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PBJ sandwich is often a go-to. If I’m feeling like indulging myself it’s Doritos Flamin Hot Limon chips. I’ll crush a bag of those in no time so I try not to get them often.

Mary's Gone Crackers (I've sometimes gone through multiple boxes a day)
Hu grain-free crackers (these are expensive as hell, so I try to ration them. So good though)
raw almonds (I go crazy on these)
apples (that counts right? I cut them in chunks and eat out of a bowl)
cereal

Nuts.

Peanuts, pistachios, cashews, almonds. Best snack ever.

Except maybe Dorittos, my kryptonite.

Kommie wrote:


In shot glasses?

Carrot sticks and hummus

unsalted/butter fresh popcorn

Kumquats ( I have 3 tree's)

@egg I haven't tried the Hu crackers, but I just had earlier today the Mary's Gone Crackers olive oil + cracked black pepper thin crackers (they're rectangular). Very peppery. Pretty good.

BlueJava wrote:
Are Kumquats the fruit that looks like miniature oranges?

MrBean wrote:
Do you like peanuts as much as the others? You know when a can says "less than 50 percent peanuts," and the ratio is like 49/51?

nonamesleft wrote:

Overall, I'd rank peanuts lowest of the group (with the exception that the pistachios and almonds are properly flavored). Yet I love them equally. I just left the browns game and absolutely enjoyed the F out of a big ol bag of peanuts. Peanuts work so well with beer; whereas the rest better pair with spirits and wine.

MrBean wrote:
What about macadamias, pecans, and Brazil nuts? Fan of those?

And on a peanut note, do you like spicy things? If yes, I'd say try these if you can find them:

nonamesleft wrote:

Yes. You eat the entire fruit like you would a grape.

egg wrote:

I love these as well and it's quite easy to kill a box in a few minutes.


I used to eat a lot of raw almonds, but now I eat more raw walnuts, pecans, and cashews.

MrBean wrote:

Since the suffix "ito" in Spanish means "small", the existence of a Dorito implies the existence of a larger Doro chip.

nonamesleft wrote:


I get those at least once a month. I love 'em.

BlueJava wrote:
I've only had them a couple of times but they're pretty great.

Amazing that you have 3 kumquat trees. Would you be willing to post a picture of the trees? I'm curious to see them.

Tony wrote:
:) Ha! I appreciated that.

citizen_zane wrote:
I have no clue how they get the peanuts to be spicy and also coated, but inside the shell. No idea.

Any ideas?

@Staraang What kind of PB and what kind of J on the sandwich? (Unsweetened PB vs sweetened, grape J, strawberry J, blueberry J, etc)

Chester's hot fries. Not that crappy Andy Capp nonsense.

nonamesleft wrote:

I do organic creamy unsweetened Smuckers PB. I put a good bit of that on whole wheat bread and then just a thin layer of Bonne Maman strawberry jelly. I try to limit my sugar intake so very little jelly.

Staraang wrote:
Totally with you on the Smuckers creamy unsweetened. It requires stirring, but it's worth it.

As for Bonne Maman, I don't know if I have or haven't tried that jelly. But I do have a jar of Bonne Maman red fruits spread in the cabinet. I wonder how that would go as a PBJ.

nonamesleft wrote:

I have no clue. Maybe they soak them in some spicy water or something like that. I guess it penetrates the shell and seasons the nuts.

nonamesleft wrote:

Yeah years ago when I first tried it it took some getting used to since I had eaten sweetened PB before but now I love it. Stirring is a minor hassle. It does get hard to spread after a while but I’ve found warning it up in the microwave for a bit softens it right up.


Probably worth at least trying. I’m not convinced Bonne Maman is the greatest jelly in the world but probably better than most of the generic processed stuff. My kids like it though so I go with it since I eat only a little anyway.

@Staraang I just opened up the Red Fruits spread and tried it with PB on crackers. Pretty good. As a bonus, I got what was either a whole cherry or maybe a currant as I was taking some from the jar. :)

This spread has a nice mild tartness.

Yeah I do like the fruit bits in it. The strawberry jelly has chunks of strawberry in it too.

Pretzels, cheese puffs, and dark chocolate. Also beef jerky.

Triscuit Thin Crisps

Ketchup Chips. I have a wet cloth around me so the controller does not get dirty.. I keep my stuff super clean.

I used to like coffee crisps, but have moved on. I like a good fresh Eatmore every so often. Crunch bars used to be a goto also but I have no idea what they did to them as they taste like poison... Complete and utter garbage.


*Goldfish... Just something about em

BioHazardMan wrote:
How dark of a chocolate? Do you like super dark, like 85+ percent cocoa content, or much sweeter?

Archer wrote:
Triscuits are super flavorful. I don't know what they do to give it such flavor.

@Finn What are coffee crisps?

Coffee Crisp is a chocolate bar made in Canada. It consists of alternating layers of vanilla wafer and a foamed coffee-flavoured soft candy, covered with a milk chocolate outer layer. Originally launched by British company Rowntree's, it is currently owned and commercialized by Nestlé.

https://www.google.com/search?q=coffee+crisp&oq=co...

Archer wrote:

I totally used to eat these but stopped buying them after watching a yt video about vegetable oils. I literally took all the unopened Triscuit boxes I had and left them out on the sidewalk.

nonamesleft wrote:

I like all the dark chocolate but I prefer the stuff on the darker side maybe 75-85%, up to 90%. Anything after that and it stops being enjoyable. My brother just got a bar of 100% dark chocolate, some fancy stuff the other day and it was like just eating straight up cocoa, not pleasant at all. Anything higher than 90 is just too dark for me.

Finn wrote:
Interesting. Haven't heard of it. You mentioned the taste of crunch bars changing. In what way?

@BioHazardMan Any particular favorites that you go for in that 75-90% range?

I bought a bar of 100% once. Tasted extremely rich, almost like muenster cheese. But zero sweetness.

Someone once bought me a 101% bar, I'd say mostly for the humor. It was 100% + had cacao nibs in it, so the company called it 101%. It wasn't bad.

nonamesleft wrote:

I know. I don't know whats in them exactly as I've never read the box. But I can eat an entire box in one sitting if I'm not careful. They must not be a healthy option anymore. Because they taste too damn good.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...
Ingredients: Whole grain wheat, canola oil, sea salt.

egg wrote:
That's for the plain ones. The flavored ones have other ingredients. They're so full of flavor, I don't know how the company does it.

And not just the thins. The regular ones too.

Beef Jerky

nonamesleft wrote:

The regular ones come in many flavors but they are very thick so they're dry. You can only eat a few of them before you need something to wash it down with.

The thins are much better for munching. But they came in only two flavors and I only ever tried the plain ones.

