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Odd since Dr. Pepper is a Pepsi product. I am not a "pepper" but I do like Mr. Pibb (which is to rarely found these days).

Hi Ambra, thank you for reading and for your wonderful comments! I discovered the powdered buttermilk not too long ago, so, my can is just opened. I wonder if we should dump the powder out into a ziplock bag and store it in the fridge? Or if just storing the can in the fridge would help? I LOVE this stuff because I never seem to have buttermilk when I need it. And, I agree. The flavor comes out more in the powdered version. That brisket is around the normal price. Kansas is also cattle country, so that may be why it's a bit cheaper than where you live. How much is it for you? Oh, you can definitely do the pheasant casserole in the oven. Just use a baking dish and cover with foil. I like the pheasant really tender, so the longer and slower you cook it, the better. I'd say 350 degrees for an hour or so? Check and see if it's bubbling and take a little tester piece out. I keep my powdered buttermilk (exactly the same) in the fridge. I haven't noticed that it has gotten hard or formed into balls.

yes a "perk" that may soon disappear courtesy of austerity measures and company mergers. at my previous job we had free cans of soda, juice, and bottled water - but alas that "perk" went down the tubes for the same reasons.

Here we have a Flavia brewing system with several options of dark roast, medium roast, extra dark, hot chocolate, foamy froths and fancy "sweet" toppings. My link We also have access to (free for now) fountain sodas in the form of Pepsi products (pepsi, diet pepsi, mountain dew, diet mountain dew, sierra mist, diet dr. pepper). I'd prefer Coke products as Diet Coke is my poison of choice but I make "dew" with the Diet Mt. Dew. Although I have to moderate my consumption due to jitters and stomach issues.

Not only the "perils" but the inherent difficulty of (dah dumdum) BOILING WATER.

I agree with the tip to grab a few colleagues or new acquaintances and get out of the hippodrome for dinners. I know there are suggestion threads on this board for Orlando and I would also use Chowhound and Yelp to find out the best "local" fare. I usually go armed with a list of names and addresses and a brief note on type of food. I drag my traveling companions around with promises of "real local fare" and "not to be missed local atmosphere".

As I mentioned I think they have excellent chicken - I especially like the "wing special" (3 wings, a side and a biscuit). I do not really care for their Bo'rounds (hashbrowns) something about the seasoning and the thickness. I do however really like their Bo'berry biscuit.

Bojangles is a Southern chain (in fact it used to be only in the Carolinas). For those of you who have access or who have passed through somewhere and have eaten at a Bojangles - what is your opinion? I like their chicken which is very crispy. Some folks who don't like spicy think it is too spicy. The fries are okay and mostly a vehicle to have their seasoning mix which you can sprinkly liberally on at the counter. The biscuits are generally very good and I am partial to their sausage gravy. Others love the dirty rice and the pinto beans. What about egulleters? what are your thoughts?

That looks delicious and very satisfying!

I still love atomic fireballs! I have a huge container of them on my desk at work. (purchased at BJs).

Last time I ate wendy's I felt very sick afterwards. Not sure if it was directly attributable to the Wendy's food but you know how those things tend to linger with you. I used to love something they had called a Carolina Burger -which had chili and slaw. I also liked their Mandarin chicken salad (loved the sesame ginger dressing) but they seem to have changed up their salads and don't have that anymore. The spicy chicken sandwich is good. I tried the Chik-fil-a spicy chicken but it tasted mostly like black pepper as the "main" spice so I didn't care for it.

Very unexciting late dinner tonight. Got home at 7:45 and we had Sabretts hotdogs and Tater tots.

Is that a Canadian goose? Do you actually have to hunt them? Here they are pervasive they have practically set up residence in every pond, park and lake. To get one would be easy peazy - although probably not very much smiled upon by local law enforcement

In 2011, I will eat___ramps and uni (perhaps not at the same time)______________ I will make____spaghetti carbonara, homemade tortillas, more things from all those cookbooks!___________ I will learn______to make my own tortillas_________ I will read________Beard on Bread_______

I am so excited about the Little House foods! A couple of years ago I re-read the series with a few friends and we thoroughly enjoyed being in Laura's world again.

My black-eyed peas were delicious. Looking forward to enjoying the rest of them for lunches this week. The collards were ok but I paid the price for being lazy and buying the frozen ones- too many stems!!

Will definitely be cooking my black-eyed peas with hamhock and serving on plain white rice with a spoonful of chow-chow. Bought some frozen collards b/c I can't face washing and cleaning and stripping the fresh ones. will serve with pork chops (so my SO can't complain there is nothing for him to eat).

New Year's Eve dinner (as picked (mostly) by an 8 year old) Fettucine alfredo (will be making homemade sauce with butter, cream and parmesan) will pan sautee some chicken for the adults to add to their fettucine if wanted garlic bread iceberg lettuce salad with cucumber and choice of ranch or catalina dessert will be brownies. late-night ball drop snacks will be: popcorn, chips and cheese dip/salsa, more brownies, and nuts. As the only adult who will eat it at the gathering I may throw in some hummus and veggies for dipping. New Year's dinner will be traditional pork chops, black-eyed peas with chow-chow, rice, and collard greens. Both the collards and peas will have generous hamhock infusions. edited to add that aside from the pork chops I will largely enjoy this traditional meal on my own. As my SO won't touch any of it. except the chops and rice.

