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  1. And with some butter and Spike, I was able to convince my kid she likes it more than popcorn as a treat.
  2. Organic is labeled that way. If it's not labeled 100% Organic, then no, there are promises. I recently had this discussion with a mom because she was all bent out of shape over her 70% organic Luna bars being recalled (the pb issue). 70% organic means the other 30% could have fallen out of a rat's butt. Now...you want to have an interesting read...read up on why organic labeling is such a freaking mess. I would buy local farm grown (where I trusted the farmer) even if it wasn't officially organic before I'd buy shipped 100% organic, given my druthers.
  3. Three Annie's Pretzel dogs, wolfed down one after the other, with honey mustard. It's astounding I wasn't as sick as a dog. I don't even think they qualify as real food. Followed up by Gertrude Hawk's Cherry Cheesecake Chocolates. I'm not telling how many. I need not to go to the mall on days like this. Someone get me a paper bag, please. I'll either put it over my head in shame or use it as a barf bag any minute.
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    Costco

    I think I left out a key part, I am so sorry.... He said the demand for unfrozen turkeys at Thanksgiving time far outstretched most suppliers' ability to provide them safely. He said we'd all shudder in our shoes if we really knew what was happening to them. I never really asked for details. He's my Dad, and he made a fortune in the meat racket. I wasn't about to question the guy who wheels my kids off to Disney whenever he gets a wild hair. I just said yes, and thanks for the turkey, Dad.
  5. Penzey's until very recently, because they had a storefront near by. Now I've moved and I'm doing the local farmer's markets and co-ops. I did like Penzey's very much though.
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    Costco

    Nope, just that my Dad was, until he retired last year, THE meat buyer for a national chain of grocery stores, and although he very very rarely has to go out and buy his own meat, when he does, Costco is the only place he goes. Not even his own chains. He said it was the only place John Q Public could walk in and buy Prime. The man bought million of dollars worth of beef a week, but when he has (had?) to pay for it, it's something from Costco. Edited for tenses...holy cow Batman, I can't believe my Dad is retired.. Also edited to add...he told me to never, ever, ever, under any circumstances, to buy a fresh turkey (that is, unfrozen) from ANYONE unless the thing was still walking around in it's own feathers.
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    Avec Eric

    I recently d/l an iTunes interview..(cost 99p) "Eric Ripert, Tony Bourdain, and Gabrielle Hamilton On 'How I Learned to Cook' recorded at the 92nd Street Y" which was very interesting to listen to. I'd never heard much from Chef Ripert before and some of his stories in this clip about his apprenticeship were eye openers. I'd never even heard of Chef Hamilton before which shames me a bit. Can't wait to go try her place, Prune. Some of you might enjoy. Hope you don't mind me passing it along..
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    Costco

    I have a little snippet about beef quality, and I'd tend to correlate them. Want to know or should I keep my non-piggy secondhand snippet to myself?
  9. pax

    Cheddar Cheese Sauce

    FWIW, I have subbed half heavy cream and half water for a lot milk in recipes and had no worries. Never for cc sauce, though. i'd like to know how it goes for you. Good luck.
  10. Thanks again! I am so enjoying your thread I actually saved it up for when I had a few delicious quiet moments.
  11. I only WISH my kid was still so easy to shut up at the dinner table.
  12. "You unna stand? Do you?" I interpreted it that way. I guess if you guys didn't, you didn't. I still think he was an unprofessional jerk.
  13. I think Scott Conant was incredibly rude. I wouldn't let my *child* mock anyone's accent, much less someone who is a supposed professional and meant to be acting in that capacity. No more Scarpetta's for me. Really repugnant behaviour.
  14. Have y'all seen this? "Holy Taco's Greatest Snack Food Stadium ever built." Total Deliciousness Factor "1 Billion trillion, dude. One billion trillion." Too funny. Check it out. Warning though...I was just going clickety through a bunch of links when I found it. No idea if the rest of the site is SFWOK.
  15. Maybe it's the ice cream. Probably it's the ice cream. But maybe, just maybe, you've grown super spectacular taste buds!
  16. May I beg to differ? If you're having fun, it makes you happy, and you're not poisoning anyone....anything goes. Don't judge yourself. Jeez, honey, there are days I'd forget my name if my kids weren't screaming it constantly. "Hi, I'm Mama!...er...Celia."
  17. I don't know if he has the answer, but I think he is on the right track. We all have different make-ups. Some can eat anything they want and never gain a pound, others...well you know. This might help http://www.veg.ca/content/view/128/110/ Hope I'm not preaching ← Huh, interesting. They really seemed to feel there is no merit to it. I guess if we want to talk about it more, (and I do, kinda, because I found the book interesting, but maybe I ought to refresh myself on it first), I should probably start another thread, rather than take up space in this one. Thanks for the link.
  18. Good butter. My family doesn't seem to know the difference, but I do. I can buy organic private label way cheaper than my *sob* Vermont Dairy.
  19. I wonder if anyone has thoughts they'd like to share on "Eat Right for Your Blood Type"? in relationship to dieting/nutrition. I don't remember it having actual recipes, but it did have a lot of interesting points about what suits people's body types, and why, and what's more likely to be healthy for them.
  20. Oh, oh, thank you SO much for this. You write so well! I've always wanted to take a serious skills class, and being able to read along over your shoulder is a real pleasure. Thank you, thank you. : ) ETA! OH! You have great pics on your blog! You are a good person, to treat us with this!
  21. Ditto both of these, plus the onion butter tomato sauce.
  22. pax

    Why did I buy that?

    Pretty much every commercial barbeque sauce. I seem to be yearning for something I just can't find, and every single one is a disappointment. I wish they sold them in taster size bottles.
  23. I have had to carefully manage my weight all my life, I was a crash test jockey. Diets do not work. More out than in is the only thing that works. I eat every single thing I want, in small amounts. I hope it's ok to offer a non-cookbook tip. Get an electrical impedence scale. You can buy them pretty reasonably at any big box store. You stand on it in your bare feet, and it estimates your weight, body fat, and water weight. The reason this is a good thing is that it can help you figure out what's really happening with your bod... on the day when a normal scale tells you you've gained a pound, an electrical impedence scale might tell you you have actually gained water from your salty chips the night before, or, gained muscle mass, which weighs more than fat, so it's a pound you might be happy about. Good luck. It's nice you can do this together and help each other out.
  24. Legality aside, shipping cheese in your suitcase can be an extremely stinky experience if your bags should go astray. My sister tried to bring Edam home from (Dutch) Aruba through ...jeez, I think it must have been Puerto Rico but it might have been Miami. Anyway, the airline lost her suitcase and a few weeks later when they delivered it to the front door, she had to throw everything, suitcase and all it's contents, in the rubbish. Reeked to high heaven.
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