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  1. Chicken Omelette

    Despite the fact I like it, a friend pointed out that Chicken Omelette is really just chicken wrapped in chicken and as such it is something that sounds just so very wrong. Are there any other dishes like this, where you wrap one part of a...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 06 Sep 2010 06:45 AM
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  2. What's the most widespread American food?

    Not Unitedstatesian, I mean in terms of foodstuffs native to the Americas that have been adopted most widely by other cultures. I'm guessing it's the chili pepper. Chilis are used a fair amount in Europe (think of pimentón in Spanish cooking, or...

    Started by Exy‎, 12 Sep 2010 12:22 AM
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  3. Poll Poll: Ball Park Snack, You Can Only Have One

    You got your beer. One sudsy domestic brew, warming in a paper cup. What one snack do you choose to go with it?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 22 Jul 2010 10:56 AM
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  4. Poll Poll: Citrus! Rank the big three! Now, here in this poll.

    I love lime. I love all citrus, but I LOVE lime. I'm a lime first, orange second, lemon last kinda guy. You? (I'm narfing Skittles right now, BTW)

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 19 Aug 2010 02:59 PM
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    20 Aug 2010 12:06 PM Go to last post
  5. Poll Poll: Food Battles - Desserts - Now With Poll

    Pick.

    Started by jali‎, 03 Aug 2010 02:32 PM
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    12 Aug 2010 07:17 AM Go to last post
  6. Poll Poll: Thin Crust or Deep Dish?

    Thin Crust or Deep Dish?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 14 Jul 2010 03:42 PM
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    12 Aug 2010 02:53 AM Go to last post
  7. Addiction du Jour

    Seems there's always something not-too-good-for-me that I indulge in. This month: Skittles I am on a diet, and doing pretty well, but shortly after lunch I seem to need a little sugar boost, and these little round bundles of artificial flavor...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 15 Jul 2010 02:26 PM
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    04 Aug 2010 09:10 PM Go to last post
  8. Food Battle - Desserts

    It's been done. It's being done again.

    Started by jali‎, 03 Aug 2010 02:31 PM
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  9. Homemade desserts!

    What are your favourite recipes? :madsci:

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 28 Jul 2010 04:44 PM
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    28 Jul 2010 07:16 PM Go to last post
  10. I have never eaten a hamburger

    Okay look: I was raised by vegetarians. I hung onto that for a long time even after leaving the nest, until I actually sat down and thought critically and realized that, wait, I really like food, so I'm not about to swear off most of it for some...

    Started by Exy‎, 16 Jan 2010 08:52 PM
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  11. Curry Ketchup: What the hell?

    My kid and I went on one of our regular weekend culture trips today, this time to a fairly well-known German deli near our house. Along with the deli, which is packed with all things pork, there's a nifty assortment of German packaged food, all...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 11 Jul 2010 10:18 PM
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  12. Poll Poll: Back or belly?

    What's the better part of a fish?

    Started by kk fusion‎, 19 Jun 2010 03:04 AM
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    21 Jun 2010 03:44 PM Go to last post
  13. Poll Poll: Do you Fondue? share stories and recipes and whatnot.

    Simple poll and conversation thread. We'll be having a fondue tonight. We’ll run probably two oil pots and one cheese. Usually we have beef and chicken for the meats. Carrots, broccoli, cauliflower are the basics for the veggies. There will...

    Started by What Exit?‎, 17 Jun 2010 09:28 AM
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    19 Jun 2010 08:46 PM Go to last post
  14. Join me for Zombie Turkey Day!

    My mother is planning to sell her house next year (hopefully the market will have recovered a bit more by then.) and so we're starting to look at what has accumulated within the house over twenty years of occupancy. For the last decade, until...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 30 May 2010 09:22 AM
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  15. My breakfast experiment was a tasty failure ...

    ... but I think the idea is sound. I've had half of a demi-baguette sitting on my counter for three days, getting well past 'stale' and into 'inedible'. So: french toast. I have all the necessary ingredients: butter, milk, sugar, eggs. But no...

    Started by Orual‎, 30 May 2010 12:24 PM
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  16. What is your favourite type of (homemade) sandwich?

    Mine is, two thick cut slices of poppy loaf bread with, lettuce, tomato, pickled gherkin, cucumber and white cheddar cheese with mayonnaise. I'll never be able to rear my head in the weight loss thread ever again.

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 16 May 2010 01:33 PM
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  17. Poll Poll: Chili Recipes?

    Two thoughts here. First off, when making chili, do you use a recipe, or is it just "some of this, some of that, look what I found in the back of the fridge, and oh, a few of those?" That's the poll. For those of you who use an actual...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 24 May 2010 03:26 PM
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    28 May 2010 04:11 PM Go to last post
  18. Poll Poll: Double Stuf

    Too much stuff?

    Started by Zuul‎, 14 May 2010 06:40 PM
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  19. Poll Poll: Iced Tea: How sweet do you like it?

