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Fri Apr 14 03:22:38 -0700 2006
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..what foods do you combine at home for yourself that might be considered quirky?.. example:.. i like a little milk or cream in my root beer...and know someone who puts chopped sour pickles into her mashed potatoes..yours?
Fri Apr 14 03:22:38 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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I like cottage cheese with chopped tomato, which is pretty standard, chopped pickle and lots of black pepper.
Fri Apr 14 03:30:17 -0700 2006
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srr
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Chopped up pickles (and raw onions and vinegar) in black beans. It's very traditional in my SO's cuban family, but it's one of those things that you don't usually see outside of someone's home.
Fri Apr 14 07:23:14 -0700 2006
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butterfly
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Sausage patties on whole wheat toast with grape jelly on one side and mustard on the other.
Fri Apr 14 08:43:51 -0700 2006
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BlueHerons
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I like to spread a layer of cream cheese on my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Fri Apr 14 10:13:00 -0700 2006
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DumpCake
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I have to admit, that sounds interesting, I'll have to try that one day.
Fri Apr 14 11:20:30 -0700 2006
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Curtis
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I don't often do this, but every now and then...mayonnaise in mashed potatoes. Ah, the creamy goodness!
Fri Apr 14 10:54:46 -0700 2006
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jillp
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My mom would reheat leftover mashed potatoes with a bit of mayo. I love those and still do that sometimes. She'd also mix in some mayo, cheese, and finely chopped onion into leftover mashed potatoes, then sprinkle the top with paprika, then bake.
Sun Apr 12 11:27:20 -0700 2009
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alliedawn_98
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My second favorite accompaniment to vanilla ice cream: regular fritos. Just scoop it up like dip. It's the salt and sweet combination.
Fri Apr 14 11:24:32 -0700 2006
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Christine
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never tried the fritos, but always loved potato chips dipped in my ice cream...plus, nacho or cool ranch doritos are rather good with breyer's vanilla bean ice cream
Fri Apr 14 18:31:40 -0700 2006
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sad2k
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In the summer, favorite lunch is half a cantaloupe with a scoop of cottage cheese in the center (where the seeds used to be).
Tuna salad made with either pickle relish OR chopped apple mixed in.
Pretzels dipped in cream cheese or hoummus.
Fri Apr 14 11:50:40 -0700 2006
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BeeZee
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Try the cantaloupe thing with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream. It's even better than with cottage cheese, although certainly not as healthy.
Fri Apr 14 17:56:20 -0700 2006
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LBQT
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Everything is better with a scoop of ice cream...
I do like that contrast of the slightly salty cheese with the cantaloupe, tho'...
Sat Apr 15 18:10:42 -0700 2006
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BeeZee
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Carrot sticks and cream cheese (especially great when the cheese is almost at room temperature).
Fri Apr 14 11:55:43 -0700 2006
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rollin'jagaimo
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Saltines with Hellmans (Bestfoods in ca?) Mayo... Oh, the heaven...
Fri Apr 14 11:58:57 -0700 2006
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CulinaryKate
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Good sourdough bread spread with cream cheese and covered with sliced green olived (pimentos stuffed) - second slice of bread optional!
Fri Apr 14 12:09:09 -0700 2006
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aussiedog
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popcorn with m&ms drizzled with butter, the m&ms melt and create a coating like you wouldn't believe!
Fri Apr 14 12:20:26 -0700 2006
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pam ross
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mmm that sounds so good right now...I love my sweet/salty combos
Fri Apr 14 14:37:12 -0700 2006
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Zaheen
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It is not weird to me (and maybe not to many people here) but I love cooking egg noodles, adding some corn (frozen or fresh if possible), salt and copious amounts of butter and fresh ground pepper.
My son loves it too, but he is odd.
Fri Apr 14 12:48:22 -0700 2006
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Tugboat
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That sounds a little like a recipe that I saw in the Zuni cookbook...corn, butter, pasta...not sure there was much else!
Fri Apr 14 13:54:29 -0700 2006
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Sony
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Peanut butter and yellow mustard sandwiches. Try it!
Bob
Fri Apr 14 12:58:16 -0700 2006
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Sony Bob
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My husband, who has a list of about a million things that he won't eat, loves this too! Can't bring myself to try it.
