To fuck or to cook?

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Fugee
We just got a Trader Joe's here in Flyover Land.

Are there any particularly wonderful products there that I should check out?

Dark chocolate covered pretzels
Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc
Roasted vegetable burritos (frozen)
Hummus
Prosciutto
Pita chips - any flavor
Refrigerated Pico de Gallo (hot or mild)
Frozen veggies & fruits - especially asparagus spears, pre-sliced bell peppers, berries
24-Karat cake
Coffee (I like the Colombian Supremo with the toucan or whatever on the can)
Banana Bread mix
Corn Bread mix
Applesauce
Maple syrup
Any of the cereals - some sweet, some not, and all a bargain compared to Kellogg's, etc.
Also check out their meats - they carry
v. reas. priced organic, free range, no mad cow fed stuff

I second the recs for the guac, chips, and salsa, too.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Their frozen fish is incredibly high quality. I also like their Autralian red licorice. My wife thinks their chai is the best she's ever had.

Mine stopped carrying the red licorice - it's probably better for me, because it's the one kind of sweet that I can't stop eating (all that other sweet stuff I listed, I can eat a bite and be done).

Am I the only person who thinks Chai is disgusting? It's basically tea that had garbage swept into it.

Oh - I forgot to add that TJ's also makes tasty Ginger Lemonade. I water it down a bit, though.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Mine stopped carrying the red licorice - it's probably better for me, because it's the one kind of sweet that I can't stop eating (all that other sweet stuff I listed, I can eat a bite and be done).

Am I the only person who thinks Chai is disgusting? It's basically tea that had garbage swept into it.

Oh - I forgot to add that TJ's also makes tasty Ginger Lemonade. I water it down a bit, though.

I have an easy way of limitign my intake on the licorice. My kids polish off a container in about an hour, so the few I manage to grab right when it's opened is all I ever get.

I am in complete agreement with you on the chai thing, too. I wouldn't drink it on a bet.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by spookyfish
I've actually heard that there are people who don't like pesto, but it may be just a vicious rumor.

The sun-dried tomato kind is fine, but thanks for your support of my dislike of the regular kind.

[tmdiva]

I recently went a bit overboard on the treats at TJ's. Of the five things I bought, I would most highly recommend the dark chocolate-covered crystallized ginger (with a few plain roasted almonds mixed in, this is a perfect snack--satisfying before you've eaten more than is wise) and the pistachio toffee with dark chocolate.

The shortbread cookies with dark chocolate would be improved by a little more baking before the application of the chocolate (I like my cookies golden brown, so as to maximize the buttery goodness), but, along with the almond/dark chocolate chunk and the pistachio/white chocolate cookies, they went down really, really easily. Be warned.

Other things I've tried in the past: the stuffed salmon is pretty good, as is the four-flavor hummus pack, and the frozen spanakopita appetizers are reliably yummy.

tm

[taxwonk]

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Thirty Cambodians suffered food poisoning after eating homemade noodles contaminated with chewing tobacco that had dropped into the batter from the cook's mouth, police said Monday.

The victims, mostly children, began vomiting after eating noodle soup for breakfast Friday in a village in Banteay Meanchey province, about 190 miles northwest of the capital, Phnom Penh, said Deputy District Police Chief Yort Ray.

An investigation turned up traces of chewing tobacco in the noodles _ and led police to 39-year-old wholesale noodle vendor Sieng Seng, who had supplied the shops where people got sick.

Sieng Sang, an avid tobacco chewer like many poor Cambodian women, said she had not realized a wad had dropped into the flour as she was talking.

Police gave her a lesson in hygiene and told her to be more careful when opening her mouth while cooking, Yort Ray said.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by taxwonk
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Thirty Cambodians suffered food poisoning after eating homemade noodles contaminated with chewing tobacco that had dropped into the batter from the cook's mouth, police said Monday.

The victims, mostly children, began vomiting after eating noodle soup for breakfast Friday in a village in Banteay Meanchey province, about 190 miles northwest of the capital, Phnom Penh, said Deputy District Police Chief Yort Ray.

An investigation turned up traces of chewing tobacco in the noodles _ and led police to 39-year-old wholesale noodle vendor Sieng Seng, who had supplied the shops where people got sick.

Sieng Sang, an avid tobacco chewer like many poor Cambodian women, said she had not realized a wad had dropped into the flour as she was talking.

Police gave her a lesson in hygiene and told her to be more careful when opening her mouth while cooking, Yort Ray said.

That will teach 'em to eat noodle soup for breakfast.

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
That will teach 'em to eat noodle soup for breakfast.

