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Since my boyfriend is in NYC via Toronto, I have been practicing chickpea flour pizza.
Last night:
Corn on the cob
Mache with balsamic reduction
Chickpea flour pizza under the broiler with chevre
To drink: one bottle of Hacker Pschoor
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You chefs are a bunch of pussies compared to litigators at any major law firm. I love all these complaints about 80 hour weeks. Try 100 hour weeks using your brains every minute. Try a level of psychological abuse, sleep deprivation, and intellectual humiliation beyond the wildest stories in Kitchen Confidential, in a secret extra innermost circle of Dante's Inferno, and more degrading than being in the employ of Ebeneezer Scrooge.
And man was it annoying in law school to have dilettantes dragging down the rest of the class, with their self-indulgent questions and their bright-eyed desire to learn for the sake of mid-life intellectual fulfillment. The school accepts them because they pay full-freight tuition, thus allowing the school to make an extra buck at the expense of everybody else's educational goals.
I'm surprised to see this being personalized, as though this is Lesley's idiosyncratic, unorthodox, highly personal opinion. Lesley is just saying what most people who do something for a living believe -- not just in cookery, but in all professions.
Sure, you get the occasional hobbyist who can hold his or her own with the pros. Probably anybody posting on eGullet has a high likelihood of being one of those exceptions that prove the rule. But it's just not the norm.
Who in god's name would go to law school for intellectual fulfillment?
And so what if they did, or do? As long as the teacher doesn't mind it, and is competent to keep the lecture/discussion on track, and talented enough to use whatever irrelevant question to delve into a relevant topic, I would not mind.
EDIT: Just saw Jersey 13's post. Couldn't agree more that you shouldn't discriminate at the outset according to one's education goals. You never know.
We all know at least 1 moron who went to an Ivy and learned squat, and another moron who went to a third rate state school and got a fantastic education. Your education is up to you.
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The suggestion that we may one day have a pill that enables us to eat what we like without worrying about the consequences is an example of how unlikely it is a solution will be found.
What's so unlikely about that? Certainly, an effective psychoactive drug -- a nutritional Prozac -- that limits the propensity to overeat is easy to imagine. I'd be absolutely shocked if we didn't see a good one emerge within the next 5-10 years. As soon as it's proven safe, someone write me a prescription and I'll post a Weblog about how it's working. And is it so hard to imagine a gastrointestinally oriented drug that limits absorption? I see nothing fantastical about either, and I think the evidence is mounting that no other solution has a chance. Perhaps some individuals -- those with especially high degrees of self-control -- can take knowledge and restraint and combine them into an effective eating plan that reduces weight and maintains good blood chemistry. But what percentage of the population is really going to do that? Certainly less than 5% and probably more like 1%.
That's a pipe dream. I don't see how a pill, if possible, could solve anything. I also don't see an analogy between Prozac and a nutrional Prozac. Prozac and other SSRI's make it possible to function, and in an ideal situation, progress better in psychotherapy. A pill to prevent absorption? How to you program it choose which nutrients and foodstuffs should and should not be absorbed? I really need that extra protein--no wait, I meant to say fiber...A pill belittles any notion of personal responsibility that you have been advocating (and with which I agree).
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Surprisingly enough, the new main terminal at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC has some very good eating and shopping outlets. The last time I flew out, I arrived early expecting a security mess and found myself with an hour and a half to kill. Legal Seafood provided a tasty and well served meal.
Agreed. With a weather delay, my boyfriend and I once went to the sushi restaurant in the main terminal. Not the best, but not bad, plus vodka tonics before taking the commuter to NYC. This was in 2000, so I have no idea if the place is still open, since National (I refuse to call it Reagan) was a ghostown following 9-11.
I also always pack an energy bar and a bottle of water when flying. You never know.
When flying in and out of ORD (O'Hare), it seems that you always see a McDonalds, no matter which terminal.
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On topic: The Apprentice by Jacques Pepin
Am eyeing the new paperback of Prague. Has anybody read this?
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7/21 works for me.
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"What this country really needs is to appoint Harvard professor Walter Willet - one of the most pragmatic and learned nutrition experts currently around - to head the FDA."
He might make an inspired, if unconventional subject for an eGullet Q and A.
I would be thrilled if EGullet could get Willet to do a Q&A.
c'mon people speak up, join me here!
peep, peep, peep
(I would also be thrilled)
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I won't be able to make it this time. Previous plans with the girls were finalized today for tomorrow afternoon. You guys are going to have a blast.. sorry to miss it.
Fresser--thanks for the transportation offers, though. Very kind.
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Sounds delicious. Your fridge must be working.
Thanks. It was!
We bought a used frig last week and had it delivered... ah, so nice to have a working frig.
Torakris, what is Japanese mayonaise?
Tonight--going out for sushi.
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I just had a revelation that some people might think my table manners are wierd.
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Is it around p 282? I just read it a couple of minutes ago.
Ok, right, I forgot about daily goings about. I can never be bothered to figure out how many calories I should be eating. But, still, so many people are sedentary--it is easy to be active if you live in NYC and walk everywhere, but not if you drive to work, take the elevator up, and have a desk job, where you work for 8-9 hours a day, eating your lunch at your desk.