Fri Apr 14 13:24:17 -0700 2006
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valerie
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Yeah, it's really good. On toast. With a glass of milk. Be still, my arteries!
Fri Apr 14 13:39:54 -0700 2006
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Niki Rothman
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Hey, I just tried it and it's an interesting combination. Thanks!
Fri Apr 14 16:16:45 -0700 2006
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jillp
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I like PB with mango chutney. It's really good on toasted dark rye.
Fri Apr 14 19:47:29 -0700 2006
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piccola
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Not my own, I'll have to think about that. But what came to mind immediately was something a old boyfriend enjoyed that shocked me at the time: filet o' fish sandwich on wonderbread with lots of grape jelly. I never had the urge to try it so it may be heavenly, who knows?
Fri Apr 14 13:15:43 -0700 2006
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Niki Rothman
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Bacon and peanut butter on toast.
Fri Apr 14 13:21:00 -0700 2006
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boogiebaby
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I understand that was one of Elvis' favorites. Lotta good it did him.
Fri Apr 14 17:53:22 -0700 2006
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LBQT
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You are correct. There's a great book called "The Life and Cuisine of Elvis Presley" by David Adler. A few things I learned was he prefered the peanut butter and bacon sandwich grilled. It's good. I've had a few of 'em.
One of his other favorites (among MANY) was a sandwich called Fool's Gold. According to the author he ordered it at first because of it's mind-boggling price. It was 1976 and the sandwich cost $49.95. It consisted simply of a large loaf of Italian bread spread all over w/ butter which was then toasted in the oven. After the bread was browned you would slice it lengthwise and hollow out the inside leaving some bread against the walls. Get ready, because this is when it gets interesting. You then fill the sandwich with 1lb. of crispy hot bacon then a large jar of smooth peanut butter and a large jar of grape jelly.
There are lots of reasons he's dead, and this has to be one of them.
Mon Apr 17 23:07:05 -0700 2006
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bryan
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When I was in HS PB&B on toast was one of the few things my mother could actually get me to eat for breakfast. Many years later it's still one of my favs, except now I like it even better on an English muffin instead of toast.
Sun Apr 12 18:01:31 -0700 2009
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cycloneillini
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1. Chili cheese fries (preferrably from The Hat), topped off with a good layer of Ranch Dressing and 2 dollops of sour cream
2. Green Tea with Yoo-hoo!
3. Macaroni and melted marshmallows with a swirl of buttermilk
4. Pop Tarts with a nice smear of wasabi on top - cold, not toasted.
Fri Apr 14 13:25:51 -0700 2006
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ipse dixit
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LOL ...
Number four sounds like something you'd have to eat while playing Truth or Dare or while pledging a fraternity.
Fri Apr 14 13:27:14 -0700 2006
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PaulF
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Honestly, this is VERY GOOD.
Brown Sugar Cinn Pop Tarts with Wasabi, cold. Something about that layer of sweet frosting with the wasabi creates magic in the mouth.
Fri Apr 14 13:40:04 -0700 2006
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ipse dixit
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I have a friend who takes a Tombstone frozen cheese pizza, then puts on hard boiled eggs and sardines. I used to think that was the quirkiest thing that I had ever seen....
Fri Apr 14 17:02:18 -0700 2006
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Suburban Sandy
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Oh my goodness, even I think that's disgusting. :-)
Fri Apr 14 18:05:11 -0700 2006
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ipse dixit
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Well, I think it sounds damn good. Are the eggs and sardines laid cold on the hot pizza, or are they baked on, or is the whole thing eaten cold? Or all three?
Sat Apr 15 18:09:10 -0700 2006
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Will Owen
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I think that she bakes it on. It's been awhile since she's made it. I actually did taste it, and it is better than it sounds, but I wouldn't actually do it myself...but I know that you don't eat it cold (unless, of course I guess leftovers)...
Mon Apr 17 10:47:38 -0700 2006
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Suburban Sandy
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They eat that in Spain. I went on an exhange at age 16 and imagine my suprise when my host family served me an individual pizza with ham, boiled egg slices, and tuna.