It's easy to mock, but this can happen to anyone. Hank told me that his mom used to let the tobacco dribble out into the batter when she made pancakes on Sunday morning, which is one of the reasons his stomach is so sensitive to this day. :frown:

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ironweed
It's easy to mock, but this can happen to anyone. Hank told me that his mom used to let the tobacco dribble out into the batter when she made pancakes on Sunday morning, which is one of the reasons his stomach is so sensitive to this day. :frown:

say what you will, but she got me ready for university.

http://www.lawtalkers.com/forums/sho...131#post221131

[Fugee]

Given a long family history of heart disease, I should really start eating more fish.

But I grew up in beef and dairy land (with lakes that only had carp and bullheads) so never had much fish as a kid and don't have a lot of experience cooking it.

I'm looking for easy & tasty ways to make fish -- especially the kind rich in Omega-3 oils like salmon and tuna (me eating sardines is just not going to happen). The problem with those Omega-3 rich kinds of fish is that they are really fishy tasting so recipes that make them less fishy would be nice.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Fugee
Given a long family history of heart disease, I should really start eating more fish.

But I grew up in beef and dairy land (with lakes that only had carp and bullheads) so never had much fish as a kid and don't have a lot of experience cooking it.

I'm looking for easy & tasty ways to make fish -- especially the kind rich in Omega-3 oils like salmon and tuna (me eating sardines is just not going to happen). The problem with those Omega-3 rich kinds of fish is that they are really fishy tasting so recipes that make them less fishy would be nice.

Just take the supplements?

[Fugee]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Just take the supplements?

I'm on my second kind of them. The first kind made me burb fish oil, which is worse than eating fishy fish. I've got some enteric coated ones now that I'm hoping will be more palatable.

Besides, I really should learn to make and eat fish.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by Fugee
I'm on my second kind of them. The first kind made me burb fish oil, which is worse than eating fishy fish. I've got some enteric coated ones now that I'm hoping will be more palatable.

Besides, I really should learn to make and eat fish.

Whole Foods has frozen fish that is really fresh. Of course, their fresh fish is better but really does not keep.

One of my friends likes the bamboo steamer with a ginger soy sauce.

I prefer grey sole sauteed in light olive oil with a little garlic and some tomato sauce [fresh] thrown in.

Broiled and char grilled on a range-top grill is yummy too.

WF also has decent frozen shrimp. I put those w/ egg whites and broccoli and grated parmeseano reggiano sounds gross but it is lots of protein and quite tasty.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Fugee
Given a long family history of heart disease, I should really start eating more fish.

But I grew up in beef and dairy land (with lakes that only had carp and bullheads) so never had much fish as a kid and don't have a lot of experience cooking it.

I'm looking for easy & tasty ways to make fish -- especially the kind rich in Omega-3 oils like salmon and tuna (me eating sardines is just not going to happen). The problem with those Omega-3 rich kinds of fish is that they are really fishy tasting so recipes that make them less fishy would be nice.

Go to GNC and buy some CorOmega. It's little packets of Omega-4 that taste like creamsicle.

Alternatively, you can buy scrupulously fresh fish, marinate in lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic for 30 minutes, then sear on both sides in a hot-hot skillet and finish off in a 400 degree oven, about 10 minutes.

Seared tuna can also be put in a salad Nicoise, along with blanched green beans (frenched), boiled and sliced red potatoes, red onion, capers, nicoise olives (small black brine cured olives)and a dijon vinaigrette.

PM me for more recipes.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Go to GNC and buy some CorOmega. It's little packets of Omega-4 that taste like creamsicle.

Alternatively, you can buy scrupulously fresh fish, marinate in lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic for 30 minutes, then sear on both sides in a hot-hot skillet and finish off in a 400 degree oven, about 10 minutes.

Seared tuna can also be put in a salad Nicoise, along with blanched green beans (frenched), boiled and sliced red potatoes, red onion, capers, nicoise olives (small black brine cured olives)and a dijon vinaigrette.

PM me for more recipes.

Wonk's method is perfect for salmon, with our without the marinade. Works really well with a healthy dose of crushed peppercorns and then finished with a fresh green sauce (more or less a bunch of fresh herbs chopped up, good olive oil, lemon juice and zest, and, if you like 'em, some chopped up anchovies).

Another good one with salmon: marinate for 30 min-1 hour in lime juice, olive oil, thai curry paste, and a little fish sauce; cook, and finish with chopped cilantro and peanuts.

Trader Joe's frozen salmon is usually pretty good, especially if you are dressing it up a bit. Don't buy farmed fish.

I'm hungry now.