    I was just looking at Sociological Images, and one of their posts today is this breakdown of the ingredients in a Snapple Iced Tea. Frankly, getting excited about it seems odd to me, since it seems to me that most sweetened teas are obviously...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 09 Apr 2010 12:55 PM
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    15 May 2010 12:22 PM Go to last post
  20. What do you like on your pizza?

    We always get the same pizza at our house...sausage and mushroom. The perfect toppings, IMO. It's the one thing in life we manage to agree on. What do you like on your pizza? Do you have disagreements at home about what to get on them? Have...

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 07 Apr 2010 02:10 PM
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  21. What food do you dislike that surprises people when they find out?

    Not much more to this than the title. It's just that question, what of your food dislikes surprises people when you tell them you don't care to eat it? For me it's maize. I love cornmeal foods, but corn itself - the kernels or on the cob,...

    Started by OtakuLoki‎, 05 Apr 2010 06:59 AM
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    12 May 2010 09:20 AM Go to last post
  22. Have you ever had a Kinder Surprise?

    Apparently they're illegal in the USA. They are chocolate eggs with a shell inside that contains a toy. Fun for all the family, just don't choke on the toy.

    Started by The Original An Gadaí‎, 09 Apr 2010 05:58 AM
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  23. Kind of a rant about overpriced beverages

    I'm not talking about the cost of a Manhattan at the W hotel lobby bar($17! You bastards!), I'm talking about things that I buy at the store that are stupidly overpriced for what they are. Things like Red Bull. It's a tiny can and there really...

    Started by Cluricaun‎, 09 Apr 2010 02:48 PM
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  24. Poll Poll: Desert Island Beverage

    The gods have been cruel, and besides water have limited your beverage choices to the following. Which do you choose?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 29 Mar 2010 04:05 PM
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    02 Apr 2010 03:17 PM Go to last post
  25. Poll Poll: What will go in your lime Jello fruit salad?

    You must choose one. You cannot pick it out.

    Started by Zuul‎, 31 Mar 2010 12:29 PM
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  26. Exclamation Official Notice: I have changed favorite potato chips.

    I kid you not. I've jumped ship. Old favorite potato chips: Jay's Hot Stuff New: Jay's Open Pit Ridged Barbeque

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 28 Mar 2010 08:13 PM
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  27. Godwin Size Me

    So artifex, little kid, and I went out for dinner tonight. We ate at a Mongolian BBQ joint. For those of you who don't know, Mongolian BBQ is a style of restaurant where you walk along a sort of raw ingredient buffet, and load up a bowl with raw...

    Started by OneCentStamp‎, 19 Mar 2010 07:17 PM
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  28. Does anyone have any good, relatively easy, vegetarian recipes?

    The weekend after next my nephew (he's an adult, fwiw) is coming up to visit me, and the last time we spoke, he mentioned having become a vegetarian. One of the two nights he'll be here I've invited some other people over for dinner, and I'm kind...

    Started by Taumpy‎, 10 Sep 2009 10:14 PM
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  29. Whatcha drinkin' tonight?

    We picked up a couple of new beers tonight! Join us! First up: Harpoon Leviathan. Christened an "Imperial Red" by the brewery, this monster weighs in at 9.2% ABV. For those counting at home, that's roughly double the strength of the average...

    Started by OneCentStamp‎, 19 Mar 2010 07:44 PM
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  30. A friend wrote a cookbook

    A friend of mine (who stayed in my house when I was back in L.A. for a year, and who was my roommate for a while after I got back) wrote a cookbook. Colombe's Cooking in Your Kitchen. He worked nights, and I worked days; but I did manage to...

    Started by Johnny‎, 01 Dec 2009 01:02 AM
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  31. Poll Poll: Pick your kiddie lunch!

    Once a week someone will come and deliver one of these to your place of work or house. which do you choose?

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 19 Mar 2010 01:31 PM
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  32. Poll Poll: Mushrooms! Love'm or lump'em?

    I find mushrooms to be a fairly polarizing food item. How do you feel about them? :hoj:

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 03 Mar 2010 05:28 PM
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  33. Childhood Food Inventions

    it is a truth universally acknowledged that kids are weird, and do weird things. It is for this reason that they sometimes make up odd foodstuffs. Sometimes for the purpose of being gross and sometimes ... just because. Kids. Weirdness. My...

    Started by Orual‎, 04 Mar 2010 09:52 PM
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  34. World's Strongest Beer

    A scottish brewery have claimed to come up with the world's strongest beer which should be treated like a spirit. The beer, called Tactical Nuclear Penguin, is apparently 32% proof. Anyone want one? The band of twelve drummers is looking...

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 27 Nov 2009 08:31 AM
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  35. The Atkins/Low Carb Recipe Thread

    Rosemary Garlic Chicken --1 whole chicken --1/2 stick of butter --8 cloves garlic --2 sprigs of rosemary --some lemon juice --2 cups of broth --8 potatoes (optional, obviously, they're not very low carb, but they were in the original recipe...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 18 Feb 2010 11:44 AM
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  36. 55 calories? Are you serious?

    So, at what point of calorie-reduction does it stop being beer at all?