I think they finally figured out I didn't like it. I tried my best to eat around that stuff.
Tue May 16 22:43:53 -0700 2006
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tubbie
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You need to look at this - Giraffe neck Pancakes!! Made by celebrity TV chef, Kevin Woodford. (Also made in Spain - Marbella)
Beats your egg pizza!!
Link: http://www.marbellas.com/marbella/MasterSub.asp?Category=Gastronomy&Subcategory=*Gastronomy%20Articles
Image: http://www.marbellas.com/DBimage/giraffes-montage-header_03.jpg
Tue May 30 07:53:54 -0700 2006
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Gary Edwards
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i noticed some people trying to get to the giraffe recipe on marbellas.com. if it is helpfull - the full recipe is now available.
Link: http://www.marbellas.com/marbella/masterfullstory.asp?category=Gastronomy&subcategory=*Gastronomy%20Articles&title=STAR%20CHEF:%20GIRAFFE%20NECK%20PANCAKES
Wed May 31 05:48:21 -0700 2006
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Patrick
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Oh come on. You're just bragging. You don't expect us to believe you REALLY eat that vile stuff. You almost make me want to top you. Oh, let's see...I love to eat cold oatmeal with sardines - but only after pulverizing it in the Cuisinart. Yeah, that's the ticket...and I love to scoop it up with oreos! ;)
Fri Apr 14 13:37:33 -0700 2006
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Niki Rothman
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LOL....sounds like something from a Saturday Night Live skit....
Sat Apr 15 12:53:24 -0700 2006
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toodie jane
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this entire topic could be a saturday night live skit..dont you think that 'martha' would go nuts? but you are right! ..there are certainly some culinary doozies on the list.. love reading about all the private and quite innovative noshings! if they were all laid out on a buffet table it would look like a
birthday party for Pee Wee!
Sat Apr 15 14:31:29 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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wow.. those last three are truly quirky to the max!!
Fri Apr 14 14:16:59 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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I sometimes eat a brand of frozen macaroni and cheese from Amy's.
I eat it because it is the only soy cheese macaroni and cheese I can find. It's pretty good, too.
But sometimes I eat it with a can of tuny mixed into is (sort of like a tuna casserole) or I mix in a can of Healthy Choice spicy vegetarian chili.
I'm not sure why.
~~~
The other one I've always done is mash hard boiled egg into my tuna salad. Sort of a tuna, egg salad combo. Not sure if that's quirky, though.
Fri Apr 14 13:30:38 -0700 2006
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PaulF
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I've done the tuna and egg thing for years. I also like that Underwood Deviled Ham mixed in with egg salad.
Fri Apr 14 16:26:11 -0700 2006
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Candy
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Dipping barbecue potato chips into lowfat cottage cheese.
Fri Apr 14 14:35:08 -0700 2006
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Frosty Melon
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That's not too bad, we dip potato chips in cottage cheese here at our office for lunch all the time. Not crazy about the lowfat kind, though. I love sandwiches made with white bread, margarine(has to be margarine), tomato slices, lettuce and american cheese(the kind in the plastic is best). Weird, but tasty for some reason.
Fri Apr 14 16:56:23 -0700 2006
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Suburban Sandy
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I really like Doritos with Cool-Whip.
Fri Apr 14 18:12:05 -0700 2006
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ipse dixit
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I still like potato chips dipped in Marshmallow Fluff
Thu Apr 27 19:05:18 -0700 2006
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emal
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Hummus mixed with some feta and a splash of balsamic ....on a bagel, or with a pita....then add veggies
Fri Apr 14 15:21:07 -0700 2006
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taxchic
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Pretzels dipped in Plain yogurt. Brought to me by a greek friend.
Fri Apr 14 15:37:46 -0700 2006
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Sharon
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Try'em dipped in chocolate pudding.
Fri Apr 14 19:44:14 -0700 2006
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piccola
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Or french dressing (the bright orange kind).
Mon Apr 17 22:44:19 -0700 2006
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bryan
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Microwave popcorn dipped in diet coke.
Fri Apr 14 15:39:47 -0700 2006
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Sharon
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Cottage cheese and yogurt mixed together. Two parts cottage cheese, 1 part yogurt. Oh, and it can only be pre-stirred, lemon yogurt, which I would never eat on its own.
