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Comfort Food Fest!
I am in Michigan, too, and I always crave soup when it gets cold outside. I made a Black Bean Pumpkin Soup last night that I found on Smitten Kitchen's website (http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/11/black-bean-pumkin-soup/). I thought it sounded interesting, and I love cumin, so we gave it a try. I added some crushed red pepper for an extra kick and it was delicious! It really hit the spot after driving home in a snow storm.
@ Frederika - We have a Hungarian restaurant just south of Detroit that some people rave about. Hungarian has never really been a comfort food for me, so I wouldn't be able to provide a personal recommendation, but they do have a website if you would like to check it out:
http://www.therhapsodyrestaurant.com
Silly Things People Believe About Food
I have a friend who insists that calories are not a factor in weight gain, but that the weight of the food determines how much weight you gain. So, you can eat a pound of brocoli or a pound of chocolate cake and it will have the same effect on your waistline. Oh, if only that were true.....
My mom insists that the skin on fruits and veggies is so contaminated with pesticides that the only healthy way to eat them is to wash and peel the skin first. It drives me crazy because I know that the vitamins are most concentrated in the skin. The pesticides can not be that bad, can they? Can't we just wash them off like we always have in the past?
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We had a lot of really gross hot lunches, but there were many things that I loved and still think about today -- a processed chicken patty with american cheese on a plain white bun, rectangular cheese pizza, mashed potatoes wtih gravy...They also introduced some really tasty (probably canned) soup towards the end of high school that you could get instead of the normal canned vegetable option. And we too had those delicious, fresh baked chocolate chip cookies in the wax paper bags. If you got to school early enough, you could have them hot right out of the oven for breakfast. Oh! And french fries with ranch dressing -- also very tasty. OK, I must stop now, I am pregnant and beginning to crave all sorts of disgusting food from my youth.