IMO of course

nonamesleft wrote:

Not sure if it's the same in the US, but yeah Nestle Crunch was my jam growing up and I loved them .. but maybe 5 years ago is when I noticed the taste change. I thought maybe it was a bad bar or something and I had another months later and it was the same. It just tastes wrong, it tastes like trash... I can't really put my finger on it... Maybe if there was a bunch of expired chocolate and they decided to make Crunch bars from it.

I’ve heard of several chocolate bars not tasting right in the US compared with their Canadian counterparts. I believe Kit Kat was a big one.

Ready clean protein bars - only vanilla or chocolate/coconut use whey protein. I skip the other flavors since they use soy protein isolate.
Unsalted almonds and walnuts
Triple zero greek yogurt
Jif PB on wheat bread

Pretty boring stuff but not much to eat when you have to watch sodium and saturated fat.

Snacks eh?

Lately it's been:
-Watermelon
-Clementine oranges
-Smartfood White Cheddar
-Apple sauce
-Ruffle chips

sa330206 wrote:
Have you tried RX bars? They're pretty clean protein, from egg whites. Minimal ingredients.

theJaw wrote:
All great choices. Nice.

I bought No Cow bars the other day. Usually don’t buy protein bars but I was at WFM and they had a huge selection, so I took a look at the ingredients on a bunch of them and No Cow seemed best to me. Got peanut butter and PB chocolate chip. They were really good! 20g protein each.

Rx bars are good. Just had one a little while ago. They taste good and have straightforward ingredients. Costco sells them in bulk too.

Paqui tortilla chips are pretty good if you can find them. The cheese and verde flavors my fave.

I can really only eat one though.

Feeb wrote:
Most stores here don't carry them. I've only had the plain, but would like to try the other flavors, see how the company balances flavor/heat.

nonamesleft wrote:

EclipseLion: That’s my secret nonamesleft, I’m always snackin’

nonamesleft wrote:

They’re usually at fresh market. If you have those.

nonamesleft wrote:

I had one a long time ago, if i remember right it was a bit chewy but not bad. What flavors do you recommend? I might give them a shot again as long as the sodiums not too bad.

@sa330206

I'd say try the following ones:

Peanut butter
Blueberry
Mixed berry

@Feeb No Fresh Markets close by that I'm aware of. Some bodegas here have random snacks. I'd say that's my best bet here.

EclipseLion wrote:
:) Hulk reference, right?

nonamesleft wrote:

Yeah I often find snack size bags at gas stations etc.

Butterfingers.

@HEHEHATE

Oooh, haven't had one of those in ages. Crispety crunchety, peanut buttery, right?

I been getting these Granola bars from trader Joe's, currently have these Almond coconut ones that are pretty good. I've found the food there is slightly more expensive than a normal big box grocery store but tastes better a lot of the time

Staraang wrote:

Never had an American Kit-Kat but there is a place in Edmonton that has a bunch of stuff that you typically can't get here, maybe I will try one. I actually really like Kit-Kats here.

I love Kit Kats damn it.

Aero bars are good. We don’t get those here except in the international foods section at the supermarket.

Finn wrote:

No, I think its true. It's missing that distinct.......offness....that the original crunch bar had. Lol is it the lack of aluminum foil?

@Staraang Aero Bars? What are those?

nonamesleft wrote:

They’re a chocolate bar available in Canada:

http://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59831...

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I can’t be the only one that drains the water off instant ramen and puts a slice of cheese into it

Cheese ramen is delicious.

I have had friends tell me to crack an egg into a cup of ramen, but have not tried it yet.

Apples (when they are in season)
Part of a Lenny & Larry Complete Cookie. Makes a nice treat with a bit more protein than a typical cookie. Once I finish my current stash of cookies, I want to try their protein packed Boss Cookie.
Part of an Enjoy Life soft/chewy bar
Part of an Aloha bar
Part of any treat that's lying around (my mom occassionally bakes treats)
Milton's multi-grain crackers
HoneyMaid graham crackers

Apples
Part of a Tony’s Chocolonely bar
Fruit leathers
Kasugai fruit gummies
Peanut butter toast
Peanut butter sandwich with orange marmalade or strawberry jam (Fresh Market organic strawberry jam is very tasty)

@EclipseLion That looks delicious! I started salivating :)

@Alaisiagae @sailorneorune

You both mentioned apple. Any particular apples you enjoy? There are so many varieties.

nonamesleft wrote:
For me, it really depends on the orchard and the growing conditions for the year. The ones I usually like: Fiji, Honeycrisp, Jonagold, Empire, Ginger Gold, Crispin/Mutsu, and Gala/Royal Gala. These are basic eating apples, without the tartness of a Macintosh. If it's a good year, the apples are very sweet and flavorful, with a good mouthfeel (crisp and juicy, not mealy). But some years, an apple variety just tastes watery and grassy. There was one year I went all in on Northern Spy, despite its tartness.

For grocery store apples, I'd stick with Golden Delicious, Braeburn, and Gala - these have a good chance of tasting decent, though it all depends how fresh they are. I'm spoiled by local PYO fresh apples in autumn and generally eschew apples at the grocery store.

Alaisiagae wrote:
A bunch of those I haven't heard of. Jonagold, Ginger Gold, Mutsu, Northern Spy. Maybe it varies state by state. I don't think I've seen any of those in local stores.

Are they vastly different than granny Smith, golden del, red del, Cortland, Honeycrisp? Those are the ones I think I generally see around here.

nonamesleft wrote:

Those are the varieties I like in the orchard (PYO = pick your own). They're unlikely to be at most grocery stores. Most orchards seem to have a retail portion where they sell bags of their apples during and after the picking season. One of the nearby orchards tries to sell year round (I think they have specialty freezer for the apples).

Yes, they do taste different but I'd be hard pressed to find the words to describe them. Ginger gold has a bit of warmth on the end note (hence "ginger" in the name). I find Fuji (I misspelled earlier, it is not Fiji like the island) and some Gala to have floral notes amidst the sweetness. I didn't have any Empires this year, so I can't recall any specific flavor other than that it is a sweet apple. Northern Spy is generally described as a baking apple. From what I recall, the ones I had were enormous in size and had a mix between sweetness and a sharp tart bite. They are a late growing variety (early to mid October, iirc). This year I also had what I think are Cameo apples, but I'm not sure because the row wasn't marked that day and I always forget where the varieties are each year (even though it's not like the trees move each season). Baking apples include red Roma, Pink Lady and Paula Red, irrc. Very hard and dense texture and mouthfeel to those baking apples. You mentioned Cortland - Macoun is also popular, though I dont find it or Cortland to have as strong flavor as other types.

I noticed that the Empires at one orchard look and taste different than the Empires at another, so I don't think there's a strict genetic standard the orchards have to follow - they could be two different phenotypes and still be the Empire varietal, for instance. the exception to that is Honeycrisp, I think those are (or were) patented/controlled (which is why they are more expensive), so I imagine there'd be more consistency among the orchards. The growing season, individual tree, and terroire exert influence on the final fruit's flavor profile, too.

nonamesleft wrote:

I like Fuji, Gala, Braeburn, Koru, and Honeycrisp.

