MomOfLittleFoodies
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Sandra Lee on truffles:
Take can chocolate frosting, add powder sugar & vanilla, roll them out and dust with cocoa powder.
Please tell me this is a joke..? That sounds like an emetic, not a sweet.
No, I don't have a TV, long (not interesting) story.
This is the single most vile sounding dessert ever.
To be fair, most of her desserts fall into the "most vile sounding dessert" category. Google "Sandra Lee Kwanzaa Cake" sometime. *shudder*
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Fat Guy, have you considered the Laptop Lunch system? I work as a noon supervisor for a local elementary school, and the Laptop Lunch system seems to be easy for the little kids to use. The other popular options are the Snaplock/Lock and Lock style containers.
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I use cheap wooden ones, granted we're a Japanese-American family living in the US, so chopsticks aren't everyday utensils for us.
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Right now they're offering grilled sandwiches (panini-ish) and I'm hooked on the Deli Trio, which I suspect is the one people are saying is like a Cuban.
My go-to burger at JITB is the Sourdough Jack. Their salads are pretty good too.
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I guess I'm not a self-respecting egullet member.
My almost 13 year old actually likes Chef Boyardee ravioli. This is the same child was eating sashimi and chunks of parmesean at a preschooler. It's nice to know that there's a lower sodium option out there for him.
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I live in the Inland Empire in southern California and it's slim pickings for non-chain restaurants. There are some but not a lot. Chains - as far as the eye can see. So for the most part when we do eat out chains, owing to their massive presence, get most of our money.
I can believe that. Most of the development in the IE is relatively recent. I spent my childhood in the East San Gabriel Valley and the Pomona Valley, and I remember when the Inland Empire was still mostly rural... and I'm only in my mid 30s.
By the way, if you're feeling adventurous Rancho Cucamonga has a hole-in-the-wall bbq joint on Foothill called Red Hill Barberque and it serves up smoky pieces on heaven. The look of the place might scare you but it's top-notch.
I'm jotting this one down for the next time I visit my parents.
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Here's my most recent Hall of Shame entries... Cilantro Lime Big Fish sandwiches from Burger King, and Chicken McNuggets from McD's with the Sweet Chili dipping sauce (which is just thickened Mae Ploy).
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Times three.Rawish duck is just silly. Likewise red tuna. Cook fish!And duck. And pork. Tastes better.
When it comes to tuna, I want it completely raw, or completely cooked. No rare duck or pork please. The only meat I like rare is beef, and even then, I like it to be at least warm in the center.
On the hot dog thing, I like mine with mustard. None of that fancy stuff either. Just yellow "ball park" style mustard.
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Good stuff. Trying to get ideas for my 5-yr old son's packed lunch. He's allergic to milk which rules out cheese (chunky cheese triangles look nice). He's also turning his nose up at ham and tuna, so a bit limited.
I have a milk allergic daughter, so maybe I can help.
My daughter likes things like little sausages, chicken wings (split into drumette sizes), Sunflower Seed Butter and Jelly sandwiches, chicken legs, cheeseless pizza, musubi/nigiri, chicken nuggets/tenders or fried rice.
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Top Ramen appears on my shopping list frequently.
I buy Spam 2 cans at a time.
I actually like fast food burgers.
I don't like bleu cheese or cherry/grape tomatoes.
I love Cheetos and Chili Cheese Fritos.
I eat Hamburger Helper once a year.
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The worst burger I've had in a long time, including terrible service (if that's even possible at a fast food place) was at In'n Out, where they don't even have bacon!?! WTF? It took for ever to get a really bland and boring burger with so so fries. 2nd time I've been there, first time I pulled over just in time before my wife got violently sick of the burger we just had eaten. I felt fine, but I have an iron stomach.
Our local foodruckers was also way down in quality last time we went, some two years or so ago. Since then I pretty much just make my own burger if I feel like it. Unless on the road, then it's Carl's Jr if I can find one, or McD, unless my wife is along for the ride, then it's JitB.
As far as burgers go, I know this isn't really fast food, but local for both of us... Nations makes a MUCH better burger than In-N-Out. Sure, a cheeseburger at Nations costs twice as much as an In-N-Out burger, but it's worth it.
I love In-N-Out and Carl's Jr, but I'm originally from SoCal, where both are more common. I'm a sucker for a Western Bacon Cheeseburger from Carls.
If you want a good local burger, there's this little hole in the wall place here called Gordos, near the hospital, that makes a mean burger and awesome fries.
