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[Mesa]

So I'm watching a video of two people unboxing and eating the contents of a Russian MRE (I know it's not MRE because they're an American thing but it's a military food ration in the end).

...Not sure what to think about but it makes me hungry. Look at all the crackers.
(it's this video if you're curious)

[Playergamer]

I nuked two strips of bacon in the microwave for four minutes. They were charred completely black. Still tasted awesome.

[BFEL]

Goddamn but this spicy ramen soup stuff is amazing. Seriously, it almost feels like storebought soup and its microwavable

Also, bought some sliced almonds to hopefully spice up the fish grill out I'm gonna do once mom stops being sick.

[varnish]

So, I've been made to go gluten free by my doctor (no, I'm not interested in discussing the reasons why). It's... hard. I like my baked goods, damn it. And the replacements are generally awful.

But I tried making gluten free pie crust today from scratch, and it came out half-way decent. I just need to find more things (not replacements) that I actually want to eat.

[Vector]

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[crazysheep]

So, good news. I've started substituting coconut milk for milk in pretty much everything, and it's working really well--except as a creamer, which is what I originally bought it for.

Coconut milk works really well if you're cooking it, which is probably why it's not working well as a creamer.

[Vector]

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[crazysheep]

That's kinda weird, if the special formulation doesn't work as advertised. Since I haven't ever tried that sort of creamer, I don't think I have anything else to say..

[Vector]

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[crazysheep]

Eh, that's probably raw coconut milk flavour. Takes a bit to get used to, methinks.

Sounds like soy milk, for that matter..

[Yoink]

Coconut milk is pretty dang tasty... I never used to like it, but the last few times I've had it I enjoyed it.
What exactly can it be used in? Does it taste good in hot beverages, like coffee/tea/hot chocolate? Can you scramble eggs with it? I've been kind of wanting to use less cow milk for a while, both since too much lactose messes me up pretty bad, and because most large dairies are incredibly unethical.

[Vector]

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[timferius]

My suggestion? Start drinking coffee/tea black. The trick is to splurge a bit and buy higher quality coffees. The only coffee I drink milk/cream in nowadays is Tim Hortons and the stuff they serve in my cafeteria at work. The former because it's laced with crack, and the latter because the Caf coffee left black is so rancid you could strip paint with it. And not as in strong, it's just plain awful. But it's free, so I push on.

[BFEL]

So, interesting question for you all, what do you guys think of the whole "organic produce" thing?

My personal viewpoint on the issue pretty much boils down to "fertilizer was invented for a reason" but I'll admit I haven't done any research or anything.

So, thoughts?

[Levi]

So, interesting question for you all, what do you guys think of the whole "organic produce" thing?

My personal viewpoint on the issue pretty much boils down to "fertilizer was invented for a reason" but I'll admit I haven't done any research or anything.

So, thoughts?

I think organic is a terribly misleading and ambiguous way to label produce.  Also most of the times I've gotten organic anything their have been bugs in it.    I still remember the nasty white grubs in the organic banana's my roommate bought.  *shudders*

I do think its a good idea to get away from using fertilizer and pesticides, but I think we need to do more work to get there without buggy food.