There is an apple orchard about an hour away from us. I need to talk the benstylus into going next season.

sailorneorune wrote:
I feel spoiled, there are three apple orchards near my house, each about a 5 minute drive away. At least two of them all do peaches, raspberries, and blueberries - and one of them also does cherries (which I only learned about this year). There's nothing quite like fresh, ripe red raspberries - all sweet and floral, no sourness that you get in the unripe ones at the grocery store. Gotta eat them fast, they are fragile and don't last more than a day in the fridge. Scrumptious!

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@Alaisiagae Thanks for details. I read through that, and will be paying attention for those varieties. I'm curious to try some of those.

sailorneorune wrote:
Koru? What's that like? Haven't heard of it.

nonamesleft wrote:

https://koruapple.nz/

They’re a pretty mild tasting apple, a cross between Fuji and Braeburn.

I'm all about the Honey Crisp apples, but when the price is too high for them (which is more often the case), I settle for Pink Lady apples.

Fuji apples have been our longtime favorite.

I had an apple variety I didn't have called Jazz. It was both sweet and a bit tart.

I visit the following site about once a week to scope out new snacks: https://www.theimpulsivebuy.com/wordpress/

EclipseLion wrote:
:) That's pretty neat. I might just save that page.

Toasted everything bagel with pepperjack cheese half melted inside of it. I'll do it for breakfast, I'll do it for an evening snack, but evening snacks I've gotta follow it up with crunches, pushups and squats. If I do it in the morning sometimes I'll nuke an egg to put in it as well.

DarkFact wrote:
Oh yeah, pepperjack is really good.

I didn't have a taste for it at all, until the last month I was in my last apartment when it's all I had in the fridge. Turns out it's pretty good! Now I'm buying it for myself :p

@Feeb I found these at a local store. They're pretty good. A little bit of heat. Pretty flavorful. They taste very similar to something else I've had, but I can't place what it was.

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Yeah those are pretty good. Kind of tangy / sour with a little heat.

I got the fire hot ones, all they had at the gas station and they were miserable. Doritos that don't taste like anything but hot. That might be better.

DarkFact wrote:

The ghost pepper ones are awful. Black and white bag. Skip those.

I got a microwave recently. I heard you can poach eggs in the microwave very easily, I should try that.

I haven't really done poaching per se, I just pop the yolk with my finger, drop some salt and pepper on top, sprinkle with some water drops from fingers and some garlic powder for smell, cook for 50 seconds with paper towel over the bowl and let it sit for another 30 seconds. Bam, done

Oh, maybe I'll try that method too! But I think I'll put a plate or lid on top instead of a paper towel, because I think I'd be nervous about the paper catching on fire. Hopefully the recipe still works either way.

Paper towel's perfectly safe in the microwave (PRETTY SURE), so no need to worry about that. I've used it as a base for stuff like hot pockets and vents for bowls and stuff for decades, never had an issue. That said, I won't stop you from practicing safety!

I think Stephen King says he cooks fish in the microwave with paper towel or something. Now that, I say just pop it in the oven for however long with some lemon juice and herb sprinkled on top

egg wrote:
I use either a paper plate or parchment paper. I don't typically use paper towel in the microwave, though I think I might've a couple times, but @DarkFact says it's probably perfectly safe... so I guess it's okay

But kidding aside, the only thing I was told to ABSOLUTELY NOT put in the microwave is aluminum foil, though I'm not sure why. I haven't ever tried it, and I don't intend to.

Candy wise, Sour Patch Kids and Wildberry Skittles all day. My favorite stoner snacks that I never grew out of.

nonamesleft wrote:

my high school had a microwave which any student could use, and one time someone put food wrapped in aluminum foil in it and nearly started a fire. The entire cafeteria smelled like smoke.

MrBean wrote:
Ever tried the sour patch "breakfast" cereal?

nonamesleft wrote:

WHAT? no.... Tell me that's real

Shut the front door!

Post Sour Patch Kids Breakfast Cereal, Sour Then Sweet, 18oz https://www.walmart.com/ip/352239677

MrBean wrote:
Yep, it's real.

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Welp, time to buy!

MrBean wrote:
:)

Crap, not at any local stores, seems like limited markets?

@egg The whole cafeteria smoky? Goodness. I wonder what it is about aluminum that makes it unsafe. It can't be simply that it's metal, because some microwaves have a metal shelf.

MrBean wrote:
I don't know. Had a relative pick it up at a Walmart awhile back. I don't typically see it at local stores here, though I think I have once or twice. Any Walmarts near you?

nonamesleft wrote:



Metal in the microwave is bad. It will spark. Sparking/burning metal is bad as it releases bad fumes from impurities in said metal. Also sparks can lead to fire.

Paper towels are fine so long as there is no spark or they are wet. Microwaves need to have moisture, as the microwaves excite the water molecules which creates heat. Running a microwave without moisture is bad for the microwave.

Most food contains water. That's why microwaving food usually dries it out, especially the outsides. (Cooks outside in as the water molecules on the outside of the food absorb the energy and heat up)

The more exposed surface area you have the more even heating. Cut up food, arrange in a circle, and rotate it half way. Most microwaves rotate/move for this reason, but what I said helps. It also helps to leave it in the microwave for a few minutes for the temp to even out through conduction (hot areas of food heat up cold areas through contact) and convection (hot air heats up cold areas of food).

If you microwave food that has a similar diameter/length to a multiple of the wavelength of a microwave it can spark and burn. It focuses and amplifies the energy. Grapes can do it. I've had popcorn chicken do it if it touched another popcorn chicken. Pretty crazy as the food will burn like an electrical fire. (Don't do it)

The black "screen" that is in the window is there to protect you from the microwaves. They block them from leaving the cook area, and that's why they don't run with the door open. Don't run a microwave with it busted out. You are 70% water, and radiation is bad... m'kay?

Microwave in a nutshell.

Thanks for the info. In fact I recently burned something myself by trying to heat up a dry piece of apple cake crust. It literally burned a hole through the microwave safe container. There was smoke. Inside of microwave got dirty. Was not happy. x( I was wondering if the lack of moisture was partly to blame, in addition to there being such a small portion of food. Apparently both of those things are factors. (I hear that the more food you put in a microwave, the more cooking time required. For example, while one poached egg may take 60 seconds, cooking two poached eggs cooked at once may require about 90. Therefore, small portions of food are inherently risky imo as there is an increased chance of burning, whereas large portions of food can simply be cooked repeatedly until it's hot enough.)

I planned to add a bit of water to certain foods in the future because I figured the steam would help heat the food. Turns out this is exactly what a microwave does. This is good to know.

