573626 Wed Nov 19 13:30:33 -0800 2008 219 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4186796 fill in the blank. me? shrimp cocktail deviled eggs knorr's vegetable-spinach dip in a bread bowl any hot artichoke dip at a wedding reception once, i parked myself near the humongous tower of beautiful boiled gulf shrimp on ice. truly, it was a monster-sized conical tower of ice, with shrimp just plastered all over it -- it had to be 6 feet high! (i didn't even make a small dent! in fact, probably 10 people could've stood around the base of the shrimp tower, and still others would still have had plenty of access). and then, they served a huge multi-course dinner. what a swine! i'm not proud, but....just sayin' are you willing to 'fess up? are there things you are willing to chow down on even around non-family (who already know your predelictions)? ps, nacho cheese doritos..... what puts you in "hog heaven"? (that shrimp did it for me!) Wed Nov 19 13:30:33 -0800 2008 105717 alkapal 1 4186810 peanut butter by the spoonful from the jar most cheeses, with or without crackers, condiments, etc. hot buttered popcorn mixed nuts (roasted, salted) Wed Nov 19 13:34:27 -0800 2008 4186796 11106 tatamagouche 2 4187376 Everything on your list plus french fries, potato chips, peanut m&m's or goobers, bacon, glass of wine, etc. It's not that I need an over abundance... just more than one. :) Wed Nov 19 16:41:25 -0800 2008 4186810 71241 lynnlato 3 4187428 Well, sure, if wine counts as food I'm with you! Wed Nov 19 17:02:59 -0800 2008 4187376 11106 tatamagouche 4 4187560 Hey, if it's got calories then it counts - that's my motto! :) Wed Nov 19 18:05:02 -0800 2008 4187428 71241 lynnlato 1 4186818 Wavy Lays potato chips White Castle burgers (the frozen kind come six to a box and I eat them all) Smokehouse almonds Rice-a roni Cheese Wed Nov 19 13:37:08 -0800 2008 4186796 131001 c oliver 2 4197056 White castle burgers for SURE. They're horrible and amazing all at the same time. I'm also a total glutton when it comes to my grandpa's mashed potato recipe, pierogies, pasta, and asian food pretty much across the board. Sun Nov 23 20:58:28 -0800 2008 4186818 179924 Al_Pal 1 4186823 Guacamole, easy. Spinach and Artichoke Dip, also easy Wed Nov 19 13:37:51 -0800 2008 4186796 94635 adventuresinbaking 2 4186831 oooh, i forgot spinach-artichoke dip. anything artichoke dip-like. will amend.... Wed Nov 19 13:39:16 -0800 2008 4186823 105717 alkapal 1 4186852 Unsalted saltines. I go through about 2 boxes a week. Nothing on them. Just plain unsalted saltines. Wed Nov 19 13:45:17 -0800 2008 4186796 14495 viperlush 2 4186909 Unsalted Saltines = Jumbo Shrimp :-) Wed Nov 19 13:58:20 -0800 2008 4186852 11583 ipsedixit 3 4188505 Yup:) Put a pile of crabs in front of me and I'll get tunnel vision and won't stop until all the little buggers are picked. But I don't eat it so it's my dining companions who benefit. I have no problem staking a spot near the shrimp and scarfing them down, but I can stop when I feel that I've eaten my fair share. I'll eat a wedge of brie at one sitting, but I've learned to just buy smaller wedges. But those damn saltines I can't put down and I'll snatch them from those who try to eat them (and hide the box). Thu Nov 20 06:45:14 -0800 2008 4186909 14495 viperlush 1 4186882 Salsa - especially fresh. This chowhound salsa: http://www.chow.com/recipes/10646 is so dangerous that I always make a double batch and have to restrain myself or else I'll eat so much that the acidity burns my tounge. (I've even had it for breakfast.) Chocolate Pistachio Toffee from Trader Joe's - This stuff should be illegal Ribs - I always find myself staring down at the pile of bones on my plate thinking...are those really all mine? http://www.phoo-d.com Wed Nov 19 13:52:53 -0800 2008 4186796 226727 Phoo_d 2 4186905 i love smoked baby back ribs, too. well, any good ribs will do in a pinch! ;-) and fresh salsa, i love it on eggs! Wed Nov 19 13:58:00 -0800 2008 4186882 105717 alkapal 2 4204366 Sometimes in the summer I have just chips and salsa (fresh, homemade) for dinner. Seriously, I'm powerless faced with chips and salsa. I go out for Mexican, eat the whole basket of chips, and then I'm not hungry for my "real" food and have to take it home. But what makes it hoggish is that I *know* this is going to happen, and it still happens. I usually manage to exercise restraint (because I hate to exercise!), but if I didn't have to watch my weight I could eat an infinite number of cookies. And there's no such thing as too much sour cream. On the other hand, when most of my girlfriends refer to a pint of Ben and Jerry's as a "single serving size," for me a serving is pretty close to the half cup listed on the label. Go figure. Wed Nov 26 15:30:21 -0800 2008 4186882 10159 Ruth Lafler 1 4186915 Fresh baked banana nut bread Tapioca pudding PB&J sandwiches Fresh granola Wed Nov 19 13:59:44 -0800 2008 4186796 11583 ipsedixit 2 4186936 ipse, if you have a harris teeter nearby, go get their fantastic "fruit and nut" bread from the bakery. seasonal only. totally delicious! i tested some with lurpak butter. yeah, that's good eatin"! Wed Nov 19 14:05:25 -0800 2008 4186915 105717 alkapal 3 4186972 Ok, next time I'm in Charleston I'll check them out! Wed Nov 19 14:16:37 -0800 2008 4186936 11583 ipsedixit 1 4187013 As you can probably tell from the name, if I have a plate of fried clams in front of me and someone asks to have one, they better be: a) willing to add me to the will b) a stand in for Julia Roberts c) carrying an Uzi d) be one of my kids Wed Nov 19 14:27:59 -0800 2008 4186796 204342 FriedClamFanatic 2 4187020 e) all of the above? Good call. Whole-bellied, of course. Wed Nov 19 14:30:58 -0800 2008 4187013 11106 tatamagouche 3 4187519 You betcha.............and my kids don't have to look like Julia Roberts (although one does), nor remember me in their will ( I suspect that I will leave them something), and if they carry an Uzi, they better have dog tags! Wed Nov 19 17:48:00 -0800 2008 4187020 204342 FriedClamFanatic 4 4732253 I will share my fried clams w/ you. Mon Jun 01 08:38:35 -0700 2009 4187519 93538 Passadumkeg 5 4757003 Keep rubbing it in!.LOL Actually I was in Calif fo 3weeks in marin Cty helping out a friend through breast cancer treatments. There, in Larkspur, i found the Yankee Pier. GREAT fried clams flown in daily (they say)...with bellies! And a pretty darn goos other NE type seafood menu along with a few things for non-fin afficiandoes. Clams come as an appetizer, clam roll or full plate. Not cheap, but boy were they tasty. They also have lobster rolls prepared in any way you want(butter, mayo, funny WC sauces, etc) Tue Jun 09 12:02:10 -0700 2009 4732253 204342 FriedClamFanatic 6 4758230 I got 10 lbs coming in this week free and 6 lobsters free too for my birthday this week! Age in style. Tue Jun 09 18:21:29 -0700 2009 4757003 93538 Passadumkeg 2 4187028 man, i used to gobble up those fried clam strips at AYCE friday "fried clams" at howard johnson's. (i know they are not the real deal, but it is as good as i could get). i'd even sit alone at the watergate hojo's during college and eat them. is hojo's still around? Wed Nov 19 14:34:06 -0800 2008 4187013 105717 alkapal 3 4187041 Fried okra! I can never find it in New England and it's not nearly as good made at home. I could eat pounds of it and still want more. Wed Nov 19 14:37:59 -0800 2008 4187028 92744 invinotheresverde 3 4187060 I loved the Hojo fried clams on Fri. nights, also. Man, I miss those! I don't think Hojo's exists anymore. For me it's: guacamole most appetizers peanut butter by the spoonful from the jar most cheeses, with or without crackers, condiments, etc. mixed nuts (roasted, salted) And yes, I did steal part of tatamagouche's list! Wed Nov 19 14:42:27 -0800 2008 4187028 80937 danhole 4 4187076 oh....yeah...guac! i love good fresh fried okra, too. dang, my original list was quite short-sighted! Wed Nov 19 14:47:32 -0800 2008 4187060 105717 alkapal 4 4187478 thank god there is another fan of peanut butter from the jar. GOD, i could eat this forever, especially if i have a jar of jam next to it and i dip a bit from each. oh god. late night snack? hell, yes. Wed Nov 19 17:29:56 -0800 2008 4187060 52834 tinymango 5 4187564 Peanut butter is, undoubtedly, the perfect food. Little bit of fat, protein, iron, light carbs. Perfect! And pairs well with almost anything. Wed Nov 19 18:07:33 -0800 2008 4187478 71241 lynnlato 6 4187580 Amen. Wed Nov 19 18:13:00 -0800 2008 4187564 11106 tatamagouche 5 4197059 I eat a spoonful of peanut butter from the jar on a daily basis. My roommate thinks it's so weird. Sun Nov 23 21:00:30 -0800 2008 4187478 179924 Al_Pal 2 4187787 FriedClamFanatic, you can have all (but one) of the fried clams with me, just leave the steamed with sauce mussels and clams (except one of each, to be fair) for me! Wed Nov 19 19:55:57 -0800 2008 4187013 205148 ideabaker 3 4188389 We may have to arm wrestle over the steamers. Funny you mention mussels. When i was a kid growing up on Cape Cod, the jetties were covered with them and no one wanted to eat them. Nowadays, there's