I love raw tomatoes, except for the fact that I read and eat them and get seeds in my books. Which later on, is a major "What the hell is that?" experience. But you guys could still loan me stuff to read...I'm much more careful with other people's stuff.
I kissed him, and I told him that I loved him. And I killed him.
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
erikaj - Feb 08, 2005 4:31:51 am PST #4812 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Gus - Feb 08, 2005 4:33:49 am PST #4813 of 10002
Bag the crypto. Say what is on your mind.
FredPete is from WI. Where did this Californian approach to veggies come from?
Nilly, raw tomatoes and raw onions are what life is all about. Learn to love life!
Nora Deirdre - Feb 08, 2005 4:34:09 am PST #4814 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I read some awesome receipes in Cooks Illustrated, last night, that involved raw tomato sauces for pasta, using summer tomatoes.
YUM!
Fred Pete - Feb 08, 2005 4:39:56 am PST #4815 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Where did this Californian approach to veggies come from?
Too many overcooked, soggy veggies as a kid.
And Nilly, my rule on tomatoes is actually different -- chunk bad, sauce/ketchup good.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 08, 2005 4:41:26 am PST #4816 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Not helping your case here. They're like little cabbages with added slime!
Or concentrated cabbage. I can handle cabbage in small doses, or in certain things (certain dumplings, for one), but brussell sprouts literally make me gag - as in my throat closes up like someone is shoving a finger down my throat. Broccoli does the same thing, even in tiny quantities.
Weirdest vegatable I like? Fiddleheads. But they need to be lightly sauteed or blanched. If overcooked, they get slimier than okra.
DXMachina - Feb 08, 2005 4:41:35 am PST #4817 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Mmmm, fresh tomatoes... t /Homer
Frankenbuddha - Feb 08, 2005 4:43:12 am PST #4818 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Mmmm, fresh tomatoes...
Man, the first time I had heirloom tomatoes, I thought I'd gone to heaven. Soooo good. Pricey, but often worth it.
erikaj - Feb 08, 2005 4:43:34 am PST #4819 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I have to be careful with pasta sauce these days...something that's in a lot of it tends to upset my stomach. Probably basil. Or maybe it's just really acidic.
juliana - Feb 08, 2005 4:44:09 am PST #4820 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
whether Italian Beef's primarily a Chicago-area thing
It is. I haven't been able to find a decent one around here, unfortunately. We're only 6 hours away by car, you'd think someone would have brought the recipe over.
I love brussels sprouts, lima beans, spinach, asparagus, all of it. Properly cooked (by which I mean barely), of course. Tomatoes must be raw, and preferably small and tart.
Nilly - Feb 08, 2005 4:44:42 am PST #4821 of 10002
Swouncing
Gus, onions - yes, definitely. Raw, cooked, whatever way possible.
Raw tomatoes? I can't even smell them. If I absolutely have to cut them, I spend the next ten minutes trying to scrub the smell off my hands. There's no other food to which I respond so strongly, not even remotely. I'll try anything (kosher, granted). The one thing I know I can't even taste is a raw tomato.