Probably not size related since it was dry. Put a cup of water in if you have any doubt.

The cup of water in the microwave is a game changer. I tried it several times and it worked like a charm, heating up foods while adding moisture.

My mother always told me to sprinkle water on your food before putting it in the microwave. Was nobody else taught this?

I've used water in the microwave for certain foods. For example, sprinkling water on rice before microwaving will definitely soften the texture. Also placing a cup of water when reheating pancakes prevents them from drying out.

Tonight I tried to poach an egg in the microwave for the first time, and guess what? It exploded. The glass I put the egg in wasn't broken, so the water superheated apparently. So nothing bad happened well except the entire inside of the microwave covered in omelette.

Man, owning a microwave is an adventure, I'm already up to my second incident. I hope this doesn't become a regular occurrence as cleaning the inside of the microwave is a pain in the butt. Next time I want to poach I'll use the stove.

I think you are probably putting things in for too long if you had a fire and an explosion. Not all microwavea are equal strength so try shorter times to see how that works out. You can always add more time if it didn't get hot enough the first time through

Either that or something is seriously wrong with the microwave.

Using a microwave to cook is pretty convenient, but the cooking time options for less amounts of time are fairly limited, at least in the one that we use. The least amount of time is the 30 second button. There's no input method to run it for let's say just 10 or 15 seconds.

The only way to do that, at least that I'm aware of, is to start the microwave on any amount of time, and then press the stop button while it's running. Seems like an oversight in the feature section.

OT: I tried Three Wishes cereal and found I like to munch on it instead of having it with milk. I already finished the whole box. Will buy more the next chance I get.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

egg wrote:
It reminds me of a cereal called magic spoon. Ever tried that one?

Ah Magic Spoon. Seemed every YouTuber was pushing it a few months ago. I was interested in trying it until I saw the price. Like 3x the price of a typical box.

I heard of Magic Spoon but when I looked at their website, I found it contains sunflower oil. Ezekiel cereal costs about the same, but I think it's a better choice.

I've been liking the cinnamon Popcorners. They kind of taste like the cinnamon twists at taco bell.

I keep talking smack about seed oils but I apparently are less averse to them than I thought, when push comes to shove. Barebells protein bars have sunflower oil in the ingredients but they're soo good. I've been buying them up. They might be even better than the No Cow bars I mentioned before since the protein comes from milk as opposed to brown rice and peas as is the case with No Cow. (hence the name) I love both though, they taste so good, and each have 20g protein per bar.

One snack I’ve been addicted to this holiday season is caramel popcorn. Not very healthy but so rich and delicious.

sa330206 wrote:
They are pretty good. I wonder if that particular flavor is harder to find, because I think my local supermarket has most of the other flavors except the cinnamon one.

Have you had any of the other flavors? Some other pretty good ones too.

nonamesleft wrote:

Yeah sadly I think it is hard to find. Half the time my store doesn't have them. We recently got a bag but it was the last one. I've tried the sweet and salty (red bag) and they are good too. Didn't care for the white cheddar..they have more sodium anyway.

sa330206 wrote:
If you don't mind spicy, the spicy queso is pretty good. Has a nice flavor kick to it.

@egg How do the barebells taste?

egg wrote:


If you microwave in a super smooth glass or the water is distilled it can explode. Mythbusters covered the latter.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1_OXM4mr_i0

Basically if anything prevents the water from boiling it becomes superheated and can explode once the tension is broken. You'll need to let it cool a bit before handling.

This is good advice for microwaving nearly everything: leave it in the microwave for a minute or two after it's done. It will help even out the heat.

nonamesleft wrote:

The caramel cashew tastes exactly like 3 Musketeers. Which is funny because I don't think I've even had a 3 Musketeers anytime in the past decade. (so how do I remember what it tastes like?)
The only other flavor I tried was salted peanut. I don't know how to describe it but it's pretty self explanatory- peanut and chocolate. Good stuff.
There are other flavors but I thus far I've just been buying those two.

P.S. Regarding the microwave incident before. I think it was the egg that exploded, not the water. My bad.

At one time I thought I would use the microwave to heat water for tea, but when I googled it there are so many damn rules for heating water. Like how the container must not be smooth and that you should put a wooden spoon inside the container. Like.. what is that even. Who has wooden spoons? A mixing spoon maybe. Or a wooden spatula. But those are too big. Why not, like, a toothpick? (Or is that too small?)

I use a microwave for boiling water in a measuring cup for my morning coffee everyday and rarely have any problem. Every once a while it’ll explode but it’s pretty rare.

nonamesleft wrote:

About as bad for your teeth as capn crunch out of the box is though. Man the stuff i really want brought back is PB crisps. God i miss you little peanut butter peanuts.

HEHEHATE wrote:
Have you found anything similar to PB Crisps?

egg wrote:
Maybe a chopstick or a bamboo skewer would work?

nonamesleft wrote:

nothing has come remotely close. I don't even know what a comp would be for it honestly because it was a peanut butter peanut hat was crispy but wasn't a peanut is the best way to describe them.

Those are very long unless I break it in half. But I don't want splinters in the water.

oh, what I could do is break it in half, put the non broken side sticking out so it's not in the water, and heat the water /uncovered/. This is assuming the stick won't float... but maybe I'm thinking of straws.

A toothpick sounds better.

EDIT: Yesterday I ate a box of these in one go:
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I usually never buy anything with added sugars, so I don't know what's come over me. The box says keto-friendly and that the company is founded by a diabetic (so WHY is there sugar in it) but at least it's a small amount. 2g per serving which is TWO cookies, so only 1g per cookie. I've recently bought my sister Trader Joe's maple leaf sandwich cookies that had 9g sugar per cookie. So we're talking a big difference. https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/maple...

Anyway, the Catalina cookies were awesome. I plan to buy more.

P.S. I had crackers afterwards and a protein bar. (I was really, really hungry) I would've thought I'd feel junky after all that but I don't at all, and have plenty of energy. Interesting.. I can live with this.

@HEHEHATE Have you tried Krave cereal? If yes, is the texture similar?

egg wrote:
Keto peanut butter cookies? Interesting. They look pretty good.

Are you kidding me? Trader Joe's sells pre cooked & peeled boiled eggs. (It's in a resealable pouch, like a bag of nuts, lol what.) According to this article it costs only a dollar more than buying regular raw eggs.

http://exploringtraderjoes.blogspot.com/2017/06/tr...

I have really got to look for these next time I'm at their store.
I've seen tricks/hacks to make eggs easier to peel, but at the end of the day you still have to peel them. I'd kill to be able to skip this step.

There is nobody I trust more when it comes to eggs than you.

Porksta wrote:
:) Not gonna lie, that made me smile. That was good.

I’ve seen individually packaged pre peeled boiled eggs at quick trip and other large convenience stores.

