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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.

Happy anniversary! What a cool day to get married! christmas was steak, so NYE will be shrimp cocktail, caprese salad, string beans, sautéed mushrooms with a bit of Marsala and King crab legs. I need a good NY day brunch like item to make-- I asked Kim Shook for the recipe for that gorgeous breakfast bread she posted a while back but it got lost in the shuffle of the upgrade. I have fresh and frozen mango and rum on hand for mango daiquiris to watch the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl since my inlaws will be there (go Stanford)! Any suggestions in case Kim doesn't see this are greatly appreciated!

See this to me goes against my instinct as a diner. My tip is what establishes service, my first time at a restaurant, unless I received horrid service, but I avoid Applebee's and the such like the plague, I tip %25-30. Always. In the true interest of being an American I like to vote with my wallet. And on the other side of the coin, if I were to ever go back to waiting tables, no way, no how would I want to earn a salary. People are servers to NOT earn salaries, take a month off in the winter and make killings during holidays, I earned shittier salaried as a desk jockey than I did as a server. It is literally the only job, besides stripping, where one can walk of on a Saturday night with $400 plus plus dollars in their wallet. Don't even get me started on how much this will hurt staff with shifts that will now be considered OT pay and they will essentially be reduced to a part time job.

Homemade chex mix. I have no idea why I haven't made it before or why I love it so much but I need to bag up the leftovers before I eat it all and make myself sick!

I would be happy to eat bacon whenever I want to and get annual colonoscopies to make sure I'm ok. And I'm 35 and had my first colonoscopy at 34 (due to a still tbd gastrointestinal issue). I rolled my eyes when my issue of Time magazine came and had bacon on the cover.

I'd also consider double ovens if your space permits.

Wow! That is my kind of breakfast buffet!

That fee is like joining a country club without access to pools, golf and tennis. I can validate the cost of a CC but not for a single restaurant. Especially with a buffet lunch.

Cottage cheese in lasagna offends my Italian sensibilities. I make lasagna regularly and it's never salty. And I make sausage lasagna 99% of the time. Use lower fat mozz if you're worried and don't add salt to your sauce (if you make your own that is).

My husband gets Berkshire pork ribs at our local butcher. They are AMAMZING. Absolutely the best ribs I have ever had. Worth every penny and more.