I thought liver dumpling soup was usually beef liver, but some may prepare it differently.

I think the review is spot-on: It doesn’t try to be Heinz, it goes its own way and tries to create its own flavor.  I haven’t had it in a while, but I seem to remember it having a little bit of a green pepper flavor too.  I really enjoy it, but Heinz is better.

Hunt’s is too sweet for me, I like the extra vinegar taste Heinz has. But if you like it really sweet, I could understand liking Hunt’s better.

Ugh, the meatballs and mayo.  I knew a guy who ordered a meatball sub with mayo and mustard because he lost a bet, and he ended up loving it and ordered it every time he went to Subway.

It’s an OLD menu item that hasn’t been there for years (maybe a decade or more). I haven’t eaten at Subway with any regularity in at least 15 years, so I don’t know when it was discontinued.  It was imitation crab meat doused in mayo, as far as I could tell. It was fine if you liked Krab and mayo I guess.

Yes, you definitely want to do something to make sure the crust crisps. Directly on the oven rack is probably best, but I use a pizza pan with holes because it’s cleaner, and then lower the oven rack a notch or two from the center.

Home Run Inn has freaking outstanding frozen pizzas. By far the best overall frozen pizza I’ve ever had, and better than some big chain pizzas are fresh.  The crust is amazing.  They are probably relatively local to Chicago though.

• Cream of tartar is a chemical, not an herb. It will literally keep forever.

LOL, I was going to mention Gene & Jude’s because it’s right there, but I decided against it because I thought I would be going off track.  Hope you get a chance to check it out sometime!

Overall, this is spot-on. Krakus is “fine,” but not the best.  A couple of things though:

For those of you in the Chicago area, I would also strongly recommend Hala Kahiki in River Grove. The drinks are more classic tiki drinks, not as creative as somewhere like Three Dots and a Dash or Lost Lake, and they go a little heavier on the fruit and lighter on the spice. But they have a huge menu, a freaking…

I mean, I can and do eat cucumbers, I just don’t find it particularly enjoyable.

“Anyone who doesn’t like Trump is a RINO / Liberal” is what usually comes out of the Trump thralls’ mouths.

Yes, I’m talking about the cucumbers being already blended in, which makes them impossible to get out.

What I have against cucumbers is that I don’t think they’re delicious. I mean, I like pickles, but cucumbers are one of the only relatively normal foods I just don’t like.

I like avocado a lot, but yeah, it doesn’t have to be in everything.

Funny, but the Democrats actually HAVE banned guns many times and attempted to do it many more. I mean, the Heller decision wouldn’t have even been a thing if the Democrats hadn’t first banned guns.

Counterpoint: the 1200 calorie diet works (if you’re trying to lose weight without exercising). It should not be used as a lifestyle diet though. Most young or middle-aged women will lose 1-1.5 pounds per week on 1200 calories, which is a reasonable and healthy weight loss rate. And it’s healthier to eat a little bit…

Almost every place I’ve ever tried gazpacho in the US puts cucumbers in it, which makes it taste gross.  Please stop this.

The “leave it up to the states” argument is also bullshit, because many states are trying to ban people from leaving their state to get an abortion in another state, or to criminalize out-of-state people who try to help in-state people have an abortion.