Fri Apr 14 15:41:28 -0700 2006
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kjhart
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My brother and I both do that, but add wheat germ on top!
Fri Apr 14 22:29:29 -0700 2006
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Princess Bakesalot
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* Apples and peanut butter
* cafeteria french fries, wrapped in dill pickles, dipped in ranch dressing
* Campbells chicken noodle soup with crumbled american cheese and hot sauce
Please forgive me.
Fri Apr 14 16:33:55 -0700 2006
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Becca Porter
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forgiveness not necessary.....just a good stomach!
that was funny!
Fri Apr 14 16:35:34 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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apples and peanut butter are a classic combination...nothing to forgive there!
Sat Apr 15 00:40:18 -0700 2006
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janet of reno
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I call this the heart attack sandwich, but it's really good:
Potato roll with butter, grape jelly and crispy bacon!
yumm!
Fri Apr 14 16:52:51 -0700 2006
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mike
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I love bacon and jelly sammies.
Fri Apr 10 22:54:00 -0700 2009
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wolfmonk
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Baked potato with sour cream & soy sauce.
Fri Apr 14 17:53:37 -0700 2006
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Babette
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1) SPAM & peanut butter sandwich
2) peanut butter and jelly pancakes - start with a stack of pancakes and put PB & J between each layer. You can still pour on the syrup for extra sweetness. You'll definitely need a large glass of milk to go with it.
Fri Apr 14 17:59:00 -0700 2006
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AlwayzHungry
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I think I'm going to try no.2 this weekend...
Fri Apr 14 18:13:01 -0700 2006
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ipse dixit
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Totally love PBJ on pancakes or waffles or french toast! I have a few relatives who think that's weird...
Sat Apr 15 01:50:39 -0700 2006
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RWCFoodie
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In addition to peanut butter and jam, I also like Nutella or sweetened red bean paste (anko) used in Japanese desserts on my pancakes. Sometimes I'll spread all four of them on my base layer pancake with each in their separate quarters, strips or concentric circles. (Neapolitan pancake?) I also add these on my oatmeal. Of course, my wife thinks I'm nuts.
Sun Apr 16 02:40:36 -0700 2006
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Wolfysm
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The pancake thing sounds quite good, if frightening rich.
When I was growing up, my mum would make us pancakes as a weekend treat. My sister and I would spread nutella on some, and then butter and grated gouda cheese on some. We'd alternate, eating some nutella ones, then some cheese ones. Not growing up in a pancakes-with-syrup culture, we never thought this sweet-savoury-alternating breakfast was strange.
Sun Apr 16 16:01:02 -0700 2006
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gooseberry
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Dressed cold green salad with hot or warm meaty spaghetti sauce on top
Fri Apr 14 18:10:57 -0700 2006
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Curmudgeon
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..this just might be the winner!!...for real??
Fri Apr 14 18:18:59 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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Absolutely, I love the combination of crispy cold lettuce and warm spaghetti sauce. I use an oil and vinegar (dill vinegar) dressing on my salad. We have done this for more than 30 years.
Link: http://www.curmudgeon.com
Fri Apr 14 18:59:40 -0700 2006
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Curmudegon
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i salute you!
Fri Apr 14 19:29:44 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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I've done that with veg chili before. It's almost like a taco salad, minus the tortilla chips.
Or you can use spag sauce as a dip, which I've done tons of times when there's a little left over.
Fri Apr 14 19:39:47 -0700 2006
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piccola
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i've done this in the past too. think about it, if you have pasta and salad on the same plate and the sauce gets on the salad...makes a nice wilted salad
Fri Apr 14 20:17:13 -0700 2006
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lacey
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I also love this, although my sauce is meat-free.
Fri Jun 19 10:56:09 -0700 2009
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invinotheresverde
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At one time I liked potato chip sandwiches on Wonder type bread with butter and mayo. You had to mash them down and kind of break up the chips.
Fri Apr 14 19:10:59 -0700 2006
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Candy
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thanks..you reminded me..in the high school years ..every day for lunch i ate salami on rye with mustard and potato chips ON the sandwich.. can still hear the crunch..though its been eons!
