See, I disagree that Frank’s Red Hot and Sriracha are interchangeable. They may have a similar heat profile but the acidic brightness of Frank’s Red Hot is very vinegary while the same brightness in Sriracha is more pepper-forward. For me, the test of hot sauce compatibility would be Mexican cuisine. I’m just not a…

I actually do think there’s a difference between baby carrots and regular carrots but it’s more along the lines of taking carrots with less desirable traits and making them more suitable for use. I made some stew last week and in an effort to expedite the prep process, I used baby carrots instead of regular carrots.…

It’s a good thing you brought up Lightlife because it gives me the chance to ask you if you think the texture of the Smart Dogs has changed over the course of the last few years. I used to buy Smart Dogs on a somewhat consistent basis from like 2016-18 and I remember the sausages being somewhat firm. After moving on…

“You will literally never stop tinkering”...

That sounds like a you problem. We should be encouraging people to create what they eat instead of suggesting they rely on food from mediocre (or lower) large-chains. All these “pros” have gotten to where they’re at because at some point they attempted to make their own pizza. 

Made myself an elotes/creamed corn hybrid by taking a can of corn, reserving the liquid, cooking garlic in butter, making a roux, adding the reserved liquid back into the roux, and stirring the corn into the gravy. Seasoned the corn with Tajin, chipotle seasoning, black pepper, and cotija cheese. I sure liked the corn…

Personally, I think the best fruit to season with Tajin are sweet apples. I’ve also put Tajin on boiled plantain and found it to be okay (I wish I knew my way around preparing/cooking plantain a little more but that’s a complaint for another day).

Thanks for your input!

I’m fairly certain the location in Scottsdale is the closest one to me, unless there’s one in the Las Vegas metro area. If I were to travel down to Peoria to catch the Mariners, I’d probably seek out other things before giving a thought about making the trek to the location in Scottsdale.

Interesting...

Nice satire...this is satire, right?

This just goes to reinforce the reality that for most individuals, the most effective diet is one they can STICK to. It doesn’t really matter what comes before the “diet” part in the name, because fat loss is only associated with the “diet” part of the namesake. I’d like to believe that food group-restrictive diets…

Back in the days before I knew how to make pizza, I used to make pizza on the ends of those big, roundish loaves of sourdough. I’d toss some pepperoni and mozzarella onto the bread and give it a nice broil. When the cheese was nice and melted, I’d layer on some warm marinara and get to chowing down. Broiling the…

Walmart is the only place within a reasonable distance that sells blocks of whole milk mozzarella. I’d prefer to not have to get anything from Walmart, but whole milk mozzarella makes for a better pizza than the part-skim cheese does. I have no idea why the big name grocery stores don’t carry any whole milk mozzarella…

A dessert pizza with cream cheese, cinnamon, brown sugar, and strawberries could actually be pretty damn good. 

If he comes out and says the pizza is made with a Detroit-style base, then he’s clearly making a (rather imaginative) Detroit-style pizza regardless of what kind of toppings he’s choosing to use.

I’m not so sure about that, using non-meat filler in sausage is an ages-old concept that Taco Bell could’ve been applying to their ground beef. They may not have been using a soy-based filler but they certainly could’ve been using a starch-based filler. I’m just going to guess that they were able to keep costs low by…

I would think that part of the appeal of living in a place like Chicago (or any other urban area with lots of nearby options to choose from) would arise from those options being rather unique to the area. Having a lot of large-chain fast food options around doesn’t do anything to make an area unique, it just makes…

I like incorporating things like gochujang, curry paste, and unused pho broth into roux-thickened gravies, and I’m just gonna continue describing these sauces as being gravy despite the objections of people unwilling to get a little creative.

I live in a city of 30k and there’s three Subways within city limits. The only other place with more than one location is Burger King and there’s two of those.