what? i got leftovers.) with drizzled honey. Mmmmmmnomnomnom.
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Serious Eats---- Don't let this subject die! There is so much more junk to learn from everyone! Dave Johnson
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Serious Eats---- Don't let this subject die! There is so much more junk to learn from everyone! Dave Johnson
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Candy korn, dipped in chocolate syrup followed with salty peanuts.
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Let's see: banana with a slice of American cheese, breaking off small triangles of cheese for each bite. My absolute favorite when I was little, and I still love it. I think my mom learned it from Mister Rogers.
Also, baby carrots w/ketchup and tortilla chips on the side; raw red cabbage with yellow mustard; and my guilty coming home drunk secret: bowl of white rice with American cheese melted on top. I like American cheese on most anything...
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
ok----------sorry!
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
@old chef: We're happy that you're so enthused about weird snack combos that you've shared several recipes with us all here. But, please, for the love of God, can it with the ALL CAPS already!!!
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SCREAMING AT US. (See?)
Please turn off your "caps lock" key.
Thanks!
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
HERE'S A GREAT SANDWICH--- RYE BREAD-SPREAD CREAM CHEESE, ADD BANANA SLICES, SPREAD PEANUT BUTTER ADD SWEET PICKLE SLICES AND SHREDDED LETTUCE.
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
Sour Cream and Onion chips, with a Mars bar and a cold glass of milk. Eat chips, bite chocolate bar. Chase with milk. Delicious.
What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?
HERE'S ANOTHER FOR YOU, DID THIS WHEN I WAS A KID. A COLD BOTTLE(OR CANNED) OF COKE AND FILLED WITH A PACK OF PEANUTS. DRINK AND CHEW!
Recent Posts
twcaac hasn't written a post yet.
Recent Favorites
twcaac hasn't favorited a post yet.
Polls
twcaac hasn't answered any polls yet.
Quizzes
twcaac hasn't taken any quizzes yet.
I like to dip a spoon in peanut butter and add plain m&m's to it, although that's really not that weird but my Mom likes to eat peanut butter and ketchup sandwiches. I tried once and didn't like it but she loves it.
I also like Cheetos or Ruffles between my peanut butter and jam/jelly sandwiches.