Fri Apr 14 19:27:53 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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For me it was baloney on white bread with mustard and potato chips. I ate many a sack lunch from university food service, and putting the chips on my sandwich was the only thing that got me through it.
Sun Apr 12 18:05:03 -0700 2009
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cycloneillini
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I love hummus and pickled beet sandwiches on toasted whole grain bread. But it makes for messy eating.
Fri Apr 14 19:51:16 -0700 2006
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piccola
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Trader Joe's maple and brown sugar shredded wheat cereal with chunks of cheddar cheese...yum!
Fri Apr 14 22:49:51 -0700 2006
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robynkash
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Steamed Cabbage and guacamole Sandwiches, on toasted buttered wheat bread with lots of mustard.
Tuna salad made with mayo,pickles,cilantro,and thai chili, scooped with tortilla chips
Fri Apr 14 23:05:22 -0700 2006
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ciaolette
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One of my uncles used o love pancakes topped with undiluted Campbell's vegetable soup. When I was a kid and my Dad was away on business my Mother would make my favorite treat - noodles mixed with canned peaches and butter toasted bread crumbs. I still love the noodle dish and still don't understand the soup on pancakes thing.
Sat Apr 15 00:37:04 -0700 2006
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Kass
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That soup/pancake thing is definitely the winner on this whole thread.
Fri Jun 19 10:57:28 -0700 2009
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invinotheresverde
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I make Cambell's tomato soup according to the directions, always with milk, and then add a little garlic, basil, pepper, and cooked spaghetti. My favorite comfort food!
Sat Apr 15 00:38:57 -0700 2006
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janet of reno
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Haven't done it in years, but when I was younger, I loved ham sandwiches on buttered white bread, dipped in chocolate milk.
Still love either potato chips or fritos crunched on a PBJ.
When one of my nephews was very young, the only thing he ever wanted to eat was cottage cheese mixed in spaghtti-o's. I still cringe at the thought of it.
Sat Apr 15 08:57:28 -0700 2006
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DarkRose
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I too love cottage cheese and spaghetti-o's! =0)
Tue Apr 18 12:38:47 -0700 2006
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Kelly
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I like dry roasted sunflower seeds on my ice cream
I also like a bagel with cream cheese and a little beet horseradish.
Sat Apr 15 10:21:29 -0700 2006
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mar52
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I forgot to mention chopped peanuts, sliced sour pickles with pizza sauce right out of the can on my hamburgers.
Sure wish Woody's was still in business.
Sat Apr 15 10:34:38 -0700 2006
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mar52
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Cottage cheese is a great base for quirky combinations. I like mine with sliced green olives. Habernero sauce is good. Cinnamon. Diced Dill Pickles. Cumin. Crushed red pepper. Never done all of them at once, maybe 2 am after a night out I'll try it.
Sat Apr 15 11:49:17 -0700 2006
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Stiff
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sorry about the double post. It's my first time. Great topic!
Sat Apr 15 11:57:25 -0700 2006
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stiff
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Cottage cheese is a great base for quirky combinations. I like mine with sliced green olives. Habernero sauce is good. Cinnamon. Diced Dill Pickles. Cumin. Crushed red pepper. Never done all of them at once, maybe 2 am after a night out I'll try it.
Sat Apr 15 11:55:27 -0700 2006
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Stiff
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Try caraway seed too. Soooo good.
Mon Apr 17 22:36:22 -0700 2006
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bryan
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Cheerios, rice crispies, or corn flakes as a mix-in with vanilla ice cream.
Iceberg lettuce leaf/crushed plain potato chip rollups.
Sat Apr 15 12:46:35 -0700 2006
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toodie jane
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The icre cream thing sounds really good.
As for my quirky combination, my mom used to make mayonaise and sprout sandwiches on toasted white or pita bread. I like just mayonaise and crusty bread sometimes, or I add a leaf of boston lettuce.
Tue May 16 22:32:09 -0700 2006
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fara
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Canned sardines or smoked oysters and chopped green onion, stirred into cottage cheese with maybe a little buttermilk ranch dressing or mayo, and spooned out with Ritz crackers (though saltines will do). Used to be my favorite at-work lunch, too.
