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[Gary A.]

Korean BBQ ribs tonight. Y'all are welcomed to come over. I'll probably toss some of that Ebola Chicken on the grill too.

How are Korean BBQ ribs made?

They're cut crossways then marinated in Korean stuff, kinda like a tempura sauce with garlic.

That sounds pretty good.

I've been marinating my chicken in citrus, vino and chopped herbs (Simon and Garfunkel stuff parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme), comes out pretty good. I mixed a smidgen of my homemade chili powder for a bit of a kick.

 

[Gary A.]

The stuff you grow justs tastes so much better than what you get in most restaurants. I make a tomato salad which tastes like tomato ... not water. Mozzarella, at least six different varieties of tomatoes all with different textures, color and taste, a bit of kale, basil maybe some oregano, topped with Blue Cheese and balsamic. All from the yard (except the cheese).

Oh, I understand all that. I grew up eating vegetables out of the garden that my mother and father maintained. I had to work in that garden, too. The problem is that I never had a choice about working in the garden and so I came to resent it. And as I said, I don't have a knack for plants. I'm sure I can learn to be better and maybe then I might also learn to enjoy it more, but it's just not possible at the moment. And keeping a garden means a lot of time outside in the summer and I despise summer.

I do make a lot of my own food from scratch, including my own yogurt and granola.

I'm the same way about running, lol. I was always running laps for screwing up. So now when I run, I can hear coach yelling at me "Ayala, take a lap!!"

 

[Gary A.]

I also rarely drink or eat stuff with Corn Syrup (any type) in it .... it's just the root of all evil.

I think I stopped drinking soda pop back when the makers started using corn syrup .. it's just icky.
but mexican pop like Jarritos uses sugar. And if you are in Texas there are two Pepsi plants .. one uses Junk Sugar and the other uses real sugar.

but i only drink soda without caffeine.

Well, the no-corn-syrup is good. I just need my caffeine.

I don't drink any soda at all, actually.

Maybe once in a Blue Moon I have a soda. In the last year I've discovered tea. Not that stuff in the bags, but real tea from China and Japan. Some of it comes rolled up in little balls that unfurl when they hit the water. I love a cup of oolong. I've been brewing stuff from the yard or just add them to my water, cucumber water is heaven on a warm day, lemon grass, verbena, lemon balm all work great in water. Usually I keep a carafe of ice tea, lemon water or cucumber water in the frig.

 

[sm4him]

I also rarely drink or eat stuff with Corn Syrup (any type) in it .... it's just the root of all evil.

I think I stopped drinking soda pop back when the makers started using corn syrup .. it's just icky.
but mexican pop like Jarritos uses sugar. And if you are in Texas there are two Pepsi plants .. one uses Junk Sugar and the other uses real sugar.

but i only drink soda without caffeine.

Well, the no-corn-syrup is good. I just need my caffeine.

I don't drink any soda at all, actually.

Maybe once in a Blue Moon I have a soda. In the last year I've discovered tea. Not that stuff in the bags, but real tea from China and Japan. Some of it comes rolled up in little balls that unfurl when they hit the water. I love a cup of oolong. I've been brewing stuff from the yard or just add them to my water, cucumber water is heaven on a warm day, lemon grass, verbena, lemon balm all work great in water. Usually I keep a carafe of ice tea, lemon water or cucumber water in the frig.

I admit it, I like my Diet Dr. Peppers. I only allow myself one a day.

I *want* to like hot tea, and I'm constantly trying it; have been for years. I've just never come across any of it that really appealed to me. But I love the idea of drinking hot tea, so I persist.

Now ICED tea, I love ice tea. Just plain tea though, no lemon for me. Well, maybe a bit of mint.

 

[Gary A.]

Am about to pour my first cup of coffee. HEAVEN!

About to get my third...let's have a toast...to postwhoring...to football!!

Love football. I did a lot of sports in school and later. It's funny, as a team we played football just for the sport ... we played baseball to impress the girls.

 

[snowbear95]

Coke has sugar in it at Passover; it has the Kosher symbol on the can.

 

[Gary A.]

Never had allergies before a few years ago.

Probably about the same time you stopped drinking sodas...

