popcorn.for.dinner's Profile

I love them! But, then, I was raised on fried, whole-belly clams, so my threshold for delicious-but-gross fried food is low.

I just moved, so I did this about four months ago. The hardest part was getting my boyfriend to part with his subpar gadgets when we had duplicates (not that all mine were great, but I was OK throwing a rusty can opener in the trash).

It is SO NICE to have everything in one drawer and easily accessible. If I can't find something, I know it's because it's dirty or in the drying rack and I don't waste time searching for it.

I'm only now jumping on the bacon bandwagon, but when I was a vegetarian, I could have worn a t-shirt that said,

Vegetarian*

*Except for pulled-pork sandwiches from the neighborhood bbq joint.

French fries and milkshakes.

@brianmac, a chef I used to hang out with advised me to ALWAYS use frozen shrimp. It's the only way to ensure you have truly fresh shrimp, unless you're buying them right off the boat or from a trusted fishmonger.

As for whether I'm cooking meat... I've been going meatless until dinner for about a year, but since I started cohabitating in December, I've been incorporating meat into more dinners and planning meals that use meat for flavor than as a main component.

As a former vegetarian, I've been on both sides of the fence. When I was veg, there was no way I was cooking meat for anyone, and, now, I would never expect a veggie friend to make me meat.

I try to stick with tetrapacks. We're not big wine drinkers at our house, but we cook with it often, and I hate wasting a bottle of something good for a glass or two. Target sells good ones that come in little single-serve juice boxes. They're rougher than I prefer for drinking, but work well for cooking.

Which I actually had to do over the weekend. Thanks, blue laws, for making spontaneous braising such a chore!

I use regular paper towels and toilet paper instead of organic/recycled/what have you. I've found that if I go with the quality stuff, I go through it a lot faster--one regular roll to 4-5 recycled ones.

Oh, and Magic Erasers. But I've probably purchased three of them in my lifetime, so I'm not going to worry too much.

I've been in my current place for a week, but I haven't witnessed any stink fridge mishaps.

The frustrating thing is that, while there is a fridge, microwave, a toaster oven and a dishwasher, there is no break or lunchroom. And I HATE eating at my desk.

Which is OK, because I live close enough to go home for lunch.

This looks amazing!