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What Was Your Favorite School Cafeteria Food?

My high school's cooks made some fantastic homemade breads and pastries. Donuts and donut holes on chili days. Cinnamon rolls with any breaded meat and mashed potatoes. But the best were the peanut butter twists. Over 8 inches long, a sweet yeast dough, twisted with this delicious peanut butter filling, and icing on top. They were soooooo good. The cook who had the recipes died not long after I graduated, without giving up her secrets. I've looked for years for some kind of approximation of those twists, to no avail. They were the perfect mix of sweet and savory, and made the whole school smell like a bakery. Mmmmmmm.

veggiegirl at 2:34AM on 09/20/09

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Reality Check: What's the New Pizza Hut Stuffed Crust Pan Pizza Like? We Try It

This looks about as bad as the original stuffed crust, redeemed in just the slightest way by the fact it's on the pan crust instead of the horrible "hand-tossed". I just wish they'd resurrect the triple decker. That was such gooey fatty awesomeness. What's this under my mushroom pizza? Why it's a cheese pizza!!!

veggiegirl at 7:59PM on 09/02/09

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When Is It Socially Acceptable to Share Food?

I'd love to share more than I do. Unfortunately, the only times I really go out to eat anymore are with my family, where I'm the only vegetarian, and rarely can I find something I'd like to eat on someone else's plate. The one (and only) time I can remember us sharing was when we went to a Thai place and I connived my mom and sister into ordering their noodles with tofu and veggies instead of meat. Yay, three dishes for me to try!

veggiegirl at 9:05PM on 08/17/09

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Cook the Book: '100 Best Vegetarian Recipes'

If it's something I eat at a restaurant, it's tofu with chinese curry sauce, mushrooms, snow peas, and basil. Add on the veggie dumplings, and it's heaven!

veggiegirl at 9:52PM on 08/03/09

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Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'

If it has to be a recipe, tomato sandwiches. Otherwise, sitting next to vines full of ripe heirloom tomatoes with a salt shaker and a towel.

veggiegirl at 12:45AM on 07/22/09

From Talk

Tofu (For Carnivores...) ?

Marinating will add some moisture, but you don't marinate tofu like you would a london broil; think of it more like fish, with a rather quick marinade of maybe an hour. In addition, you don't really want *all* of the liquid to be pressed out of the tofu, otherwise you'd be stuck with curds of hard crumbly soybean paste, not very appetizing. Marinating it essentially pulls some of the packaging liquid out and replaces it with flavorful liquid.

This Can't Be Tofu! has a helpful section on the different types of tofu and how to use them.

veggiegirl at 12:21AM on 07/22/09

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What’s Your Favorite Weird Snack Combo?

nacho cheese doritos with cottage cheese, and fritos with baked beans.

veggiegirl at 11:05PM on 04/21/09

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I rediscovered _______, and now I love it!

Cole slaw. I had a bite a month ago, at the behest of my mother, then ate the rest of her and my father's bowls. I've now been searching for different slaw recipes to recreate the yummy sweet/salty/vinegary flavor. But man did I hate it as a kid.

veggiegirl at 3:27AM on 03/03/09

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Cook the Book: Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook

Christmas eve, this year, at my dad's family's gathering. I made a salad that consisted of spinach, radicchio, red onion, goat cheese, honeycrisp apples, and candied pecans. It all got eaten, by a family that hardly eats anything, let alone salad. And the MEN came back for seconds, said how good it was, how they wanted to put it on the menu at their restaurant. Yowza!

veggiegirl at 1:16AM on 12/28/08

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Cook the Book: 'Martha Stewart's Cooking School'

Lemon curd and pie crust. MMMMMMMmmmmmm

veggiegirl at 11:37PM on 11/19/08

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Blood Sausage Gang Sign

That first "a" in sausage has 4 joints. An extra metacarpus? Maybe an extra phalange?

veggiegirl at 11:12PM on 11/09/08

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Does Activia Yogurt Offer Any Health Benefits?

Not to mention that the taste kinda sucks.

veggiegirl at 8:30PM on 07/07/08

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Thin-Crust Pizza in Chicago? Yes, and It's Outstanding at Vito & Nick's

So what's the difference between this and St. Louis-style pizza à la Imo's?

veggiegirl at 11:17PM on 06/19/08

From Talk

Do you know any swedish desserts?

Ostkaka, which is usually called Swedish cheesecake, but is nothing like American cheesecake. It's traditionally made with raw milk, to which rennet is added so the milk coagulates, then after the whey is drained off the curds are baked. It's served warm with lingonberries and whipped cream.

veggiegirl at 12:33AM on 05/18/08

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Risqué Japanese Boob Pudding

Not naughty, Adam, just sexist.

veggiegirl at 3:36AM on 05/06/08

From Talk

Vegetarian Crock Pot recipes

I definitely second Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker. In addition to great recipes for soups, stews, chilis, and casseroles, it also includes appetizers and desserts.

veggiegirl at 7:00PM on 01/29/08

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