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We learned this method in my food science lab class. I'll stick to weighing though :-)

Those bunnies are so cute!

Since I'm a college student I babysit quite regularly. I never expect to be fed so I always bring my dinner with me. Parents usually always tell me to help myself to anything I want. Most of the time kitchens are stocked with food products, so there's nothing to entice me anyway..

I'm really lucky living in central Austin. I have a central market a half mile from my house. Whole foods is about 2.5 miles south of me, Natural Grocers at one mile, and Wheatsville at 1.5 miles away from my house. It's really awesome having access to really fresh local organic produce.. It's funny because there's a Randells at a five minute walk from my house, but I never go there. Their produce selection is bad and they are way overpriced.

These look so good! The only issue have with this is that you have to get your hand in there in order to get a little of everything. So it would kind of gross me out to eat from a bowl where lots of hands have been. Maybe I'm just weird though..

I don't use lard but not because I have anything against it. In fact, I'd be open to using it and seeing how it compares it all butter pastries or half butter half coconut oil pastries. I think it would also be a good thing to fry with since it has a high smoke point. A lot better than frying with rancid vegetable oils or Crisco. If I did buy some i would definitely buy the lard produced by local farmers who pasture-raise their pigs. I also would disagree with saying one product is better than another product because of nutrient content (sat fat). I think people these days tend to focus way to much on the specifics of food (calories, grams of fat...) instead of focusing on eating high quality whole foods diet. Having said that, I think you included that information to debunk preconceived notions that Lard is insanely high in saturated fat and is extremely artery clogging.

I went to college in Arkansas for three years before transferring to UT Austin. When I left, I vowed to never shop at a Walmart again and thus far I haven't. Now that I think about it, I'm so thankful for being able to shop at Whole Foods, Central market, outdoor markets, and health food stores :-)

I don't eat almond butter anymore because it's like crack for me. I can't seem to just have a little! Whole Foods self grind organic almond butter (from toasted almonds) is the best! It has texture and it's so damn good. I would eat on gf crackers with a sprinkle of sea salt (flaked is best). Makes me want some just thinking about it... (sigh)

I'm from Belgian (although have lived in US for 18 years, since I was four) so my parents taught me the Euro way. I remember eating at my friends houses when I was little and noticing how strange the American method looked to me. Now that I'm in college and I eat salads most of the time I just use my fork in my right hand. Whenever I use a knife it's always in my right hand with my fork in my left. And if I can't spear I just turn my fork sideways and sweep food onto my fork with the help of my knife!
I'm actually surprised at the poll results because it's rare when I see Americans eating Euro style lol!

I like the cat. Its looks like my Bombay kitty :-)