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Oh, I will be out of town and returning the 8th or 9th (driving back from NYC). Shizbang.
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A Double Whopper, which has, what, 2500 calories?, is unhealthy -- it has too much salt, and too much fat. It is unhealthy even if it is the only source of calories for the day. In fact, it is really unhealthy especially if it is the only source of calories for the day. It is not a question of quantity.
Yes I would consider this unhealthy but as long as you burned 2500 calories a day through activity . You would not gain weight. You would be malnurished but not fat.
Show me a day (besides hiking in the mountains on snowshoes or a marathon runner) when you burn 2500 calories.
The point is that no one has this degree of activity. Running for an hour burns an average of 500 calories.
Stone, excellent posts.
I have On Food and Cookiong around. What page ?
The thing about white bread is that it takes a lot to fill you up. And while the grain may be fortified, the unhulling or whatever process is that strips the grain, removes the bran which is necessary for healthy colon. I read a study on yahoo yesterday that bran may also reduces Type 2 diabetes.
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Last night:
Sauteed chicken breats (cut into strips in olive oil, lemon juice, and dried red chiles. Flavored the oil with rosemary. I normally avoid boneless/skinless chik but in this weather, sweating over the stove, am trying to reduce cooking time.
Corn on the cob
Arugula salad dressed with red wine vinagrette and shavings of parmasean.
Figs
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I like the idea of oak there, Dave: in keeping with the whole "less than $8" theme, I'll bring a couple bottles of Lindemans Bin 65 Chard. Plenty of fruit, and just a bit of oak.
and I have seen it on sale at Domnicks (not recently). Haven't been to Dominicks in a while.
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MatthewB,
Maybe you'll have more luck with Fat Guy. Every time I see the word "structural" my keyboard freezes up.
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To address some of Fresco's points:
There is a grotesque element to all this, set alongside reports of famine and food shortages in Africa and elsewhere, but affluent countries around the world seem to be moving in lock step to attack what they perceive to be the causes of obesity.The contrast between rich and poor is somewhat misleading when it comes to obesity, because within a given society, poor people are more likely to be obese than rich ones (in the US, for example, according to the Surgeon General, poor women are 50% more likely to be obese than those of higher socioeconomic status). I'm not sure if the super-wealthy have been studied as a group, but casual observation indicates that there aren't all that many obese millionaires. Obesity is a major problem in poor nations as well. Famine, of course, will prevent obesity, but short of that the poor are more likely to be obese.
Yes, the poor are more likely to be obese, especially if they live in isolated neighborhoods... I don't live too far from the straight up ghetto (South Side of Chicago). Plenty of liquor stores and fast food franchises. 3 day old baked goods store. Greengrocer? Forget about it. A couple of people have taken it upon themselves because of the lack of access to fresh fruits/veggies and the high risk of diabetes/stroke etc and have started garden plots. My local cafe and coop buy from them.
But I thought fresco was making a point about rich countries v. poor nations. The US is one of the the wealthiest nations in the world. Visitorsn(friends/relatives) from other nations are constantly amazed by the bounty of material choice here. I am not saying that America's good fortune is entirely responsible for our obesity problem by any stretch.
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I thought chickens also received growth hormones?
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I found this article on early onset puberty Scroll down a 1/2 page.
The authors suggest that environmental chemicals may be the primary cause. So, maybe it is not hormones in food,maybe it is. Sorry to get off-topic.
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Ok, perhaps not the new norm, but no longer an anamoly.
Thanks for the link. I read another article.
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While I am not a Smug Scientific Bastard, I appreciate all the posts people had made. There are few observations/theories I have read/noticed which makes me queasy about GMO.
Corn fed Salmon. They easily escape and breed with the wild salmon, thus altering them. My great grandmother "invented" silver queen corn-- a cross between white and yellow corn. But, I think it is futile to design a seed/plant that is resistant to pests.
Hormones in beef and milk. I have read a couple of articles about the earlier puberty among girls. Some people theorize that the new norm of puberty at 7-9 years of age for girls is a result of consuming large amounts of hormones.
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Hey, no problem. I don't know where I would be without Whole Paycheck (well, have a bigger bank account for one
). I am afraid if I start going to Fox and Obel, I won't be able to stop... their bread is supposed to be fantastic. I am one of those annoying people who tries to eat humane/organic meat whenever I can.
But you have inspired me to check out my local coop for duck. I order it at restaurants whenever I can... Maybe this weekend I will experiment with a duck ragu and make a duck stock for later use.
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Usually, it is Sam Adams light. It is always hiding behind the block of Parmagiano.
But, for me it is 3 bottles of half consumed white wine, varying in quality. You know, open a crappy bottle for cooking ($6) and open a good bottle for drinking. Lose interest in both, until I am rooting around looking for something cool and alcoholic.
Right now, we have a few bottles of Hacker Pschoor and Bohemian left over from teh weekend. I give them another day.
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Paul, you are in Chicago, right? Where do you buy your rabbit, duck etc? I just cannot bring myself to buy frozen duck for $40 from Whole Paycheck.
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Yeah, me too. You can eat/drink as much as you want. In front of the telly or read at the table.
Yup, get robbed at Whole Paycheck for mache at 4.99 a bag. Also find it at my local coop for 5.49.