My lunch today - 06/08/2010

[oren]

Chipotle burrito....

[Violence]

I got taken out for dim sum today. Lots of Cantonese dumplings.

For tomato sauce, I like to add chili pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, sage, oregano, basil, mushrooms, onions, and a bit of beef. Sometimes, I cut up poblano peppers and cook them for a long time before adding the sauce, I think it mixes well.

[Phelan]

For tomato sauce, I like to add chili pepper, cayenne pepper, garlic, sage, oregano, basil, mushrooms, onions, and a bit of beef. Sometimes, I cut up poblano peppers and cook them for a long time before adding the sauce, I think it mixes well.

We definitely need a cooking thread.

[rubin427]

So hungry. No food. and then... this thread.

(Once again, I have forgotten my sack lunch on the kitchen counter.)

[DrStraw]

three olive martini...I'm a vegetarian.

Then you should have do what I did because I am also. (see above).

[Dusk Eagle]

I don't eat much really. I never eat breakfast, and my "lunch" and after-school snack is usually just junk food. So, my entire food intake of the day was a bunch of chips, some oreos and whippets (cookies), some lasagna for dinner, and then half of an individual-sized pizza for a midnight snack while I prepared for a Chemistry debate.

@Helel: Yarr har fiddle-dee-dee! I ain't causing no trouble.

[ketchup]

                              You gotta do the cooking by the book

                              You know you can't be lazy

                              Never use a messy recipe,

                              The cake will end up crazy

@Dusk Eagle: I'm watching you, you old pirate!

Obligatory, but also quite strong language

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQp5l4-sfFA

Also, thanks to those suggestions(+1'd to most of you, but I might have missed some). I am a vegetarian also, and it's always been a bit difficult to find foods/alternatives(store-bought) that actually have taste. I think it's really necessary to add in your own spices/herbs in the sauces bought from stores, they are way too mild.

[Dusk Eagle]

Man, I hadn't even heard of Lazy Town until one week ago, when two of my friends showed me it. Apparently a lot of people have though.

[cthomas]

'lil bigger remix ftw.

=)

[schultz]

'lil bigger remix ftw.

=)

.... what?

What?!

That is crazy...and now I have it stuck in my head. Thanks for sharing.

Oh, and 06/10/10 - my lunch was a delicious greasy slice of pizza from the Mall food court in town. And two cheese bread sticks. And I just realized I'm pretty crazy with all the food options I eat...

[Phelan]

Man, I hadn't even heard of Lazy Town until one week ago, when two of my friends showed me it. Apparently a lot of people have though.

That song has been a meme for a while now, as well as Lazy Town. Doesn't make it any less fun.

[ketchup]

@Our dear vegetarians:
Although I have some beef with the meat industry I basically agree with Peter Singer, nothing wrong with killing things as long as you don't make them suffer. The only thing that stops me from going Alferd Packer is really the plenitude of store bought meat.

Please don't do this. The whole argument is a waste of time, because as with all things, people have their own beliefs and rules. People enjoy what they enjoy, and there's no need to try to feel better by putting others down.

[ketchup]

. My post was a lighthearted attempt to bring up an interesting discussion, but your answer has quite fouled it. But you can rejoice, I will not bring it up again.

I honestly am just saying what I think of your post, but okay, thank you for proving my point with how you are phrasing things.

gg no re.

[deja]

And vegetarianism doesn't necessarily entail advocacy for animal rights. You would think that someone who drops Peter Singer's name in a post wouldn't make such a blunder.

[Violence]

So.... uh...

About that cooking...

When it comes to vegetarianism, Chinese food has quite a lot to offer.

Vegetarian food is a whole new genre of food in China, which in fact has many of its own restaurants.

Vegetarian food goes pretty far into China's past, so they've spent a lot longer on developing imitation meats and delicious dishes.

They use things like tofu sheets, folding them or rolling them until the consistency matches meat(I honestly didn't realize I wasn't actually eating pork and fish one night), along with finely ground mushrooms. Many of these dishes become analogues to their meat-including counterparts.

If you haven't been able to find a place to try it, I suggest googling around your area for Chinese vegetarian restaurants.

Trust me, it's good stuff.