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edina
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response 62 of 158:
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Jul 6 16:14 UTC 2007 |
I was under the impression that nuts had protein too...am I wrong?
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cmcgee
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response 63 of 158:
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Jul 6 16:42 UTC 2007 |
oops, yep, you're right!
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cmcgee
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response 64 of 158:
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Jul 6 16:53 UTC 2007 |
Yeah, most of the protein comes from the egg whites and the nuts. The
oats contribute a little, but not much.
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edina
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response 65 of 158:
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Jul 6 16:59 UTC 2007 |
I eat a fair bit of nuts, especially when I'm hungry. They really
hold me over.
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slynne
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response 66 of 158:
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Jul 6 17:43 UTC 2007 |
resp:60 basically you take mint leaves and lime juice and sugar and put
them in a glass or pitcher. You mash the leaves in with the juice and
sugar. Then you add club soda and rum. My brother makes them with more
rum and less sugar or club soda that other people seem to. The really
important part though is mashing the mint leaves in with the lime
juice. If you want to get fancy, you can use leftover mint leaves as a
garnish
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edina
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response 67 of 158:
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Jul 6 17:44 UTC 2007 |
You can also make a simple syrup, so you don't have granules of
sugar.
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slynne
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response 68 of 158:
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Jul 6 17:46 UTC 2007 |
I am bummed because I cant go to HH today. I am really interested in
the people chow experiment. If others think it tastes ok, I would love
the recipe :)
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cmcgee
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response 69 of 158:
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Jul 6 18:58 UTC 2007 |
Lynne, you're my main subject!!
I'll be making more experiments. This is the first public version, and
I've already figured out some changes that cut costs by about 30%.
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slynne
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response 70 of 158:
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Jul 6 19:51 UTC 2007 |
I gotta tell you...Just LAST NIGHT I got home and I was exhausted and
just way too tired to make something. I was out of milk so my dinner
was a couple of handfuls of cereal. Not a balanced meal but I had eaten
plenty earlier in the day so I am sure I wasnt hurting myself. But man,
I was thinking as I ate it about what a good idea the people chow idea
is :)
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keesan
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response 71 of 158:
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Jul 7 01:05 UTC 2007 |
Peanuts are cheaper than walnuts. So are sunflower seeds.
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samiam
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response 72 of 158:
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Jul 7 03:29 UTC 2007 |
PC 0.2 is quite tasty.
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mary
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response 73 of 158:
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Jul 7 10:52 UTC 2007 |
I agree. The taste, without any additions, works, but add some cinnamon
and raisin and you'd have a mighty fine granola. Too, I found the crunch
just right, meaning, it takes some time to eat it.
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samiam
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response 74 of 158:
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Jul 7 11:59 UTC 2007 |
Yes, cinnamon! That would make it perfect, I think.
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cmcgee
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response 75 of 158:
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Jul 7 21:40 UTC 2007 |
At HH last night, samiam mentioned a Save-A-Lot grocery on Washtenaw,
that I didn't know about. I'll do some comparisons, and see what
changes. I've found in the past that they are usually better on many
things, but that you can often beat their prices if you stock up at
sales.
For routine, week in, week out, shopping without building your menu
around sale items, they are usually cheaper than the same shopping list
at any other store, if they stock the item.
Save A Lot is an "extreme value" grocery store, which means they carry a
very limited selection of the most in demand items. I've never been
able to get my whole shopping list (even for Cheap Eats) at Save A Lot,
but they usually are *very* good with what they have.
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cmcgee
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response 76 of 158:
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Jul 7 21:41 UTC 2007 |
Ok, we'll taste test maple/walnut/cinnamon next! :-)
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slynne
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response 77 of 158:
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Jul 8 05:45 UTC 2007 |
Yay. PC is a success. :)
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cmcgee
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response 78 of 158:
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Jul 8 21:18 UTC 2007 |
Made a trip to Save-A-Lot. Will report cost data later. But I couldn't
wait to share the AMAZING selection of Mexican food they have. It's
better and cheaper than going to La Colmena, on Bagley in Mexicantown.
First, they have 7 kinds of dried chilis, and 5 kinds of hot sauce.
That doesn't include any of the salsas.
The exotic (and cheap) items include tamarind concentrate, dried
hibiscus flowers, menudo spice mixes, achiote, mole sauce, sofrito and
recaito bases, nopalitos, pacay palm, seven blossom spice mix, mote
pelado, and azafran (saffron).
They also have Goya and La Preferida brands of yellow, Mexican, and
Spanish rice; green, red, casera, and ranchera salsa; pigeon peas and
hominy; and two soups, pork and hominy and chicken and hominy.
