Food Thread: Ice Cream! It's What's For Breakfast!

There is a mom-and-pop ice cream joint in my little town that has been around for 50 years, making the same excellent ice cream for generations of kids and adults fresh from little league games and family barbecues and the movies on a scorching hot day. There is absolutely nothing special about the place...in fact, it's a bit of a dump. I doubt they have repaved their parking lot since they opened, there are no spaces marked, so people just stop there cars wherever there is room. But the floors and counters are immaculate, the teenagers behind the counter are polite and efficient, and the ice cream is delicious. Is it homemade in the shop? Yeah...I have no idea, and I don't much care, because all of the flavors are great, so if it's made in some big commissary kitchen in Newark and trucked in under cover of night? Well, that's okay, because I will go there for their Cheesecake ice cream until I die! And the coffee chip is pretty fabulous too!

As for the graphic up top? Nope, I am a purist, but that sundae looks better than a boring old photograph of a scoop of ice cream in a paper cup!

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Those do look tasty, but I did something I have never done in my life! I overdid chicken thighs. It was a combination of a good baseball game and perhaps an overlarge Manhattan, but I lost track of time and brought these in from the grill to discover that they were a bit...chewy on the edges.

Did we eat them all? Why yes...we did! The meat tasted great, it was just a bit of a jaw-muscle workout to eat them. I think they were on the grill for more than 90 minutes, so it is a testament to thigh resiliency that they weren't inedible!

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I was in...shudder...Philadelphia last week and stopped for lunch at a newish falafel place in Center City called "Goldies." It's part of a small restaurant chain that has impressed me with the quality of their food, so it was an easy decision. I had been several times before so I knew what I was getting, but I was unprepared for how delicious their French Fries were! Yes, falafel is fried, so somebody in the kitchen knows her way around the fryer, but these fries were perfect. blazing hot, impossibly crispy, golden brown, and tender in the middle!

The restaurant group is owned by an Israeli, so of course, soon after 10/7/2023, the leftist Nazis in Philadelphia protested and tried to shut Goldies down. That's why I went the first time...to show some support. But the damned falafel and hummus and pita are excellent, so I don't need an excuse to go.

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Pretty much identical ingredients, except for the source of the mustard seed. The French jar's came from...duh...France, and the American jar's came from Canada. That right there is a tip off that something's not right in the state of Denmark.

The French mustard is simply better tasting. A bit spicier, and the texture was marginally better. But mostly there was an faint, odd flavor to the Canadian made stuff that the spousal unit described as "plasticy."

So everyone I know who is going to France now has a standing order of as many jars as they can bring back!

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Do adults eat that crap? We have two little jars of it in our cupboard, for reasons that elude my rapidly failing memory. The jars are small enough that they seem to be some sort of throwaway, or in a snack box from an airline or hotel. But they will probably expire before they are opened.

In fact, do any of you like hazelnuts? I don't. I don't think they have any place in the chocolate world, in particular in an otherwise delicious combination of caramel and dark chocolate, but I seem to be in the minority.

I guess I will eat them if they are in a nut mix, but I will do so under protest.

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I used to drink Cognac at every opportunity, but for some reason I simply stopped. And I have no idea why! But I was given a bottle of some very nice Cognac recently and I have been enjoying it. Is it as interesting and varied as Bourbon? No. But it is undeniably delicious and a lovely change on occasion.

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I am not particularly squeamish when it comes to food safety, but salad bars and other self-service schemes make me pause. In fact, one of the things I avoid is strangers handling my food, so I am much happier cooking in my own kitchen than eating at a restaurant. Obviously there are many exceptions, because I love good restaurant cooking and will continue to eat out. But the risk is -- to me -- more significant in restaurants where you are at the mercy of the least common denominator...the low-level employee who has the job because he is simply too stupid to do much else besides simple food prep.

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The garlic is busily growing, with pretty impressive green shoots that are pushing a foot tall! I even fertilized them! And if they survive the deer and squirrel apocalypse, and actually grow into something edible, I will be in garlic heaven! In case it doesn't, send all of your excellent home-grown garlic to: cbd dot aoshq at gmail dot com.

Rumor has it that the Bourbon Bubble is bursting. I have seen no evidence of decreasing prices, but maybe the bursting started somewhere else! I think the sweet spot is $40-$60 for excellent and interesting bottles, and bumping that to $100 gets you an incremental improvement in quality, but nothing mind-blowing. More than that and I think you are paying for hype and rarity, which may look good in your liquor cabinet, but doesn't translate to more quality in the bottle.

The problem...or the solution...is to buy lots of bourbon, take tasting notes, and eventually arrive at your favorites! It should take forty or fifty years, but it is worth it!

Posted by: CBD at 04:00 PM

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1 I'll summon the others.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 03, 2026 04:00 PM (O7YUW)

2 Food fight

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Pizza soon, maybe potato chips for movie now

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

4 perhaps an overlarge Manhattan

I don't understand these words in this order. Did you perhaps shake the Manhattan?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)

5 Cognac is simply too sweet for me. A lot of cocktails use it, but I stick with rye, or bourbon if I'm out of rye.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 03, 2026 04:04 PM (Riz8t)

6 In fact, do any of you like hazelnuts? I don't.

Commie.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 03, 2026 04:05 PM (/HDaX)

7 I only drink cognac in winter. Warms the body and soul

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

8 In Salina, Kansas, there is a little burger-sandwich-ice cream shop called Bogey's south of downtown. A brick building that looks like it began life as a bar. You order at the counter and one of the staff whisks your food out to you. I had a simple cheeseburger there ($4.99!!!) and a cup of their ice cream. With a cup they offer only vanilla, chocolate, and a combo of those two called "Twist." But in shakes they have twenty or more flavors. I wish I'd tried one! Great stuff.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 04:07 PM (wzUl9)

9 Nutella can be bought at World Market, if you have one in your town. Is it anything like the same texture as peanut butter, or more like a chocolate syrup?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)

10 Tonight is BBQ chicken tenders, homemade beer bread, a kale salad bag (when it's a $1, save your efforts), and strawberries and red grapes.

Leftover Angel food cake with strawberry syrup for dessert for me - peanut butter chocolate cake bought from Church bake sale today for everyone else.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:09 PM (tOcjL)

11 "I was unprepared for how delicious their French Fries were! Yes, falafel is fried, so somebody in the kitchen knows her way around the fryer, but these fries were perfect. blazing hot, impossibly crispy, golden brown, and tender in the middle!"

Same with the Greek gyro joint near my mama's house. Fries are just like that, with a seasoned salt/paprika mix. And delicious felafel, and they make a mini felafel pita, which is just right for me. Big enough that I'm stuffed to finish it, but not so big that I can't finish it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 04:09 PM (h7ZuX)

12 Buffet tables with things like breadsticks or the like, and no tongs? Like I want to grab something someone else has fingered....

It's worse with the fruits and vegetables at the grocery store. There's always this one person who has to pick up every apple and sniff it, squeeze it and then put it back. Wipe their nose on their sleeve, and hit the pears.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 04:09 PM (jehhT)

13 9 Nutella can be bought at World Market, if you have one in your town. Is it anything like the same texture as peanut butter, or more like a chocolate syrup?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)

In between - a little more to the PB side...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:10 PM (tOcjL)

14 I have a bag of hazelnut flour in the freezer. I only use it for making "nutella" chaffles, which taste wonderful but tend to fall apart. Makes a nice snack when I'm actually watching what I eat, which should be more often.

Posted by: Nancy@7000ft at May 03, 2026 04:10 PM (4qIhJ)

15 I don't usually drink cognac/brandy being more of a liquer kind of guy, but I do note that cognac makes a quite noticeably better dijon cream sauce than VSOP brandy.

Worth the extra coinage.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 03, 2026 04:11 PM (/HDaX)

16 So, are we going to find out which sous vide is better? 100 C, or 212 F?

Posted by: Moron who is bad at math at May 03, 2026 04:11 PM (0256r)

17 12 Buffet tables with things like breadsticks or the like, and no tongs? Like I want to grab something someone else has fingered....

I'm orgnazing a concession table last minute this week for a Church play...and it will not be monitored. So, yes, I'm encouraging everyone to create single serve servings (hopefully in single serve containers, like ziplocs, if homemade).

Organzing a concession table - like herding cats.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

18 I will put my no churn black walnut ice cream up against all comers

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (Cif43)

19 Good Sunday afternoon, food'ettes and 'rons.

I have a question for Dash My Lace Wigs, if she sees this, or anyone as has know-how about sourdough starter. I left the starter she gave me unfed for long enough that I think it's an ex-starter, if you get my drift. So I'm starting over with some King Arthur Flour I had on hand, adding 50g of flour and 50g of water as instructed by their web site yesterday.

Is the initial starter supposed to have the consistency of Play-Doh?

