Topic: INTERESTING THINGS TO DO WITH FRUIT (Read 46913 times)

FJL · « **Reply #90 on:** August 02, 2008, 09:44:15 AM »

FOOD STAR SPOILER (IF THERE STILL IS SUCH A THING)

Watching "Ask Aida" - it seems very clear that Food Star finalist Adam Gertler's "concept" for a pilot show is totally duplicative of Ask Aida (as some suspected at the time), and there was no way they would have put the program Adam was proposing on the air concurrently with Ask Aida - so i imagine whatever other qualities Adam had, he must have been an untenable choice.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #91 on:** August 02, 2008, 09:52:08 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on August 02, 2008, 08:24:31 AM

Con Ed has already figured in the overall increase for the coming winter months since that percentage has already been decided. Yes, your bill - and ours - was higher this month, but (hopefully) that will ease the sting of the bills from November-February.

I knew it was coming from an announcement on the news about 3 weeks ago. I still think it's outrageous.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #92 on:** August 02, 2008, 09:53:53 AM »

Quote from: Ben on August 02, 2008, 08:28:14 AM

Love fruit. It's funny what people like and don't like. I love apricots, big juicy ones from the greenmarket. You split them in half, throw away the pit and yum, yum, yum. There's nothin' like fresh pinapple in my book. I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE blueberries. I think they are one of my favorite fruits. I can eat them by the handful. I guess I'm just a contrarian

My least favorite fruit is a delcious apple. They don't taste very delicious to me. Other apple varieties are much more flavorful and fun. I also don't much care for leechee nuts. I've had them both un-processed and processed (from a can with syrup). Yuck.

I forgot leechees! They taste like burning rubber smells. Hate 'em!

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #93 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:07:38 AM »

Accuweather.com says we have a 5% chance of rain tonight. Our monsoon seems to have evaporated; we haven't had a storm since mid-July.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #94 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:16:44 AM »

I've finished my critical notes and sent them off. Time for a DVD!

Ginny · « **Reply #95 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:19:35 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on August 02, 2008, 09:01:15 AM

...-And, yes, I cheat and use the pre-made pie crusts from the grocery store....

- Jose's secret revealed!

Actually, DR Jose, we use them, too. Remind me, when we see you in a few weeks, to tell you my favorite story about the pre-made pie crust and the little old lady from church.

Speaking of that church (where we used to go), Richard and I are on our way there now for a memorial service for the missionary to Japan that the congregation supported for many years.

Bye for now!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #96 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:34:13 AM »

Well... Since I had received an unexpected/expected "surprise" in the mail this morning - Thank You, Lestat!

- I decided to run an errand. After I was done with said errand, I decided to walk back home since it looked like the rain had stopped and the skies were beginning to clear. Wrong!

So, I just spent the past couple of minutes draining and wringing about a gallon of water - yes, I'm exaggerating - out of my shoes and clothed. And, I had an umbrella with me!

*However, I was kind of surprised at just how much water my running shoes could absorb, hold. They should be try by September.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #97 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:37:37 AM »

Quote from: Ginny on August 02, 2008, 10:19:35 AM

- Jose's secret revealed!

Actually, DR Jose, we use them, too. Remind me, when we see you in a few weeks, to tell you my favorite story about the pre-made pie crust and the little old lady from church.

I've never had the knack for making pie crusts. I always want to keep working the dough - which makes them tough. Plus, I have "warm hands", so that doesn't help matters either. However, I have made a pâte brisée before, and those seem to be a bit foolproof. -Very Martha Stewart. I also prefer graham cracker/nut crusts too - just more flavor.

-And I look forward to your story.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #98 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:40:35 AM »

I actually like lychees. A can of them (thrown in the fridge for a bit to chill them) was a common dessert for us, usually coupled with some cubes of almond gelatin and mandarin oranges. I do like the fresh ones, however, the smell of the rind can get a bit overwhelming (like it does for rambutans and (worst of all) durians.

Jeanne · « **Reply #99 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:45:34 AM »

Hello, everyone.

Favorite fruit foods:

Vanilla ice cream with strawberries
Vanilla ice cream with blueberries
Fruit smoothies

I had Panera's Poppyseed salad (or whatever it's called) yesterday and it was quite nice. Romaine with poppyseed dressing, plus pineapple, mandarin oranges, blueberries, strawberries, and pecans.

bk · « **Reply #100 on:** August 02, 2008, 10:59:19 AM »

Back from a two-mile jog - difficult today on account of very sore calves.

bk · « **Reply #101 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:00:24 AM »

I wonder what I shall eat today. Ever since I found out how reasonable the Popeye's chicken breasts are, I've had a hankerin' to have two - but no biscuits - those are the killers there, especially when butter is added.

bk · « **Reply #102 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:02:02 AM »

Then again, there IS that twenty grams of fat PER breast. I think I'll pass.

bk · « **Reply #103 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:03:02 AM »

I want to eat about 1200 calories today - the last couple of days I've done about 1000, which, I think, is just a little too low for me. But I also want to keep under twenty grams of fat today.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #104 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:05:53 AM »

Quote from: bk on August 02, 2008, 10:59:19 AM

Back from a two-mile jog - difficult today on account of very sore calves.

