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Post by moimoi on Mar 4, 2019 23:34:22 GMT -5
How about raisins are only good when consumed by the handful on their own?
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Mar 5, 2019 4:44:48 GMT -5
How about raisins are only good when consumed by the handful on their own? I'm not a fan, but I could go for some trailmix with craisins or dries blueberries.
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Post by Gumbercules on Mar 5, 2019 6:37:05 GMT -5
Raisins suck only when compared to dried cranberries, since those are delicious. On their own (even in things), they're fine.
I feel like people expect raisins to be something else, and really, is that fair to the raisin? Don't fault the raisin for your own biases. It never wanted to be a chocolate chip. That's a cruel expectation that it could never live up to, and why should it? It's just minding its business, being a shriveled up grape. It never promised you chocolaty goodness.
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Mar 5, 2019 11:49:45 GMT -5
Raisins suck only when compared to dried cranberries, since those are delicious. On their own (even in things), they're fine. I feel like people expect raisins to be something else, and really, is that fair to the raisin? Don't fault the raisin for your own biases. It never wanted to be a chocolate chip. That's a cruel expectation that it could never live up to, and why should it? It's just minding its business, being a shriveled up grape. It never promised you chocolaty goodness. It's not fair to the raisin (and I like raisins), but if you're not paying careful attention and you just go for the light brown cookie with the dark bits and then you discover an unexpected flavor when you wanted chocolate, I can see why people would be pissed. I'd be annoyed if I actually wanted an oatmeal raisin cookie and got a chocolate chip one. Well, not that annoyed. Chocolate chip cookies are still the best cookies. UNLESS THEY CONTAIN NUTS WHY WAS I NOT TOLD THEY CONTAINED NUTS
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Post by moimoi on Mar 6, 2019 14:05:50 GMT -5
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Post by Hachiman on Mar 7, 2019 21:16:54 GMT -5
On comparing Raisins to Craisins: Raisins are like if the Anti-Christ showed up first.
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Post by moimoi on Mar 8, 2019 10:09:11 GMT -5
My dad's caregiver (who I desperately want to replace) just prepared an omelette for my dad with bananas in it. He says this is because my dad has a hard time swallowing bananas. For this and other reasons, I hate him.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Mar 8, 2019 10:54:40 GMT -5
My dad's caregiver (who I desperately want to replace) just prepared an omelette for my dad with bananas in it. He says this is because my dad has a hard time swallowing bananas. For this and other reasons, I hate him. THAT IS SO WRONG
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Post by liebkartoffel on Mar 8, 2019 19:16:36 GMT -5
My dad's caregiver (who I desperately want to replace) just prepared an omelette for my dad with bananas in it. He says this is because my dad has a hard time swallowing bananas. For this and other reasons, I hate him. It's just as they say--an omelet-full of eggs helps the banana go down.
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Post by The Sensational She-Hulk on Mar 9, 2019 16:07:20 GMT -5
My dad's caregiver (who I desperately want to replace) just prepared an omelette for my dad with bananas in it. He says this is because my dad has a hard time swallowing bananas. For this and other reasons, I hate him. ....does he not know what smoothies are?
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Post by songstarliner on Mar 9, 2019 16:15:10 GMT -5
My dad's caregiver (who I desperately want to replace) just prepared an omelette for my dad with bananas in it. He says this is because my dad has a hard time swallowing bananas. For this and other reasons, I hate him. ....does he not know what smoothies are? BANANA OMELETTE SMOOTHIE?!
(I know that's not what you meant, but that's where my brain went first)
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Post by patbat on Mar 11, 2019 11:24:10 GMT -5
There are many richer sources of dietary potassium that make a lot more sense in an omelette than do bananas!
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Post by Pastafarian on Mar 12, 2019 9:50:32 GMT -5
How about raisins are only good when consumed by the handful on their own? I like them in trail mix.
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Post by The Sensational She-Hulk on Mar 12, 2019 10:00:32 GMT -5
How about raisins are only good when consumed by the handful on their own? I like them in trail mix. You monster.