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (t2oSI)

20 I like hazelnuts but see no reason for them to ruin good chocolate. Chocolate spread or whatever it really is, just is not fit for consumption.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:13 PM (RIvkX)

21 Nutella can be bought at World Market, if you have one in your town. Is it anything like the same texture as peanut butter, or more like a chocolate syrup?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026
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In between - a little more to the PB side...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026

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Maybe I'll try a jar next time I'm in there. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 04:13 PM (wzUl9)

22
We have decided to have breakfast for dinner. Ham, eggs and hash browns.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 03, 2026 04:13 PM (HdYcL)

23 Maybe those darn Canadians put sulfites in their version? Here's a no-sulfite listing:
https://shorturl.at/0mXEc
I don't see anywhere to buy direct from the land o'frogs either, so I guess you'll just have to smuggle some out next time you're there.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 03, 2026 04:13 PM (WMyc4)

24 In between - a little more to the PB side...
Posted by: Nova Local

Speaking of peanut butter, I read that Nutella just introduced a Nutella Nut Butter spread last month.

Posted by: Tuna at May 03, 2026 04:13 PM (lJ0H4)

25 The sundae looks good, needs moar hot fudge.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:14 PM (RIvkX)

26 Is the initial starter supposed to have the consistency of Play-Doh?
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (t2oSI)

Mine isn't that thick. Somewhere between Play-doh and runny. I'd give it a little more water, so it stirs easily.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 04:14 PM (h7ZuX)

27 The superior mustard is about the only reason I can think of to return to France.

And the wine. And the food. But that is it. The food, the wine, and the mustard. That's it.

and the Riviera. So practically no reason at all to go.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 03, 2026 04:14 PM (4CeUL)

28 Also, I've revived starter that I hadn't refreshed in a couple of months.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 04:14 PM (h7ZuX)

29 21 Nutella can be bought at World Market, if you have one in your town. Is it anything like the same texture as peanut butter, or more like a chocolate syrup?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026
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In between - a little more to the PB side...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026

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Maybe I'll try a jar next time I'm in there. . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 04:13 PM (wzUl9)

My kids used to love PB Nutella sandwiches, til I couldn't have it. Then they switched to PB cookie butter. Nutella is about as healthy as cookie butter (maybe a touch better).

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

30 nutella never appealed to me either, but it ain’t half bad mixed into rice krispie treats.

Posted by: cherries in season at May 03, 2026 04:14 PM (Xvk15)

31 26 Is the initial starter supposed to have the consistency of Play-Doh?
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (t2oSI)

Mine isn't that thick. Somewhere between Play-doh and runny. I'd give it a little more water, so it stirs easily.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 04:14 PM (h7ZuX)

OK, thank you, ma'am!

My family are sourdough fiends, but I'm tired of paying $5-6 for a half loaf of the artisan stuff they (and I) like.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:15 PM (t2oSI)

32 24 In between - a little more to the PB side...
Posted by: Nova Local

Speaking of peanut butter, I read that Nutella just introduced a Nutella Nut Butter spread last month.
Posted by: Tuna at May 03, 2026 04:13 PM (lJ0H4)

So, skipping the sugar, milk, and cocoa, and just going for a hazelnut spread?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:15 PM (tOcjL)

33 HE B grocery here carries that mustard. I bought some to use on the terrine sandwiches.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:16 PM (Cif43)

34 28 Also, I've revived starter that I hadn't refreshed in a couple of months.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 04:14 PM (h7ZuX)

I may have given up too soon on the jar you gave me, then. It's been in the refrigerator since we got home from Corsicana.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:16 PM (t2oSI)

35 Nutella is to chocolate as Fluff is to Marshmallow as Kaboom is to Froot Loops.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:17 PM (RIvkX)

36 Ok, I stumbled upon a new junk food addiction:

Lay's Bacon and Grilled Cheese potato chips. Lay's a somewhat local manufacturer who holds contests of customers to come up with unique flavors, and the contest winners see their entries developed into limited time runs. If the new product develops legs and sells, they put it into their long term product line.

This one has a chance. No artificial flavoring at all. Just bacon and a solid cheese flavor over a processed (unfortunately) potato.

Posted by: Orson at May 03, 2026 04:17 PM (dIske)

37 So, skipping the sugar, milk, and cocoa, and just going for a hazelnut spread?
Posted by: Nova Local

No. Chocolate peanut butter from what I understand.

Posted by: Tuna at May 03, 2026 04:17 PM (lJ0H4)

38
There has always been nasty people. For some reason the numbers have increased since the Covid lock down.

We don't eat at places with buffets anymore.

Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 04:18 PM (3ek7K)

39 Oh, on the Kashi Go PB breakfast experiment - spouse loved it...and I didn't (it's not terrible terrible, but raisin bran is much better - like I'm letting the spouse eat my box this weekend). He loved it so much, he wants to even go for the 12+12 one, and to try the other Kashi Go flavors, so as this experiment goes, I'll keep you updated. 12+12 arrives from Amazon this week, and probably gets tried next week.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:18 PM (tOcjL)

40 I may have given up too soon on the jar you gave me, then. It's been in the refrigerator since we got home from Corsicana.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:16 PM (t2oSI)

Doesn't hurt anything to try reviving it. See if a couple of rounds of refreshing does it. If not, time to let it go.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 04:18 PM (h7ZuX)

41 There has always been nasty people. For some reason the numbers have increased since the Covid lock down.

We don't eat at places with buffets anymore.

Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 04:18 PM (3ek7K)
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Civilization is but a thin veneer, and it tore during COVID

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:20 PM (RIvkX)

42 37 So, skipping the sugar, milk, and cocoa, and just going for a hazelnut spread?
Posted by: Nova Local

No. Chocolate peanut butter from what I understand.
Posted by: Tuna at May 03, 2026 04:17 PM (lJ0H4)

Oh, that's disappointing.

Although I guess maybe it means I can eat it, unless they kept the milk part...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:20 PM (tOcjL)

43 I did the starter thing .many years ago. I used some in my pancake batter. Made super pancakes.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:21 PM (Cif43)

44 Re #37
I looked up the ingredients:
Key Ingredients
The main ingredients in Nutella Peanut include:
Sugar
Peanuts
Palm Oil
Peanut Flour
Cocoa
Hazelnuts
Lecithin (as an emulsifier)
Salt
Vanillin (an artificial flavor)

Not sure I like the combination of hazelnuts and peanuts.

Posted by: Tuna at May 03, 2026 04:21 PM (lJ0H4)

45 44 Re #37
I looked up the ingredients:
Key Ingredients
The main ingredients in Nutella Peanut include:
Sugar
Peanuts
Palm Oil
Peanut Flour
Cocoa
Hazelnuts
Lecithin (as an emulsifier)
Salt
Vanillin (an artificial flavor)

Not sure I like the combination of hazelnuts and peanuts.
Posted by: Tuna at May 03, 2026 04:21 PM (lJ0H4)

Okay, so they kept the hazelnuts, so I can't eat it. It seems they made it acceptable for vegans by dropping the milk, so that must be why they made it.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:23 PM (tOcjL)

46 You can't say you've been a child until you've had bubble gum ice cream.
No, I mean real bubble gum in the ice cream.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 04:23 PM (diia5)

47 Eddie's Sweet Shop on Metropolitan Avenue in Queens, the oldest ice cream parlor in NYC (since 1925)...one of the few things I miss about NY. Inside was old as could be, but clean and the workers friendly. And the ice cream was out of this world. Thanks for the reminder!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 04:24 PM (IQ6Gq)

48 I've had cake, pie, pizza, all kinds of things for breakfast but never ice cream.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 03, 2026 04:24 PM (n5tGW)

49 Restaurant buffets?
I quit going years ago when I learned that glass partition above the salad was called a sneeze bar.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 03, 2026 04:27 PM (2WIwB)

50 Favorite meal to eat at 2:30 am after a long horseshow was steak, eggs, hashbrowns and chocolate milkshake.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:27 PM (Cif43)

51 Is it homemade in the shop? Yeah...I have no idea, and I don't much care, because all of the flavors are great, so if it's made in some big commissary kitchen in Newark and trucked in under cover of night?

Breyers ice cream, when it was THE premium ice cream on the east coast, was made in Newark. Their sign was a fixture of the Ironbound skyline..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 03, 2026 04:28 PM (nbLIj)

52 I've had cake, pie, pizza, all kinds of things for breakfast but never ice cream.

How about shrimp?

Posted by: Bubba Blue at May 03, 2026 04:28 PM (Riz8t)

53 Ice.cream!!!
Oregon Black Cherry from Tillamook Dairy.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 03, 2026 04:29 PM (2WIwB)

54
I love ice cream. Some nights when it is below freezing i think I must be crazy eating it when it is below freezing outside.

Naw it's warm in the house.

Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 04:30 PM (3ek7K)

55 Ice.cream!!!
Oregon Black Cherry from Tillamook Dairy.
Posted by: Diogenes
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Tillamook is my favorite, regardless of the flavor. As well as their yogurts, which I can no longer get. So, I make up for it when in Oregon!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 04:30 PM (IQ6Gq)

56 50 Favorite meal to eat at 2:30 am after a long horseshow was steak, eggs, hashbrowns and chocolate milkshake.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:27 PM (Cif43)

One summer, when I was a wee 17 year old lifeguard who ate dinner with friends after my 9pm shift (I got the 1-9pm that summer), dinner was Jersey diners and inexpensive choices. So, I ordered snapper soup and strawberry shortcake (perfect amount for that time before swim practice the next morning) almost every night of the week. I tried EVERY diner's version that summer. Back then, I could tell you who used real whipped cream, who used fresh strawberries, who used frozen, who baked that day and who took it out of the fridge a few days old, who did biscuits and who did cake, etc...