Sounds like you need to take a day off from jogging in order for your calves to properly rest and recover from the day before.

bk · « **Reply #105 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:07:01 AM »

Never!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #106 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:07:18 AM »

Quote from: bk on August 02, 2008, 11:02:02 AM

Then again, there IS that twenty grams of fat PER breast. I think I'll pass.

Well, if you peel off the crunchy, breaded skin, well... Then just order the "Naked Strips" if they still have them in your market.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #107 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:10:03 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on August 02, 2008, 08:27:14 AM

I was going to mention when I posted about my favorite and least favorite fruit that it's gotten too expensive for me to buy in the grocery store. The famers' market is SO far away, and I don't want to spend money on gas just to save a few cents a pound on fruit, so I've done without much fresh fruit this summer.

You could go to the market and buy some Fruit Roll-Ups. That way, you could have some fruit flavor and get a big high fructose corn syrup solids kick, too.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #108 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:13:45 AM »

ANOTHER FOOD NETWORK STAR SORT OF SPOILER...

I still don't like Lisa Garza.

In her pilot episode, she kept mentioning a zabaglione. She says it's an Italian "sauce". However, I do have to wonder why she keeps pronouncing it á la Française, sabayon? It was the French who adapted the Italian dessert, zabaglione, into a more savory sauce. And if she really wanted to "simplify" it for her viewers, then she should have just called in a custard sauce, since that is what it is. *ERRATA - I guess she did say it was a custard sauce, but her mixed pronunciation of zabaglione/sabayon still drives me crazy.

-And does she really think her makeup looks natural? And did anyone tell her otherwise? And her hair style makes it look like a wig too.

ANNOYING!!!! And I'm so happy she "went home a loser" (her words).

MBarnum · « **Reply #109 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:20:39 AM »

I love all types of fruit...I don't think there is any that I dislike. I am partial to green grapes.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #110 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:21:41 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on August 02, 2008, 09:27:37 AM

Can anybody who watches TORCHWOOD confirm that the season that just ended in the US was season 2?

I am pretty sure that the season i saw last year was season 1 (since that policewoman girl was introduced to the team).

Well season 2 is starting here this friday.

Yeah!

Oh, how I could spoil!

Yes, the two seasons of Torchwood have been broadcast in the USA already, on BBC America.

Season three is still in the works, and has not yet been broacast in England. It will be a short season, consisting of five episodes in a single story arc.

BTW, the fourth season finale of Doctor Who contains spoilers about the ending of Torchwood's second season. Just a warning, if you don't want to watch things out of order.

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #111 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:21:55 AM »

I like dried mango.

Jennifer · « **Reply #112 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:22:16 AM »

WE are down to the final 4 for NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR. So i do appreciate the spoiler warnings since i have no idea who won!

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #113 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:22:47 AM »

DR singdaw - I meant to mention this the other day when you were talking about snacking on a handful of nuts...

Trader Joe's sells packages of almonds - and now trail mix, I believe - in pre-packaged "Just A Handful" packs. And their "convenience" mark-up is not that much either. -However, I do wish they would pre-pack both raw and dry-roasted, unsalted almonds, since they are most beneficial when raw.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #114 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:29:17 AM »

I need to get me some nappage in. The workday started way too early, and even though I'm off early, too, nappage will be appreciated.

I cart-wrangled today. It wasn't hot and muggy, like it was last time. In fact, the temperature was quite nice. But it was still fairly damp. It gets like that during thunderstorms.

Fortunately, we have the lights up on high poles out in the parking lot, so I wasn't too worried about the lightning, since I wasn't the tallest thing out in the yard.

Kerry · « **Reply #115 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:49:15 AM »

No one blew my leaves yesterday. Story of my life: you get used to someone blowing your leaves, and then they abandon you.

Kerry · « **Reply #116 on:** August 02, 2008, 11:53:24 AM »

I like all fruits (many of you included)

- except the dreaded devil melons (cantaloupe, honeydew).

bk · « **Reply #117 on:** August 02, 2008, 12:22:07 PM »

Liner notes are done and off to the booklet designer.

TCB · « **Reply #118 on:** August 02, 2008, 12:29:10 PM »

Raisins

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JoseSPiano · « **Reply #119 on:** August 02, 2008, 12:29:56 PM »

Aww... They just officially announced the passing of writer, Luther Davis.

Luther Davis, 91, Writer of Musicals and Movies, Dies

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