I had big aspirations for the holidays but I am not sure if time commitments and energy reserves are up to it. so far I have made Pretzel turtles (square "snap" pretzel, rollo, pecan half) I also have on the list: Rum balls Sugared peanuts We'll see.....

I agree I hate unloading the dishwasher!

Chocolate Fudge poptart. I was just overcome with a craving and asked the dear BF to get some for me. Fortunately (and unfortunately) he was happy to comply.

As I recently cleaned my refrigerator and threw out anything that was pre-2009, I can attest that I have the sickness - with condiments, pickles, jams, nuts and dried fruits. 3 full trash bags later the fridge looked sparer than it had in many moons. In my pantry I have a plethora of chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, almond bark, butterscotch chips and other baking supplies for my fantasized holiday baking spree that never happened last year (maybe this year?). I have a bag of whole wheat flour that I 'had to have' and haven't used. Oh yes, I look forward to meeting you all in that special place reserved for us!

Yes! I get cravings for meat..and only meat will do. I used to dislike rare meat (I grew up in a family of "well-doners") but since I converted only a Med. rare steak will satisfy. Conversely though at certain times I get "meat revulsion" when the thought of ingesting any kind of eat just does not appeal to me at all. I think the origin of this might be hormonal. Anyone else ever experience this? I am not a vegetarian and have always been a meat eater.

I can so relate! With my SO it's more a question of WHAT HE WILL EAT than what he won't eat. Any tips for learning how to NOT fight about his many dislikes???

The NC State Fair just ended and I got the chance to attend more than one day. I have a special fair trip day where a group (6 of us) go to the fair and try all the "weird" foods. That way you only get a bite and the cost as well as the calories are somewhat defrayed. Here's the roundup from NC 2010. Texas Frito Pie - as described in previous posts, served with sour cream and salsa for dipping. Group consensus - this was very good. Krispy Kreme burger - 2 whole glazed donuts - one for top and one for bottom of "bun", hamburger patty, toppings to order, condiments to order, cheese and bacon if you so desired at extra cost. Group got 2 of these - one with lettuce, tomato and cheese. The other with pickles, lettuce, tomato, mayo and mustard. I tried both. The donuts were cold so this pretty much ruined it for me a the first bite. I can see this being tasty if the donuts were warm/grilled. Also, the cheese was not melted. The taste was not bad - a contrast of sweet, salty, savory but I just don't like a cold KK donut. I didn't find a discernible difference taste-wise in the condiment versus the uncondimented version...I may have slightly preferred the one with condiments. Fried Mac and Cheese bites - ok. served with spicy cheese sauce for dipping. Bacon, Cheese and Mashed potato bites - Meh. best part of this was the spicy cheese sauce (same as served with the mac and cheese) Deep fried chocolate chip cookie dough - Delicious. I may be biased as cookie dough is one of my favorite things. Deep fried honey bun - A Warm honey bun is tasty. (Much like a krispy kreme) Did not need the breading. Too much. Peeled most of it off and just ate bites of warm honeybun. - Perhaps next year they should do the deep-fried krispy kreme burger? Kool-aid pickles - did not try these at the fair as they were selling one pickle for $3. I recently made a batch of these out of curiousity (you can make a whole jar for $3). I liked the sweet and sour. I definitely see why these appeal to kids. Deep fried Three Musketeers bar- had one bite of this from a friend I ran into at the fair. Tasty but can't imagine eating a whole one. Chocolate covered bacon (aka pig lickers) - ok. I find mostly the chocolate melts and then you are left with bacon in your mouth and its sort of weird. I would rather have "pig candy" (bacon sprinkled with brown sugar and baked at low heat until it caramelizes on the bacon). In past years have tried deep fried oreos which are very good. Fried twinkie - not bad, since the twinkie sponge is very light it is not too "bready" with the frying dough. Fried coke - disappointing - was just funnel cake batter infused with coke. Chocolate dipped frozen cheesecake. (which some booths offered to fry for you if you wanted). Fried banana pudding. New things this year that I did not try were - Twinkie Logs (chocolate covered twinkies), fried pumpkin pie, fried apple cobbler and fried pb & j. Other timeless goodies at the NC fair are - footlong hotdogs (I love Jesse Jones), fresh cut fries, mini-donuts covered in cinnamon sugar and ribeye steak sandwiches. Unfortunately no alchoholic themed items are allowed at the NC Fair. Also featured this year were 5lb gummy bears and pineapple lemonade. ( I did try the lemonade it was pretty tasty). The 5lb gummy bear would run you $25 dollars so roughly $5 a lb. Didn't seem worth it and that is a LOT of gummy!