That was a nice summer and meal...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:31 PM (tOcjL)

57 Just put in poor man's burnt ends. (Pork loin)

Pork Butt Burnt Ends
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 4 hours hrs
Total Time 4 hours hrs 20 minutes
Ingredients
* 10 pound bone-in pork butt
* 1 cup Sweet and Smoky Rub
* 2 cups BBQ sauce
* 3 Tablespoons honey
* 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
* 5 Tablespoons butter cubed
Instructions
* Preheat your electric smoker to 250 degrees Fahrenheit according to manufacturers directions. Cut pork butt into 1-inch cubes. Put a cup of the pieces into a mixing bowl. Sprinkle rub over the top and coat each side of the pieces with. Put on non-stick disposable aluminum grill liner. You can also set them on your grill grates. Repeat until all pieces have the rub on them.
* Smoke for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until they have a nice bark on them. Remove from smoker and place in two 13" x 9" aluminum pans.
* Mix together BBQ sauce, honey and brown sugar in mixing bowl. Divide between two pans. Toss to coat pork pieces. Top with cubes of butter in each pan. Cover pans with tinfoil. Place back on smoker for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every half hour, or until internal temperature reaches 190 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove from smoker and serve immediately. 

Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 04:32 PM (DSLf3)

58
Tillamook has great ice cream.

Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 04:32 PM (3ek7K)

59 The liquor store had a 20% discount on Tennessee whiskey yesterday which was surprising. That charcoal turns normal folks into Mr. Hyde. I'll stick with bourbon.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 04:33 PM (Fbc0I)

60 But mostly there was an faint, odd flavor to the Canadian made stuff that the spousal unit described as "plasticy."

that's secondhand poutine. similar to secondhand smoke, but it pervades the country.

Posted by: anachronda at May 03, 2026 04:34 PM (qdr3M)

61 You can't say you've been a child until you've had bubble gum ice cream.
No, I mean real bubble gum in the ice cream.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 04:23 PM (diia5)
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Grampa would take me and lib little sis to the 31 Flavors on Hillside Ave. in 196?

I would get a respectable cup of chocolate fudge and lib little sis would get bubble gum in a cone.

Unfailingly the cone wound up on the floor.

Libs, amirite?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:34 PM (RIvkX)

62 10 of butt seems like a pants' splitter.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 04:35 PM (diia5)

63 Buffalo Trace is my favorite bourbon. When you can find it it is usually a very reasonable price and very tasty. The other bourbons from this distillery are excellent but they are hard to find and much more expensive. I won't say we are hoarders but when we find BT we buy it-in spite of the (several) bottles stored away somewhere in our home.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 03, 2026 04:37 PM (dyL4B)

64 I like hazelnuts but see no reason for them to ruin good chocolate. Chocolate spread or whatever it really is, just is not fit for consumption.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:13 PM (RIvkX)

Hazelnut coffee ruined hazelnuts for me. Used to like to eat them out of the shell, then some food chemist took something that tasted nothing like it and sprayed it on a half-ripe coffee bean. Enough people bought it, and I can't stand to be around them. Ok, in some cases, it's not really about the coffee...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 03, 2026 04:39 PM (nbLIj)

65 That was a nice summer and meal...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:31 PM (tOcjL)
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I lifeguarded at kosher resorts in the Catskills and they fed the staff well. No cheeseburgers. In those days I could really pack it in.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)

66 I most always mix a hazelnut flavor coffee with regular

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)

67 I guess Dubai chocolate isn't a favorite around here.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:42 PM (Cif43)

68 41 There has always been nasty people. For some reason the numbers have increased since the Covid lock down.

We don't eat at places with buffets anymore.

Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 04:18 PM (3ek7K)

I still eat at a sushi buffet b/c my kids love it. I get there at open...and do one plate. Works for me.

And there's nothing like getting 15 pieces of different sushi rolls and sushi for the price of 2-3 rolls.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:42 PM (tOcjL)

69 8 In Salina, Kansas, there is a little burger-sandwich-ice cream shop called Bogey's south of downtown

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Thanks, Wolfus. I may be heading through there in the next few weeks, I'll have to check it out!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 04:43 PM (kOluj)

70 63 Buffalo Trace is my favorite bourbon. When you can find it it is usually a very reasonable price and very tasty. The other bourbons from this distillery are excellent but they are hard to find and much more expensive. I won't say we are hoarders but when we find BT we buy it-in spite of the (several) bottles stored away somewhere in our home.
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 03, 2026 04:37 PM (dyL4B)

Cheers!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 03, 2026 04:43 PM (2WIwB)

71 >>>I lifeguarded at kosher resorts in the Catskills and they fed the staff well. No cheeseburgers. In those days I could really pack it in.

Posted by: San Franpsycho

>How did you handle Corn Pop? Did you give him a warning or a thrashing?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 04:44 PM (Fbc0I)

72 My favorite bourbon is Watershed.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:44 PM (Cif43)

73 65 That was a nice summer and meal...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:31 PM (tOcjL)
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I lifeguarded at kosher resorts in the Catskills and they fed the staff well. No cheeseburgers. In those days I could really pack it in.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)

Yeah, NJ neighborhood pools do not feed their guards. That would have been a nice perk. So, it was breakfast after swim practice at 9am, a light lunch right before shift, a home brought snack around 5pm on the 30 minute break and dinner at 10pm...

Sometimes dinner was at midnight if my friends wanted to see a movie 1st...those were some bad movies that summer, too...

My other go-to was going to Denny's and ordering their nachos with all 3 sauces on the side. That was not good food, but by having no sauce on the nachos, you could tell they weren't spit in or sitting hours...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:45 PM (tOcjL)

74 In fact, do any of you like hazelnuts? I don't. I don't think they have any place in the chocolate world, in particular in an otherwise delicious combination of caramel and dark chocolate, but I seem to be in the minority.

I guess I will eat them if they are in a nut mix, but I will do so under protest.
Posted by: CBD

Man, I thought I was the only one.

* fistbump *

Hazelnuts, filberts, whatever you call them..... gross. When I'm done with a bowl of mixed nuts, there's a pile of hazelnuts left.

Posted by: mikeski at May 03, 2026 04:45 PM (VHUov)

75
I don't like to waste food, so I'd confer with AI on a recipe that would allow me to humanely dispose of the Nutella. I don't have anything against it per se, but something like real caramel would be a superior first choice.

Since I realized I don't have to preserve the legacy of my mother's cooking, I've been going crazy with AI and "pantry recipes." What have you got in the kitchen that you need to use up? AI has some gourmet answer.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 03, 2026 04:45 PM (n7rxJ)

76 That to picture is speaking my love language.

And Nutella is wonderful. I can't buy it because it wouldn't last five minutes in my house, mainly due to me.

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 04:46 PM (afFes)

77 >How did you handle Corn Pop? Did you give him a warning or a thrashing?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 04:44 PM (Fbc0I)
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Corn Pop probably couldn't afford to stay at The Brickman's it was swanky.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:46 PM (RIvkX)

78 75
I don't like to waste food, so I'd confer with AI on a recipe that would allow me to humanely dispose of the Nutella. I don't have anything against it per se, but something like real caramel would be a superior first choice.

Since I realized I don't have to preserve the legacy of my mother's cooking, I've been going crazy with AI and "pantry recipes." What have you got in the kitchen that you need to use up? AI has some gourmet answer.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 03, 2026 04:45 PM (n7rxJ)

You could just spread nutella between the layers of 2 9 inch chocolate cakes...no frosting or other filling needed on the inside - just choco frost the outside...except maybe a sprinkle of some salt on the nutella to really perk it up.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:47 PM (tOcjL)

79 I still eat at a sushi buffet b/c my kids love it. I get there at open...and do one plate. Works for me.

And there's nothing like getting 15 pieces of different sushi rolls and sushi for the price of 2-3 rolls.
Posted by: Nova Local

We have one by work.
$29.99 lunch
$39.99 dinner.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 04:47 PM (DSLf3)

80 I'd rather have chocolate frosting instead of Nutella. Purity.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:48 PM (RIvkX)

81 67 I guess Dubai chocolate isn't a favorite around here.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:42 PM (Cif43)

I've not had it. Picky as I am, I'm afraid I'd pay $10 for a tiny bar and hate the hell out of it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 04:49 PM (h7ZuX)

82 @39...... *blushes*

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 04:49 PM (kOluj)

83 Buffalo Trace is my favorite bourbon. When you can find it it is usually a very reasonable price and very tasty.
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 03, 2026 04:37 PM (dyL4B)

Solid bourbon, and yes, consistently available at a reasonable price. I do keep Wild Turkey 101 on hand as a palate cleanser after a few days on the Trace.

Living in Florida finds me tending toward rum drinks. I like Doorley's and Diplomatico for straight quaffing or pairing with a cigar. Recently found Flor De Cano dark rum ($19.95/1.75L) makes an exceptional pina colada...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 03, 2026 04:49 PM (nbLIj)

84 I have a single 1kg slab of this butter, purchased locally for $5:
https://shorturl.at/4ATXJ

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 03, 2026 04:49 PM (WMyc4)

85 79 I still eat at a sushi buffet b/c my kids love it. I get there at open...and do one plate. Works for me.