I also, all on my own, discovered and developed a passion for grilled peanut butter and cheese sandwiches, though I hated PB as a child. I told my mom about this, and she did a double-take and said, "That was your father's favorite sandwich when I met him!"
Sat Apr 15 18:16:06 -0700 2006
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Will Owen
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I love hot rice mixed with italian dressing, chunky salsa, and a little mayo. I like to top it with cottage cheese, a fried egg and lots of salt and pepper.
Sat Apr 15 19:17:50 -0700 2006
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DB
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For me, it's the sandwich we would make on canoe trips back in my summer camp days.
On thick slices of dense wheat bread:
Beef salami
Peanut Butter
Jam
Dijonnaise
A little extra mustard
and some cheddar
it had the sweet/salty thing going on.
Sat Apr 15 20:56:51 -0700 2006
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Sic Fan
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wow!!!! big time quirky...thats a first..peanut butter/jelly and salami..!!..especially in a canoe!
Sat Apr 15 21:12:25 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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it's quirky, and i'll admit, not all that good. but it really crams in the calories, which is what you want while on a canoe trip.
Sun Apr 16 17:31:19 -0700 2006
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sic fan
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i do a lot of things with cottage cheese:
add splenda and sugar free strawberry jelly
add splenda and cinnamon
add splenda and cocoa (sometimes nuke it for a few seconds and it kinda tastes like cheesecake)
Sat Apr 15 21:55:18 -0700 2006
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lacey
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i do a lot of things with cottage cheese:
add splenda and sugar free strawberry jelly
add splenda and cinnamon
add splenda and cocoa (sometimes nuke it for a few seconds and it kinda tastes like cheesecake)
Sat Apr 15 21:59:00 -0700 2006
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lacey
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I like my cottage cheese with sugar and black pepper.
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cycloneillini
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bacon dipped in maple syrup...sweet and salty!
Sat Apr 15 22:01:29 -0700 2006
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em
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Cook some elbow macaroni, drain, put in 2-3 tbs of butter add ketchup ans salt. Yummy, yummy comfort food!
Sat Apr 15 22:03:21 -0700 2006
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Lanyboy
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I used to be covinced that *everything* went well with kimchi. What actually does work is the combination of kimchi with potato chips-- I think I used to get Pringles.
A more recent thing: toasted pecans with crystallized ginger, preferably with some spices like cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and perhaps cardamom
Sun Apr 16 03:58:59 -0700 2006
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..my sister puts grated parmesan cheese into her tuna fish salad...
Sun Apr 16 16:30:23 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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-McDonalds french fries dipped in a chocolate milkshake.
-peanut butter & bacon sandwiches on toasted bread. Sometimes I add sharp cheddar slices.
-sharp cheddar cheese sandwich on white bread with jalapeno chips crunched in between.
-macaroni & cheese mixed with gravy.
-tortilla chips dipped in sour cream then queso & sprinkled with hot sauce.
-granny smith apples with sharp cheddar chunks wrapped in a slice of ham.
-white (or brown) rice cooked in vegetable beef soup (instead of water), used to make this when I was younger. The rice absorbs all the flavors of the soup & you have veggie & beef bits in the rice, this is good with gravy on top too.
Mon Apr 17 11:27:18 -0700 2006
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jilli42
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I LOVE McDonalds cheeseburgers dipped in their sweet and sour sauce and their fries with extra salt dipped in their bbq sauce. Soo gross but soooo good! =0)
Tue Apr 18 13:00:58 -0700 2006
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Kelly
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"granny smith apples with sharp cheddar chunks wrapped in a slice of ham."
That actaully sounds really freaking good, or maybe wrapped in prosciutto!
or coppa!
Fri Apr 21 20:12:47 -0700 2006
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Jupiter
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Tostitos dipped in baked beans. Yum.
Fried egg sandwiched between two toasted slices of bread that are spread with Miracle Whip.
Mayo, parmesan cheese and a few shakes of worcestershire sauce mixed together and spread on a halved baguette. Bake until brown and crispy.
