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Sorry if this has been previously mentioned but their shrimp toast is awesome. I bought 2 boxes today and easily if I allowed myself could have demolished one. A fellow customer raved about the lemongrass chicken egg rolls so I bought those, mac & cheese bites and my beloved soy and ginger chicken with shiitakes and edamame. Such an easy dinner. I also bought dog treats and treats for me-- a sweet chili sauce (for the coconut shrimp I bought), bacon jam (how could I not- if it sucks it wasn't expensive) and beer battered halibut filets. My local store is SO SMALL and doesn't sell wine or beer. I miss working in Union Sq in NYC and heaving a case of wine of the subway to SoHo. I also bought frozen "grilled cauliflower". I've had mixed results with fresh cauliflower and it was less than $4. I'm curious to see if it's any good.

Thanks for the explanation-- I think I was a little confused about what the Eggfest is all about!

Well that makes the chicken and potatoes we did on the BGE look beyond simple. But out of curiousity, why not do things that are completely made on the egg? Genuinely no offense but I'd rather use my oven to bake than my egg, which I cannot get any better results from other than grilling. Like this pork loin or ribs? Or the chicken.

I apologize if this is a topic already, in which case please merge. How long is too long for things to sit out? Example 1- I ordered bare (non sauced) wings and got them 4 hours ago. Can I throw them in the fridge and reheat? Also, really, how long is too long for cold cuts? I swear my Land o Lakes white American cheese (guilty pleasure) should be fine way past the sell by date. Am I crazy and asking for food poisoning? My home is generally kept at 64 degrees Fahrenheit so if I leave something out it's on granite and not changing temps rapidly. I should likely dig out my food safety text from college but I think it's at my parents home. God knows where. I recently learned white rice is a huge no no. What else is? The only time (knock on wood) I had legit food poisoning was when I got chicken with broccoli near my office in NYC during the summer, ate half, never refrigerated it, went to a bar for 4 hours, all while dragging my leftovers with me in July back to Hoboken and drunkenly ate it at 2am. I was sick for a LONG TIME.

Shelby, my husband was born in 1974. He's a Gen X. I was born in 1980 which makes me a millennial to some, and a late Gen X to others. Neither of us grew up eating cereal in the mornings, save the occasional Cheerios. I never ate breakfasts in high school and would only eat lunch if there were tater tots being served, I'd pick at a bagel instead. My husband rarely eats breakfast despite working 10 plus hours with a 2 hour round trip commute. We do love to make a big brunch on weekends. I do have an affinity for Taylor Ham being from Northern Nj. It's more of a lunch or snack thing for me.

The black line was on the lid of the container.

I think most working people, including Millennials, want something savory for breakfast, if they are going to take the time to actually have it. In NJ it's the classic Taylor ham, egg and cheese. It's quick, portable and delicious. Milk isn't something most people who work in excess of 15+ hours a day can keep on hand without getting spoiled. Heres one perspective. I don't particularly agree with it, but here it is: https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/why-millennials-dont-eat-cereal/food-and-drink

Isn't this about the breakfast habits of millennials?

When I worked, my breakfast was a diet coke. Unless I was hungover, then I'd grab a pretzel croissant at City Bakery or a hash brown from Mickey D's in Union Sq. I was working in Manhattan then and even lunch wasn't a regular habit. My husband still works in the city and breakfast is a rarity for him. He skips lunch about once a week too. It's too time consuming to eat breakfast and lunch most days in the pace of certain cities and industries (I am barely a millennial, he is a Gen Xer).

I could be classified as a millennial and have always hated cold cereal, even as a child. My mom was lucky if I would choke down half a glass of milk in the morning. That said, I find the reasoning behind this trend to be faulty but agree that most of my contemporaries don't eat breakfast cereal. My Gen X husband rarely does. But I think it's because a lot of people just don't eat breakfast anymore. There's not a lot of "free time" in the mornings for those who work and since we are lazy, we like sleeping as late as possible. Personally I rarely eat breakfast. I don't wake up hungry.