hardly any left. And in the early nineteenth century, lobster was considered peasant food (bottom feeders!) and was served to prisoners in Maine's jails Thu Nov 20 06:01:37 -0800 2008 4187787 204342 FriedClamFanatic 4 4190191 Sounds like we'll have to settle on a double order of the steamers. Yes it is interesting that such yummy food was once looked down on. Too bad Maine doesn't serve prisoners lobsters anymore, I just had a vision of driving up there and throwing a rock through a window to get the complementary meal :-). Thu Nov 20 15:19:52 -0800 2008 4188389 205148 ideabaker 1 4187046 POPCORN. In a serious way. I made a pot of it the other day in my apartment - a big pot, filled to the top - and I gave my boyfriend a bowl of it but when he was done he kept stealing handfuls from my bowl, and it took all the self-restraint I had not to FLIP out at him even though, let me point out, there was still like half a pot left so I had plenty more. I could physically feel how hard it was for me not to flip out, so I just kept sending him death stares, and he kept just laughing at me and grabbing another handful . . . I even put nutritional yeast on it in the hopes the "weird hippie food powder" would turn him off - nope . . .. But while we're at it let me add: Pirate's Booty (basically the same thing, no? salty, grabbable?), yogurt pretzels, trail mix . . . Wed Nov 19 14:38:50 -0800 2008 4186796 220674 Cebca 2 4187080 what, the death stares didn't work? too funny! Wed Nov 19 14:48:54 -0800 2008 4187046 105717 alkapal 2 4196031 I seldom overindulge. I love Ben and Jerry's and Red Hot Blue chips, salsa and guacamole. Popcorn is it for me. I make a big bowl and with beer in hand I eat till it's gone. I do this about every other week. Watching NASCAR makes me eat faster! Sun Nov 23 12:18:29 -0800 2008 4187046 137946 Scargod 2 4196227 reminds me of that episode of friends with Joey and his fries. I once had a boyfriend (good riddance) who, while willing to have popcorn at the movies, almost never wanted to have it at home. We would have movie nights, which of course I always started with "hey, why don't I make some popcorn!!!!"...and he'd "nah". He might have been dieting or something or I don't think at this point we'd been together long enough for me to say to hell with it, and go make a massive pot of it for myself and pig out, so there i'd sit somewhat resentful and popcorn-less. Oh the things we do for love... I LOVE popcorn, but let me add, the real stuff. If it says "smartpop" or "ultra low fat" anywhere, i'd rather sit with a bag of packing peanuts. And might I add, even if i'm full, i still have to have a bag of popcorn at the movies. The way i look at it, it's got some fat and carbs and all that, but it does have fibre, so it can't be all THAT bad. :) Then again, when you pop it on the stove and sprinkle cheese on there, any redeeming qualities probably fly right out the window. Sun Nov 23 13:59:29 -0800 2008 4187046 153184 im_nomad 3 4235875 "Then again, when you pop it on the stove and sprinkle cheese on there, any redeeming qualities probably fly right out the window." ~~~~~~ hey, at least you get a little calcium from the cheese ;) Wed Dec 10 10:47:45 -0800 2008 4196227 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4354142 Cebca your post is killing me. WHY do people do this with popcorn? My husband will plow through his bowl, and then reach into mine! I season the entire batch the same way, it's just as wonderful back in the kitchen as it is from my bowl. I like to slowly eat it with chopsticks and toss pieces to the dog. I don't know why the death stares do not work, the smacking of his hands in my stuff does no good.....the eerily calm suggestions to 'try that again and you'll end up left handed' don't work..... Besides popcorn, mine is cookies. however... While I do have a secret lust for cookies I can and do restrain myself and only take two (one for each hand) and then wrap them 98 times and put them in the freezer out in the garage so I have to really go out of my way to sneak more. Sat Jan 24 13:08:14 -0800 2009 4187046 110426 Boccone Dolce 3 4362045 I EAT POPCORN WITH CHOPSTICKS TOO!!!! The problem being, if the boy is around I feel like I have to eat it faster so he won't steal it all while I'm picking at it with sticks. And then I eat it faster and it's gone faster, and I didn't even get to eat it the way I want. Bad all around. My boyfriend has now started working 24-hour shifts as an EMT, so now if I want popcorn I wait until a night while he is working and then I eat some vegetables for dinner (so that I feel like I've done something at least a little productive for my body) and finish it up with a giant pot of popcorn ALL FOR MYSELF. Yep . . . thats how f*in crazy I am when it comes to popcorn. Tue Jan 27 09:54:20 -0800 2009 4354142 220674 Cebca 4 4364646 what do you use chopsticks to accomplish? slowi you down on the gorging? Wed Jan 28 04:06:24 -0800 2009 4362045 105717 alkapal 5 4367041 yup. well, I think chopsticks are pretty fun, so I like to use them frequently to eat my meals as well. but with popcorn, the shoving-handfuls-into-your-mouth method of eating is a major threat, and then the popcorn is all gone and I'm like "where'd it go? I think I need another pot" so in an effort to control my gluttony I use the chopsticks which both makes me eat slower AND adds the fun-with-utensils element. Wed Jan 28 15:18:43 -0800 2009 4364646 220674 Cebca 5 4367045 usually I'm actually really good about eating slowly, and I make a point to do it during mealtime . . . but with popcorn, it's all out the window. Wed Jan 28 15:19:23 -0800 2009 4364646 220674 Cebca 1 4187081 Biscuits and Gravy. If you order them and I am with you, only count on eating about 1/2 your order (or less if you don't eat it fairly quickly). I'm sorry, but I just can't help myself. Wed Nov 19 14:49:01 -0800 2008 4186796 14093 Melanie 2 4191083 I have recently become a Broadbent's sausage lover. You can mail order it, it makes the finest sausage gravy to go on biscuits. Very porky, coarser than most comercially produced sausage, smoky and spicy. Luckily I have someone who raises hogs and I can get pure rendered lard from her. That makes ther finest kind of biscuit to go with that gravy. Fri Nov 21 03:47:26 -0800 2008 4187081 10285 Candy 3 4191096 broadbent hams (& sausage & more!): http://www.broadbenthams.com/products.cfm?ID=5 thanks, candy! how is their smoked turkey breast, if you know? and back off from the middle biscuit in the pie tin, it is MINE!!!! ;-) Fri Nov 21 03:59:36 -0800 2008 4191083 105717 alkapal 4 4191766 I have not tried the turkey breast. Maybe we should get a few in the shop. Right now all we carry is their sausage, 4 different bacons, mustard and got BBQ sauce yesterday. The sauce is interesting, sweet but smoky and spicy. Fri Nov 21 09:25:13 -0800 2008 4191096 10285 Candy 5 4192103 i love the coarse ground pork sausage to make sausage gravy.... man, this is good stuff wiih good biscuits.... Fri Nov 21 11:03:51 -0800 2008 4191766 105717 alkapal 1 4187094 popcorn (my large and most of a friend's at the movies) chips and salsa (i'm the reason they charge for seconds) nuts (are you sure that jar was full when I sat down?) nachos (especialy the "individual" ones) fried calamari (any kind of dipping sauce will do) tako poke (its a Hawaii thing) ice cream (why stop at brain freeze?) real maui chips (even the burnt ones) galric fries (just keep bringing em out hot) wheat thins (with cheese is nice, but not necessary) dim sum (just keep the carts coming) fresh strawberries (no need to elaborate on this one) given the opportunity, so long as it is bite sized I will keep on nibbling till the cows come home. Wed Nov 19 14:52:45 -0800 2008 4186796 57890 KaimukiMan 1 4187097 Pistachios Wed Nov 19 14:52:57 -0800 2008 4186796 109552 garfish 2 4187159 oh gosh, garfish, another one to add to my list. thanks SO MUCH. now, i'm revealing my deepest, darkest "inner hoggish self!" Wed Nov 19 15:14:38 -0800 2008 4187097 105717 alkapal 3 4187232 peel & eat shrimp (having to peel it slows down the ready-to-eat-peeled frenzy) Cheetos (I'm so ashamed) fresh pineapple when in Kauai (acid mouth sores, anyone??) peanut butter...any kind, any time Cornnuts (enough salt that the next day you have no eyes) Craisins mini-Snickers (Halloween IS the devil's holiday for me!) 7-layer dip (even when the avocado gets dark - just stir it around and IT DISAPPEARS!) Wed Nov 19 15:44:07 -0800 2008 4187159 230549 lindsley 4 4187479 corn nuts -- totally college late night trips to a local 7-11 with a real pinball machine. oh gosh! good times, for sure! Wed Nov 19 17:30:02 -0800 2008 4187232 105717 alkapal 4 4187920 Yum, Cheetos--they're like snack crack aren't they? Wed Nov 19 21:00:49 -0800 2008 4187232 196419 Kate is always hungry 5 4188645 Snack crack! I love that Kate...yep, cheetos are my downfall too, along with buttered popcorn, and salt & Vinegar potato chips, especially the ones made with balsamic vinegar. Thu Nov 20 07:25:50 -0800 2008 4187920 236847 dragonchowmein 6 4195658 i've never seen them with balsamic vinegar.........who