Cold can of Coke and ritz cracker. I have no idea why, but it tastes so good together.
peanut butter sandwich with sweet pickle. My favorite!
Mon Apr 17 12:43:13 -0700 2006
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Erin
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What a great post! I have made lots of quirky food combos before, but one that worked pretty well was an open faced sandwich of whole wheat bread, plain yogurt and macadamia nuts, sprinked with a little bit of splenda (or I'm sure regular sugar would work)
Mon Apr 17 17:22:34 -0700 2006
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MM
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..am having a ball reading the gobs of answers to this post..truly an interesting glimpse into peoples 'one of a kind' kitchen habits and cravings!.. fun..!
Mon Apr 17 23:07:18 -0700 2006
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jazzpjr
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I like to make a quick pasta dish by stirring canned tuna and fermented bean curd into hot spaghetti, or any other kind of pasta.
My friend makes Japanese curry using cut up hot dogs.
My mom always threw pierogies into Progresso lentil soup while I was growing up.
Kielbasa on pasta with marinara sauce.
Tue Apr 18 01:53:18 -0700 2006
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chowmeow
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I dip my pizza in Thousand Island dressing, actually I prefer to just mix ketchup, mayo, and relish, and not use the bottled dressing.
I like cottage cheese mixed with Catalina/Russian/French dressing and lots of pepper on Saltines or with regular potato chips. Or I also like lots of lemon pepper on my cottage cheese.
Ketchup on grilled cheese or quesadillas or eggs. I even like ketchup or bbq sauce on macaroni and cheese.
Tue Apr 18 12:18:16 -0700 2006
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Kelly
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mac n cheese with salsa
french fries in an oreo milk shake or chocolate pudding
pizza with ranch dressing
chocolate chip cookies with cream cheese (that one was discovered on a camping trip when there was nothing left to eat)
carrots and mustard
Tue Apr 18 20:09:00 -0700 2006
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Ashley
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My favorite junk food/comfort thing is a whole bag of Cape Cod salt and Vinegar chips chased with a pint of Tropicana Pure Premium Orange juice with no pulp.
but when i lived in spain i lived off green salads with canned tuna and shredded swiss cheese doused in red wine vinegar.
I got something strong for the salt and sour....
Fri Apr 21 20:16:33 -0700 2006
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Jupiter
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Oh! and my favorite guilty pleasure, that i reserve for the special occasions when we order in from Popeye's :
i like to peel the fried skin off the chicken and fold it over like a wrap and stuff it full of the coleslaw, and then pop the whole thing in my mouth, like a delicious coleslaw taco, or fried dumpling....
oh my god my mouth is watering, i think i need to stop at the popeye's on the way home.....
Fri Apr 21 20:39:22 -0700 2006
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Jupiter
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corn and soy sauce
mashed potato's and worchestershire
Fri Apr 21 23:17:21 -0700 2006
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belge
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dipping Christie/Nabisco arrowroot cookies in a large cup of tea with sugar
white bread with butter and brown sugar folded over
Tue Apr 25 12:50:00 -0700 2006
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Jewels
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pizza with frsh salad leaves on top and sometimes balsamic vinegar too, and i do cottage cheese and tuna which i never thought of as wierd but apparently not many people have heard of it.
in the us, people think it is wierd that i put lemon juice on my crepes (its traditional in britain) and i loooove vegimite on whomeal pita bread with lots of nuttelex! yum yum yum.
Fri Apr 10 14:21:08 -0700 2009
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umbushi plum
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chicken salad and baked ham sandwich
cream cheese and jelly sandwich
cream cheese on potato chips or saltines
a milk chocolate hershey bar chased with oj
Fri Apr 10 15:06:21 -0700 2009
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rizzo0904
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See my profile....Cambell's tomato soup (made with milk) and cooked spaghetti. My ultimate comfort food....
Fri Apr 10 23:01:42 -0700 2009
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janetofreno
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Mmmmm....white bread, creamy peanut butter, and salty potato chips smashed on....a salty, sweet, crunchy, smooth sandwich.
Sat Apr 11 11:31:02 -0700 2009
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schrutefarms
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ketchup on french toast!