So what do you guys eat on Fridays? Pizza is easy but not exactly what I want EVERY Friday. Same with sushi. I have no idea why but this Lent season is harder than the previous ones.

I've given up fast food before. Not very hard, but I usually travel to the Mets SpringTraining and that throws a wrench in my plans. Alcohol would be a great one but, my birthday is St. Patricks day and I'm Irish.

Has anyone given up any type of food or drink for Lent? As silly as it sounds, I have up peanuts/ peanut butter. It's been a week and I'm lured by the Reese's commercials and the jars of peanut butter staring me down in the fridge. I LOVE peanut butter. Like by the spoonful. So this not easy. I wonder if almond butter may be a decent substitute.

Ok I just got U-15 frozen sea scallops from Whole foods. I put half in the fridge for a hopefully positive experiment during tomorrow's snow storm.

Thanks for all the responses. I don't cook via sous vide, mainly because I don't have the set up nor the desire to get quite that advanced, but I'm glad others also got ideas as I did with pan searing. Depending on what I order out for tomorrow's early Vday dinner (at www.bluemorel.com) I may go to Whole Foods and try my hand at scallops this weekend. I really appreciate the advice! Especially during Lent.

Also who doesn't love bacon wrapped scallops?! But you have the bacon way before the scallops right?

I apologize if this is an existing topic I couldn't find. I absolutely love scallops and always order them when at a reputable seafood restaurant. The posts on the dinner thread have me convinced that I must be able to make them at home-- but I am at beginners level cook, and go on instinct and have no real instinct when it comes to scallops. I know I don't want bay scallops, I want the big guys and I assume I want them dry? And to sear them in an already hot non stick pan with say, butter, capers and a bit of white wine just to begin my ventures with scallops? How do you know when they are delicious versus chewy blobs of old bobble gum?

@Kim Shook What hash browns do you use? They're one of my favorite foods!

You're much more prepared than I am! I figure whatever happens it cannot possibly be worse than Sandy. I'm not at risk of losing our car (now cars) and having no power for 10 days. I've gone through worse. Not that I wouldn't be pissed if we lost power and had to put all our frozen food in a shed and stay in a hotel with a puppy. Does anyone have fun drink ideas using snow!? I'm not creative so I think unfrozen Fla-Vor-Ice tube, some fresh snow and maybe some vodka depending on the flavor of the pop. Sadly I don't have any vodka but I have a husband who drives an X3 we are about to get rid of so maybe it's time to push that beast to do what it should do best.

In northern nj we should be ok, I've definitively experienced a lot worse than what is forecasted. I chose to go 'college style' with a case of beer and a bottle of fireball. Despite being 35 years old but hey, whatever. The pup has yet to experience significant snow and is in hog heaven. we have steaks and a whole chicken ready to throw in the BGE if needed. Just wish we had some fresh veggies.

Wow I am definitely NOT going to the grocery store based on your photo! I can't believe the empty shelves. I'm north of you in NJ but we aren't expecting as much snow as you are. I will be following along with interest!

Capers? Probably too much salt.

Kerry, do you mind answering what class and airline you flew? I haven't gotten an actual meal on a plane in ages- certainly not to or from Canada.

Thanks, that is easy and sounds delicious. I did use the shrooms for mushroom Swiss burgers tonight but will definitely try that ASAP. I could probably use a stick blender instead right?

I have 16 oz of baby Bella mushrooms that need to be used ASAP or tossed (which makes me nuts to think about throwing out food). Anyone have a soup recipe they would recommend? I don't have heavy cream on hand although I suppose I could go out and get it. I have shallots, onions, a myriad of spices, 1% milk! sour cream, wine, etc. I'm just looking for something easy even if it means going to the supermarket. Thanks in advance! I might make mushroom Swiss burgers tomorrow if I can't find a way to make the mushrooms into a soup, but with this startlingly cold weather here, I'd love a soup.