And there's nothing like getting 15 pieces of different sushi rolls and sushi for the price of 2-3 rolls.
Posted by: Nova Local

We have one by work.
$29.99 lunch
$39.99 dinner.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 04:47 PM (DSLf3)

Yep, we do lunch. B/c it's the open, so everything is still clean.

It's the only time I'll do buffets - at open...but that's more b/c of cross contamination 1st, and people being icky 2nd (although both play a role)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:49 PM (tOcjL)

86 That food looks great. One of my medications has the side effect of being an appetite suppressant, so I don't eat as often as I should.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 03, 2026 04:51 PM (CHHv1)

87 Sometimes dinner was at midnight if my friends wanted to see a movie 1st...those were some bad movies that summer, too...

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Those were some fun times

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:51 PM (RIvkX)

88 63 Buffalo Trace is my favorite bourbon. When you can find it it is usually a very reasonable price and very tasty. The other bourbons from this distillery are excellent but they are hard to find and much more expensive. I won't say we are hoarders but when we find BT we buy it-in spite of the (several) bottles stored away somewhere in our home.
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 03, 2026 04:37 PM (dyL4B)

Same here. Buffalo Trace sells out quickly on Saturday mornings in Ohio, but I have a few stores that get reliably supplied most weeks.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:51 PM (t2oSI)

89 They used to make a type of sweet that was best described as two flat, crispy cakes with dulce de leche spread between them to make a sort of oreo type desert, if oreos were pale, fried on a skillet and not chocolaty, and the filling were dulce de leche.

however I suspect you could do something similar to that, with crepes or matzoh with the nutella.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 03, 2026 04:52 PM (rbvCR)

90 87 Sometimes dinner was at midnight if my friends wanted to see a movie 1st...those were some bad movies that summer, too...

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Those were some fun times
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 04:51 PM (RIvkX)

Very true. It always annoyed my sis (who was a year older) that she had a curfew and I didn't, unless she was with me...but she needed one and I didn't. Even somehow at Denny's at 1am (that was the post movie dinner spot), I somehow avoided trouble...helps to be there normally on a weekday, I guess...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 04:53 PM (tOcjL)

91 You can't say you've been a child until you've had bubble gum ice cream.
No, I mean real bubble gum in the ice cream.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 04:23 PM (diia5)
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When Mr. bluebell and I were dating we went into an ice cream shop, and he ordered bubble gum ice cream. The guy behind the counter looked up sharply to see who ordered it, then said he had never seen anyone over the age of 12 order that.

My youngest son worked at ice cream during high school and part of college. Only "old people" ordered rum raisin so if they saw a group of -ahem- seasoned citizens coming up the sidewalk, they'd say here come the rum raisins. And usually they were correct.

For the record I always got the bittersweet chocolate.

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 04:53 PM (afFes)

92 *At an ice cream SHOP

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 04:54 PM (afFes)

93 > I still eat at a sushi buffet b/c my kids love it. I get there at open...and do one plate.
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I was introduced to Sushi while living in Mountain View, CA. This one place I was taken to had the various rolls all laid out in beautiful patterns on a huge table.

The other place we'd frequent did bento boxes and had a little river setup at the bar to grab whatever they were floating on it.

Having just arrived from WV this was all quite the culture shock.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 04:54 PM (jehhT)

94 My favorite ice cream shop was on the eastern side of Oahu. It had flavors like coconut, Kona coffee, li hing mui, purple sweet potato, mango, passion fruit, green tea, and other island delicacies.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 03, 2026 04:54 PM (kpS4V)

95 I make it a rule to take my out of town customers to dinner while they are here. One fellow was dead set on driving 30 minutes to eat at the Golden Corral. I indulged him but I would have rather had Mexican.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

96 In fact, do any of you like hazelnuts? I don't. I don't think they have any place in the chocolate world, in particular in an otherwise delicious combination of caramel and dark chocolate, but I seem to be in the minority.

I guess I will eat them if they are in a nut mix, but I will do so under protest.
Posted by: CBD
**********
I crush them and mix them into the pie crust, for an apple/pear pie.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 04:56 PM (IQ6Gq)

97 I just made and canned some roasted tomatillo salsa. Not a big batch just 5 8-ounce jars.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 03, 2026 04:56 PM (VCgbV)

98 Anyone who has lived in New England knows the Hood brand of dairy products. Been around forever. Their ice cream is ok for a mass produced brand.

One of their head ice cream makers was a Danish immigrant and settled in my old town in MA. He and his family opened their own shop and make the good stuff onsite. It's excellent. I sent RBMS there and he gave it a tumbs up and he's a food guy.

And right across the street is one of the better pizza places I've ever been. A deadly combo.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 04:56 PM (viF8m)

99 By the way, peeps - come one, come all to our NoVaMoMe on June 20! Lurkers welcome and encouraged, as are "regulars."

My email address is on the sidebar or for your convenience, here: NoVaMoMe @ proton.me.

I'll send you the deets!

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 04:57 PM (afFes)

100 18 I will put my no churn black walnut ice cream up against all comers
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (Cif43)

Ben Had,
My daddy was born and bred a Texan.
He used to reminisce about his day off from cowboying on Sunday and sitting on the benches in the shade in the town square while cracking the pecans that grew wild there.
He never mentioned black walnuts and I did not know they grew in Texas.

My mom, a native of New Mexico, made black walnut cake or German Chocolate Cake with black walnuts and a cream cheese frosting.
My brother and I would be sent down to the creek to gather the black walnuts then beat our fingers black and blue while cracking them for her...
Totally worth it.
We used to get dropped off to gather black walnuts along the Sacramento River and could get $1.00 for a gunny sack full at the feed store in town.
$1.00 could buy a lot in those days...A tube of Daisy Golden BBs was 25 cents. A fifty round box of those new-fangled cheap Federal .22 long rifles could be had for a buck. A package of six #8 fish hooks was 49 cents. A gallon of whole milk with three inches of cream floating on top from the local dairy was $1.00
Life was good.

Posted by: waepnedmann at May 03, 2026 04:57 PM (9mqEn)

101 95 - that's truly being dedicated to your customers, Ben Had!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 04:58 PM (kOluj)

102 JackStraw, I believe I've had that ice cream some years ago. It was indeed delicious.

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 04:58 PM (afFes)

103 That food looks great. One of my medications has the side effect of being an appetite suppressant, so I don't eat as often as I should.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 03, 2026 04:51 PM (CHHv1)
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My rule is to eat on schedule. Much better than "eat when hungry." Don't get hungry.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 05:00 PM (RIvkX)

104 My wife, the lovely and accomplished Annalucia, picked up a top sirloin roast at the local supermarket. It was near its sell-by date, so it wasn´t as hideously expensive as beef roasts usually are. We had it the other day, with thyme, rosemary, and garlic rubbed into it. It had been years since I'd had a good roast of beef, and this one was superb!

We picked up a whole lamb from a sheep farmer in western Wisconsin, and I tried boning one of the legs before rolling and roast it. Worked out really well. The bone is in the freezer; later, we'll use it to make lamb and tomato soup. The trick is to split the bone before putting it into the stock, so all that yummy marrow can add its goodness to the soup.

Posted by: Nemo at May 03, 2026 05:01 PM (4RPgu)

105 Is the initial starter supposed to have the consistency of Play-Doh?

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (t2oSI)

It should be like a very, very wet dough.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:01 PM (iERP6)

106 Hay everyone's with Birting persins day tis moth the FART Tube with there pictures on it is be a grate gift. They will over it and they be also filtering Globill Worming two. Only $29 foor a personalized Tube and they be loves yew foor it. Order befoor 10 May and gets a free poster of Presdent Obono.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 03, 2026 05:02 PM (kKZvy)

107 waepnedmann, the back walnuts are not local here in Central Texas but the Pecan House just up the road carries them. It had been 40 years since I had black walnut ice cream and the recipe is so easy rich and thick. Ice cream nowadays is more like ice milk.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:02 PM (Cif43)

108 >>JackStraw, I believe I've had that ice cream some years ago. It was indeed delicious.

We have two in this town. One down by the harbor is good but the other is on another level. The owner is a baker and she incorporates her baking in her ice cream specials. I'm putting on weight just thinking about it.

Next visit.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 05:02 PM (viF8m)

109 I left the starter she gave me unfed for long enough that I think it's an ex-starter, if you get my drift.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (t2oSI)

That can be revived! It will take about a week of feeding every day.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:03 PM (iERP6)

110
A troll on the Food Thread.

Nice.

Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 05:04 PM (3ek7K)

111 Buffalo Trace is my favorite bourbon. When you can find it it is usually a very reasonable price and very tasty.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 03, 2026 04:37 PM (dyL4B)

Agreed...it is good stuff, but it's pushing $50/bottle around here, and it simply isn't that good. But I think for around $30, it is an excellent value.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:07 PM (iERP6)

112 Schnorflepuppy, if you've kept Dash's starter in the fridge, you can still revive it. Will take a few days but easier and quicker than starting over. You'll have to discard some but then feed it, leave it out, feed it again in 12 hours (discard first if you need to), etc.

