What's going on ?

When will life get a little easier?

 Manbird wrote: 

 Manbird wrote: 
nope. we checked with corporate.  there are no plans to open one anywhere in oklahoma.  pooooop.

 triskele wrote: 
WHAT WAS THAT? SLABBY'S BEEN BREAKING WIND FOR A YEAR STRAIGHT OR SO? PEEEW!!

 triskele wrote: 
Any sign of a trader joes? 

 Manbird wrote:  okay..good to know!  we should have a whole foods in oklahoma city in a year or so...they have finally broken ground on the building site!

edit: and white and regular unbleached flour is fine, if you don't mind causing spikes in your blood sugar, raising your triglycerides, having chronically clogged intestines, and rotting teeth! since it is devoid of fiber and naturally occurring oils and nutrients, and begins to convert into sugar the moment it hits the enzymes in your saliva, it's a great idea (sarcasm strongly implied!) to eat foods made out of it every day, like most Amurkins!


....but you already knew that....

GeneP59 wrote:   Gone to laugh no more ?

 GeneP59 wrote: 
Long time ago ?

Where have all the fun people gone?

 Manbird wrote: 
I'm more interested in the way people swindle each other, Manbird. False advertising and health food swindles abound.

 Umberdog wrote: 
Who said one has to worry about eating healthy to the point of unhappiness? I enjoy eating a (mostly) healthy diet - as opposed to worrying about it. It keeps me from being so sick I have to collect disability. Here's a thought: try not to be critical of other people's lifestyle choices. Because maybe you'd be happier not worrying about what other people choose to eat.

 muzik wrote: 
So unbleached is not white? Well, it looks white. It's what I use for all my stuff because it's cheaper. Golden Medal rules! Thanks for clearing that up.

 Umberdog wrote: 
I have always heard unbleached flour is better for you - but not something to actually worry about.

 Umberdog wrote: 

There's something wrong with white flour, now? Absurd. How did my grandma manage to live to 90?

Wouldn't you live a happier life not worrying about all this stuff they keep coming up with? Absurd.

 triskele wrote: 
Whole Foods carries all natural, organic versions of the pillsbury type products now.
I buy that once in a while - still has white flour in it but oh well. 

 Manbird wrote: 
ooooh....yummy.  i saw a guy on tv with a fun left over idea.  get some of that pillsbury dough, like a tube of crescent rolls, and lay it out flat on a cookie sheet.  pinch the seams together instead of separating the rolls.  he basically  made a pastry roulade with the dough, with turkey and cranberry sauce inside of it.  he rolled everything up , then chilled it for a few hours, then sliced it into discs which he then baked.

it was an interesting idea....IF you eat that dough in a tube stuff at all.  it would be inexpensive, and easy, probably pretty tasty, and fun to make.

pillsbury has released two of it's products, biscuits and french bread dough, in a version they call "simply."  they have removed the high fructose corn syrup and trans fats.  we tried the biscuits, and they were quite good.

i don't eat or serve white flower products except once or twice a year, so these were our "white bread treat" on friday.

 triskele wrote: 
Great in a leftover turkey sandwich, too.  

 Manbird wrote: 
yup!  i used one bag of fresh berries, one cup of raw sugar, one cup of orange juice, and the zest of one orange.  brought to a boil, lowered to a simmer and allowed all of the berries to burst, pressed them with the back of the spoon, and cooled.

it's how my sister makes it....and it was SOOO sooo good.  great on biscuits with butter for breakfast on friday, too!    so easy.