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Post by Albert Fish Taco on Mar 12, 2019 17:45:24 GMT -5
My dad's caregiver (who I desperately want to replace) just prepared an omelette for my dad with bananas in it. He says this is because my dad has a hard time swallowing bananas. For this and other reasons, I hate him. Out of curiosity, other than bananas and eggs, what else was in the omelette? I've made flourless pancakes before that were essentially just bananas diced and mashed with an egg plus fillings (blueberries and other such standard pancake fillings) and cooked in a pan. It was quite tasty in fact. But yes, a serious Omelette like a Western with bananas thrown in is a criminal waste of so many good ingredients.
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Post by Pastafarian on Mar 12, 2019 19:11:32 GMT -5
All the time, it was... We finally really did it. *falls to his knees screaming* YOU MANIACS!... AH, DAMN YOU! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!!
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Post by moimoi on Mar 12, 2019 20:32:44 GMT -5
My dad's caregiver (who I desperately want to replace) just prepared an omelette for my dad with bananas in it. He says this is because my dad has a hard time swallowing bananas. For this and other reasons, I hate him. Out of curiosity, other than bananas and eggs, what else was in the omelette? I've made flourless pancakes before that were essentially just bananas diced and mashed with an egg plus fillings (blueberries and other such standard pancake fillings) and cooked in a pan. It was quite tasty in fact. But yes, a serious Omelette like a Western with bananas thrown in is a criminal waste of so many good ingredients. There was nothing else - just eggs, salt, black pepper, and mashed banana. It smelled vile. Oh, he did say he added milk as well, which made the whole thing gray and vile.
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Post by LazBro on Mar 12, 2019 22:23:42 GMT -5
All the time, it was... We finally really did it. *falls to his knees screaming* YOU MANIACS!... AH, DAMN YOU! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!! Mayonnaise ice cream sounds fucking incredible. I seriously want to eat this.
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Post by Floyd D Barber on Mar 12, 2019 22:49:44 GMT -5
I like bananas. I like raisins. But they should never be hidden in food. An raisin in a cookie is a little bit like a snake in my front yard. If I know it's in there, I am fine with it. I can appreciate it and even enjoy it. However, if I encounter it suddenly and unexpectedly, the experience is usually less rewarding.
I sometimes like oatmeal raisin cookies. But if I am going to eat an oatmeal raisin cookie, I want to goddam well know it's an oatmeal raisin cookie instead of chocolate chip. If I bite into a cookie expecting a chocolate chip, and something pops in my mouth, I'm going to fear, just for an instant, that it was a bug, and I wouldn't wish that horror on anybody. Rasins by the handful or in trail mix, I am fine with.
And people who serve *shudder* banana cream pie should have prominent signage notifying "WARNING: CONTAINS BANANAS, PROBABLY BROWN, SLIMY BANANAS. MOVE ALONG CITIZEN, IF YE SEEK COCONUT CREAM". The only thing worse than expecting coconut cream and getting banana cream is getting lemon meringue. Meringue instead of whipped cream is another crime against humanity, but I'll save that rant for another day.
I begrudge no one their banana fix. If they choose to eat them brown and slimy and concealed inside other foodstuffs, they have my blessing. Just let me know what's in there. I like my bananas slightly green, and straight from the peel. I think reasonable disclosure in serving food is important. Informed eating is a good thing. Food surprises are rarely a good thing. I'll never forget that day, many years ago, when I learned that wasabi is not guacamole.
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Post by fab on Mar 13, 2019 7:22:32 GMT -5
I like bananas. I like raisins. But they should never be hidden in food. An raisin in a cookie is a little bit like a snake in my front yard. If I know it's in there, I am fine with it. I can appreciate it and even enjoy it. However, if I encounter it suddenly and unexpectedly, the experience is usually less rewarding.
I sometimes like oatmeal raisin cookies. But if I am going to eat an oatmeal raisin cookie, I want to goddam well know it's an oatmeal raisin cookie instead of chocolate chip. If I bite into a cookie expecting a chocolate chip, and something pops in my mouth, I'm going to fear, just for an instant, that it was a bug, and I wouldn't wish that horror on anybody. Rasins by the handful or in trail mix, I am fine with.