Always save your discard in a jar and the fridge. There are lots of recipes you can find to use it up.

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 05:07 PM (afFes)

113 95 - that's truly being dedicated to your customers, Ben Had!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 03, 2026 04:58 PM (kOluj)

I am doing something wrong. She makes me cook! No Golden Corral for you Mr. Bog.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 03, 2026 05:07 PM (4CeUL)

114 I think of starter as that thing that fought Woody Allen in the kitchen in Sleeper

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 05:07 PM (RIvkX)

115 A troll on the Food Thread.

Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 05:04 PM (3ek7K)

Bluebell's not a troll!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:08 PM (iERP6)

116 81 67 I guess Dubai chocolate isn't a favorite around here.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:42 PM (Cif43)

I saw Dubai style LINDT chocolate bars at Walmart now that I'm venturing outside again. Almost $15 Canadian!!! Dang, at Walmart. I was surprised.

Oh, on a late thread earlier this week, I was surprised at how surprised everyone else was that I buy bags of milk.

Maybe it's a Canadian thing. There are 3 plastic bags in another bags giving you 4 Liters. It's cheaper than the cartons. About $7 Can or less.

You plop it in a plastic milk container, cut the corner and pour.

Posted by: Stateless at May 03, 2026 05:08 PM (Sco7b)

117
Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 03, 2026 05:08 PM (3ek7K)

118 JackStraw, that sounds amazing. And deadly.

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 05:08 PM (afFes)

119 Pete Bog, let me sell you a horse and I will rectify that. I'll take you to the Bistro !

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:10 PM (Cif43)

120 Oh, on a late thread earlier this week, I was surprised at how surprised everyone else was that I buy bags of milk.

Maybe it's a Canadian thing. There are 3 plastic bags in another bags giving you 4 Liters. It's cheaper than the cartons. About $7 Can or less.

You plop it in a plastic milk container, cut the corner and pour.
Posted by: Stateless at May 03, 2026 05:08 PM (Sco7b)

That is a Canadian thing!

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:10 PM (tOcjL)

121 Bluebell's not a troll!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:08 PM (iERP6
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Only sometimes.

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 05:10 PM (afFes)

122 J.P. Licks in Boston is a pretty good small chain ice cream joint.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:10 PM (iERP6)

123 >>JackStraw, that sounds amazing. And deadly.

Yes. And yes.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 05:11 PM (viF8m)

124 Someone gave me Dubai chocolate from Aldi. It basically seemed like milk chocolate with a center layer of Nestle Crunch. I was very underwhelmed. There are lots of other kinds of chocolate I would rather have.

Posted by: skywch at May 03, 2026 05:12 PM (uqhmb)

125 skywch, Dubai chocolate has a pistachio filling..

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:14 PM (Cif43)

126 I am doing something wrong. She makes me cook! No Golden Corral for you Mr. Bog.
Posted by: Pete Bog
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I don't blame her, that's a no brainer!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 05:14 PM (IQ6Gq)

127 That's what I had expected, Ben Had, but it was more like crisped rice.

Posted by: skywch at May 03, 2026 05:15 PM (uqhmb)

128 Portion size.

https://tinyurl.com/45c8fm6n

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 03, 2026 05:15 PM (ndZc7)

129 But the risk is -- to me -- more significant in restaurants where you are at the mercy of the least common denominator...the low-level employee who has the job because he is simply too stupid to do much else besides simple food prep.

These days I'd be more worried about low-level employees and/or retarded clout-seeking patrons deliberately doing horrible things to the food so they can put it on TikTok.

Posted by: Malice has overtaken incompetence at May 03, 2026 05:16 PM (TbWk/)

130 124 Someone gave me Dubai chocolate from Aldi. It basically seemed like milk chocolate with a center layer of Nestle Crunch. I was very underwhelmed. There are lots of other kinds of chocolate I would rather have.
Posted by: skywch at May 03, 2026 05:12 PM (uqhmb)

Gotta love part of the write up Wiki has - they seem now to be fans...

"Studies and allergens
A study by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Consumer Protection in Germany tested eight imported samples of "Dubai chocolate", five from the United Arab Emirates and three from Turkey. It found that all eight samples were considered "defective". Five of the products sampled contained fats other than cocoa butter, which is not permitted in products labelled "chocolate" in Germany. The study also found that five samples, all from the same producer in the UAE, were "unfit for consumption" due to contamination in the manufacturing process as they contained excessive levels of a substance that is considered a probable carcinogen (glycidyl fatty acid esters, 3-MCPD), resulting from the use of low-quality palm oil. All three samples from Turkey were found to contain traces of undeclared sesame, usually as tahini..." It keeps going.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:16 PM (tOcjL)

131 I thought Dubai chocolate had something to do with debased and degrading acts done with Insta-thots for pay.

Posted by: The connotation is rather nasty at May 03, 2026 05:17 PM (TbWk/)

132 now = not (dang fingers)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:17 PM (tOcjL)

133 You extol the virtues (snicker) of mustard but sneer at Nutella? WTH is wrong with you?

I’ll take those Nutella jars from you. Spread Nutella on Peanut Butter Granola Bars. You’ll be glad you did.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 03, 2026 05:17 PM (gHfAU)

134 124 Someone gave me Dubai chocolate from Aldi. It basically seemed like milk chocolate with a center layer of Nestle Crunch. I was very underwhelmed. There are lots of other kinds of chocolate I would rather have.
Posted by: skywch at May 03, 2026 05:12 PM (uqhmb)

I saw that last night in Kroger. 'Dubai Style Chocolate'.

I said out loud: It's green.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 05:17 PM (bss/y)

135 My family are sourdough fiends, but I'm tired of paying $5-6 for a half loaf of the artisan stuff they (and I) like.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy

Look into this:

Celebrating Carl Griffith's 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter

https://www.carlsfriends.net/

I've used them before. They will send dried starter for a forever stamp and #10 business envelope.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 05:18 PM (DSLf3)

136 I saw that last night in Kroger. 'Dubai Style Chocolate'.

I said out loud: It's green.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 05:17 PM (bss/y)

Sheik Achmed Abdullah Mohammed Muhammad ate extra kale that night.

Posted by: You know who else is into kale? at May 03, 2026 05:19 PM (TbWk/)

137 I guess Dubai chocolate isn't a favorite around here.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:42 PM (Cif43)

Haven't tried it, but I thought that was chocolate with pistachio..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 03, 2026 05:21 PM (nbLIj)

138 Richardson's Ice Cream in Middleton, MA is great!

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 03, 2026 05:21 PM (/enuJ)

139 Joe Kidd, indeed it is. I garnish my pistachio Gelato with a square of it.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:23 PM (Cif43)

140 > I guess Dubai chocolate isn't a favorite around here.
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FWIW I think it's a marketing gimmick. Someone, somewhere, once fawned over chocolate that they had in Dubai and "influencers" who probably have a stake in whatever garbage company puts that out, hailed it as "awesome."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 05:24 PM (jehhT)

141 Fresh oregano, sweet peppers and pepperoni
And a pizza stone, 450 for 15 minutes

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 05:24 PM (Ia/+0)

142 137 I guess Dubai chocolate isn't a favorite around here.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:42 PM (Cif43)

Haven't tried it, but I thought that was chocolate with pistachio..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 03, 2026 05:21 PM (nbLIj)

And shredded phyllo...the portions of each can vary widely...and sometimes, as mentioned on Wiki, tahini is added either specifically or accidentally.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:24 PM (tOcjL)

143 I have to remedy a major overlook I have made.

I have no bourbon. 🥃

Plenty of scotch, rum, gin, vodka, tequila, etc, but no bourbon. 😡

Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 05:25 PM (DSLf3)

144 140 > I guess Dubai chocolate isn't a favorite around here.
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FWIW I think it's a marketing gimmick. Someone, somewhere, once fawned over chocolate that they had in Dubai and "influencers" who probably have a stake in whatever garbage company puts that out, hailed it as "awesome."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 05:24 PM (jehhT)

It's actually Dubai itself running the marketing...they are trying to get a luxury item from their country. They want to be known for luxury and high end.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:26 PM (tOcjL)

145 >>> 143 I have to remedy a major overlook I have made.

I have no bourbon. 🥃

Plenty of scotch, rum, gin, vodka, tequila, etc, but no bourbon. 😡
Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 05:25 PM (DSLf3)

That's almost like having no bacon.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at May 03, 2026 05:26 PM (WMyc4)

146 Helena Handbasket, hugs dear friend

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:27 PM (Cif43)

147 Thanks for the Burnt Ends recipe, rickb!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 03, 2026 05:28 PM (/HDaX)

148 I don't like hazelnuts. The Germans sure seem to fancy them in desserts, though. They also like studying their poop and wearing man thongs, so...

Posted by: fly gal at May 03, 2026 05:28 PM (k0MVD)

149 Week four of The Carnivore Diet, Rib eye for dinner.

This is the worst diet plan ever invented, it works though.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 03, 2026 05:28 PM (XV/Pl)

150 Never understood the appeal

@SkyNews 1h
BREAKING: Three dead as virus breaks out on Atlantic cruise ship

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 05:28 PM (diia5)

151 149 Week four of The Carnivore Diet, Rib eye for dinner.

