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i think wolfwhitman was using those as examples, not indicating they were in the actual article. the title of the post is "taco shaped steamed buns" and then presenting it as a new idea. i'm probably (definitely) reading too much into it and i'm positive this wasn't the writer's intention, but it does sliiiiiiiightly come across as if the restaurant saw a taco shell and thought "wow, we should totally do that". i wouldn't label a post about tacos saying "look at these bao shaped tortillas".

agree DCarl1, even if you take out the homemade grenadine, i could not make any of these drinks with things i have around house. grapefruit juice, bitters, vermouth.. all things i have bought maybe once in my life and do not keep on hand.

If prices do start rising, then you can forget about most families eating farmer's market veggies and fruits. Reading past posts, everyone's argument for the average family not being able to afford "fancy" organic produce was that it was still affordable if you shopped at a farmer's market. If it costs $3.50 for a sweet potato, is it ok now for those of us who cannot afford it to buy from regular supermarkets? I'm not saying it's not worth it, but at that cost, it's definitely considered a luxury. As much as I would like to support local farms, I would also like to be able to support myself.

Not trying to be snarky, but I honestly do not know what is bad about HFCS? Or I guess, what makes it worse than table sugar, etc? I get that it appears in a lot of processed foods, which leads to obesity, blah blah blah.. but you could say the same about things containing any type of sugar. Are there any scientifically proven facts that it is worse (ex. table sugar makes you gain weight but HFCS makes you grow a 2nd head, etc)? Or is it just the politics of it that make people avoid it? Honestly curious.

yes, the title is very misleading. do some of these homes even belong to students? maybe i missed it, but 3 and 10 don't mention that they are students, 5 belongs to someone who used to work and went back to school, and 9 belongs to a student who happens to be living with his attorney girlfriend.

i didn't live away from home until after i already graduated and had a job. four years later, even with never having any student loans to pay back, i still can't afford some of these things. or maybe i could if food and a mortgage payment (which is not much more than when i rented) didn't matter.

is this something one does in the span of a single night? or over time? if it's one night, that's insane!

@SewTrashy, if you judge me (whether out loud or in your head) for eating my "crap" mcnuggets and processed french fries.. then yes, you are a food snob.

if you'd rather not partake in fast food, but are indifferent to people who do, then you are just a person with their own preferences.

i think its the judging that separates the lover of food from the food snob, regardless of what the judging is about.

can i say "judge" one more time?

@archinerd.. if you read the oh joy blog, in the post regarding the episode, she says that they filmed them talking about the wallpaper being from her own line, but it got cut for time constraints

any suggestions on how to keep the rice sticky/soft? mine always seem to dry out by lunch time :(

I like Pacific Sales for appliances.. we bought all of our appliances there after all the ones in house unexpectedly died. prices are good and all came with free delivery. I believe the fridge and stove came with a free install as well. Our house is a little weird, as you have to go up a flight (with a turn in the middle of it) of stairs to get to our actual living area and they managed to bring all the appliances without so much as a complaint. There were a couple of dings to the paint, but really, it was minimal compared to what I expected.