Sat Apr 11 12:18:56 -0700 2009
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lilmomma
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omg me too! i always eat french toast as a savoury! never knew it was sweet until a couple of years ago (i'm very young!).
Sun Apr 12 13:30:06 -0700 2009
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umbushi plum
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I didn't think this was bad until I started telling people I eat it, and saw how disgusted they were. I still don't get it! But I've recently begun eating pink grapefruit sections with balsamic vinegar. Not drowning in it, but just a couple splashes. I'm now addicted and can't eat it any other way....
Also, vermicelli noodles made into a soup using only water until most of the water as evaporated, with port wine (or any red wine) and some white sugar. Old tradition on my mother's side and it's become our comfort food of sorts. Weird the first time, but so strange you begin craving it.....like I am now!!!
Sun Apr 12 06:41:21 -0700 2009
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FoodyGirly
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Oooh! I have to try that with the grapefruit. I always put salt - never sugar - on my grapefruit because it makes it taste sweeter and takes away some of the bitterness. I bet balsamic vinegar would do the trick even better.
Sun Apr 12 18:09:58 -0700 2009
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cycloneillini
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I like my pasta topped with Kraft Italian dressing and gluten-free soy sauce. I never did this when I was little, only once I started on the gluten-free diet, so I'm not sure if it's a function of the brown rice/corn pasta or not. Either way, it's delicious, even if it's a little weird.
Sun Apr 12 10:05:47 -0700 2009
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whitneybee
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I like cold pasta with Kraft Italian.
Sun Apr 12 12:13:21 -0700 2009
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schrutefarms
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Cold pasta with Kraft Italian and some olives and cheese is my MIL's special pasta salad.
Sun Apr 12 19:21:42 -0700 2009
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TampaAurora
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For some reason, green tea with Yoo Hoo is the most disturbing to me.
I like sun-dried olives and raw cashews.
Sun Apr 12 12:56:20 -0700 2009
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guilty
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Cream cheese and cranberry sauce on meatloaf sandwiches; maple syrup on corned beef hash. Not proud of myself here.
Sun Apr 12 17:15:30 -0700 2009
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greygarious
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Ha! I LOVE after Thanksgiving sandwiches with turkey (duh), stuffing, cranberry sauce and gobs of mayo-it's the cranberry/mayo combo that reigns supreme.
Sun Apr 12 20:55:12 -0700 2009
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schrutefarms
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Creamed corn (preferably Green Giant) on toast.
"Stuffed" hot dogs... Make some good homemade mashed potatoes. Split open the HD's lengthwise (butterflied), mound the mashed potatoes on top, cover with sliced American cheese, and put it the oven until the HD's and taters are hot and the cheese is slightly brown around the edges and melty.
Sun Apr 12 18:10:47 -0700 2009
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cycloneillini
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Terriyaki marinaded pork tenderloin, and red beans and rice. Don't know how we got hooked on that combo, but my family expects those items together.
Sun Apr 12 19:35:32 -0700 2009
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RGC1982
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Thinly sliced Genoa salami wrapped around a piece of pickled watermelon rind.
Sun Apr 12 20:28:30 -0700 2009
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critter101
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Peanut butter and tomato sandwiches with lots of salt and pepper, on good white bread. Any tomato will do, really wonderful ones are exponentially better - the tastes have an amazing synergy.
Tue Apr 14 10:02:17 -0700 2009
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buttertart
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Buttery grits with sardines mashed and mixed in. Yum!
Thu Jun 18 22:03:43 -0700 2009
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h2Bn
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Salt...on everything...from cupcakes, pizza, bagels, pancakes.
www.thelunchbelle.com
Fri Jun 19 06:23:19 -0700 2009
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LeahBaila
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My favorite lunch when I was a kid was a peanut butter and honey sandwich (which isn't that weird on its own) with nacho cheese Doritos, which you put in the sandwich as you eat it. I never just made the whole sandwich with the chips already inside; rather, I liked the option of having some bites with and some without. Cheetos can be substituted for the Doritos, although Doritos are better. The salty chips and peanut butter with the sweet honey... mmm. And always use wheat bread, not white.
All of this should be washed down with a big glass of cold milk or a Coke.
Fri Jun 19 10:01:10 -0700 2009
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Starcia