    Started by Sarahfeena‎, 22 Feb 2010 12:13 PM
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  37. Restaurant Advice * Tip One: Don't Tip The Mariachi Band

    So, wife got older over the weekend, so the kid and I took her to a local Mexican place for dinner. Sorta un-challenging traditional Americanized Mexican fare, but very, very good. And while I usually hate when this happens at other tables, I...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 22 Feb 2010 10:57 AM
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  38. Soda-Pop appreciation thread.

    I don't drink soda anymore for a variety of reasons (namely because I am a recovering addict to it, and can't have just one), but I love all sorts of varieties of it. Since as far as I know we've never had a thread like this, here goes. My...

    Started by Taumpy‎, 19 Feb 2010 01:18 PM
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  39. Caffeine In Tea (and) I Must Be Getting Old

    Two things, pretty closely related. Anyone know how much caffeine the black tea at Starbucks packs? I am an iced tea hound, and consume a lot of it daily--usually with no ill effect. BUT, a couple of vente teas fron SB and my head feels...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 18 Feb 2010 03:19 PM
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  40. Sugar Free Munchables

    I'm cutting sugar out of my diet, except for certain vegetables. Essentially, if you can't find it on the perimeter of a grocery store (deli, produce, meat, dairy) then I won't be eating it (also this point is not going to be debated, so I don't...

    Started by pepperlandgirl‎, 11 Feb 2010 02:48 PM
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  41. It's Pancake Day

    Yes, it's Shrove Tuesday aka Pancake Day. The simple recipes are the best. And what are your favourite toppings? I mean Lemon Juice and Sugar are great, but Southern Comfort adds a great kick to the batter if you cook it straight away.

    Started by CatInASuit‎, 16 Feb 2010 05:14 AM
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  42. Things I can cook

    I've been trying to think of things I know how to cook. Obviously I left things off, such as spaghetti (because I use sauce out of a jar) and various 'normal' sandwiches (although I included burgers -- go figure). I'm not trying to be...

    Started by Johnny‎, 11 Feb 2010 02:38 PM
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  43. What kind of bread do you prefer?

    I buy different types of bread or bread rolls from time to time, but all in all I have clear preferences. Most of the time I will buy something that is not too far from this one. In fact I bought exactly that today. It's a rye-heavy sourdough...

    Started by Feirefiz‎, 06 Feb 2010 06:35 PM
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  44. Beginner alcohol for kids

    Never would I advocate underage drinking, but it has been known to happen. Recently I walked past the liquor aisle in my supermarket and once again that reminded my that there are alcoholic drinks that few self-respecting adults would ever buy...

    Started by Feirefiz‎, 02 Nov 2009 09:39 AM
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    06 Feb 2010 10:25 PM Go to last post
  45. Just tried Domino's "improved pizza"...

    and it is really pretty good. Really. Not great, and still not good enough for anyone in Chicago to pass on a local pie, but perfectly acceptible. And a deal. Can't say I would ever order it again, we have a list of local places we...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 07 Jan 2010 09:09 PM
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  46. Poll Poll: Peanut Butter and...

    I have earned a rep for building strange sandwiches. Sandwiches that, I kid you not, have actually made people wretch. I say these people are close minded and play by silly rules of what-goes-with-what and "dear-me,-that's-not-breakfast-food." ...

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 03 Jan 2010 11:53 AM
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    31 Jan 2010 08:22 PM Go to last post
  47. Hot sauce recommendations?

    Okay so I keep sriracha around and it's nice as a condiment but it's a little too sweet for a lot of times I want hot sauce. I'm looking for something else, maybe around the same heat level as sriracha, or a little less spicy, with a pepper flavor...

    Started by Exy‎, 28 Jan 2010 12:14 PM
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    28 Jan 2010 10:27 PM Go to last post
  48. Anyone have a good salsa verde recipe?

    Yeah so I realized I don't think I've ever had real salsa verde, or for that matter tomatillos in any form. Hopefully I can find some around here. So, if I do, how do I make a good salsa verde? Hopefully something simple, with a good kick -- I'm not...

    Started by Exy‎, 05 Jan 2010 03:06 PM
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    28 Jan 2010 10:34 AM Go to last post
  49. What to do with this herb? (Paging OneCentStamp)

    My Vietnamese friend gave me a lot of her herb plants when she moved; most did not survive, but the plant pictured below is a juggernaut - it may take over my entire garden. Apparently it goes by many names, including Indian borage, Spanish thyme,...

    Started by Hatshepsut‎, 18 Jan 2010 09:42 PM
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    27 Jan 2010 03:27 AM Go to last post
  50. Ranch Dressing: Better Than Mayo?

    I can think of no topical application for which ranch dressing is not an excellent, if not preferrable, substitute for mayo. Sandwhiches? Ranch Fry dipping? Ranch Even cole slaw. :hoj: Repaste: nil-link 36-C, 11.10.2009

    Started by Oliveloaf‎, 10 Dec 2009 08:34 PM
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    24 Jan 2010 12:15 AM Go to last post

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