makes them???? Sun Nov 23 08:23:06 -0800 2008 4188645 224358 lrbarbie 5 4197075 With the occasional exception, I keep my diet very healthy, but for whatever reason, cheetos are the one thing I just CAN'T let go. I go through approximately a bag a week. BUT I buy the baked ones if I want the crunchy kind and the natural white cheddar ones if I want the puffs...so maybe that's not so bad? Sun Nov 23 21:06:39 -0800 2008 4187920 179924 Al_Pal 3 4189687 While I love pistachios, I can usually restrain myself. However my husband, Mr. B goes through pistachios like a squirrel on pot. Seriously, he'll have a mountain of shells in front of him before dinner is ready. I bet we go through a pound a week. Thank heavens for Costco. Thu Nov 20 12:26:46 -0800 2008 4187159 226727 Phoo_d 4 4190057 "like a squirrel on pot." LOL! That's a keeper! Thu Nov 20 14:24:12 -0800 2008 4189687 80937 danhole 2 4353966 Most definitely pistachios. And shrimp (with cocktail sauce, if you please!) and Fritos. Fritos are and always have been my salt craving remedy. Nothing else takes the edge off. Sat Jan 24 11:51:55 -0800 2009 4187097 10532 LindaWhit 3 4357422 i was just eating some "mission" tortilla "strips" (the rectangular ones....) and they taste almost as salty and "corn-y" as fritos. good shape for dipping. http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=5&item=189810 Sun Jan 25 20:26:00 -0800 2009 4353966 105717 alkapal 4 4358298 ::::gasp:::: Give up my Fritos? I don't think so! ;-) Besides, eventually, tortilla chips tear into the sides of my mouth and the saltiness hurts. Although the rectangular size would definitely help. No - not going to try them - I don't need the Fritos much less the tortilla strips. :-) Mon Jan 26 08:30:50 -0800 2009 4357422 10532 LindaWhit 3 4367440 i only buy pistachios in the shell, because it slows me down a little bit :) Wed Jan 28 17:27:40 -0800 2009 4353966 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4187252 Pancakes Cheese Gorditas Dairy Queen chocolate dipped cones (sometimes I eat 2 per day in the summer...) Wed Nov 19 15:50:58 -0800 2008 4186796 153129 Antithesisofpop 1 4187281 Well, I'm just a pig, but I generally don't eat too much processed stuff: Guac Sushi. oh my, I can put it away. Sashimi, nigiri, maki - whatever. Italian Subs I can eat till my jaw hurts when they are made right Most Indian gravy dishes - especially with good paratha. (You can keep the boring naan) Ribeye Top Sirloin Lobster Rolls. (how many can I eat? We may never find out) Smoked spare ribs Smoked Brisket. Grilled fish Green chile huevos rancheros over hash browns with grilled corn tortillas. Good hot wings. If they don't have some over salty/vinegary processed sauce (Sorry, Frank's!) I can eat good wings til I puke. Not from concentrate Orange Juice. I dare anyone to challenge me to an OJ drinking contest. I LOVE that stuff Good watermelon. Good navel oranges. I'll eat 6 or 7 a day when they are in season. OOH, orange season is coming up soon! Honeycrisp apples. I will eat them ALL. Good Yali Pears. I will eat them all, and then drive back to the store and get more. This is seriously a list of things I will just eat until they are GONE. The amount doesn't matter. a pound of grilled salmon? no problem. Then throw me a slab of smoked spares? No problem. Lobster roll for dessert? No problem. Bag of doritos? I'll eat like five, and then get sick of them. Wed Nov 19 16:01:50 -0800 2008 4186796 111530 gordeaux 2 4187486 gordeaux,. maybe you need to "check in" with me! Wed Nov 19 17:32:04 -0800 2008 4187281 105717 alkapal 1 4187289 PIZZA!!!! Due to my husband's diet, I only get to eat it maybe twice a year. It is my absolute favorite food. We had a pizza party at work a few weeks ago. While everyone ate one or two slices, I think I stuffed in five. Tough to go back to work after eating like that, but wow, it was worth it. Wed Nov 19 16:02:57 -0800 2008 4186796 89250 catrn 2 4187562 Ditto re: pizza. Whatever the occasion, whatever else I've eaten that day, I can pretty much be counted on to be full after two slices and then proceed to eat 2 or 3 more. Also "meaty" appetizers - pigs in blankets, meatballs, mini-burgers, my Cuban friend's amazing croquettas de pollo - I can't tear myself away from any of them. Wed Nov 19 18:06:45 -0800 2008 4187289 14819 cookie monster 1 4187353 Fresh, warm salted tortilla chips at a mexican restaurant. Chili cheese fries Wed Nov 19 16:32:22 -0800 2008 4186796 124908 jeanmarieok 1 4187356 Everytime when I go to those "pick your fruits" farm, I can't control myself! Strawberries, Jumbo grapes and cherries (in Japan), lychees in China, I love them all! For savory, good briney oysters, especially Belon! Shaved ice with condensed milk in the summer! Cheestos at night :) Wed Nov 19 16:34:26 -0800 2008 4186796 54254 kobetobiko 1 4187489 i do want to emphasize, this is a "hoggin"-eating in public, without any "airs". Wed Nov 19 17:33:54 -0800 2008 4186796 105717 alkapal 1 4187603 Tacos al pastor, with pineapple, onion, and cilantro. I think I could beat the little woman who always wins the Coney Island hot dog eating contests. Also, a bag of Cape Cod kettle chips, when opened, has a half-life of deuterium, if I'm the only one in the room. Wed Nov 19 18:27:18 -0800 2008 4186796 57170 Veggo 2 4196695 Ditto for the tacos al pastor, fried or steamed clams, blue (or any other crab), Dim Sum, Lockhart BBQ (any of the big 3), popcorn, New Mex red or green chile stacked enchiladas, and Maine cold water shrimp. Sun Nov 23 17:49:35 -0800 2008 4187603 93538 Passadumkeg 3 4196783 You have reminded me of when my golf career came to a screeching halt at the NCAA's at Carlton Oaks in San Diego in 1974, when Curtis Strange won as a freshman. I shipped my clubs back east, hitchhiked to La Paz in Baja Sur (about 900 miles), took the ferry from Pichelingue to Mazatlan, (23 hours), then hitchhiked to Zijuatenejo with the singular purpose of eating 100 oysters in one day, or die trying. I got that part done, and my golf game is worse than ever. Sun Nov 23 18:27:51 -0800 2008 4196695 57170 Veggo 4 4196818 I wasn't in a funk over a career move, but I ate 80 in one sitting, when I was 21. Recently, in BC, I harvested, shucked and ate two dozen for lunch. Yum! Obviously, I unintentionally left oysters off my list. Sun Nov 23 18:42:32 -0800 2008 4196783 137946 Scargod 5 4197320 My brother lives in Las Vegas. When we visit, we hit some up scale seafood buffets and brunches. We start with 4 dozen oysters and a dozen lamb chops. Lamb chops. Dig my own steamers. Mon Nov 24 02:33:58 -0800 2008 4196818 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4187623 I will second the shrimp cocktail - I always try to moderate myself when in public since its pricey and others like it but they are like crack to me. Wed Nov 19 18:36:48 -0800 2008 4186796 240339 Chefsquire 1 4187771 Macaroni & cheese! Gourmet, homemade, boxed, powdered...I'm a complete glutton. Wed Nov 19 19:48:25 -0800 2008 4186796 43228 TripChick 1 4187780 Love this thread... don't ask me to share my freshly prepared clams... they weren't ordered for the table, they were ordered for me :-). Add to that the mussels, lobster, and any seafood plate. Hello, my name is ideabaker, and I'm a seafood-aholic! Wed Nov 19 19:53:46 -0800 2008 4186796 205148 ideabaker 1 4187793 If I see any kind of meat on a stick there is a high probability that I will make a (fat)ass of myself. The probability curve approaches vertical if any of the following is also present: peanut sauce, chinese mustard, horseradish mayo, tzatziki, or corn batter. Wed Nov 19 20:01:11 -0800 2008 4186796 149565 RealMenJulienne 1 4187838 Any ripe, gooey cheese, smeared on sliced baguette, not crackers. If the hostess sets it out before a party (the people I know don't tend to do cheese after dinner) I have a hard time controlling myself. Then when dinner is served...ehh. It's never as good as the cheese. Wed Nov 19 20:20:36 -0800 2008 4186796 11231 Glencora 1 4187974 Ugh...I am a pig. Chips, cheetos, cocktail hot hogs, ham, french fries, hamburgers, bacon, sausage, bread, salmon, mayonnaise ( I will eat it straight out of the jar...absolutely disgusting and unhealthy...I know...), movie popcorn, fudge, sour cream, tacos, fresh tortilla chips, chip dip, pepperoni, fried chicken, ribs, baked beans, mac n cheese, biscuits and gravy, apple juice, ice cream, salads with ranch dressing and bacon bits, red potato cheddar soup, turkey clubs, etc.etc.etc. Wed Nov 19 21:43:34 -0800 2008 4186796 114194 milkyway4679 2 4188267 I think my heart just exploded! :) Thu Nov 20 04:30:20 -0800 2008 4187974 71241 lynnlato 3 4189254 Ohh that's not even close to the full list...I love brocolli raw, roasted chickpeas, cheesecake, fake mashed potatoes, stir fry, chinese in any form, indian in any form, gah the list keeps going and going and going...I could just eat and eat and eat any of these if they are placed in front of me. haha Thu Nov 20 10:17:19 -0800 2008 4188267 114194 milkyway4679 1 4188285 Food!!! I just love food. Good food, junk food, gourmet food, comfort food. I don't care. I'll eat and eat and