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My outlook on chain restaurants changed earlier this year when I was diagnosed with celiac. I used to avoid them like the plague, but now... Uno's has gluten-free pizza (and beer), Boston Market and Outback have a number of reliably GF options, Chipotle is almost entirely GF if one avoids the tortillas, etc., etc. I still venture into non-chain-land more often than not, but when I'm traveling, hitting one of these places is (alas) easier and usually safer than checking out the local mom-and-pops.
I have kiddos with food allergies, so my reasons for patronizing some chain restaurants is pretty much the same as John's.
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It's worth pointing out that, as far as I know, in many places servers are (or can be) paid below the minimum wage for their base pay because it's assumed they'll be tipped, and on top of that, their income tax is calculated on the assumption that they're getting tipped a some level. (Please correct me if I'm wrong!)
In CA, waitstaff get minimum wage at the very least, without tips calculated into it. It's state law... so when I dine out, I don't factor the "poor underpaid waitstaff" into my tipping at all.
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I ask as a Subway store has opened near my house and I'm curious
to know if there's any specialised fillings people request,
instead of just ordering what's on their menu.
Some Subways will NOT take special requests. One of the ones in my area will not make something if it's not on the menu, even if you're just asking for a salami sandwich.
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free range that above hint with the hunt might deliver faster, any park with a pond would be a good start ;-p
I know, I know, can't do that and those messy Canada geese are even protected, pooping up our nice park here in Walnut Creek.
Oh, that nice park has a few domestic geese hanging around that someone could probably get away with abducting. Those are the mean ones anyway.
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The party meatballs are popular at our house... most often served with mushroom gravy over rice.
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I've had really good luck substituting 1/4 cup mashed tofu per egg in boxed brownie mixes.
A lot of the other vegan egg substitutes just don't do the job for brownies... not enough moisture. I had to bake egg free for 6 years when my oldest child was egg allergic, and it took me 5 years to find a decent egg free brownie.
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What is a Red Vine, please?
Picture a Twizzler, but one that's just sweet--without that sickly artificial strawberry flavor.
Last week I had a discussion with a co-worker who's from the East Coast. He maintains that East Coasters love Twizzlers and hate Red Vines, while West Coasters love Red Vines and hate Twizzlers. Since this California girl's tastes support his theory I couldn't deny it.
Is there a difference between Heath bars and Skors taste-wise. I like both, but I don't eat them frequently enough to have done any analysis.
To me, Twizzlers have a weird rubbery texture that places it somewhere between one of those crappy fruit snacks and fruit leather. Red Vines have a kind of vague berry flavor rather than Twizzlers obviously fake strawberry flavor. Between the flavor and the texture, I just can't bring myself to eat twizzlers. For some reason they remind me of that children's chewable aspirin Mom used to give us.
I can find Skors and Heath bars at pretty much every grocery store in my area. The difference I've noticed between the two is that the toffee in the Heath Bars is much softer, almost mushy, in comparison to Skor bars. I'll eat both, but for eating as a chocolate bar, I prefer Skor bars because they don't make quite the mess.
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Yikes! I think we may shop at the same Trader Joes.
corner of Treat and Oak Grove in Concord.
I forgot to mention their simmer sauces that come in glasses. Some very good Indian style, Italian, etc. I embellish them a bit with extra onions and curry powder if I have time and I usually fry the chicken first to brown it a bit, but even without that they make a nice quick meal. Add the curry naan bread and you're done.
Yup, that's exactly the same one I shop at.
I'm familiar with the simmer sauces... I miss the Cuban Mojito one they used to carry. It was awesome with pork.
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Oreos, Skor Bars, and Red Vines.
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Subway is a food of desperation for me... I only get it when I'm desperate and there are no other viable options.
Back in the 80's, Subway was actually pretty good. Nowadays I can get a better sandwich at the grocery store deli, so guess where I go?
As far as big chain sandwich shops go, I prefer Quiznos, but in general I prefer to patronize local "Mom and Pop" kind of establishments, or small local chains.
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Well, Diana has not needed coins for laundry, as her student card is one that can be used for the washer and dryer.
Not for laundry, but for vending machines. There's nothing worse than needing a bottle of water or a can of soda pop, and only having a dollar bill that is too screwed up to go through the dollar slot on the machine.
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I can go either way... sometimes I want sweet, sometimes I want savory.
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Not food related, but I always appreciated rolls of quarters as gifts in college.
Sonic Drive-In
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The closest Sonic to me is about a half hour away, so we generally only go to Sonic when on road trips. I always order the Chili Cheese Tots and a Cherry Limeade.