things I used to like III

That's right, DQ. My parents used to bring me to the one in Elk Grove Village back in the day. I would get a small crunch cone & a free whistle. Now it's just "something different" and the whistles are now vintage and worth $9 each.

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a temporary change in colors because me love cookies.

there must be 20 ways to lose your blubber

To Co: Here are 20 of the many foods you can eat without a care. I got this from "Foods That Cause You to Lose Weight" by Dr. Neal Barnard. I have more from other lists that I will be glad to give you. No full fat toppings should be used. Good luck and watch for bugs in your vegetables from Nicollet's Mall.

corn
rice
potatoes
lettuce
broccoli
carrots
black beans
kidney beans
spinach
lentils
celery
peas
cauliflower
pineapple
cabbage
oranges
apples
grapefruit
bananas
oatmeal

Google search of the day and it's only 8 am

While looking for savory crepe filling ideas I found Ask MetaFilter. Speaking of savory...Here's a hideous bit of swank from "Best Buffets" aka Simek's meatballs in a Michael C. Fina chaffing dish:

dessert from last night

Watching Top Chef on the DVR always makes me hongri. Here's what I came up with last night. WW 1 pt. chocolate chip cookie with Edy's vanilla frozen yogurt, a crumbled chocolate covered Fiber one wad, Hershey's Lite syrup & Oreo cookie bites smattered about. Dada liked.

the incredible edible

I have to get over the origin of eggs on a regular basis but I like them. Here's how I finally figured out how to make a hard boiled egg (like last week):

1. boil enough water to cover the amount of eggs to be cooked without crowding
2. using a pin, poke a hole into the broad end of the egg
3. carefully put eggs in the boiling water
4. boil eggs for 13 minutes
5. remove eggs from heat
6. put pot of eggs and water under a cold faucet, let it run a couple minutes until the pan water is cold
7. let eggs sit in cold water for around ten minutes

Eggs should be perfectly hard boiled and easy to peel at that point. Good luck.

pictured: a round egg from a carton I purchased awhile ago

4 name bean bake

This one comes from my $1 copy of Colorado Cookbook (Half Price Books in St. Paul, MN) , a fundraiser for the University of Colorado (Boulder) libraries. It's the four name bean bake with 5 types of beans in it...it was good and easy, I made the more vegetarian version as this usually includes bacon & ground beef. I'm finding that I like to cook casserole/crock-pot type things this time of year so I guess that's what I'll usually make in this useless little segment.

French Friday

Thanks again to Fifi for bringing me to NYC all those times. I believe I've gone to Les Sans Culottes with her two or three times for the price fixed lunch.