eat. DT Thu Nov 20 04:46:15 -0800 2008 4186796 11291 Davwud 2 4188326 Agreed - I'm just a pig around most food! My friends think I have a tape worm, not that I'm skinny - just not as heavy as I should be considering how much I eat! One thing in particular that I am uncontrollable around is chocolate mousse - If I make it I have to run the left overs under hot water or they will be gone by morning - If it stays in the house I'll dream about it and wake up and think about it and go down and eat it - spoon by spoon - standing in the door of the fridge - so it's a rare treat in my house - and never makes it past doing the dishes!! Not sure what that's all about! Thu Nov 20 05:28:58 -0800 2008 4188285 57005 harryharry 3 4188378 but harryharyy, eating standing up doesn't count for calories! didn't you know that scientific fact? the calories are confused, and exit through your feet. i thought EVERYONE knew that!! Thu Nov 20 05:57:49 -0800 2008 4188326 105717 alkapal 4 4188392 Don't forget the calories consumed by holding the bowl. Keeping warm in front of a cold fridge. As well as those consumed walking to and from the fridge. DT Thu Nov 20 06:02:46 -0800 2008 4188378 11291 Davwud 5 4189260 And all the calories used up by breathing, blinking, growing hair, etc while standing there. Don't forget to count those!!;) haha Thu Nov 20 10:18:45 -0800 2008 4188392 114194 milkyway4679 2 4189313 great summary. thread ended. Thu Nov 20 10:33:08 -0800 2008 4188285 101707 yankeefan 1 4188311 crab or crab legs lobster prime beef smoked ribs smoked brisket fried chicken crawfish steamed shrimp corn on the cob Thu Nov 20 05:18:22 -0800 2008 4186796 26725 swsidejim 2 4188387 my mom treated my sisters and me to a cruise to alaska in 2000, and the last night of the cruise we had lobster. and lobster. and lobster. our tablemates were surprised, but we didn't care. we just kept ordering more lobster. (we'd heard throught the grapevine that you could order more, so we did!) man, it was good! we were unashamed, and tipped well! my nephew also does a great deep fried florida lobster. that, too, is addictively delicious. Thu Nov 20 06:01:24 -0800 2008 4188311 105717 alkapal 2 4188409 Oh yeah! Crawfish! I can almost eat my weight in crawfish. Get my daughter, her boyfriend and me together and it is a total feeding frenzy and no we won't be leaving any time soon! Thu Nov 20 06:12:45 -0800 2008 4188311 80937 danhole 1 4188428 Funyuns - then lament that my mouth is all cut up! Chips & Salsa @ a restaurant. I chow down and normally never even order a meal Snickers ice cream bars Hot apple cider Really good blueberries, watermelon and peaches PIZZA Pasta Roni (or any salty, buttery, cheesy noodles for that matter) Tiramisu Someone said it before - the Knorr spinach dip PB Twix Good golly - looks a lot like our grocery shopping list in college after quite a bit of herbal (ahem!) refreshment. LOL Thu Nov 20 06:21:20 -0800 2008 4186796 82082 hypertomatoes 1 4188661 Chips and dip, especially onion dip, the spinach dip mentioned and 7 layer Mexican dip, Rotel dip or guacamole. Champagne and white wine. Pasta carbonara. Nachos. Buffalo wings. Thu Nov 20 07:30:26 -0800 2008 4186796 11990 Janet from Richmond 1 4188675 Chips and salsa. At a Tex-Mex place that I used to frequent, I would often require three or four refills of my bowl of salsa (and it was just me eating it) before my entrée would come. And after finishing my meal, I would have more salsa and chips for dessert. Now, I'm more likely to make salsa than go out for Mexican/Tex-Mex. Every time I make a batch, I *have* to finish the whole bowl (no matter how large) right there until it's gone. It never fails. Also, pistachios. I can never have enough. I usually keep eating until my fingers are sore from prying them open. The already shelled pistachios are dangerous! Thu Nov 20 07:35:50 -0800 2008 4186796 106932 Agent Orange 1 4189058 I can devour a huge amount of anything from the rawbar including also steamers, lobster, tons of shrimp cocktail, etc. Overindulge in great red wines and LOVE fruit but in season, I could eat at least 5 white peaches a day. As for when I was very young, I too, I ate those plates of fried clams along with all the other chowhounders on this thread. Thu Nov 20 09:24:25 -0800 2008 4186796 134710 taboo 2 4189304 In order of insanity: Ice cream, peanut butter, cheese, donuts, nuts, pie, cheesecake, cookies, truffles (only good ones), cake (only certain ones, Tres Leches, yum), mashed potatoes, french fries, fried calamari, biscuits, grits, the fat on ham/steak, the skin on chicken/duck, dips, cheeseburgers, potato hot dog rolls, oysters, clams...something I'm forgetting. No fruit, no vegetables, no shrimp. Thu Nov 20 10:31:32 -0800 2008 4189058 11104 dolores 3 4190241 Not even veggies prepared super-richly? I could actually add eggplant yu hsiang to my list...I've never not polished off an entire order by myself, regardless of the fact that it's usually so heavy and oily, and regardless of whatever else I've eaten... Thu Nov 20 15:49:51 -0800 2008 4189304 11106 tatamagouche 4 4190277 Unhealthfully, no. There isn't a vegetable on the planet that I could wish for more. Thu Nov 20 16:09:39 -0800 2008 4190241 11104 dolores 1 4189354 Baby back ribs Good hot wings Kettle corn Haystacks - these are wicked Thu Nov 20 10:43:36 -0800 2008 4186796 90565 Cookiefiend 1 4189685 rich chewy fudgy BROWNIES without nuts pistachio nuts shrimp bacon pate' ,meatloaf my appreciation is demonstrated by eating like it's the last supper Thu Nov 20 12:26:24 -0800 2008 4186796 203919 lcool 1 4190576 Oh god... Bertuccis wings chinese spareribs on the bone reese cups Lindt truffles Lays potato chips pepperoni (has to be stick pepperoni sliced about 1 inch thick) genoa salami any kind of cheese rondele garlic and herb or artichoke cheese on rosemary and olive oil triscuits edy's espresso chip ice cream guacomole stuffing pecans or walnuts smokehouse almonds shrimp cocktail that nacho cheese dip in a jar, mild Thu Nov 20 18:34:22 -0800 2008 4186796 122195 mrsbuffer 1 4190627 Soooo many of the above, but if I had to name one, it's good gazpacho. I could probably eay it until I exploded! Cay Thu Nov 20 18:57:19 -0800 2008 4186796 49525 cayjohan 1 4190889 peanut butter (especially fresh ground) and honey, both serarate and together, so i don't buy either of them often, because if i do, i'll eat three days' worth of calories in one meal. grapes. i could eat them til my stomach burst. nuts. especially salted. salt and vinegar chips. ice cream. cinnamon toast crunch. i have been known to consume an entire box in one day (but i was 14). pineapple. i've eaten so much that my tongue is sore for the next two days. chinese fish fragrant eggplant (yuxiang qiezi). chinese hawthorne candy in any form. [and i live in china, so watch out] good friends cereal. strange, yes. tasty, also yes. dried fruits, espeially prunes, figs, and DATES. there are more--i'm a pig at heart, but i work really hard not to be one on a daily basis. it's not easy! Thu Nov 20 21:49:58 -0800 2008 4186796 207471 plateofwander 1 4195387 red lobster's "cheddar bay" biscuits. i am simply sinful when those hot puppies get to the table. (it has been a while, but i could eat some now.) Sun Nov 23 04:22:30 -0800 2008 4186796 105717 alkapal 2 4195633 hey girl, I sent you a recipe for those, so no excuses - get into the kitchen and whip some up! Save some for me! Sun Nov 23 08:13:29 -0800 2008 4195387 80937 danhole 1 4195555 * Bread - any kind of crusty, oven-baked bread. Don't need any toppings - plains works perfectly. If I get it sliced, at least I can 'count the damage' * Bagels * Sweet breads - pumpkin bread, cranberry bread, etc. * Plain yogurt - I will eat a container in one sitting if allowed Sun Nov 23 07:22:21 -0800 2008 4186796 95793 jeni1002 2 4195584 Fresh figs. They cost $2 each here, so if I'm in the US or Canada and there are whole baskets of them for next to nothing I will buy them and not share them. Bermuda fish cakes made with salt cod. Preferably on a hot cross bun on Good Friday. Lots of them. Macaroni and cheese, preferably with a thick crust of NZ cheddar bubbling and browned in spots on top. The Enrobed Ginger Sticks (dark chocolate) by Charbonnel et Walker I discovered in London a couple of weeks ago. I'm trying really hard to ration them. Peaches from a farm stand anywhere in the US during peach season. Sometimes I dream about them. Bread and butter pudding with raisins. Gingerbread made with treacle and bits of stem ginger Golden syrup pudding with hot Bird's custard. I think I should stop now. Sun Nov 23 07:43:12 -0800 2008 4195555 11962 Athena 1 4195688 Tacos in Mexico: tamales in Guatemala and Mexico; inarizushi, musubi, and makizushi at home; momos in Nepal; laab and khao niyao in Laos; tandoori naan in India and Pakistan; rambutan in season in SE Asia and Central America and Mexico; hot dogs in the US .... And day before yesterday at a workshop at work the mid-morning snacks were croissants filled with ham and cheese (baked into the croissant, not filled after). I think I had six of them and later skipped