 

[Gary A.]

I also rarely drink or eat stuff with Corn Syrup (any type) in it .... it's just the root of all evil.

I think I stopped drinking soda pop back when the makers started using corn syrup .. it's just icky.
but mexican pop like Jarritos uses sugar. And if you are in Texas there are two Pepsi plants .. one uses Junk Sugar and the other uses real sugar.

but i only drink soda without caffeine.

Well, the no-corn-syrup is good. I just need my caffeine.

I don't drink any soda at all, actually.

Maybe once in a Blue Moon I have a soda. In the last year I've discovered tea. Not that stuff in the bags, but real tea from China and Japan. Some of it comes rolled up in little balls that unfurl when they hit the water. I love a cup of oolong. I've been brewing stuff from the yard or just add them to my water, cucumber water is heaven on a warm day, lemon grass, verbena, lemon balm all work great in water. Usually I keep a carafe of ice tea, lemon water or cucumber water in the frig.

I admit it, I like my Diet Dr. Peppers. I only allow myself one a day.

I *want* to like hot tea, and I'm constantly trying it; have been for years. I've just never come across any of it that really appealed to me. But I love the idea of drinking hot tea, so I persist.

Now ICED tea, I love ice tea. Just plain tea though, no lemon for me. Well, maybe a bit of mint.

Oh mint ... I have mint, Spearmint, Peppermint, Orange mint and Chocolate mint. LOL I made this Kale and mint salad the other day.

 

[Gary A.]

Weather change?

or Ebola.

I usually get sinus and throat problems this time of year - when it starts to cool down.

Never had allergies before a few years ago.

We're sure it's Ebola or the chicken you ate and not allergies

Gotta be Ebola.

But also, I've been more susceptible to sinus stuff and allergies since I had a really bad black mold problem in my apartment in Portugal back in 2001. Developed pneumonia.

Then for the past couple of years, the place where I work for my admin job on campus got flooded - first Hurricane Irene, then Sandy, then random thunderstorms. Soaked the carpet repeatedly and it's never been replaced or removed. I am positive I'm essentially working on top of a mold farm.

You could start growing muchrooms

Whats a muchroom?

 

[Gary A.]

Am about to pour my first cup of coffee. HEAVEN!

About to get my third...let's have a toast...to postwhoring...to football!!

Yes! A coffee toast! To postwhoring! Even if I suck at it! And football!

Salud.

 

[limr11]

I have been hooked on Harney and Sons tea. I have some rooibos chai every night before bed. I like that one with a little sugar and milk, but mostly herbal "teas" are unsweetened and no milk. Black teas get sweetened and sometimes take milk. I've got about 10 tins of loose tea. I only use tea bags when I'm not at home.

 

[Gary A.]

Wow, Mary Lou just stopped a Monarch caterpillar. Very cool. It's on the Milkweed by the Pomegranate tree.

 

[snowbear95]

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[limr11]

Never had allergies before a few years ago.

Probably about the same time you stopped drinking sodas...

Nah, I stopped drinking soda a long time ago. Actually, I was in high school when I decided I just didn't want to drink it and I cut way down. In college, I'd have a diet Coke from the vending machines once in a while if I was on campus for a long day and didn't feel like drinking the swill served in the cafeteria. And when I was bartending, I probably drank more soda than I'd had in years, but it was still pretty rare. Mostly it was coffee or seltzer with a bit of juice.

I don't really have a sweet tooth. Of course I like sweet things, but my idea of "sweet" is nowhere near what a lot of people will tolerate, and I only need a small amount of whatever it is. Gives me a stomach ache if I have too much. I'll go for the salty snacks every time over the sweet things.

 

[Gary A.]

I have been hooked on Harney and Sons tea. I have some rooibos chai every night before bed. I like that one with a little sugar and milk, but mostly herbal "teas" are unsweetened and no milk. Black teas get sweetened and sometimes take milk. I've got about 10 tins of loose tea. I only use tea bags when I'm not at home.

When I got serious about tea I purchased this Japanese, hand crafted, cast iron, teapot with a warmer. The tea tastes better in that pot. I'm making a carafe of rooibos right now for the frig.