This is the worst diet plan ever invented, it works though.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 03, 2026 05:28 PM (XV/Pl)

Wouldn't that preclude it from being the worst then?

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:29 PM (tOcjL)

152 > have to remedy a major overlook I have made.

I have no bourbon. 🥃

Plenty of scotch, rum, gin, vodka, tequila, etc, but no bourbon. 😡
Posted by: rickb223
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Criminal!!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 05:29 PM (jehhT)

153 Plenty of scotch, rum, gin, vodka, tequila, etc, but no bourbon. 😡
Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 05:25 PM (DSLf3)

Bummer. I have bourbon, for a change. I've had a headache brewing for two days...maybe a wee bit o'that will ease it. Mr. Dmlw! picked up a bottle of Ohio Western Reserve Distillers. I haven't tried it yet.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 05:30 PM (h7ZuX)

154 You go on a cruise for the buffet, silly.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:30 PM (Cif43)

155 > It's actually Dubai itself running the marketing...they are trying to get a luxury item from their country. They want to be known for luxury and high end.
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Sort of like Qatar funding "influencers" I guess.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 05:31 PM (jehhT)

156 149 Week four of The Carnivore Diet, Rib eye for dinner.

This is the worst diet plan ever invented, it works though.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 03, 2026 05:28 PM (XV/Pl)

I think I'd rather just die of whatever's ailing me. Or accept being chubby.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 05:33 PM (h7ZuX)

157 155 > It's actually Dubai itself running the marketing...they are trying to get a luxury item from their country. They want to be known for luxury and high end.
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Sort of like Qatar funding "influencers" I guess.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 05:31 PM (jehhT)

I was more thinking of our own government backdoor sponsoring the fake meat craze...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:33 PM (tOcjL)

158 You go on a cruise for the buffet, silly.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:30 PM (Cif43)

And the hantavirus, apparently. That's what killed the passengers.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 03, 2026 05:34 PM (aCpRC)

159 Dubai chocolate is just silly influencer-driven food. Pistachios have been an ingredient in sweets in the Middle East for a very long time.

Although...I do prefer Lubyanka Licorice.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:36 PM (iERP6)

160 And the hantavirus, apparently. That's what killed the passengers.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 03, 2026 05:34 PM (aCpRC)

Hantavirus is spread by rodents.

*shudder

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 05:36 PM (h7ZuX)

161 Week four of The Carnivore Diet, Rib eye for dinner.

This is the worst diet plan ever invented, it works though.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 03, 2026 05:28 PM (XV/Pl)

T Bones today. They got bumped last week when a beautifully marbled 24 oz porterhouse "catchers mitt" caught my eye. Little and I split that one. Better go start the mushrooms...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 03, 2026 05:37 PM (nbLIj)

162 And the hantavirus, apparently. That's what killed the passengers.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 03, 2026 05:34 PM (aCpRC)

On a cruise ship? Wow. That means mice!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:37 PM (iERP6)

163 My BFFs are in Maui. They texted me a photo from the restaurant they had brunch at today.

An Eggs Benedict special with Spam and Avacado instead of Canadian Bacon. They were not impressed.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)

164 154 You go on a cruise for the buffet, silly.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:30 PM (Cif43)

I GET the lure of a buffet, but being on a sea borne shopping mall, no.

Man, I do love a good buffet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 05:38 PM (bss/y)

165 162 And the hantavirus, apparently. That's what killed the passengers.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 03, 2026 05:34 PM (aCpRC)

On a cruise ship? Wow. That means mice!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:37 PM (iERP6)

Never do a South America to South America itinerary on a no-name-brand cruise ship...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:38 PM (tOcjL)

166 151 149 Week four of The Carnivore Diet, Rib eye for dinner.

This is the worst diet plan ever invented, it works though.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 03, 2026 05:28 PM (XV/Pl)

Are you seeing results?

Posted by: Stateless at May 03, 2026 05:38 PM (Sco7b)

167 162 And the hantavirus, apparently. That's what killed the passengers.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 03, 2026 05:34 PM (aCpRC)

On a cruise ship? Wow. That means mice!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:37 PM (iERP6)

Huh. Good place for it.

Spend all your time on deck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 05:39 PM (bss/y)

168 > An Eggs Benedict special with Spam and Avacado instead of Canadian Bacon. They were not impressed.
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I cannot imagine anything on this planet being "less impressive" than Canadian Bacon.

Except, maybe everything else from Canada.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 05:39 PM (jehhT)

169 You don't just have annoying fat people and no motion on a ship, but now you have to worry about blood shooting out of people's soft tissue.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 05:39 PM (bss/y)

170 163 My BFFs are in Maui. They texted me a photo from the restaurant they had brunch at today.

An Eggs Benedict special with Spam and Avacado instead of Canadian Bacon. They were not impressed.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)

Did it still have Hollandaise? B/c that's a LOT of fat with no relief...no wonder they weren't impressed...

Probably didn't help that it was baby food mouthfeel, especially if that muffin wasn't really crisp...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:39 PM (tOcjL)

171 Dash, the thought of a carnivore diet for you is an instant 20lb loss.

You are perfect just as you are.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:40 PM (Cif43)

172 An Eggs Benedict special with Spam and Avacado instead of Canadian Bacon. They were not impressed.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)

I'll bet it would be fun with Scrapple!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:40 PM (iERP6)

173 >>Did it still have Hollandaise? B/c that's a LOT of fat with no relief...no wonder they weren't impressed...

Oh yea. Sunday brunch was a big thing for us while they were living here and eggs benedict was the target. We have an abundace of expensive restaurants around here. Some even have good food.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 05:42 PM (viF8m)

174 171 Dash, the thought of a carnivore diet for you is an instant 20lb loss.

You are perfect just as you are.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:40 PM (Cif43)

Aw, thanks! Yeah, though, carnivore is not for me.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 05:42 PM (h7ZuX)

175 Dash, you did try some of the tri tip at the MoMe. A true testament to Pete Bog, CBD and Rancherbob.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:45 PM (Cif43)

176 I'll bet it would be fun with Scrapple!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

As close as Texas is to Louisiana, did you know you cannot find hogshead cheese anywhere?

Boudin, yes. Hogshead cheese, no. Am pissed.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 05:47 PM (DSLf3)

177 That tri tip was delicious!

I don't dislike all meat, but to only eat meat would be miserable for me.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 05:48 PM (h7ZuX)

178 I looked up the ingredients:
Key Ingredients
The main ingredients in Nutella Peanut include:
Sugar
Peanuts
Palm Oil
Peanut Flour
Cocoa
Hazelnuts
Lecithin (as an emulsifier)
Salt
Vanillin (an artificial flavor)

Not sure I like the combination of hazelnuts and peanuts.
Posted by: Tuna at May 03, 2026

***
No corn syrup! Winning!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 05:49 PM (wzUl9)

179 Keep your head down, CBD. A United Airlines plane just hit a truck on the Turnpike as it was landing at Newark.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 05:51 PM (viF8m)

180 That is a Canadian thing!
Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:10 PM (tOcjL)

It's an Eastern Canadian thing. Many years ago, they tried to peddle those plastic bladders out West here, and people refused to buy them. How are we supposed to reclose them?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 05:54 PM (utfVc)

181 $30 for *one* bottle of liquor???

* Shudders *

*Rejoices that I no longer drink *

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 05:54 PM (wzUl9)

182
Has anyone ever bought a bread slicer? It's kind of hard to slice home-made bread evenly.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 03, 2026 05:54 PM (n7rxJ)

183 18 I will put my no churn black walnut ice cream up against all comers
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 04:12 PM (Cif43)

Sounds sensational! Can you share the recipe? Is it in the Deplorable Gourmet?

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 03, 2026 05:54 PM (FMtrg)

184 Aw, thanks! Yeah, though, carnivore is not for me.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026

***
I can't afford a carnivore diet nowadays.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)

185 I can't afford a carnivore diet nowadays.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)

Beef IS through the roof.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026 05:56 PM (bss/y)

186 Someone gave me Dubai chocolate from Aldi. It basically seemed like milk chocolate with a center layer of Nestle Crunch. I was very underwhelmed. There are lots of other kinds of chocolate I would rather have.
Posted by: skywch at May 03, 2026

***
"Dubious" chocolate?

I don't recall seeing it at my Aldi stores, but then I never look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 05:57 PM (wzUl9)

187 > Keep your head down, CBD. A United Airlines plane just hit a truck on the Turnpike as it was landing at Newark.
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A bakery truck no less.

The horror.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 05:57 PM (jehhT)

188 Emmie, I found the recipe from a Southern Living . Just type in no churn black walnut ice cream and you will see it. If you need the walnuts I will send you some.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 05:58 PM (Cif43)

189 On a cruise ship? Wow. That means mice!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 05:37 PM (iERP6)

Sink the ship. Keep track of the rodents leaving.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 05:58 PM (utfVc)

190 Beef IS through the roof.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 03, 2026

***
Aldi has their $5.99 pound of ground beef, 85% lean, and that makes two dinners (tacos, or meatballs with pasta) for Miss Linda and me. That's $1.25 a meal, so not too bad.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 05:59 PM (wzUl9)

191 184 Aw, thanks! Yeah, though, carnivore is not for me.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026

***
I can't afford a carnivore diet nowadays.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)

If it can be a 15 eggs per day, like Ace, you could...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 05:59 PM (tOcjL)

192 And the hantavirus, apparently. That's what killed the passengers.
Posted by: AZ Hi Desert

On a cruise ship? Wow. That means mice!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I guess it's an ice-rated ship for polar cruises. Last stop was in South Africa.