Things you can get elsewhere, but cheapest here: enchilada sauce;
chipotle in adobo sauce; refried pintos and refried black beans; pickled
jalepenos; mango, tamarind, malt extract syrup, and guava drinks;
cumin, coriander, whole black pepper, anise seed.
An absolute treasure trove for these items, and low price as well!
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edina
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response 79 of 158:
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Jul 8 22:09 UTC 2007 |
heh....all of these things found at my local Fry's. Amazing how
geography dictates...
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denise
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response 80 of 158:
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Jul 9 02:34 UTC 2007 |
Hmm, though I do like mexican food, a lot of what's mentioned in resp 78
I haven't a clue as to what they are! You can correctly deduce that I
don't make a whole lot of mexican stuff at home, huh? Though I do
occasionally make quesadilas, tacos, burritos, basic stuff like that...
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slynne
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response 81 of 158:
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Jul 9 13:38 UTC 2007 |
There is a new Mexican grocery in downtown Ypsilanti on MIchigan Ave
near Abe's Coney Island. It is called Dos Hermanos. I havent been there
but I have heard it is a pretty decent place.
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cmcgee
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response 82 of 158:
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Jul 9 23:48 UTC 2007 |
Thanks, slynne. Sounds like time for an adventure in Ypsi!
Denise, much of what was in that list truly is exotic. The Mexican
dishes you're cooking are a great way to change up the flavors of
basics. If you need recipes to help you get started making them
yourself rather than buying them at the store, let me know.
Somewhere I wrote up a little cheat sheet for the common spicing in
various cuisines. I'll see if I can find it and post it.
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denise
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response 83 of 158:
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Jul 10 00:50 UTC 2007 |
Cool. I'll have to check out that new mexican grocery place sometime too
[field trip anyone?]. And Colleen, please do share some recipes! In
NC, the hispanic population grew big-time over the years I lived there.
And thus, the influx of mexican and other latino grocery stores and
restaurants also went up quite a bit. Many of the places had their
signs in spanish instead of english, too.
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cmcgee
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response 84 of 158:
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Jul 10 01:57 UTC 2007 |
From Science News
July 9, 2007
Thousand-Year-Old Chilies Spiced Up Ancient Mexican Cuisine
"Dried out remains of chili peppers from two Oaxacan caves reveal that
people of the region used at least 10 different varieties of fresh and
dried chilies between 5,00 and 1,500 years ago.
"If you've got seven different kinds of peppers, if you're using them
fresh and you're using them dried, you've got some interesting food,"
says archaeobotanist Linda Perry of the Smithsonian National Museum of
Natural History in Washington, D.C.
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cmcgee
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response 85 of 158:
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Jul 10 16:24 UTC 2007 |
This Week's Shopping Deals
Eggs 1.00/doz Kroger
Milk 2.39/gal Meijer
[Fresh milk is still slightly more expensive than dried, if you buy the
dry in 4 lb boxes. Otherwise, fresh milk on sale is less expensive than
any other form]
Pantry Stock-Up deals
Peanut Butter 1.67/28 oz Kroger
Walnuts 4.59/lb Meijer
Vanilla Extract 30% off Meijer
All lists below are from lowest to highest cost per serving
Meat (SaveALot everyday prices are for reference)
Just for comparison, the price/gram of protein (in order, all less than
$.02/gram):
Peanut butter, leg quarters, eggs, tahini, split breast, split chicken
Meats are all less than 15 cents a 1 oz serving
Chicken Leg Quarters 5.99/10 lb SaveALot
Chicken Split Breast 1.29/lb Meijer
Ground Chuck 1.59/lb Meijer
Chicken, Split .99/lb SaveALot
Ground Round 1.79/lb Meijer
Fruits are all less than 10 cents a 1/2 C serving.
BTW, mangos are on sale at Meijer, $1.00 each, if you want to try the
salsa recipe.
Raisins and canned pineapple are less expensive than these fresh fruits,
but I can eat them all winter.
Plums .88/lb Meijer/Save
Apricots .99/lb Meijer
Grapes .99/lb Busch/Save
Nectarines .88/lb Meijer/Save
Fresh vegetables are all less than 10 cents a 1/2 C serving
Cabbage is about 20% less at SaveALot
Cabbage .39/lb SaveALot
Cucumbers .34 @ Meijer/Busch
Green Pepper .69/lb SaveALot
Summer Squash 1.00/lb Busch
Green Beans .77/lb Meijer
Collard Greens 1.00/bunch Meijer
Broccoli, frozen 1.50/32 oz Meijer
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denise
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response 86 of 158:
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Jul 10 19:43 UTC 2007 |
As usual, thanks for sharing all of this info ever week. It's making me
think about where to shop!! And it looks like this week Kroger isn't
up to speed on their sales!
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