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Definitely agree that it depends on the vegetable and the dish. Frozen peas, almost always yes. Frozen broccoli, almost never. Frozen spinach would be disgusting if it was the highlight of a dish, but if I'm tossing it in a stew or scrambled eggs for some color and nutrients, sure.

i think i get more whiny (whungry?) than hangry when my blood sugar is low. but my mom and sisters are (IN)FAMOUS for their hangry episodes. there was many a meltdown over the years when we took too long to collectively decide on where to go out for dinner, tears would be shed, somebody would refuse to get out of the car ... then as soon as the chips/bread/appetizer came, everyone was friends again. :) that's the one good thing about hanger---so quickly remedied!

i've never heard of this! sounds delicious. my favorite grilled cheese variation is sharp cheddar, grilled onions, and tomato jam---kind of similar!

over a year ago i started something like a news fast (not quite, but similar). after only a few months i decided to make it permanent. i have also sworn off reading comments on news articles forever! i am happier now. :)

mm. although i'm from the LA/OC area where decent boba is plentiful, my favorite drink/boba combo is the taro shake at Tank Noodle here in Chicago (Broadway & Argyle!) ... but something tells me it'll be hard to recreate at home. i bet i could come up with a decent Thai iced tea, though (my second fave)!

I'm a big fan of freezing because it's the least labor-intensive method of preserving, and because (assuming the produce won't be totally destroyed) it stays the most like the fresh version, at least if you're going to cook it. Jams and pickles are good but they're a totally different version of the food at that point.

I have frozen (blanched) corn on the cob with good results. I also freeze hot peppers whole, just cleaned and wrapped in foil, and they're good to go (assuming you're going to chop them; but how often do you need whole jalapenos anyway?). In my experience sweet peppers freeze ok but only if you're going to cook them; when raw and defrosted, they're kind of soggy and sad. Blanched or cooked beans of all kinds also freeze pretty well.

oh, but one thing Megan T's link does seem to have right is draining the whey from the yogurt, as Lori (the asker) also assumed. or, i suppose, just use Greek yogurt.

i don't mind accommodating here and there. i enjoy cooking vegan meals sometimes, as sort of a challenge. i do try not to have more than one food-restricted person over for dinner at a time, though.

cooking for truly picky people---the kind who only eat foods in the "orange/yellow/brown" food group, and who faint at the merest shard of onion hiding in their rice dish---definitely makes cooking stressful and rather boring, and i don't invite such people to eat with us unless they're relatives and i can't avoid it. but i suppose, to be fair, that for picky eaters, eating in ANY kind of unfamiliar/unknown situation is probably stressful and rather boring for them, too!

i don't know that i could make it through the day without dairy---i'm thinking yogurt and cheese more than actual milk---but this is intriguing. i think my biggest "fears" about such a diet (besides the discipline required) is that it will be inconvenient (less "grab and go") and kind of boring (because you don't always have time to make the fruits and veg into something super appetizing ... a lot of the time you'll just be eating raw produce). but maybe those things wouldn't be so bad...

i don't get the big obsession with guacamole. i mean, i get why people LOVE it---i love it, too---but people can get so picky about the ingredients. or i bring a bowl over to someone's house and people MUST have my recipe, or they assume my guac is good because i'm of Mexican descent, like it's a kind of magic skill. to be honest, i never make it the same way twice. about the only really consistent ingredients are avocados, salt, and citrus (usually lime, but occasionally orange juice). perhaps you can have a guacamole that is underseasoned, uses bad produce, or is too mushy/watery. but outside of those things, i have yet to taste one i didn't like. spicy, smoky, simple, complex, sweet: they're all good!