And, from cruise ship's own website:

Happier polar passengers, healthier polar environment

Not only will the numerous amenities and on-board entertainments help make your Hondius voyage truly memorable, this ship also gives you the peace of mind that comes with choosing one of the most environmentally friendly vessel on the polar seas. Hondius uses LED lighting, steam heating, bio-degradable paints and lubricants, and state-of-the-art power management systems that keep fuel consumption and CO2 levels minimal. This means that when you sail aboard Hondius, you get to enjoy the exotic landscapes and wildlife as much as possible while impacting them as little as possible.

And they get an outbreak of rat virus that kills 3 people, on a 170-passenger ship.

The moral of the story is: don't trust environmental wackos with your health. You're not their first priority.

Posted by: mikeski at May 03, 2026 06:00 PM (VHUov)

193 A bakery truck no less.

The horror.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 03, 2026 05:57 PM (jehhT)

This aggression will. not. stand.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 06:02 PM (h7ZuX)

194 OT, though you could consider this an after-dinner treat: High Sierra w/ Bogart and Ida Lupino is on Movies! tonight at seven Central. I haven't seen it in years and am looking forward to it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:04 PM (wzUl9)

195 If it can be a 15 eggs per day, like Ace, you could...
Posted by: Nova Local

Rookie numbers.
Posted by: Cool Hand Luke

Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 06:05 PM (DSLf3)

196 Ben Had, that is so sweet of you to offer walnuts! I do not know if they are available locally, except if maybe I can make a deal with the squirrels.

When I was growing up, my dad loved black walnut ice cream. For the longest time I figured he liked it because we kids wouldn't eat it -- his ice cream reserves were safe.

I tried it many years later as an adult and now I get it! It has a definite appeal and a refreshing taste. Braum's make a tasty version with A2 milk.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 03, 2026 06:05 PM (FMtrg)

197 The Emirates are famous for spending ridiculous amounts of money just because they can. I was in Abu Dhabi around Christmas time one year and in the lobby of the hotel where the meeting was being held they had a Christmas tree that had to be 25 feet tall.

The fact it is a Muslim country didn't seem to bother the hotel management but the really interesring part were the tree decorations. All gem stones, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, etc., covering the tree from top to bottom.

Had to be the most expensive Christmas tree in the world.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 06:05 PM (viF8m)

198 The Western Reserve Distillers bourbon is very nice, especially for a four year. Smooth. I don't really know how to describe all the tasters' notes, but it's pleasant.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 06:06 PM (h7ZuX)

199 Hondius uses LED lighting, steam heating, bio-degradable paints and lubricants, and state-of-the-art power management systems that keep fuel consumption and CO2 levels minimal.

Well, LED lighting is fine. Steam heating? Isn't that the norm for ships anyway? Means there must be a boiler belowdecks, somewhere. Biodegradable paints and lubricants? Means there are critters that will eat it, maybe while the paint is supposed to be "protecting", and the lubricants lubing.

The good thing? One would have to be a leftist retard to fall for that pitch, so the victims of the hantavirus were most likely woke fools.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 06:06 PM (utfVc)

200 When I was growing up, my dad loved black walnut ice cream. For the longest time I figured he liked it because we kids wouldn't eat it -- his ice cream reserves were safe.

I tried it many years later as an adult and now I get it! It has a definite appeal and a refreshing taste. Braum's make a tasty version with A2 milk.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 03, 2026

***
Are there actual walnut bits in the ice cream? Because I dislike most nuts, except peanuts (yes, I know they are legumes), because they leave little bits of debris all through my mouth and teeth. If the walnuts have been powdered, or there is just the flavor in there, then I'd love to try black walnut.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:08 PM (wzUl9)

201 Tonight we are doing blackened chicken breast, roasted brussel sprouts, and Mac and cheese made with whole grain and lupini bean pasta, with butternut squash in it to offset the lowered cheese content.

Posted by: Piper at May 03, 2026 06:08 PM (Wmg4n)

202 Wolfus, I grind the walnuts to a paste and mix with the heavy cream and condensed milk. I sprinkle some pieces across the top.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:10 PM (Cif43)

203 >>lowered cheese content

Those words seem familiar but I've never seen them arranged like that.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 06:12 PM (viF8m)

204 I would arm wrestle someone for a plate of blackened red snapper right now.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:12 PM (Cif43)

205 This might be the ice cream recipe:

https://www.southernliving.com/
black-walnut-ice-cream-8690107

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 03, 2026 06:12 PM (FMtrg)

206 My planned dinner tonight is some tilapia, brushed with a little honey and then powdered with paprika and seasonings, grilled in the pan in olive oil for, I dunno, 3 minutes on a side. Some mixed veggies and a salad too.

My version of a salad: chopped up iceberg lettuce, green onions, radishes, with -- get this -- dill pickle juice as the dressing and dill pickle slices instead of cucumbers. Mix it up and let it "marinate" int eh fridge for a while, then serve. Cold and salty, and very good. Yeah, you can use romaine as an "extender," but I prefer the iceberg lettuce.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:13 PM (wzUl9)

207 Emmie, that is the one.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:14 PM (Cif43)

208 204 I would arm wrestle someone for a plate of blackened red snapper right now.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:12 PM

Ohhh… that sounds good. Red snapper season starts May 22.

Posted by: Piper at May 03, 2026 06:15 PM (OoFl2)

209 Tilapia is Chinese cat fish.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:15 PM (Cif43)

210 112 Schnorflepuppy, if you've kept Dash's starter in the fridge, you can still revive it. Will take a few days but easier and quicker than starting over. You'll have to discard some but then feed it, leave it out, feed it again in 12 hours (discard first if you need to), etc.

Always save your discard in a jar and the fridge. There are lots of recipes you can find to use it up.
Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 05:07 PM (afFes)

Thank you bluebell, CBD, and Dash My Lace Wigs!

Late report -- my Play-Doh starter appears to have gained in size overnight, so I will keep feeding it and try to report back next week.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 06:15 PM (t2oSI)

211 Pizza was excellent as always

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0)

212 Ben Had, that is splendid! I believe that if we established a rule in our house that all treats had to be homemade, it would be good for our health. But I'm not quite that ambitious.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 03, 2026 06:16 PM (FMtrg)

213 Piper, I'll be looking for it at the store. I use Emeril's blacken seasoning. What do you use?

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:17 PM (Cif43)

214 Buffalo Trace is my favorite bourbon. When you can find it it is usually a very reasonable price and very tasty.

Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at May 03, 2026 04:37 PM (dyL4B)

Agreed...it is good stuff, but it's pushing $50/bottle around here, and it simply isn't that good. But I think for around $30, it is an excellent value.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Goody Goody Liquor Store Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 750ML $24.99
166 in stock in Addison, Texas.

I know where I'm stopping Tuesday after work.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 06:17 PM (DSLf3)

215 Best ice cream in the world-

https://www.penngoldicecream.com/

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at May 03, 2026 06:18 PM (QaH55)

216 Emmie, this is so easy. I can't go back to store bought anymore and that recipe works for an infinite variety of flavors.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:19 PM (Cif43)

217 I've never had red snapper. On fishiness scale, with cod being 1 and salmon being 10, where would red snapper fall?

As in, I like cod, but salmon is too, too much.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 06:19 PM (h7ZuX)

218 Actually the best ice cream in the world, IMO, is Movenpick. Swiss cows made extraordinary ice cream. One scoop is more than enough....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 06:20 PM (IQ6Gq)

219 Dash, you would have no.problem with the snapper , especially if it is blackened.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:21 PM (Cif43)

220 219 Dash, you would have no.problem with the snapper , especially if it is blackened.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:21 PM (Cif43)

Thanks, I'm going to look for it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 06:22 PM (h7ZuX)

221 We found a small local restaurant that does really good fish and chips. Both halibut and cod.

We will try some of their other fare in the future.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 03, 2026 06:22 PM (0aYVJ)

222 @166

>> Are you seeing results?

Oh yeah, I’ve lost a solid 10lbs with diet alone.

It’s just a very restrictive diet.

You don’t know how much you love bread until you haven’t had it in a month.

I dream of bread now.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 03, 2026 06:22 PM (XV/Pl)

223 213 Piper, I'll be looking for it at the store. I use Emeril's blacken seasoning. What do you use?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026

Slap ya Mama, and another brand I get at rouses that has an alligator on it, I am still at the studio finishing my workout and can check when I get home. I have to do abs and am obviously avoiding it. Lol.

Posted by: Piper at May 03, 2026 06:23 PM (OoFl2)

224 My brother and I ate at Golden Corral (the big feed) after church today. All you can eat for $15 geezer price. The food was surprising good and we got to the peach cobbler before some jackass could scrape off all the crust.

Posted by: Eromero at May 03, 2026 06:23 PM (LHPAg)

225 I used to have a great recipe for Red Snapper, stuffed with crab meat....I need to find that again...

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 06:23 PM (IQ6Gq)

226 You don’t know how much you love bread until you haven’t had it in a month.

I dream of bread now.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May

Which is your body’s way of telling you it needs some grains, by the way.