Reopened! And posting to keep it from auto-closing tonight...

My Gout diet is pistachios.

Been focused on finding healthy/protein snacks. Got a couple I'm really digging:

Jerky: https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...
- Overall I like this brand a bit better. The meat just feels more ... juicy/tender.

More Jerky: https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...
- Just started on these, only a couple flavors in.

Pumpkin Seeds: https://www.superseedz.com/
- All the flavors are incredibly good!

Curious to hear from others on healthy/protein snacks.

Feeb wrote:

You try the salt and pepper pistachios yet? Newer find for me, as I've always done the standard salted ... the S&P's (Costco sells), are incredible!

MrBean wrote:

I grabbed every variety I could give. The low salt ones are my fave but the s&p and chili are pretty great if I’m craving salt.

I discovered these recently at the store:
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I fudging love them.

Lately I’ve been eating Alpen muesli with banana slices and milk. Really more of a breakfast dish but it works well as a healthy and hearty snack too. Can drizzle some honey on it too if you find it not to be sweet enough.

When I'm eating healthy, it's typically almonds or bananas for me. Maybe a slice of peanut butter bread (a healthier brand, on wheat bread).

When I'm not eating healthy, my favorite snacks are buffalo pretzels, cheddar jack cheeze-itz, and cookie dough Twix.

Archer wrote:
Those are great. They actually have several flavors. Worth trying them if you can find em. Highly munchable.

Scott wrote:
Cookie Dough Twix? Is that new?

On that note- Bare brand fruit chips are not for me. Over produced and taste almost like candy. I like the old school banana chips much more.

MrBean wrote:
Yep, salt and pepper pistachios. So good.

Feeb wrote:
Have you tried the "sweet plantain" chips made by the company Terra chips? They remind me of old school plain unsweetened banana chips.

https://www.google.com/search?q=terra+chips+sweet+...

Man, I haven't had plantain chips in years..

nonamesleft wrote:

Have not had that brand. I’ll look out for it.

nonamesleft wrote:

Yeah they're fairly new. They had Cookies and Cream Twix for a while and they were amazing, but apparently they were just a limited time thing, because they suddenly disappeared from stores and the cookie dough variety took their place. I preferred cookies and cream, but cookie dough is almost as good.

Feeb wrote:
Keep in mind there's two varieties: plantains, and sweet plantains.

I haven't had the regular plantains. It's the sweet plantains that reminds me of banana chips. Not as super crunchy, but had that mild sweetness. Not the same as banana but, well, it's not banana.

Scott wrote:
Will have to pay attention for it. Is it just flavored like cookie dough, or did they actually add a gooey cookie dough-like layer?

Staraang wrote:
'offer sent' 😆

I'm tempted to pend an offer with you and send you plantain chips.

nonamesleft wrote:

The inside part is cookie dough flavored.

@Scott Thanks. Will pick one up if I find it.

Been on a freeze pop bender for a while. They’re so gd refreshing.

Uncrustable strawberry is compatible with me. So dank.

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I don't know if this is considered a snack, but I tried natto the other day.

It's fermented soy beans. Supposedly very popular in Japan and eaten daily by many people. Here's the kanji of it, cause why not: 納豆

Somehow, the strain of bacteria that's used to ferment soybeans results in stringiness on the surface of the soybeans. And if you stir it, the stringiness increases! Yeah, seriously.

It smells pretty strong and tastes kind of nuttyish. First I tasted it plain and then added salt and pepper.

Anyone else tried natto? What about other funky foods?

MrBean wrote:


Jesus christ! $3/Oz for jerky? My price point is $1/Oz, looking at you Old Trapper, Jack Link's. I make jerky for about $.50/Oz. Making it on a pellet smoker without liquid smoke is heaven.

I've been really into overnight oats for breakfast the past few months.

In a small Tupperware, mix plain Oats with chia seeds and stir up. Pour in enough skim milk to get a layer over the oats. Put cut up strawberries and blueberries on top. Put plain vanilla yogurt on top (I use Triple Zero). Put in the fridge overnight and mix. I sometimes sprinkle in some ground cinnamon as well.

They taste really good and should be pretty good nutritionally as well. I am still learning about what foods should be purchased organic and which can just be normal. I get organic strawberries, blueberries, and Chia seeds. However I know for some foods organic is a scam, such as for bananas and avocados.

nonamesleft wrote:

Lol thank you! Very kind of you to offer though I’m fairly certain I can find some around here!

@sa330206

What's the texture of the overnight oats like? It probably doesn't get thick like regular oatmeal does, right?

It does get fairly thick overnight. Oatmeal is tasty. Oats and strawberries does actually sound pretty good.

I also like Greek yogurt and fruit. Made lemon tofu pudding stuff the other day (1/2 cup agave nectar, 1 block tofu, 1/2 cup lemon juice, 2 tbsp lemon zest, purée in blender). It was pretty good.

Pickles, tomatoes, olives, and cottage cheese are also some of my favorites. I was kind of a weird kid.

Holy crap! Reopened this thread and it went nuts! Everyone was having snack withdrawals or something!

Who doesn’t like discussing tasty food?

@sailorneorune that lemon tofu pudding sounds interesting. I want to make it. Is it your own recipe? When you say 1 tofu block, do you mean one package? (The tofu I see in stores here is 1 large rectangular block)

Yeah the overnight oats get pretty thick.

nonamesleft wrote:

We actually borrowed it from the Martha Stewart website and tweaked it a bit because agave nectar is a little less of a pain in the butt to work with than honey in dessert recipes. And yep, one package of tofu.

Corrected recipe:
1 package tofu (drained)
1/2 cup agave nectar
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tsp lemon zest

Purée in blender until desired consistency.
Put in bowl(s).
Apply your choice of blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries after it’s done.

@sailorneorune Thanks for the details. I appreciate it. Looking forward to trying this. It sounds like it will be light and refreshing. 😋

@Archer

These. Are. So. Good.

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@nonamesleft - I wish the store close to me sold those ones. Those would probably be my favorites. The only ones they carry are the smores and the cinnamon ones. The cinnamon ones are pretty good. Much better than the smores ones.

Archer wrote:
The cinnamon one sounds good. Smores flavored items, in general, I find to sound way more exciting than they turn out to be.

I've also seen a peppermint flavor of this snack and birthday cake.

nonamesleft wrote:

Something doesnt add up with those. The front says they contain Chia, Quina, and Flax (some of the foods with the most fiber) yet the nutritional label says they contain 0% fiber. That doesn't make any sense.

sa330206 wrote:
Nice catch! Hmmm, strange. I'm contacting them. I'm just curious at this point. Will let you know what they respond.

There is apparently a recall on Catalina cereal
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/03/more-than-3...

The recall was issued Feb 16 so why am I only now just finding out about it? Bummer.

