Shiyiya's Profile

My mom avoided chocolate when I was growing up because of migraines, so we had carob chips in things. I haven't had any in years - I want some now! They don't taste like chocolate, but they're fine on their own merits!

If you're going to buy an apple gadget, I have no idea why you'd go for that odd thing, rather than an all in one apple peeler/corer/slicer like this: http://www.amazon.com/Industries-5920-Apple-Peeler-Slicer/dp/B001A6E91E (You don't have to let it do all three things.) I grew up with one, and I can't imagine the tedium of making something like apple pie without. (I don't actually eat apples often enough for it to be worth getting one for my kitchen with my fiance, though.)

How on earth is using parchment paper or foil less wasteful than using gift wrap? You're not going to re-use it on food later.

My grandma's table isn't quite big enoguh for everyone, so it gets extended into the living room with a card table - still under the tablecloth and everything, but it's always me and my cousin down on the end and always has been. You could call it the kids' bit of the table, though I'm 20 now and she's 18. I suspect part of it may be so nobody else has to look at her eat. (Equal parts potato topping and mashed potatoes, doused with balsamic vinegar and mixed together? Seriously? And I had to watch her EAT that.) My cousin and I are always across from each other, and usually at one end, when the family is eating together, whether it's at grandma's or a restaurant. Unless the table is round, in which case we're next to each other.

Ew. Humus is not for eating.

I have *low* blood pressure, and I fall over a lot if I don't eat enough salt. I am very, very tired of low-sodium everything and being told that everyone should cut back on salt. Generalizations are nearly always wrong.

As far as I'm concerned, there are no apples but Granny Smith. Every other variety I've tried is nauseatingly sweet.

Muffin tin lined with saran wrap, then into a gallon ziplock.

My biscuits that I bake at 450 take about ten minutes to finish. As these say to bake for 35-40 minutes, 450 would be ridiculous.

I don't think I've ever eaten bottled dressing. I like making my own - balsamic, apple cider vinegar to keep it from being too sweet, olive oil, pesto, bit of yellow mustard, garlic powder, onion powder, shake it in a peanut butter jar, om nom nom. Also fabulous for dipping bread in.