Posted by: Piper at May 03, 2026 06:24 PM (OoFl2)

227 The Grateful, raising the level of deliciousness !

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:25 PM (Cif43)

228 I love fish, and I love seafood...could live on both and skip meat altogether....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 06:25 PM (IQ6Gq)

229 The Grateful, how about frog legs ?

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:27 PM (Cif43)

230 The Grateful, how about frog legs ?
Posted by: Ben Had
********
I've had them. Not offensive, just tasted like chicken. I was a vegetarian for years, including when I met Dino. He was having no part of that, being from Pittsburgh. So, it was either cook 2 meals or go back to meat....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 06:30 PM (IQ6Gq)

231 Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 03, 2026 06:22

10 pounds - GAINZZZ!

Good for you!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 03, 2026 06:32 PM (Sco7b)

232 I doubt they have repaved their parking lot since they opened
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Parking? Luxury!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 03, 2026 06:32 PM (zxAjZ)

233 I have eaten the PennGold ice cream and it is good.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 03, 2026 06:33 PM (GXElQ)

234 My version of a salad: chopped up iceberg lettuce, green onions, radishes, with -- get this -- dill pickle juice as the dressing and dill pickle slices instead of cucumbers. Mix it up and let it "marinate" int eh fridge for a while, then serve. Cold and salty, and very good. Yeah, you can use romaine as an "extender," but I prefer the iceberg lettuce.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:13 PM (wzUl9)

My kid loves dill pickle salad...I did a cabbage slaw with pickled onions and pickle juice (with olive oil and s&p) a few weeks ago that the youngest loved...

Surprised the iceberg would hold up for the fridge time...my kid loves romaine as his favorite lettuce so I might try your way but sub romaine b/c I have it more (I also have green leaf, but that would fail)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 03, 2026 06:33 PM (tOcjL)

235 A United Airlines plane just hit a truck on the Turnpike as it was landing at Newark.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 05:51 PM (viF8m)

The news says it hit a light pole.

Morons.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 06:36 PM (iERP6)

236 @231

>> Good for you!

The thing that you feel pretty quickly is that you no longer feel swollen and bloated.

Down to 216 goal is 190.

Haven’t been 190 since 2015.

Might do celebratory 5k once I reach my goal.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 03, 2026 06:37 PM (XV/Pl)

237 Red Snapper is a 2/3 but check for bones

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 06:38 PM (RIvkX)

238 SanFranpsycho, is blackened included in your culinary skills?

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:40 PM (Cif43)

239 Patrick Oyulu
@patrickoyulu

....Right Now, right in front of us, @united coming in to land at @EWRairport so close to the NJ Turnpike Highway, its landing gear almost 'Crashing' onto a Truck! Saw, smoke....Damn! @News12 @News12NJ

That's probably where they got hitting the truck.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 03, 2026 06:40 PM (DSLf3)

240 Tonight is Loose Meat Sandwiches with Air Fried Zucchini Sticks and Carrot Sticks au naturel

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 06:41 PM (RIvkX)

241 Pro tip, blackened and burnt are not the same thing.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:41 PM (Cif43)

242 >>The news says it hit a light pole.

>>Morons.

Dashcam supposedly from inside the truck. Sounds like it also hit a light pole.

https://tinyurl.com/49nrmhvw

Posted by: JackStraw at May 03, 2026 06:41 PM (viF8m)

243 237 Red Snapper is a 2/3 but check for bones
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 06:38 PM (RIvkX)

Noted, thanks!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at May 03, 2026 06:42 PM (h7ZuX)

244 What was the pole doing up in the air?

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)

245 SanFranpsycho, is blackened included in your culinary skills?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:40 PM (Cif43)
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If you mean intentionally blackening, then no.

We have a set of good iron cookware but I'm too clumsy to deal with anything that hot.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 03, 2026 06:43 PM (RIvkX)

246 241 Pro tip, blackened and burnt are not the same thing.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:41 PM (Cif43)
Blackened tilapia is still tilapia.

Posted by: Eromero at May 03, 2026 06:44 PM (LHPAg)

247 Which is your body’s way of telling you it needs some grains, by the way.

Posted by: Piper at May 03, 2026 06:24 PM (OoFl2)

When I was going cold turkey from heroin, my body was telling me that it needed opiates.

Don't listen to your body all the time. It can be stupid.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 06:44 PM (iERP6)

248 For those who haven't tried it, the highest and best use of Nutella is in acts of intimacy with one's significant other. When applied topically, body heat makes the texture just right for the enjoyment of all involved.

Posted by: Penultimatum at May 03, 2026 06:44 PM (cpNwr)

249 Eromero. couldn't be said better.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:45 PM (Cif43)

250 Several X posts of the dashcam video from inside the bakery truck, for example https://x.com/aviationbrk/status/2051058165244997873

File that under "a bad day at work"

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 06:47 PM (t2oSI)

251 Mango ice cream, typically found in Indian (dot not woo-woo) grocery stores is my fave.

Posted by: Weasel at May 03, 2026 06:48 PM (o+CPI)

252 Several X posts of the dashcam video from inside the bakery truck, for example https://x.com/aviationbrk/status/2051058165244997873

File that under "a bad day at work"
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless)
*********
Bad day at work = lots and lots of paperwork....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 03, 2026 06:48 PM (IQ6Gq)

253 Mango ice cream, typically found in Indian (dot not woo-woo) grocery stores is my fave.
Posted by: Weasel at May 03, 2026 06:48 PM (o+CPI)

Fresh mango slices with vanilla ice cream is very yummy, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 06:51 PM (utfVc)

254 250 Several X posts of the dashcam video from inside the bakery truck, for example https://x.com/aviationbrk/status/2051058165244997873

File that under "a bad day at work"
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 06:47 PM (t2oSI)
Inspector-'So once again, Leon, what exactly were you looking at when you struck the airplane?'
Leon- "Say what?'

Posted by: Eromero at May 03, 2026 06:51 PM (LHPAg)

255 Hi Weasie!

Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 06:53 PM (afFes)

256 CBD, Alla Salute! Thank you for the food thread.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:54 PM (Cif43)

257 Time for a cocktail!

Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting...even Bluebell (the troll)!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 06:54 PM (iERP6)

258 Hi Weasie!
Posted by: bluebell at May 03, 2026 06:53 PM (afFes)
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Hey there!!

Posted by: Weasel at May 03, 2026 06:54 PM (C5ajJ)

259 “Weasie”?

Posted by: RI Red at May 03, 2026 06:55 PM (7PD8l)

260 Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:54 PM (Cif43)

My pleasure!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 03, 2026 06:55 PM (iERP6)

261 Mango chamoy.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 03, 2026 06:55 PM (Cif43)

262 Wife bought some Tilapia once. I thought it was nasty. Never again.

Posted by: Ronster at May 03, 2026 06:55 PM (H2WUE)

263 Inspector-'So once again, Leon, what exactly were you looking at when you struck the airplane?'
Leon- "Say what?'
Posted by: Eromero at May 03, 2026 06:51 PM (LHPAg)

Navy recruiter: So why do you want to become a submariner, Leon?"

"Well..."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 06:55 PM (utfVc)

264 Wife bought some Tilapia once. I thought it was nasty. Never again.
Posted by: Ronster at May 03, 2026 06:55 PM (H2WUE)

Tilapia: what you get when a hobo falls in the koi pond.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 03, 2026 06:57 PM (utfVc)

265 Very late Day 2 starter report -- but after adding 50g water and flour to 50g of starter, the consistency is much more workable, and much less like something I'd twist between my hands to make a snake. Thanks again all for the tips!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 06:57 PM (t2oSI)

266 And belated thanks to our host CBD for the yummy thread content!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at May 03, 2026 06:58 PM (t2oSI)

267 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 03, 2026 06:08 PM (wzUl9)

Wolfus, the first time I tried black walnut ice cream as an adult was at Maggie Moos in the Kansas City area, near the Johnson County Community College campus. I ordered it without mix-ins and it was smooth. Braum's has nuts.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 03, 2026 06:59 PM (FMtrg)

268 Tonight is street tacos, sous vide petite sirloin, reverse seared with home made thai pepper Pico de Gallo. Homemade tacos are the best tacos.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 03, 2026 06:59 PM (Fbc0I)

269 GUN THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at May 03, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

270 AOP, have you been to Jasper National Park?

Posted by: Ronster at May 03, 2026 07:01 PM (H2WUE)

271 I have never liked tilapia, catfish, etc. Even trout, unless it's fresh-caught brookies way up in the mountains, is a no-go. Salmon can be really good, but I will not cook it in my house.

I love ocean fish. Halibut, cod, tuna.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 03, 2026 07:02 PM (0aYVJ)

272 Don't listen to your body all the time. It can be stupid.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

Yup. When my wife did the elimination diet, she found the WORST food for her was ice cream. She craved it.

Posted by: MkY at May 03, 2026 07:05 PM (q6tQZ)

273 What was the pole doing up in the air?
Posted by: Skip

Happy to see you.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 03, 2026 07:08 PM (diia5)

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