What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Luke]

break the door down. if your roommate questions you about it, beat her up.

...and record it, and post it.

[Luke]

see theirs is like "dun dun dun dadadun dun"
mine is like "dun dun dun dadadun dun tiss"

It doesn't go like this?

edit*

Making dinner for a group of the local art museum's members. I've catered for years, so I'm not worried as I know dinner will be great but I am glad I did my homework beforehand. I emailed each guest a survey of dietary restrictions, food "no-nos!" and food preferences.

Here are a few actual responses:

"My wife and I love Thai and Mongolian food, but we don't like spicy food"

"Due to an issue with potassium levels, I can't eat bananas or potatoes. However, I can eat a little bit of both, but say, can't eat en entire potato for dinner"

"Please no tomatoes. I can not stomach them. I do like spaghetti sauce though, so Italian food is fine as I love Italian food"

...another mind scratching thought about Italian food:

"I like Italian food, but will not eat: Eggplant, garlic, seafood, bread, pasta or anything with gluten in it, onions, pork, artichokes, olives, olive oils, or chicken with any additives"

^I guess I could serve her cheese.

I'm fine with all of this, as I asked, but doesn't mean I have to follow their rules.

The heavy vote was for Italian food, but at the same time over half the crowd thinks gluten will make their dicks fly off (thank God for South Park sometimes).

So since I'm paying for all of this, and I have tried to please everyone is one way or another, I'm serving, in order:

1st: Carpaccio (thinly sliced raw beef with olive oil)
2nd: Melanzane al forno con pancetta (roasted eggplant with "Italian bacon")
3rd: Chicken parmesan con fontiago (chick parm with a homemade red sauce, and broiled with fontina and asigio cheese)
4th: Cannolis with fresh fruit and a mint glaze
5th: Mixed green salad

Also making fresh focaccia with rosemary for those who don't fear gluten

Should be a feast.

[laurenhiya21]

break the door down. if your roommate questions you about it, beat her up.

Hold her out the window by her ankles. Go full Suge Knight on her.

Ok this made my day already

"I like Italian food, but will not eat: Eggplant, garlic, seafood, bread, pasta or anything with gluten in it, onions, pork, artichokes, olives, olive oils, or chicken with any additives"

So, "I like Italian food as long as it isn't actually Italian?" (and people who fear gluten like the plague always crack me up)

But now I want some focaccia. Is it hard to make?

[Stark]

(and people who fear gluten like the plague always crack me up)

Unless they have Celiac disease I hope.

[laurenhiya21]

(and people who fear gluten like the plague always crack me up)

Unless they have Celiac disease I hope.

Yeah, the exception is that if someone legitimately can't eat gluten. I wouldn't ever give gluten to someone who said they can't eat gluten (just in case they seriously couldn't eat it), but I feel that right now it seems to be a sort of "in" thing to be "allergic" to gluten. Sorry, probably should of clarified that.

[AppleQueso]

The whole "gluten free as a fad diet" is bad for celiac sufferers especially, as companies will often label things as 'gluten free' even when they actually aren't. They're starting track down on this thankfully.

[Luke]

But now I want some focaccia. Is it hard to make?

I use a kitchen blade with dough hook, but a bowl and will power can also work.

Put 1.5 cups of Bread Flour in a bowl.
Add a tsp salt.
Add one packet of Rapid Rise Yeast.
Add any herbs you'd like (I usually stick to rosemary).
Mix

Add 3 TBSP of olive oil while mixing
Add 1 cup warm water while mixing

Add one more cup of bread flour until dough forms a ball.

Place dough in a greased bowl, cover, and try to place it in a warm area if possible.

Wait around a half hour.

Take risen dough and slap it on a cookie sheet, or cake pan (needs to be shallow or you'll end up with crust and semi-cooked dough).

Cook at 400 for 25 minutes, or 425 for around 20 minutes. Keep an eye on it every five minutes. Slice into wedges, serve with butter if you'd like.



It's almost fail safe. I'll use this recipe for pizza dough, garlic knots, and even ginger bread. It really is "simple bread".

[MrPopo]

The whole "gluten free as a fad diet" is bad for celiac sufferers especially, as companies will often label things as 'gluten free' even when they actually aren't. They're starting track down on this thankfully.

There's also all the food labeled "gluten free" because there never was any gluten near it in any form in the first place.

[AppleQueso]

The whole "gluten free as a fad diet" is bad for celiac sufferers especially, as companies will often label things as 'gluten free' even when they actually aren't. They're starting track down on this thankfully.

There's also all the food labeled "gluten free" because there never was any gluten near it in any form in the first place.

I've seen gluten free water bottles before.

[Ack]

The whole "gluten free as a fad diet" is bad for celiac sufferers especially, as companies will often label things as 'gluten free' even when they actually aren't. They're starting track down on this thankfully.

There's also all the food labeled "gluten free" because there never was any gluten near it in any form in the first place.

I've seen gluten free water bottles before.

I've seen gluten free steak.