lunch. Sun Nov 23 08:43:13 -0800 2008 4186796 36661 Sam Fujisaka 2 4217848 oh my... naan! even in public, I certainly can never resist seconds (and thirds...) of warm naan!! Unfortunately, I have never been to India to enjoy it... I make do with the Indian restaurants in Parc-Extension (Montreal) Wed Dec 03 11:56:45 -0800 2008 4195688 194657 alixium 1 4195690 In order: Pizza - I am a "folder" it is all about the volume Nachos and chips and salsa Hot bread and seasoned olive oil Peanut butter Movie Popcorn Blackberry Cobbler with vanilla ice cream Beignets - I had 6 (in one sitting) during my recent trip to NOL. I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest!! Sun Nov 23 08:43:51 -0800 2008 4186796 136241 six dower 1 4195805 Really good (not mass produced from a chain) pizza. Sun Nov 23 09:45:07 -0800 2008 4186796 64882 Vetter 1 4195875 I'll play. I'm pretty sure that there are occasions when I wouldn't want anyone around when I eat stove popped popcorn. I look like a chipmunk. I have to keep it out of the house. I also seem to have an extra stomach which only opens when there is pizza, my mother's salt fish cakes and the (now veggie) piccadillo chimichangas my sister makes...and i'm fairly certain that eggs benedict is something i could eat three or more of, if left to my own devices. I try not to leave myself to my own devices too often though :) Sun Nov 23 10:29:27 -0800 2008 4186796 153184 im_nomad 1 4195955 <sigh> You just had to ask, didn't you? This is the kind of stuff that makes me fat just thinking about it! I'll break 'em into categories: EXOTICS: I am the reason Dungeness crab and abalone are on the protected list in California. As long as I can keep swallowing I keep putting more in my mouth! Same thing with fresh caught and "scraped" (or whatever they call it) Black Sea beluga caviar. I have eaten a full pound at one sitting. Well, an evening's sitting. No crap on it. Just a mother of pearl spoon and maybe some toast points. USDA Prime beef. last night I broke the whole USDA Prime tenderloin I bought a couple of days ago down into filets, tournedos, and a chateaubriand, and ate the tip. Sauteed it to rare in lots of butter. OoooOOoOoooOOOOooooom good! Then I took some crusty sesame bread and used it to lick every drop of butter from the pan. Nothing else in the world tastes like USDA Prime beef, and USDA Prime beef ALWAYS tastes like "More!" LESS THAN EXOTIC BUT GOOD The crust of fresh from the oven artisan bread. Happiness is sitting down with great big hot loaf and a mountain of butter, then peel off the hot crust, slather the butter, and feel your taste buds to back flips! When the crust is gone, I feed the innards to the wild birds. Oreo cookies. To be really honest, I don't like them all that much, but if the damned things are in the house I can't control myself until they're all gone. It's a disgusting addiction! Tyropita: The kind I make. Tons and tons of buttered phyllo stacked on my largest jelly roll pan, then a layer of feta, egg, parsley spread over and more slathered with butter phyllo on top, cut it into generous portions and bake. And I can't stop eating it. If I baked some of it for gifts, I have to package it and ask someone to hide it from me, because if I don't I keep taking just one piece and rearranging the contents to look "full." How full can one lonely piece in the bottom of a see-through container be? As the old lady sitting in the tripod said, "Know thyself." It's a Greek thing. SNACK FOOD Really good popcorn with either very tender or almost no hulls. That stuff is good and I have to eat it all because while it's waiting for you to come back for more tomorrow, it grows hard brittle hulls! I've gotta stop buying possessed popcorn. Marie Callender's Garlic and Butter French Bread Croutons. Who needs salad! These things are addiction in a bag! Pringles. I like the fat free barbecue, the cheddar kind, and the salt and vinegar. And of course, when it comes to snack food, things go better with Coke! '-) Oh, and Hershey's Kisses. They're sort of like Oreos. It's not the best chocolate I've ever tasted, but if they're there, I'm there too! I think I just like undressing them. Edit! Oooh! Oooh! I almost forgot to include AVOCADOS...! Screw the guacamole. Just give me a big old perfectly ripe tree full of Has, a knife to open them, a bowl of sea salt and a spoon and don't bother me until the tree is nekkid...! Sometimes it's really easy being green. Sun Nov 23 11:28:29 -0800 2008 4186796 112096 Caroline1 2 4196426 Fresh crusty bread from Arthur Ave with good butter Any kind of fried fish....belly clams, calamari lots of lemon and tartar sauce! Warm and salty tortilla chips w/salsa......plus a margherita Peanut butter on ritz crackers Florida stone crabs w/mustard dipping sauce Burgers at Sycamore drive in in CT Cheese, cheese and more cheese Ice cold sweet watermellon(had to put something healthy!) Sun Nov 23 15:31:58 -0800 2008 4195955 242509 ChefDell 2 4197799 Caroline, I have to agree about the avocados! When I make guacamole all I do is mash the avocado, add some salt, and a dash of lemon or lime juice. BUT if I get in the mood, all I do is just like you, except I skip the salt. Just scoop out with a spoon! Sometimes, if I have a really good blue cheese dressing I'll add a dab of that in the hollow and eat with a baby spoon. And yes, I still have my 30 yr. old daughters baby spoons! Mon Nov 24 08:09:21 -0800 2008 4195955 80937 danhole 3 4197812 i'll stand there with the halved and stoned avocado, squeeze lime in, sprinkle on salt and commece -- quite felicitously -- to pig out! Mon Nov 24 08:14:38 -0800 2008 4197799 105717 alkapal 4 4198106 Have either of you ever grilled an avocado? One day I was grilling paninis on my stove top cast iron grill and an avocado slice slipped out onto the grill. By the time I got it off it had grill marks... WOW! Was it ever delicious! I have tried it in a frying pan but it just doesn't come out with the same great taste. Come summertime, I plan on trying it out on charcoal. REAL charcoal, not that briquette junk. See if it works for either of you? Mon Nov 24 10:06:03 -0800 2008 4197812 112096 Caroline1 5 4198177 Yes I have! Oh is that some good stuff. I saw that on the california avocado website and tried it on my grill pan on day. Brushed with a little olive oil. Absolutely divine! Mon Nov 24 10:34:08 -0800 2008 4198106 80937 danhole 5 4200213 i've tried to skillet "cook" unripe avocado slices to soften them up. needless to say, they were terrible and unsalvageable for any use. Tue Nov 25 04:28:11 -0800 2008 4198106 105717 alkapal 3 4199666 You guys are disgusting. Swooning like teenagers about sexual escapades. You'd think avocados are as good as sex... Come to think of it, my SO never turns down an avocado! Mon Nov 24 19:39:00 -0800 2008 4197799 137946 Scargod 4 4200085 Hey, I'm 75 and single. Leave me alone! And leave my avocados alone too. Tue Nov 25 00:13:10 -0800 2008 4199666 112096 Caroline1 4 4200175 Check out the Texas Tornadoes song "Guacamole". Very sensual. The Cimmeron Kid Tue Nov 25 03:07:18 -0800 2008 4199666 93538 Passadumkeg 5 4200218 guacamole (and how did they find that video of me?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIW2Teg4F6k Tue Nov 25 04:33:49 -0800 2008 4200175 105717 alkapal 6 4201633 Was that you w/ the pink vest, black hat and shades???? Tue Nov 25 13:59:54 -0800 2008 4200218 93538 Passadumkeg 7 4201834 so subtle, i know.... Tue Nov 25 15:22:37 -0800 2008 4201633 105717 alkapal 2 4200640 I could not agree more about the tyropitas. I can't make them for others, because I always eat at least 4-5 (usually before they cool down enough to avoid a burnt tongue), and that's not even counting the cheese I eat while prepping them. Same for spanakopita. In fact, I agree with your complete list, though I've never had Black Sea beluga caviar. I have had many "lesser roes", like lumpfish, tobiko, salmon, and of course tarama (cod). I love them, and definitely look forward to the day that I can try "real" caviar. OOhhh, and avocados. I knew there was a good reason why I liked you ; ) Tue Nov 25 08:04:49 -0800 2008 4195955 142652 madgreek 3 4200708 I have finally (after three plus years of searching) found a Greek restaurant right here in Plano, that makes pretty decent taramasalata and tzatziki. At least they don't make their tzatziki with sour cream! But how good the rest of their menu is depends entirely on who's cooking that day. You have to special order souvlaki underdone or it's charcoal briquettes, and they use potato in their mousakka, which I personally consider a travestyl In the last month there have been two new "farmers markets" open, both within 4 miles of me, and they have (so far) exceptional produce and delis with exceptional prices at one of them. Great avocados, and one has an olive bar to die for! All that's missing in my world at this juncture is really good pita. <sigh> Oh well, even the bad stuff makes fairly decent pita pizza. The thing I miss most living this far inland is not "fresh caught" sea food, but "just caught" sea food. In Greece, we lived about a stone's throw