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Category: Food & Drink
Located in the US. Interested in cooking, baking, grain-free foods, fruit, allergies, liquor, Chinese Medicine (TCM), avoiding MSG, natural foods, consumer issues, candy, and more. Decades as a noted home cook.
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Proud of myself
I made broiled chicken wings, two veggies from scratch and precooked rice in the oven, and a salad. I made something like like Buffalo sauce from what was around. Pretty good. I used an enamel plate for a small broiler pan. You can tell I'm #NotAMillenial cause there's no pictures.
Searching for Chinese sauces with no MSG
Some brands I find in the supermarket have MSG in them, although they may claim otherwise. Those were probably Lee Kum Kee and Dynasty brands. Online I found Chinese sauces by Roland Foods which they say have no MSG. Roland sells black bean sauce, Hoisin sauce, sweet and sour sauce, plum sauce, oyster flavor sauce, … Continue reading Searching for Chinese sauces with no MSG
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Dealing with a mental health resource made me consume the sodas and chips I was saving and not cook the fresh tuna in the refrigerator cause . . . urghhhh! Cause! And apparently spend three hours researching and writing an email about it with one finger on an android. And then something else happened, causing … Continue reading Untitled
Shopping
Went shopping. Went well but then . . . Yeah. So. And I called . . . but . . .so. I needed those root beers. Why did they make the label like that? Fucking health food monkeys. It's hot and muggy. Called and interrupted an important thing, but, Hot! Muggy! Humid! Turbid. Close. Heavy. … Continue reading Shopping
Cooking some tofu
I’m pretty proud of myself
I made something like Mapo Tofu from what I had around.
Passover foods for everyone: Matzos and toasted coconut marshmallows
Passover is a Jewish holiday happening between April 19 and April 27 in 2019. Many supermarkets in the US stock special foods for this occasion. I'm Jewish but not religious. I have sometimes purchased these foods for snacks. You don't have to be Jewish to buy these foods. With purer ingredients, they have something to … Continue reading Passover foods for everyone: Matzos and toasted coconut marshmallows
🌶 I tried Sambal Oelek
I tried Sambal Oelek, or fresh chili paste that originated in South East Asia. This one was made by Huy Fong company of California. I purchased it in the Asian food section of a supermarket. Although it tasted fresh, it was too hot for me. It had one note, ground up raw hot chili that … Continue reading 🌶 I tried Sambal Oelek
Grain Free Noodles
In the past two years I've been dealing with grain allergies. Bean threads, also known as long rice or glass noodles, can be a grain free noodle. Read the ingredients because lately some of them contain rice or corn. I find this item in the Asian food section of grocery stores where I live. They … Continue reading Grain Free Noodles