The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Round of 32
Half the field is gone, and we’re on to the round of 32. Time to vote! Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Round of 32
Tag: Food
The stuff you put in your foodhole
Best Chinese Food Tournament: Nominations
I guess tournaments are our thing now, so, yeah, here’s one for a subject near and dear to my heart: Chinese Food! This’ll be standard Avocado tournament rules. I’m expecting a 64-entry bracket, but if it’s bigger or smaller we’ll … Continue reading Best Chinese Food Tournament: Nominations
The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Round of 64
Hello everyone, and welcome to the first round of the Avocado’s favourite appetizer tournament. Just a couple of quick programming notes: first of all, I’ve tried to seed things as fairly as I can, to keep the most popular nominees … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer – Round of 64
The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer: Nominations
We’ve had some dessert-themed food tournaments, but following a recent (ish) discussion in the OT, it seemed like a tournament for anti-dessert (known to some as appetizers or starters) would also be fun. I’ll run the nominations themselves this week, … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favourite Appetizer: Nominations
Sunday Food Thread Jan 12
Midwest is prepping for a blizzard and I’ve got a roaring fire going, made me think of soup! What’s your favorite soup? Either home made or from a restaurant or a can/box whatever. Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Jan 12
64 Samosas Sunday Food Thread, 1/5
We spent our Saturday preparing for a meet & greet we’re hosting for a local political candidate. It’s a point of pride for my wife to make as much of the food ourselves rather than just ordering a tray and … Continue reading 64 Samosas Sunday Food Thread, 1/5
Let’s Read an Old Menu, featuring Childs’, New York, New York
Hello, everyone and welcome to Let’s Read An Old Menu! This is another in a I-really-can’t-honestly-call-it-weekly-anymore series looking at restaurant, hotel kitchen, and lunch counter menus from the 19th and 20th centuries. Sometimes things will be familiar, sometimes they’ll be … Continue reading Let’s Read an Old Menu, featuring Childs’, New York, New York
Last Sunday Food Thread of 2019
Any good holiday foods happening? Got New Year’s Eve/Day food traditions to share with us? Did you celebrate Christmas/Hanukah/Kwanzaa or none of the above? In any event I hope you’re all eating well! Continue reading Last Sunday Food Thread of 2019
Holiday Treats Sunday Food Thread 12/22
These two cookie recipes are the usual holiday treats, we do other things too but these are the ones we make every year. Moravian Wafers– We make a trip to the Spice House to get fresh spices for these cookies … Continue reading Holiday Treats Sunday Food Thread 12/22
The Food Thread Is Uninspired 12/14
It’s a double-whammy today. Not only am I uninspired to write about anything, I’m also uninspired about what to eat today. Often this means I’ll eat a bowl of cereal because it’s pretty much the fastest way I can get … Continue reading The Food Thread Is Uninspired 12/14
Sunday Food Thread, 12/8
I don’t have an idea for a topic today, but as yesterday was Tom Waits’ 70th birthday and his song Chocolate Jesus name drops Abba-Zabba (among others) I figured why not a favorite candy thread? Tell us your stories of … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread, 12/8
Thanksgiving Recap, Sunday Food Thread 12/1
The header is what we served, I guess we didn’t write a dessert menu but we had pumpkin pie, pecan chocolate pie, cheesecake, and banana chocolate chip bread ( a guest brought it). We had two food threads on the … Continue reading Thanksgiving Recap, Sunday Food Thread 12/1
The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow #13
Turkey Day Edition What better way to celebrate the holiday famous for pumpkin pie than with another discussion about pumpkin spice foods? Precisely! So let’s not sit around waiting several hours for it to be ready, let’s dive right in. … Continue reading The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow #13
Thanksgiving Cooking thread
Happy US Thanksgiving ! Did you forget to thaw the turkey? Is your green bean and onion casserole not getting the desired crunch? Wanna share a pic lovely meal? Here’s where we share advice, troubleshoot, and brag. Continue reading Thanksgiving Cooking thread
Hand Tools. Sunday Food Thread 11/24
Last week was power tools, this week what’s your favorite hand powered tool? Anthony Bourdain (RIP, sniff) has said a sturdy chef’s knife is the single most indispensable tool in a kitchen and I have to agree. I definitely keep … Continue reading Hand Tools. Sunday Food Thread 11/24
Food Thread 11/17 What’s your favorite kitchen tool? Electric version
What’s your favorite/most used/most loved electric kitchen appliance? The same tool doesn’t necessarily answer all three categories, I use my coffee maker daily but it’s not really my favorite and if it breaks I have at least 3 other ways … Continue reading Food Thread 11/17 What’s your favorite kitchen tool? Electric version
El Santo in “The Terror of Balut”
“Well… at least I didn’t throw up.” This thought crossed my mind as I looked out from a twenty-eighth story apartment into the skyline of Makati. Its towering lights reflected dimly on the murky Pasig River below. The city —- … Continue reading El Santo in “The Terror of Balut”
The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow #12
Cookies and Snacks Edition ☙Ѽ~~Ѽ~~Ѽ❧ Yeah, I know I’ve covered these sorts of things before (I think I’ve tried over a hundred Little Debbie snacks by now right? It felt like a hundred anyway, in my mouth all at once, … Continue reading The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow #12
Sunday Food Thread 11/10
Inspired by Rex Reilly’s post earlier in the week with recipes for nanaimo bars, which was the first I’d heard of them, I want to know if any of you have region-specific delicacies that you want to brag about or … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread 11/10
Nanaimo Bar Recipes
Hello residents of The Avocado. I promised these recipes to Merve in yesterday’s day thread, so rather than make a massively long post in an OT that gets buried, I’ve published a separate post. Anyone who wants to is welcome … Continue reading Nanaimo Bar Recipes
No Costume, So What! Sunday Food Thread 11/3
Saw this posted on a friend’s facebook page- Sounds like a plan to me. Share your Halloween treats (or tricks) and enjoy the sugar buzz! Continue reading No Costume, So What! Sunday Food Thread 11/3
