Salt & Pepper

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 08:48:55 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Black & White.  Yin & Yang.  

For whatever reason, salt & pepper have become the almost-universal accompaniment on just about every dining room table and restaurant I've ever seen.  Indeed, I have salt and pepper shakers on my own table.  People even collect  the things.

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NUKES!!

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Fri May 30, 2008 at 10:46:11 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

No, I'm not talking Hiroshima here, I'm talking about in the kitchen.  Microwave ovens have been around since the late 1960's, IIRC, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven).  My first one was an Amana Radarange, and when it finally gave up the ghost, it was ~20 years old.

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It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got Death's Sting

MayorBob.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed May 07, 2008 at 05:44:36 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

From bungee jumping to all sorts of extreme sports -- people do crazy things because the thrill achieved by risking one's life makes the experience worth it.  Would the experience still be worth it if the risk were removed?  Is it even the same experience? These questions are being raised in Japan by a group of merchants involved in the fugu trade.  Put quite plainly, if you eat a dish of fugu or puffer fish which hasn't been prepared properly, you can die.  But now they're selling non-poisonous fugu.  The merchants involved in selling the toxic versions are upset at the potential loss of business.  They also pose the question of whether living a risk-free life is a life at all.

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Senomyx: Salty Sweet Stock Report

thefadd.

Posted to Business on Thu May 01, 2008 at 06:52:17 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

A hot new company for investment is Senomyx. They've scored major contracts with food suppliers such as Nestle, Kraft, and Coca Cola. Their earnings are looking good and they're pouring money back into research and development.

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Cheese!

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 06:20:15 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Quite possibly the finest food that mankind ever conjured up.  For cheese was one way of preserving milk, along with yogurt.

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Man Cook! Man Need Fire!

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Sat Apr 19, 2008 at 06:10:19 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Well, women certainly do lots of cooking, too, but I don't think they're as obsessed about how they cook than men are.  It's a primal thing, I guess.

I've liked cooking on a modest electric range for many years.  It's what I grew up with, and I'm used to them.

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Any Other Candy Addicts Out There?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Mon Apr 14, 2008 at 11:54:53 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Well, I know there are plenty of chocolate junkies out there besides just me.

I'm also a sucker for Heath bars, Jelly Belly jelly beans (President Reagan's favorite), Reese's peanut butter cups, and I'm only getting started.

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Stop, I Can't Smell The Flowers.

MayorBob.

Posted to SciTech on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 05:42:14 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Currently, one of the big scientific mysteries is the Honeybee Holocaust. Okay, that was hyperbolic. But, the truth of the matter is that honeybees have been disappearing without explanation for sometime. This is a mystery which could turn into a crisis because of the impact of the honeybee on our food supply. While a group of scientists don't claim to have the complete answer to the mystery, they do offer what might be a significant piece of the puzzle. Put very simply, bees are dying off because they can't smell the flowers.

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'Peak' Food

thefadd.

Posted to SciTech on Fri Apr 11, 2008 at 10:12:10 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

World hunger has long been a problem but typically the starving have had the decency to die in silence. Rising food prices, however, have caused shortages in places that aren't quite so used to starving.

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Junk Food -- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner For Your Fat Ass

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Sat Apr 05, 2008 at 04:13:42 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

I try to eat healthy, I really do, but there are a few things I just can't get away from.  Little Debbie's oatmeal creme pies are my downfall.  

Potato chips rate right up there, as do pretzels.  Corn chips and salsa has become very popular.  I like my corn chips best with guacamole.

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Animal Intestine + Meat Byproducts = Delicious

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Sat Mar 22, 2008 at 07:31:05 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Sausage -- the most delicious food you never want to see being made.

I grew up in modest house, and sausage was a staple.   We couldn't afford steak when I was growing up, and sausage was cheap (basically the leftovers from the fancy steaks you find on your table or at a restaurant).

There are so many varieties.  Kielbasa, pepperoni, chorizo, hurka... name your poison.

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Wine or Whine?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 01:44:11 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Lots of people are finicky about which is right for which meal.  Red wine with red meat, white wine for white meat.

I'm not that particular.  My personal favorite is Widmer's Lake Niagara, but that's just me, and it's hard to find.

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