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Expresso vs Espresso: A pro-Expresso Rant
Two comments - people who axe a question instead of ask..(AUGGHH!!)
Sandra Lee makes me ill - how she got a show and calls herself a chef when all she does is by pre-packaged stuff, add some lame ingredient(s) to it and then pass it off as something she actually prepared from scratch...PULEEASE! Get out of the kitchen Sandra. Put the spatula down and just leave. I beg you.
Seriously Italian: Eggplant 'A Fungetielli'
Lp101 I think like Gina's post recommends, it's important to salt and drain your eggplant as far as the bitterness goes. And if you intend to fry it you will find it absorbs a LOT less oil when you salt/drain. Also, if the eggplant is older it's going to be more bitter so try and get the freshest possible. Your local farmers market would be the best bet...this looks like a great, versatile recipe.
Money Saving Tips On Food
I buy only what is on sale at the grocery store that week, and I always try to find a coupon for that sale item, to extend my savings. You can find a lot of great coupon websites and print off coupons for many items. I have also called companies direct and requested coupons and they have sent some to me.
Pasta is always cheap and you can do a lot with it. Pasta w/ fresh summer veggies is always a hit and light to eat. We cut back on the portion size, which also helps. I always make 2 or 3 veggies to go with the main so that helps to fill you.
This past week I picked up a bunch of veggies on the reduced cart in the produce dept. There might be a few brown spots on the fruits, or the veggies may need to be cooked right away, but otherwise they are fine. Only paid 50 cents a lb on many items. And, if you grill the veggies with some salt/pepper and olive oil they taste great.
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Wow....sorry about your loss. I have two dogs (both rescues) Chip is also part beagle (other parts supposedly sheperd but who knows for sure). Chip is just like Brass... a serious food lover. He loves pizza too, but also add asparagus (he eats those like he's in a white-cloth restaurant), any kind of pasta (they're both crazy for pasta - I have to cook an extra lb of macs on pasta night), string beans (loves those sauteed in garlic and oil) and salad, just to name a few.
Chip and Katie are my four-legged children - the amount of love and loyalty they both give is priceless.
Hopefully when some time passes you and your family will consider to adopt one of the many dogs facing euthanesia at a local shelter. God Bless and Good Luck!