from the Gulf of Corinth, and one day my landlady brought us a HUGE container of "pergnant crabs." They were fairly small for adults -- maybe 2.5 to 3 inches across the carapace) fresh from the Gulf. Oh My God! They were incredible. They were already cooked and you scraped the roe out onto a crust of bread. Delicious! Then you ate the rest of the crab. She said they are a great regional delicacy in Greece, and that people travel from as far away as Thessaloniki and Crete to have them. I have NO IDEA what they are called in either Greek or English! But they are incredible. Foodwise, I seem to have led a pretty charmed life. Here's hoping that some day you can pig out on a pound of beluga all by yourself too! '-) Tue Nov 25 08:31:01 -0800 2008 4200640 112096 Caroline1 1 4196596 Oh, let's see...Fried okra, Andes mints(or anything w/mint and chocolate), saltines, buttery popcorn, grits, dumplings/pierogies/ravioli, and Red Lobster cheddar biscuits- those are EVIL!!! Sun Nov 23 16:59:12 -0800 2008 4186796 227643 Luvfriedokra 1 4196937 I am a Fritos addict. Also homemade spinach dip. Put the two together and I'd probably never leave my house. Actually, come to think of it, I don't think I've ever tried them together. Hmmm... Sun Nov 23 19:46:09 -0800 2008 4186796 61135 Boudleaux 1 4202699 Bread. With everything. Bacon. Dark chocolate. Especially the dark peanut M&Ms. Chocolate caramel lattes. Or chocolate raspberry iced coffee. Various pastries. Cashews. Peanut butter. Chinese food. And spicy southern foods. Tue Nov 25 22:34:14 -0800 2008 4186796 243553 Raivyn 2 4202821 Welcome to another vice! Markie Wed Nov 26 02:43:55 -0800 2008 4202699 93538 Passadumkeg 3 4202957 Why thank you! :) Wed Nov 26 05:38:25 -0800 2008 4202821 243553 Raivyn 1 4203038 Muesli (out of the packet, with my hands, stuffing it in my mouth and making a mess on the floor) Dates, cashews, raisins (I have been known to devour a big bag of raisins in one sitting and pay the consequences with several consecutive trips to the toilet due to the fibre overdose) Rice cakes with cream cheese Dulce de leche by the spoonful or fingerful Potato chips (that's the reason why they are banned from my house!) Wed Nov 26 06:15:58 -0800 2008 4186796 240789 Paula76 2 4203642 Oh yum....I forgot about caramel....could pour a vat of it down my throat and be a happy girl. Wed Nov 26 10:07:03 -0800 2008 4203038 134710 taboo 1 4203110 I must say, I'm very suspicious of people who are uncontrollably piggy around healthy foods! There's just not enough self imposed guilt involved! Reminds me of my fear of skinny chefs! Wed Nov 26 06:42:18 -0800 2008 4186796 57005 harryharry 1 4203120 Edamame--salted and in the pods shrimp escargot pasta oatmeal or farina drizzled with sweetened condensed milk Roasted Brussels Sprouts Crepes filled with Nutella Nutella out of the jar Fois gras on toasted Arnold Brick oven Bread with a nice Sauterne Cap'n Crunch that has been sitting in milk for about an hour. Wed Nov 26 06:45:48 -0800 2008 4186796 239703 jarona 2 4235763 I can't control myself around hot, salted edamame. I'm also obsessed with roasted, crispy cauliflower. Wed Dec 10 10:24:45 -0800 2008 4203120 18011 Jacey 1 4203410 i believe the sentence in the title is complete, as is Wed Nov 26 08:34:29 -0800 2008 4186796 135229 thew 2 4203891 Brevity is a sort of lonely, exact, efficient completeness. Verbosity, which I have observed you loathe, is our glue; our social flux, on C'hound. Comment? Wed Nov 26 11:43:50 -0800 2008 4203410 57170 Veggo 3 4204132 well... i think you might be the first person to ever accused me of a lack of verbosity, my parents used to to bribe me to stop talking for 5 minutes. i'd like to be one of those taciturn gary cooper types, but alas... i'm not on the other hand, as a poet, i feel every word that does not add, subtracts. i do not have 3 hands so i will stop there Wed Nov 26 13:38:36 -0800 2008 4203891 135229 thew 2 4367879 thew...lovin' it. Wed Jan 28 19:58:10 -0800 2009 4203410 18222 maria lorraine 1 4204401 French Fries and Ranch Dressing. Not necessarily at the same time, but it sure don't hurt! :-) Put some fries on the table and I'll embarass myself and everyone around me. Wed Nov 26 15:48:14 -0800 2008 4186796 243778 janscronce 1 4204645 Good pizza. Potato chips. Wed Nov 26 17:57:41 -0800 2008 4186796 123543 Pincus 1 4204730 Bolivian saltenas. Wed Nov 26 18:41:31 -0800 2008 4186796 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4235504 Macaroni and Cheese. Oysters!!! Wed Dec 10 09:19:39 -0800 2008 4186796 244364 CulinaryBoner 1 4235715 Oh man... where to start... first of all, I am in love with trying anything I've never tried before (lights me up like nothing else ;) lol )... so if there's a spread at a party or holiday gathering I HAVE to stand at the table trying absolutely everything. I'm just a hog for everything! Instead of being embarassed about my spread-loving I just own it. Lol. Nothing wrong with admitting I love eating... and better that the food not go to waste! I can remember one meal in particular though that still gets my mouth watering every time I think about it... A big bbq'd slab of fresh salmon. Man, does fresh ever make a difference. I swear that slab was 2 feet long and I must have eaten half of it! I had to force myself to stop. I'm the type of person that wants to keep eating when something is just THAT delicious, despite how full I am. Other than that, I'm a big lover of potato chips, especially Doritos. Wed Dec 10 10:12:37 -0800 2008 4186796 247153 Hassley 1 4235953 i'm laughing at the timeliness of discovering this thread...i was eating almond butter straight from the jar when i found it :) if i sit down with an open bag, box, package, dish or jar of any of the following, i can easily make the entire thing disappear [which is why i usually portion it out before eating]: nut butter nuts or seeds - roasted, in-shell pumpkin seeds are particularly dangerous for me buttered or cheese popcorn pirate's booty candied ginger dark chocolate cheese hummus black bean dip baba ghannouj guacamole artichoke dip french fries, but only if they're very well done & super-crispy my homemade granola dry cereal dried fruit salt & vinegar potato chips wasabi peas dehydrated veggie chips inka corn [like corn nuts, but better] the chewy edge pieces in the brownie pan - i *refuse* to buy the special "Edge" pan. too tempting :) Wed Dec 10 11:04:51 -0800 2008 4186796 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4237757 ghg, you are evil. now i have to buy inka corn!!!! http://www.inkacrops.com/inkamarket.htm Wed Dec 10 21:57:31 -0800 2008 4235953 105717 alkapal 3 4238284 i'm sorry :) it really is wicked stuff. so good. there's another one that i forgot to mention. it's just as addictive - the cheddar flavor, oh my... http://gladcorn.com/index.html Thu Dec 11 07:00:26 -0800 2008 4237757 103920 goodhealthgourmet 4 4354173 Gladcorn!!!!!!!!!!! Oh man- years ago I got a sample bag of this and I called them as I was eating it and ordered a case. They sent me 2 cases, not a mistake she wanted to do it. I had the intent to pass them out to my friends and co-workers. I was gonna crusade to spread the Gladcorn Word! Well. I think I ended up eating the entire first case and 1/2 the 2nd case and felt so guilty I vowed never to knowingly put myself near the stuff ever again. Sat Jan 24 13:19:43 -0800 2009 4238284 110426 Boccone Dolce 5 4357427 yeah, boccone dolce, the gladcorn packages are hiding out in the garage with your individually-wrapped cookies, ;-). Sun Jan 25 20:28:00 -0800 2009 4354173 105717 alkapal 6 4367465 LOL! nice one alka. Boccone Dolce, i would have "gladly" taken some of it off your hands. i used to pick it up at various markets in LA, but here on the east coast it's harder to find. the one store listed on their website that i actually do shop at occasionally - an organic market in NYC - no longer carries it. i can't decide if i should try to track it down at one of the other local stores, or if it's the universe's way of telling me i shouldn't be eating it ;) Wed Jan 28 17:34:36 -0800 2009 4357427 103920 goodhealthgourmet 5 5203728 i'm about to take that same vow. i'm back in San Diego (finally!), and Glad Corn is *everywhere* so of course i broke down & bought some. polished off a 12-oz bag in 3 or 4 days. no more for me! Mon Nov 23 16:51:36 -0800 2009 4354173 103920 goodhealthgourmet 1 4236436 Chicken wings with sweet soy sauce Peanut butter and honey Naan bread with butter chicken sauce Prime rib Good thing I exercise a lot. Wed Dec 10 13:22:50 -0800 2008 4186796 227202 vtnewbie 1 4238228 Ooh - Good Topic -Jalapeno Cheeseburger from White Castle ( Last March, the wife was out of town - ate almost a whole case watching NCAA - woke up the next morning, still in the chair and finished off the last 4 for breakfast - ouch) -Oysters -Scallion Pancakes -Linguini with Clam Sauce -CheddarWurst -Dry Roaster Peanuts -Miller High Life - The Champange of Beers! Thu Dec 11 06:44:33 -0800 2008 4186796 18654 mitchell25418 2 4238501 At this time of year, I will go to the store, buy a 2 lb bag of clementines and eat the whole