What are you eating?

[samsonlonghair]

Well, that was still more entertaining than watching empire.

Last night I ate lamb that I bought from a local farm. The lamb was raised with no hormones and no antibiotics. Despite the "organic" nature of the animal, it was surprisingly affordable.

I like to keep it simple. I fried the lamb chop up with butter salt and paper.

[BoringSupreez]

Had the last bowl of the stew I made on Sunday. Delicious, but I think I'm stewed out after eating it all week.

I've never been "stewed out." Never have I had sufficient quantities of stew for that frightening scenario to play out.

[JEKKI]

went to a random fast food place that's been on my radar for a while:



tonite I think I'll go out for ramen!!

[Luke]

Sounds a bit odd, but hear me out:

Dried Apricot stuffed with fresh mint and habanero pepper slivers. Scrumptious.

[Luke]

Yup. This is a post about American "cheese".

From a very young age I knew that American cheese wasn't exactly a cheese, but there are a few things I didn't know about the sacred yellow squares.

For one, the FDA does not allow the food product to use the word cheese unless labeled as "cheese". Most brands label the rubbery but melty product as American Slices or American Singles.

The Kraft family was the first to create and promote the food, and the "cheese" was the founding product of their now massive empire (seriously, the Kraft family owns just about everything).

During WW2, eating American "cheese" was shown as a sign of patriotism, boosting sales for Kraft and making them a household name. During this time, America actually had a ban on imported cheeses. Although it was short lived, there was a time where all America had was American cheese, Cheddar cheese, and local cheeses such as goat cheese.

The grilled cheese sandwich was born during the Great Depression out of necessity and the abundance of processed cheese. The sandwich remains a staple of American cuisine. There is even a Grilled Cheese Academy.

So there ya go. Maybe you already knew about these facts, but I found it interesting that eating American "cheese" was once a sign of patriotism and that the USA had a ban on imported cheeses.

[AppleQueso]

Someone was surfing wikipedia links

[Luke]

Someone was surfing wikipedia links

Actually, my new issue of Cook's Country arrived in the mail yesterday.

[Luke]

Grant Achatz is considering a baby ban at his restaurant.

Interesting concept.

For those not in the know, eating at Grant's restaurant is like getting one on one basketball lessons from #23, and probably just as expensive. If I'm shelling out around $400usd a plate, I say "yes" for the baby ban.

[s1mplehumar]

Large bowl of lemongrass beef bun. Next time I'll opt for the small. I'm not gonna get any work done now.

[fastbilly1]

We had a big meeting today so I just finished off a big bowl of mixed fruit, and the rest of lunch will be a sausage and cheese biscuit.