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Think of all the wasted food. I wish they would save the unopened stuff, like canned, jarred food, etc. and donate it to those in need. What is the sense in throwing out brand new food for no reason? Talk about a wasteful society!

so, i could carry a home-made pie filled with cherry pie filling, but i couldn't carry a can of the same filling? ridiculous. and don't get me started on the snow globes!

When I came back from Hong Kong to NYC, they squished one of my precious Kee Wah pastries! I asked nicely yet seriously to the TSA guard, "Madam, please don't squeeze those pastries. They're meant to be gifts." She replied back saying they're checking for any pork products but obviously, she squished nothing but lotus seed paste and flaky, pink crust that's sealed in individual, clear plastic wrapping.

From what I can tell, if the food item is for immediate consumption, they tend to let it through. If it's a sealed container, then it's trashed. Not a whole lot of logic, but I got through security just fine with a large bento that included at least a cup of soupy Thai curry over rice, and they didn't even double-check that. I'm just packing all of my alcohol and other liquids into my suitcase really well - so far I've been across the country a couple of times with beer (to share with friends, then to bring back local tastiness) with no incidents of broken glass. Definitely use glass or plastic over aluminum cans - they puncture and burst too easily.

...that is an abomination. if that were me, i would just skip my flight and sit in my hotel room and eat all 53 ounces of that chocolatey goodness in silence.

they can take away my pride, and maybe my dignity, but hecks naw on the nutella.

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I'll go with the Pumpkin Pie Brulee today. (But I'm still planning on making the Brussels Sprouts & Bacon)

Chipotle meatballs sound awesoooooome

Dorie Greenspan's Holiday Cake. To have 3 hours after dinner with a nice glass of something bubbly. (Probably Alka-Seltzer)

Mark Bittman's Cranberry Relish with Orange and Ginger sounds EXACTLY like the cranberry orange relish my mom used to make, except that she added pecans and made hers using an old-fashioned meat grinder (the kind you clamp to a counter top) instead of a food processor. I still make it every year!

Again, the pumpkin cheesecake!

blue cheese pear quiche

Pumpkin Pie Brulee