bag. I'll eat giant papayas or medium sized watermelons, with a spoon. I can't keep junkfood in the house or I'll eat it in one go. That includes everything from ice cream to cookies, to chips to crackers to Nutella. I could never keep KD in my cupboard or I'd be cooking up several boxes at once. The only cheese I keep in the fridge is a good Parmigiano-Reggiano. Anything else would be too tempting. I should be attending Cheeseaholics Anonymous. Even the Parm gets nibbled in weak moments. My most public piggish displays surround shellfish, particularly Dungeness crab and lobster. I'll eat my way through every edible morsel on the lobster, then grab the body of my SOs crustacean to forage for more goodies. We've taken to just making them at home, both to spare expense and to be make absolutely filfthy fools of ourselves. I usually need a shower after eating lobster, before I can touch anything in the house. Thu Dec 11 08:11:33 -0800 2008 4238228 239809 1sweetpea 1 4241098 - Pepperoni pizza from a decent restaurant - Cheeseburgers - Broccoli Cheddar Rice - Sloppy Joes - Turkey and dressing sandwiches - Any wild game meat (caribou, bison, moose, etc.) Fri Dec 12 03:06:09 -0800 2008 4186796 247880 palsh 1 4244589 baba ganoush potato latkes with sour cream and apple sauce a really good carbonara fried eggplant fried squid octopus grilled fried oysters shrimp pad thai dim sum!!! especially those with seafood italian and jewish deli meats - mortadella, prosciutto, corned beef on rye good whitefish salad raw salmon my canellini bean soup Sat Dec 13 15:28:32 -0800 2008 4186796 11190 fara 1 4245072 PASTA. Unless the sauce is alfredo. Sat Dec 13 20:30:47 -0800 2008 4186796 16118 Bob Frable 1 4245256 toasted ciabatta bread with salted butter and strawberry jam...i could easily eat a loaf at one sitting. Godiva dark chocolate covered pretzels. Sat Dec 13 23:55:18 -0800 2008 4186796 239340 latindancer 1 4353995 King Crab Legs Mussels Steamers Shrimp Cocktails with extra sauce and horseradish kumamoto oysters ceviche Ahi poke Triple Cream Brie Fritos M&M's Peanuts Pistachio Gelato Drumstick ice cream cones Sat Jan 24 12:02:45 -0800 2009 4186796 97452 Beach Chick 2 4355422 Oh, I loved those damned drumstick cones! Haven't had one in ages. Actually, I probably never have ONE, which explains why I had to stop buying them years ago. Sun Jan 25 06:05:45 -0800 2009 4353995 127625 fern 1 4354285 Cheez-its. Far superior to Cheese Nips in my opinion. Cook's Illustrated's oven fries. Better than most french fries on the market. My husband and I easily put away a recipe designed for four, and I'm generally not a potato fan. Japanese senbei. Tim's potato chips--the best I've ever had by far. Fresh Bing cherries and raspberries in season--in the great state of Washington, we can get these the day they are picked and they're superb! Sat Jan 24 14:17:53 -0800 2009 4186796 19003 PAO 1 4354789 Mom's chili and chocolate for me. Sat Jan 24 18:24:51 -0800 2009 4186796 99828 AriaDream 1 4355260 Overindulging is something that my (now) husband and I have shared for awhile. Not in front of those we know, however. We don't mind being gluttonous pigs, even in public, just not when we're around polite (ha!) company: -The giant 3-layered cake-sized funnel cake on Coney Island--it took about 30 minutes to cook, as it was a slow night. We ate until we were sick. -Krispy Kremes--a dozen while hot -Guacamole, with a spoon -2lbs of fresh shrimp lightly dressed and heated; we should have stopped at 1.5lbs, but didn't -Additional servings of the roast even though there's always tomorrow -All of the skin from the roast bird, or at least until we're overly full (it won't be good tomorrow, and hence goes into the crock pot during clean up) -2 scoops of Petersen's Ice cream (peppermint and pistachio--at least a pint)--must eat within 5 minutes during Chicago's summers as otherwise it would melt, preferably en route to the Frank Lloyd Wright studio/workshop; deal with stomach ache on tour -Sashimi. It's so hard to say no to another round, particularly at our (new) favourite place. -Pate & cheese -Popcorn, even after a filling meal if at the movies -Cherries, blueberries, mulberries from the tree (these were most recently picked on the dog walk route in Bay Ridge) -Gullah Cuisine's fried chicken -Candy corn -Those waxy Christmas nougats -Soft nougat from France -Finishing off a half gallon of Mitchell's ice cream in SF (2 people) -Eating an entire 18" pie from John's (NYC) over the course of a few hours (heat, eat, wait a short while, and start over); just me -A good baguette. Plain, dipped in oil, smeared with Maille mustard, coated in pate, with a mushroom and tomato smooshed inside. Lately, though, I have only been able to eat no more than half. Exception with family: roasted oysters; we're all eating too much, and it's rude to reject those freshly opened morsels even when full (there's so much love going into them when they're out of oyster knives and they're being dropped in front of you opened!) I consider myself extreme lucky that I'm less than 10lbs over my high school weight. Sun Jan 25 00:43:14 -0800 2009 4186796 224238 Caralien 2 4355353 Caralien, you just reminded me about the crispy skin on a roasted bird - that is MINE (and I don't usually have to fight with anyone about it unless my brother is in town). Sun Jan 25 04:45:23 -0800 2009 4355260 10532 LindaWhit 2 4355373 If ever in Bar Harbor go to Reel Pizza for a flick and "The Endless Bowl of Popcorn". It was often supper for my my wife and me when we had 3-4 kids in college simultaneously! Of course we could afford a couple Bar Harbor Ales! Priorities. http://reelpizza.com/ But stay from lobster and fried clam rolls. Highly Addictive! Sun Jan 25 05:07:22 -0800 2009 4355260 93538 Passadumkeg 2 4357440 I consider myself extreme lucky that I'm less than 10lbs over my high school weight. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ caralien, that is indeed amazing given that extensive list of overindulgences..... i hate you! ;-). Sun Jan 25 20:32:36 -0800 2009 4355260 105717 alkapal 1 4355395 I guess I eat too much of many things but foods I can eat until I pop include: baked macaroni and cheese potato chips (I rarely buy them because I get sort of crazed and cannot stop eating them. When they're gone I have to fight with myself to let it go and not hit the store for more. Sick.) Good bread or croissant with my friend, butter. I can eat and eat it. Black and white cookies. These are totally addicting to me. The recipe I use has orange zest in it and they are just the perfect treat: cake, orange, chocolate, vanilla. I think they get me as badly as chips do. Fresh guacamole when I make it in the summertime. Can't leave it alone until it's gone. I'm awfully lucky that my metabolism hasn't konked out yet. I should weigh much more than I do! Sun Jan 25 05:42:01 -0800 2009 4186796 127625 fern 1 4357461 rice and beans with sour cream, cheese, fresh salsa, and chunks of avocado (not guacamole). Sun Jan 25 20:41:20 -0800 2009 4186796 42367 ratgirlagogo 1 4357487 Wasabi soy almonds, aged white cheddar cheese, pasta Sun Jan 25 20:54:31 -0800 2009 4186796 215278 corneygirl 2 4357641 hog, WHOLE hog...bacon, sausage, carnitas, ears, tails, feet, snout, ribs, shoulder, shanks, chicharones and all the rest of it. Oink! Next...oysters, mussels, scallops Pates, cheeses...ooey, gooey, yummy and butter. figs, avocados, persimmons, mangoes, raspberries, apricots pinones, pecans and pistachios Lemon mousse Chile Verde Sun Jan 25 22:59:35 -0800 2009 4357487 23178 P Macias 3 4358302 BACON! Yes! I'll schnarf that up if others will let me! Mon Jan 26 08:31:50 -0800 2009 4357641 10532 LindaWhit 4 4367497 i'm sure you guys have already heard about it, but there was an article about the infamous "Bacon Explosion" in today's NY Times Dining section... http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/591507 Wed Jan 28 17:41:53 -0800 2009 4358302 103920 goodhealthgourmet 5 4367915 OK, I do think there would be a limit for me - that just seems a bit overboard! Wed Jan 28 20:12:43 -0800 2009 4367497 10532 LindaWhit 6 4368368 From the 2 posts about this in chow, it's considered flabby in texture, oversalted, and simply not worth it. I place that up there with fois gras stuffed into a burger--I love both, but together? No thank you. Thu Jan 29 04:24:13 -0800 2009 4367915 224238 Caralien 7 4368380 I wonder if there will be a marked increase of cardiac arrests on Super Ball Sunday from the Bacon Explosion? Sounds like a guy thing. Dumkeg the New Age Sensitive Guy Thu Jan 29 04:38:22 -0800 2009 4368368 93538 Passadumkeg 8 4368395 I love bacon, sausage, wursts, brats, beer, roasts. Ground bison thawing at the moment (not heart attack worthy, however). "Super Bowl fans beware: Heart attacks increase during stressful games" http://www.boston.com/news/health/blog/2008/01/super_bowl_fans.html Thu Jan 29 04:51:19 -0800 2009 4368380 224238 Caralien 9 4369177 Well, not for any Pats fans this year. ;-) Thu Jan 29 09:25:03 -0800 2009 4368395 10532 LindaWhit 1 4358359 pizza, pasta, anything with (good) cheese Mon Jan 26 08:43:01 -0800 2009 4186796 102095 vvvindaloo 2 4358369 yep, i'm a quasi-hog on the pizza front, too. especially with good, fresh home-made italian sausage and pepp-e-roni! the "quattro stagioni" pizza? -- call me a "four seasons" kind of gal! {:-P. Mon Jan 26 08:45:02 -0800 2009 4358359 105717 alkapal 1 4362075 5 Items: Thiese are my favoties!!!! Knoors spinach dip in a bread bowl. Pumpernickle preferred. ADDICTED Celery stuffed with a cream cheese and chive filling Good tortillas with a great simple melted velveeta spicy cheese (I know, but good) Deviled eggs, could eat a dozen myself ... really with a dash of hot sauce Crawfish ... by the dozens Tue Jan 27 10:00:37 -0800 2009 4186796 232829 kchurchill5 2 4364649 <fairy magic wand sound effect> k, you are now in the knorr's spinach and veggie dip in a breadbowl club. there are many of us <see prior threads>. look for the secret handshake (and the glazed eyes and sour cream/mayo mustache). http://www.thefishhawk.com/The%20Team%20Page/Mustache.jpg eek! Wed Jan 28 04:08:56 -0800 2009 4362075 105717 alkapal 3 4364703 OMG, love the pic! I definitely quality for the die hard spinach club. Park me in front of that stuffed loaf of bread and I can't ask for much more :) Wed Jan 28 05:07:21 -0800 2009 4364649 232829 kchurchill5 4 4364727 k, you'll enjoy this thread, i am certain. ;-). http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/480147#3307429 Wed Jan 28 05:29:30 -0800 2009 4364703 105717 alkapal 5 4364821 Of course! Wed Jan 28 06:14:21 -0800 2009 4364727 232829 kchurchill5 1 4365073 1) Sushi- especially anything with spicy tuna. 2) French Onion Dip- made from sour cream and Lipton soup mix 3) Cheese- it's horrible, i could eat my body weight in cheese. I love all kinds but especially a good triple-cream brie. 4) Guac- I don't even need anything to put it on. Just give me a spoon! Wed Jan 28 07:30:22 -0800 2009 4186796 137494 heatcrave 2 4367485 heatcrave, your #1 reminded me...for me, it's not so much sushi - i don't eat white rice anymore, and back when i did, i found it to be pretty filling. but i'm a *bottomless pit* when it comes to really good, really fresh sashimi - cost is the only thing that keeps me from eating...and eating...and eating... Wed Jan 28 17:39:20 -0800 2009 4365073 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4502860 "3) Cheese- it's horrible, i could eat my body weight in cheese. I love all kinds but especially a good triple-cream brie" have you had Chevalier? with figs? mmm... Fri Mar 13 16:19:39 -0700 2009 4365073 252737 hungryungry 1 4367449 GOOD FOOD! You know... Fresh, perfectly seasoned, well balanced, and properly prepared food. I don't care what it is, so long as it taste fresh, has clean flavors and excites my pallet. Wed Jan 28 17:29:52 -0800 2009 4186796 259011 Demented 1 4368015 bacon... and canned peaches - sometimes together. Wed Jan 28 20:53:34 -0800 2009 4186796 140436 fresnohotspot 1 4500707 did i mention the red lobster's cheddar bay biscuits, a/k/a "crack bay biscuits." Fri Mar 13 05:55:21 -0700 2009 4186796 105717 alkapal 1 4502541 Fried chicken...preferably which has been sitting out about 10 minutes and cooled a little, with crispy skin. Thigh is best. Chicken fear my name, and rightly so. Fri Mar 13 14:22:44 -0700 2009 4186796 12296 steakman55 1 4502855 spaghetti, I could eat twice my weight in spaghetti Fri Mar 13 16:18:10 -0700 2009 4186796 252737 hungryungry 1 4503714 I'd have to say my weakness is potato chips. every time I diet it's the hardest thing for me to give up. I love potatoes in any form, but chips are my favorite. Add a Helluva Good Bacon Horseradish dip, or a good onion dip, or even that tostitoes chili con queso and I'm loving it. Good salsa and the entire bag doesn't stand a chance...and I mean the famil bags. Other things I could go crazy if given the opportunity are: Steak - I see those 72oz challenges and think that it might be child's play. Chicken - in pretty much any form, but I could definitely polish off a bucket of KFC alone. Gourmet cheeses and wheat thins or triscuits. I purposely don't buy them because they never last. Beer - and now I'm not proud, but I can down a case on a Sunday watching football. Sat Mar 14 01:29:01 -0700 2009 4186796 165800 jhopp217 1 4503751 I have this problem with pork rinds... Sat Mar 14 03:09:49 -0700 2009 4186796 14139 Kagey 1 4505188 Without reading all the responses, I'm sure I'm not the only one to say pizza... Sat Mar 14 16:02:34 -0700 2009 4186796 19113 Pylon 1 4508140 Pickled herring...bagels, cream cheese, and lox...I'm not Jewish, but they sure got it going on with the kosher food! ;-) Sun Mar 15 20:04:59 -0700 2009 4186796 273775 staarlite 1 4508189 Hi, I'm pg and I am a dim sum whore. I will make myself sick on the damn things. I'f they're seafood dim sum, I will pretty much stab you in the eye to get the last one out of the basket. Scallopy-gingery-prawny-won ton wrapper goodness makes my Miss Manners upbringing fly right out the window. I am a won ton wanton! If I could combine the benefits of a vomitorium with the crack appeal of yum cha, I would explode with sheer happiness. And then go back for more. Sun Mar 15 20:26:55 -0700 2009 4186796 86137 purple goddess 2 4508560 purple goddes,, i am with you on the "Scallopy-gingery-prawny-won ton wrapper goodness" -- and i love your line "won ton wanton"! Mon Mar 16 05:07:28 -0700 2009 4508189 105717 alkapal 2 4509910 PG, I don't know if there are Chowhound awards, but this is my nominee for best post of the year! You somehow combined calling yourself a whote, commiting a crime, a very funny line, vomitting, and a comparison of food to crack and actaullly made me hungry. Bravo! Mon Mar 16 12:33:50 -0700 2009 4508189 165800 jhopp217 1 4508213 This might sound weird to some of you but I go nuts over roasted veggies, especially if they are garlicly. Sun Mar 15 20:39:05 -0700 2009 4186796 18011 Jacey 2 4508359 not weird. I'd pretty much sell my first born for a good plate of garlicky roast potatoes (in duck fat, of course) Sun Mar 15 22:25:48 -0700 2009 4508213 86137 purple goddess 3 4757906 NO! NO! NO! Not roasted potatoes but veggies--only (I know there will be a debate if potatoes are veggies or not). Most people loved roasted potatoes, they are comfort food. However, I know very few people who lust over roasted vegetables like I do Tue Jun 09 16:28:09 -0700 2009 4508359 18011 Jacey 4 4759059 there's a debate whether potatoes are vegetables? i don't think there's a debate that the tuber we eat is a vegetable. but i did learn this from wiki -- that there are some (inedible) fruits from some potatoes. according to wiki: "After potato plants flower, some varieties will produce small green fruits that resemble green cherry tomatoes, each containing up to 300 true seeds. Potato fruit contains large amounts of the toxic alkaloid solanine, and is therefore unsuitable for consumption." ~~~~~ you may be thinking about the "debate" about the *tomato*....which is a fruit, and not a vegetable, but doesn't "seem" like a fruit 'cause of how we eat it, but it is, but who cares when it is so delicious in the summer? ;-). Wed Jun 10 04:29:36 -0700 2009 4757906 105717 alkapal 1 4511510 Potato Chips Buffalo Chicken Dip Chili Cheese Dip Hummus Indian Buffets Ice Cream Mon Mar 16 19:39:25 -0700 2009 4186796 15507 Rick 2 4511660 Rick after the buffalo chicken, the chili cheese, the hummus and indian buffet....you'll be screaming for ice cream! Mon Mar 16 20:39:12 -0700 2009 4511510 165800 jhopp217 1 4732076 I can't believe I missed this thread! Thanks alkapal.. 1. Lobster 2. Shrimp (jumbo) 3. pistachios 4. mussels 5. steamers w/butter 6. garden tomatoes (coming soon here in Boston, I know it :) ) 7. Corn on the cob.......yay! Mon Jun 01 07:39:41 -0700 2009 4186796 15691 mcel215 1 4732303 Chicharone Saltenas lobster rolls tamales kiebasy and kapusta pierogies Mon Jun 01 08:54:59 -0700 2009 4186796 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4732417 anything mexican, i could eat my weight in. ok, not really but you get it crackers and soft cheese any kind of artichoke,spinach, crap dip on bread. Mon Jun 01 09:27:51 -0700 2009 4186796 187704 mess 1 4757758 This thread makes me woozy! Do you know how many time salt has been mentioned or vinegar and potato chips? I can't read it... I want to go pop popcorn and eat ice cream at the same time while getting orange fingers from Cheetos! Tue Jun 09 15:36:54 -0700 2009 4186796 137946 Scargod 2 4758236 Salty refried pintos! Tue Jun 09 18:22:14 -0700 2009 4757758 93538 Passadumkeg 2 4759062 look at it this way, scargod, you can just leave that blood pressure cuff on. no need to be bothered with taking it on and off.... Wed Jun 10 04:31:13 -0700 2009 4757758 105717 alkapal 1 4757823 pizza burritos as big as my head globe artichokes dungeness crab corn tortillas Tue Jun 09 16:01:56 -0700 2009 4186796 57371 operagirl 1 5203156 crab legs. i could it my weight in them. Mon Nov 23 13:31:40 -0800 2009 4186796 1126139 MARYDLAYTON 2 5203638 I don't pig out much, but I make an exception for lobsters between 2.5 and 4 lbs. Mon Nov 23 16:20:00 -0800 2009 5203156 133381 mcf