Though, I ate some and didn't get sick or anything so maybe I shouldn't worry about it.

@sa330206 No reply from the company about the 0% fiber in the snack. Maybe they're puzzled about it themselves? :)

Long ago I actually emailed Popcorners asking why there were purple spots on their cinnamon whole grain chips. They emailed me back explaining that it's expected.

edit: I still have the email lolwtf. June 18 2013 I emailed them. June 23 2013 they replied back.

egg wrote:
Ha!

During those years, did you continue eating the cinnamon chips?

I got tired of those chips within days because it felt like I was just eating cereal without milk. That's basically what it was, albeit clumped together in a way that resembles chips.

P.s. I only just noticed I made a typo, I wrote 2018 instead on 2013 for the second one. They took five days to reply, not five years. :P

egg wrote:
:) Yeah, I thought it was pretty funny and strange that they replied 5 years later.

I tried jackruit today for the first time. I enjoyed it. Was very refreshing. I'd describe it as a crisp melon like texture, and kind of tastes like a mango.

I've recently discovered microwavable pork rinds. Pretty darn good! They have them at my Kroger grocery store, right there with the microwavable popcorn.

citizen_zane wrote:
Why are they microwavable? Are they somewhat uncooked?

I was thinking the same thing. Aren't pork rinds like a dry, fluffy thing these days -- like chips almost, I guess? I don't know how to describe it, but I never think of them as something you'd heat?

Lettuce is a surprisingly good and refreshing snack. Sit outside with a bag of lettuce and a drink, listen to music or a podcast. Look at the trees.

Sadly, the biggest tree here lost a lot of it a few years ago in a storm or something. Gigantic and green and just great. Now there's a huge open space where that section of the tree used to be. Now I get a view of a bunch of houses and much less🌲.

nonamesleft wrote:

They are uncooked. It's like these little squares that puff up once you pop them in the microwave.

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citizen_zane wrote:

That’s crazy, never seen that before… I wonder if you could air fry them!?!

citizen_zane wrote:
That's so interesting. I wonder why they make them, as opposed to simply a bag that one opens and eats. How would you compare them?

Yeah, I've only seen them "already puffed", I guess. Just like chips in a bag.

nonamesleft wrote:

I'd kinda compare it to microwave popcorn. Sure, you can get it in a bag, already cooked, but it's kinda nice popping a warm pork rind into your mouth. You can hear it still crackling once you pull it out of the microwave. Not something I'd want all the time, but it's nice to have on occasion.

The come in "Original" and "Hot & Spicy."

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Why are many people against fruit on pizza? Pizza is typically salty and fruit is sweet or tart. It sounds like a good combo.

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🍍 🍕

Why not?

I’d rather eat a bullet than fruit on a pizza tbh

I like the sweet and salty going "together" idea, but I like them separate. Like, if I have something sweet, then sometimes some potato chips go great with it after. But I don't necessarily want to combine them into one bite...

theJaw wrote:
That kind of aversion to fruit on pizza is exactly what I was referring to. Perfect reaction to illustrate what I meant.

@John doesn't seem extremely against it, just would prefer it separate. But you sound strongly against it. Why? Don't get me wrong, you don't have to like it. You're entitled to your taste preference. Everyone has different things that they like. But I'm just curious why you're so opposed to it. What's so bad about it to you?

I don't typically like salty and sweet together. The only exception I can think of is chocolate covered pretzels, but even then, it's really not the salty and sweet combo I like, I just like the chocolate/pretzel combination. I like them better if there's little or no salt on the pretzels.

I will say that, several times, I have had "pizza" that is basically fruit on a cream cheese "sauce" on pizza dough crust. It was fantastic!

But that's not really what you mean here, I know.

nonamesleft wrote:

A perfect illustration of the absolute worst a pizza can taste is a slice with fruit on it. I just can’t take sweet on cheese.

I got introduced to Pizza Hut pizza with ground beef and pineapple by a friend. I would never have thought to get that but I found it to be pretty good.

Staraang wrote:
Interesting. Makes me think of pineapple salsa.

Pretzels are one of my favorites. This is one of my preferred cheese variety.

I also used to really enjoy corn nuts. That was until I was exposed to these. Now I can't go back.

Frank wrote:
Corn nuts are great. There's even a gigantic one called Inca corn.

nonamesleft wrote:

I'm pretty sure the quicos are the same size as the Inca.

Frank wrote:
Ah, cool. So it's already the mega sized one. Enjoy!

nonamesleft wrote:

Oh yeah, that's what initially drew me to them. I was like "this looks like a bloated XL corn nut." Taste is so much better though. Almost like a cross between a corn nut, and pop corn, but with a harder consistency than traditional corn nuts.

Frank wrote:
Yeah, the Inca corn I've had does have a harder crunch than the smaller size.

nonamesleft wrote:

If I ever see inca corn I'll have to compare it to the Quicos. I wonder if they're the same breed of corn, just different countries of origin.

Saw these the other day @Archer
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@nonamesleft Damn, the stores around me are holding back.

Archer wrote:
If you'd like to try it, I'd be happy to buy one for you and mail it at exact cost of it + shipping. Though I can't guarantee it wouldn't break up in the mail.

I helped a lady at work change her tire yesterday and today she brought in chocolate chip cherry cookies! They are insanely good!

nonamesleft wrote:

Appreciate the offer, but I'll look around here more first. I honestly only ever really go to one store. Because its two blocks from me. And I'm lazy and a creature of habit. But there are like 5 or 6 other stores within a 2 mile range of me. I just never go there. I bet one of them has them. Its just this Fry's that is super close to me doesn't carry too much of anything. Its a small store. I would imagine one of them has the other flavors. One of the stores is a Walmart grocery only store. I bet they'd have it. If not Albertsons probably does. That Albertsons is a huge.

Archer wrote:
When/if you go looking, the same company also has some sort of fun looking popcorn flavors.

I figure this topic is as good as any for this question. So I have never lived in a house with a beverage only fridge before. I've ordered some stacking containers that can hold 12 cans a piece. I've got 20 of those.

I'm thinking something like:
Coca Cola
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi
Sprite
Diet Sprite
Squirt
Mtn Dew
Dr Pepper
Orange
Grape
Ginger ale
Root beer
Cream soda
Remaining rotating in random stuff

Bottles of water
Gatorade - blue, orange, red flavors
Lipton Iced Tea
and 3-4 6 packs of my favorite beers.
Maybe a case of white claw

what am I missing? does that sound like a solid beverage fridge? I don't drink much, like 2-3 times a year. I have a lot of nieces and nephews that live around here so I want to be the place that has the awesome beverage fridge.

Chad wrote:
Sounds like a nice variety. How about some cans of plain seltzer? Some people love it. And maybe put a variety pack of stur liquid water enhancer drops on top of the fridge (I'm not at all affiliated with them, just a fan of the product).