And people who serve *shudder* banana cream pie should have prominent signage notifying "WARNING: CONTAINS BANANAS, PROBABLY BROWN, SLIMY BANANAS. MOVE ALONG CITIZEN, IF YE SEEK COCONUT CREAM". The only thing worse than expecting coconut cream and getting banana cream is getting lemon meringue. Meringue instead of whipped cream is another crime against humanity, but I'll save that rant for another day.
I begrudge no one their banana fix. If they choose to eat them brown and slimy and concealed inside other foodstuffs, they have my blessing. Just let me know what's in there. I like my bananas slightly green, and straight from the peel. I think reasonable disclosure in serving food is important. Informed eating is a good thing. Food surprises are rarely a good thing. I'll never forget that day, many years ago, when I learned that wasabi is not guacamole.
you don't like lemon meringue? damn. don't let that get out at the office, or you'll be written up and possibly demoted...
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Post by The Sensational She-Hulk on Mar 13, 2019 8:00:05 GMT -5
Cauliflower.
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Post by Pastafarian on Mar 13, 2019 8:30:07 GMT -5
All the time, it was... We finally really did it. *falls to his knees screaming* YOU MANIACS!... AH, DAMN YOU! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!! Mayonnaise ice cream sounds fucking incredible. I seriously want to eat this. Then stick some Hellman's in the freezer and get a spoon, you monster.
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Mar 13, 2019 8:30:50 GMT -5
Thing about mayo ice cream... it's just extra egg and oil, plus a little vinegar? What flavor would it even be?
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Post by Pastafarian on Mar 13, 2019 8:33:26 GMT -5
Thing about mayo ice cream... it's just extra egg and oil, plus a little vinegar? What flavor would it even be? Oily egg and vinegar, I imagine. Mmmmmm! Get me a double scoop! *vomits*
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Post by LazBro on Mar 13, 2019 8:51:13 GMT -5
Thing about mayo ice cream... it's just extra egg and oil, plus a little vinegar? What flavor would it even be? Mayonnaise flavor. The best flavor.
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Post by Liz n Dick on Mar 13, 2019 9:11:25 GMT -5
Mayonnaise flavor. The best flavor. Exactly! I had a steak tartare once that was served with mustard ice cream, which made for a brilliant experience -- the ice cream was savory, not sweet, and it ended up bringing a marvelous creamy coldness to the tartare. I loved it, and now I desperately want to try that same dish, but with mayo ice cream instead. Also, hey, frozen mayo salads were totally a mid-century thing, weren't they? Boomer's always waxing nostalgic about the various weird-ass jello-salad-style things she used to eat as a child that involved freezing and mayo, at any rate. This would be like a modern-day take on a similar thing! I totally want mayo ice cream, is what I'm saying.
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Post by Pastafarian on Mar 13, 2019 9:26:41 GMT -5
Thing about mayo ice cream... it's just extra egg and oil, plus a little vinegar? What flavor would it even be? Mayonnaise flavor. The best flavor. I can manage mayo mixed into something like tuna or egg salad, as long as it's not overdone, but eating it by itself with a spoon? You'd like that? Wait, where you're from, they don't call peanut butter "mayo", do they?
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Post by Pastafarian on Mar 13, 2019 9:27:21 GMT -5
Mayonnaise flavor. The best flavor. Exactly! I had a steak tartare once that was served with mustard ice cream, which made for a brilliant experience -- the ice cream was savory, not sweet, and it ended up bringing a marvelous creamy coldness to the tartare. I loved it, and now I desperately want to try that same dish, but with mayo ice cream instead. Also, hey, frozen mayo salads were totally a mid-century thing, weren't they? Boomer's always waxing nostalgic about the various weird-ass jello-salad-style things she used to eat as a child that involved freezing and mayo, at any rate. This would be like a modern-day take on a similar thing! I totally want mayo ice cream, is what I'm saying. You people make me sick.
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Post by LazBro on Mar 13, 2019 9:30:51 GMT -5
Mayonnaise flavor. The best flavor. I can manage mayo mixed into something like tuna or egg salad, as long as it's not overdone, but eating it by itself with a spoon? You'd like that? Wait, where you're from, they don't call peanut butter "mayo", do they? I mean, I don't eat mayo with a spoon, but yeah I totally could. I absolutely adore the stuff.
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Mar 13, 2019 9:38:18 GMT -5
I am going to go vomit now.
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