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In Which I Discuss Ben & Jerry’s
May 22nd, 2008 | No Comments
When I was in high school and still had the metabolism of a hummingbird, I would occasionally eat an entire pint of Ben & Jerry’s in one sitting. And then go have dinner.
I have chowed down happily on Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Phish Food, and many others. My current favorite is Half Baked. Whoever thought to put brownie chunks AND cookie dough chunks into the same ice cream is a genius. I am eating a half-cup of it as we speak (and then I will have dinner).
Chinese Watercress, How I’ve Missed You
April 13th, 2008 | No Comments
My favorite Chinese restaurant in Pittsburgh closed last summer and since then I’ve been without my Chinese watercress.
Chinese watercress, which is sometimes called on choy, is my favorite vegetable in the world. The Mandarin name for it literally translates to “empty-hearted vegetable”, a nod to its hollow stem. It’s sweet and tender and utterly […]
Del Monte Orchard Select® & SunFresh®: Best Canned Fruit Ever
April 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments
I randomly threw a jar of the sliced peaches into my basket one day and was frankly blown away that it didn’t taste like high fructose corn syrup. That’s because it doesn’t contain high fructose corn syrup! I know! The ingredients are peaches, water, sugar, “natural flavor”, citric acid, and ascorbic acid. This is amazingly low on multisyllabic chemical compounds (though they are surprisingly sing-able).
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