Maybe also some cans of xevia soda if you can find it? I haven't tasted it, but it seems like a decent option for those who don't want sugar, but want a sweet bubbly drink.

You're on your way to cooluncledom :)

These are pretty good. Around 5 years ago I tasted a bunch of different flavors from this company. A great snack. Crunchy, but not too crunchy if that makes sense. Very flavorful too.

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I got a Tovala oven a while back and decided to cook a non meal-plan item in it. Popped in some pizza rolls, scanned the bar code, and in 11.5 minutes they were perfectly cooked!

Depends on what I'm in the mood for, but lately I've found myself snacking on the following:

pickles
donuts
Tostitos tortilla chips w/ mild/medium salsa (depends on which one I get for free from Customer Appreciation coupons at Kroger)
original Doritos w/ mild/medium salsa
Dot's Pretzels (red bag)

And sometimes I do snack on fruits/veggies... depends on the mood I'm in and what's available.

HybridCRoW wrote:
What kind of pickles?

There's a pickle called Wickles Pickles that's pretty great. They make a great relish too.

Have you tried tostitos multigrain scoops? I decided to try them once, brought home a bag. They're pretty good. They became a favorite. The chips have this nice toasted almost nuttyish flavor.

Kosher dill spears, baby dill pickles, and for the first time I actually drank the pickle juice from the "Oh Snap! Dilly Bites" when I ate the pickles... they were good and the juice was okay... not worth buying mostly because I was paying for the convenience where I got them.
I've not heard of Wickles Pickles. I'll have to check it out.

I don't think I've seen the multigrain scoops, but I'll definitely look out for them... I almost always get the scoops ones.

nonamesleft wrote:
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@HybridCRoW Wickles Pickles and multigrain scoops. In my opinion, definitely worth trying them at least once.

Why'd you drink the pickle juice?

WTF??
https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/products/Kellogg-IC...

shadyfozzie wrote:
I've seen some interesting cereals, and that one is definitely different.

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Aside from consistenly hearing/reading that drinking pickle juice has its benefits... I don't think I've ever done it before... it was also like maybe a shot glass worth so instead of pouring it out, I just said "screw it, I'll drink it."

It's not bad.... but I won't drink a large quantity of it. LOL

nonamesleft wrote:

I would think the sodium content of pickle juice would be a bit crazy, right? That being said, my wife used to keep the out-of-pickles jars of pickle juice and drink it now and then. 🤷‍♀️

At the store today, grabbing some Triscut thins. And next to them I saw something I haven't seen in probably 20 years. Chicken in a Biskit. I loved these as a kid. I have a fond memory of them being the tastiest thing ever. I couldn't get enough of them as a kid. So I bought a box. I hadn't seen them in so long (honestly not like I ever thought about them) I thought they stopped making them. Got home, opened it up and ate some. Man are they are gross. Not sure if its the same thing from 25 some years ago, or what. Maybe my taste buds changed. I have no idea to know. But these are not what I though they were going to be.

I tried this. It's pretty great. It's like a lemonade with spice.

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Archer wrote:

I haven't seen Chickeen in a Biskit since I was a wee lad... until the last weekend at game night, my friend had a box of "thin oreos" and the biskits... I remember not liking those biskits much but my grandpa did.

I bought something called Amazing Grass. It's this green powder made from leafy stuff and other stuff. Not quite sure why I bought it. I guess I wanted to get more veggies?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

It tastes like what I would imagine sweet grass, if that was a thing, to taste like.

I don't know if I've ever tried blue cheese. Am I missing out?

Love blue cheese!

bleu cheese is good, but I don't recommend it in large quantities in one sitting. The idea might not be what I'm trying to convey but it's like eating too many saltine crackers and not drinking anything.

I'm particular to Muenster and Havarti.

loztdogs wrote:
What about it do you like? (Like I mentioned, don't think I've had it, so I don't know what to compare it to, what it tastes like, etc.)

HybridCRoW wrote:
Wait a minute. Muenster is considered a blue cheese?

I noticed you spelled it bleu. Just found out the bleu is the French word for blue. Learned something new.

These are very good. Very peppery though, so keep that in mind. I picked up a bag in the grocery. Worth buying again, imo. I thought it was good enough that I bought more to share. Gave two people. Both were a fan. Again, very peppery.

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I bought it locally but found it on Amazon so I'll post a link, but maybe your local grocery has it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

I've been enjoying candy popcorn. Had Twix a couple weeks ago and am currently eating Oreo.

nonamesleft wrote:

I just love the tangy sour creaminess of it. Love it crumbled on bacon burgers and chicken wings, celery and the such; as a dip.

These are absolutely disgusting. And I love everything Lime and or Lemon.

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I've been trying out some different low carbs beers.

Yuengling Flight - 95 calories, 2.6g carbs, 4.2% alcohol
Heinekin Silver - 95 calories, 3.2g carbs, 4.0% alcohol

Both are pretty good alternatives to the Michelob Ultra or Miller Lites I typically drink. I know a lot of people like the more full beers but for the same amount of carbs, I'll take 3 of these "Ultra Light" beers anyday of the week over a single Budweiser. I would recommend both the Yuengling and Heinekin for someone who is into ultra light beers!

nonamesleft wrote:


I have always seen it spelled by the French word for blue so I spell it as such. I've mainly had it on a few burgers they label at some restaurants as "Black and Blue Burger"

LOL, no sorry. I should've specified that Muenster and Havarti are particular cheeses I like on the subject of cheese aside from your typical common cheeses like Colby, Cheddar, etc.

Porksta wrote:
I tried the Butterfinger one. Pretty good.

Archer wrote:

If you like lime, have you tried these?
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loztdogs wrote:
It's creamy and tangy? Would you say it's similar to cream cheese then?

HybridCRoW wrote:
Muenster isn't common? Surprising to me to hear that. We had that all the time growing up. That was the main cheese at our place.

sa330206 wrote:
I can't seem to get into beer. I've tried many, but I usually don't care much for the taste. Although, I recently tried a beer that I didn't mind. It was a sour beer. The tartness was refreshing.

nonamesleft wrote:

Not that creamy lol.

@nonamesleft I've not had the trader joe's brand of those. But I've had other brands. They are okay.

Pumpkin pie

theJaw wrote:
What about it? Did you have some recently?

Since being diagnosed diabetic, I have defaulted to a few snacks. I’ve been eating more or less the same stuff for almost 2 months with the only deviations being if I’m forced to because I’m out of something, the grocery store is out of something or I’m out with a friend.

-Two Good yogurt. Not my favorite yogurt, but I don’t think they make yogurt with the fruit in it anymore so I put fresh fruit in it myself and it’s great.

-String cheese.

-A slice of mozzarella cheese, a tomato and a slice of basil. I put some balsamic glaze on it sometimes.

-Cashews.

That’s all I have for right now. Kinda boring but I have to start being good somewhere.

BucketofJustice wrote:
The slice of cheese + tomato + basil sounds like a quick pizza bite type snack.

Cashews are great. How would you rate them compared to other nuts? Favorite?

It kind of is a bite size pizza. It’s fantastic.

Cashews are great. Them and pistachios are my favorite.

BucketofJustice wrote:
What kind of cheese for the pizza bite? Mozzarella? Muenster?

I learned a great hack for pistachios. You know those pistachios that are really difficult to open because the opening isn't large enough? You take a pistachio half shell and wedge it in there and twist. Usually works and doesn't hurt your fingers.

Thanks for the pistachio tip! I usually just mess my fingers up with it or leave them uneaten haha.

Yes, it’s mozzarella cheese I use with the tomato and basil.

BucketofJustice wrote:
:) You're welcome. I used to do the same before I found out about it. Hurting my fingers or just not eating the hard to open pistachios. Try it next time you get a stubborn one. You'll be pleasantly surprised. But I don't have a solution for those occasional pistachios that are fully closed. The shell trick only works when there's at least somewhat of an opening. But I don't know what to do with the fully closed ones. A hammer maybe? What do you do with those?

Leave them uneaten lol

BucketofJustice wrote:
Perhaps birds have a secret technique to open closed pistachios. Maybe I'll give them to the birds.

I love pistachios and those hard to open shells are annoying, but my hack has been to just pop one in my mouth and bite down just enough to crack it more.

Im really loving Gringo Bandito hot sauce. It was made by the lead singer of the band The Offspring. I discovered it when I went on my low salt diet. It has significantly less salt than other hot sauces on the market such as Franks. I use it on just about everything, it has a great flavor.

Had some frozen mango earlier and a frozen strawberry. That's some of the best ices I've had.

Had a spiced pickled pear. Interesting. It's a pear pickled in cinnamon and cloves, etc.

Pickled fruit is interesting. The sweetness of the fruit with the sourness of the pickling.

I just recently learned that pickled Kool Aid pickles is a thing. Sounds gross

Kommie wrote:
Cucumbers pickled in Kool Aid? Doesn't sound very compelling to me. Will look it up though. See if I can find a review video of it.

I was hoping we were able to get the Doritos Hot mustard up here but nope. We got Doritos All Dressed and Sour Cream and Onion. Also wanted to try the Ketchup ones, we have had them before but I was wondering if a different "recipe is used" down there.

Those Doritos Mustard chips are awful

The only Doritos varieties I like are taco flavored and nacho cheese flavored.

I typically go for potato chips/crisps over tortilla chips though

benstylus wrote:
What are your go to chips?

I love my chips, but I am on a Dorito Kick right now. They have IMO the best BBQ flavor, I did maybe kind of burn myself out on Ranch thought, they were my go to for 28 years or so. But the Sour Cream and Onion Doritos are pretty damn good. I will have to stock up on both the All Dressed and SC&O before they go away.

But if you want a good Dill pickle chip, Walmarts Extreme Dill Pickle are pretty damn good.

Kommie wrote:

This Saddens me... but damn I still need to get my hands on them to try.

Used to be lays stax loaded baked potato but no one around here carries them anymore.

So now it's usually ruffles or utz ridged chips. Grippos if I am feeling feisty

benstylus wrote:
Utz has some creative flavors. Dill pickle, bacon something, South Carolina BBQ, Chesapeake Bay Crab season. Every so often they roll out something unique.

BBQ Doritos are way better than I thought they'd be.

Orlandu wrote:
Yeah, those are tasty.

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These are very good. There's also a pretzel stick version. Actually tastes like cauliflower.

Wait, there are people that like cauliflower?

Porksta wrote:
😂

These chips are solid. I'd say give them a try. Unless you detest cauliflower, in which case don't. But I think the base of the chip is cassava. It's not like they chipified pure cauliflower.

These are really good.

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If you've never had okra before, it has an amazing property that makes it slimy, and people use it to thicken gumbo. But when it's pickled, the slime gets reduced.

Fried okra is one of my favorite foods.

Porksta wrote:
I've been meaning to try and make that.

I've had these a couple of times. Pretty tasty tortilla chips:

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The same company make a guacamole version I think, but I haven't had that one.

Those chips look pretty good. Will need to look out for them.

I recently made a kimchi grilled cheese sandwich after stumbling upon a YouTube short with the recipe. Wasn’t bad though I’m not sure it’s good enough where I’ll do it again.
If any of you are interested you sauté the kimchi for a couple minutes in a little bit of oil, remove it from the pan and slice it up. Next get your bread and apply a slice of cheddar to one side and a slice of mozzarella to the other. Sandwich the kimchi in between the slice and cook the sandwich like you would a normal grilled cheese.
Easy enough to make and was a bit more interesting than a regular grilled cheese.

Staraang wrote:
Sounds good. Probably had a nice kick to it. Kimchi can be very pungent.

nonamesleft wrote:

Oh man, I freaking loved these when I got them!! The taste reminded me of Pizzarias Pizza Chips from the 90's.

I just made my own trail mix. I used banana chips, dried pineapple, dark chocolate chips, Craisins, pistachios, cashews, almonds, and freeze dried peanuts.

I don't think I've ever made trail mix before. It was a expensive, but it made a lot. I'm freezing half of it.

It seems to be delicious, so far.

Trail mix is so damn expensive at the store. Crazy smart move to make in bulk. Wonder how well nuts hold up after freezing?

I read some random article that said it lasts longer in the fridge (weeks) and longer still frozen (months).

These are really good. Bought some items at Trader Joe's, and these were one of the best items I bought.

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If anyone here is a fan of pretzels...

Utz pumpernickel pretzels are really good. Very bold and flavorful taste.

Frank wrote:
Pumpernickel pretzels? Mmmmmm, sounds good. Haven't seen them in stores. Is it a new item?

nonamesleft wrote:

I'm not sure if it's new, but this was my first time trying them. I always like to try different types and brands of pretzels.

Utz also makes an extra dark pretzel that's really good too.

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I used to love these as a kid. Frito Lay knocked them off with Chester Cheetah version which are also very good.

Spicy Nacho is and always will be my go to Dorito. Recently Tapatio was a really good flavor, but I'm guessing they discontinued those as I haven't seen them in awhile. I also remember a Pizza Hut flavor in the 90's, and I swear the tortilla was flour based. I loved those things.

Edit: Found them, but can't get it to show ("Pizza Cravers!" Pizza Hut):

http://theswca.com/duncan-images/1FOOD5/FO26018.JP...

KCPenguins wrote:
Are those the texture of potato sticks or more like the texture of Cheetos?

nonamesleft wrote:


Not Cheeto. More like a Cheeto Puff, but closer to a Funyon in terms of crunchy.