I really don't want to know what a half-full can of beer up the behind would do to a live human. Probably, it would make them cranky, and cranky people in the kitchen are never helpful.

It gives a whole new meaning to high colonic, I'll tell you what.

My stance that meat should not be identifiable as having come from something living is once again validated. I do not practice vegetarianism so much as plausible deniability.

My stance that meat should not be identifiable as having come from something living is once again validated

Well, there goes half the fun.

It gives a whole new meaning to high colonic, I'll tell you what.

It's not some crazy moon talk.

(ill-conceived sodas) Pepsi Holiday Spice

Whither Crystal Pepsi?

I'm pretty sure my culinary secret boyfriend Alton Brown used either Coke or Dr Pepper as part of a ham glaze.

Dr. Pepper.

And come on people, using cola as part of a glaze is a Southern tradition! So is eating poke salad, but you don't have to boil Coke twice to extract the toxin.

And just a *teeny* bit of cocaine.

It's residual from the use of coca leaves in the process. It's really teeny. It something like 1kg of coke per 12,000 cans.

Pepsi, of course, still contains a small amount of pepsin. Dr. Pepper derives its flavor from prunes.

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I think the above is food making itself a bit too helpful, but....

I will say, though, that comparative anatomy is a very good thing to have, when preparing meats. A chicken (that is lying down quietly) has parts that mostly correspond to human parts, so I know (e.g.) the right angle at which to twist off the femur.

Beef and lamb parts are like, here is some meat. It has lines of white stuff, and a circular bone. When it was alive, this meat was the world's grossest frisbee. Have fun!

Even having on the package "this is part of a steer's butt" or "this is lamb shoulder" doesn't give me enough visual context.

Thanks, Betsy!

...and my treat requirement has been met.

LA LA LA BONELESS CHICKEN TREE LA LA LA

My stance that meat should not be identifiable as having come from something living is once again validated. I do not practice vegetarianism so much as plausible deniability.

I know it sounds crazy, but I'd RATHER have meat from an identifiable part, because then I know one animal died for my dinner and gave part of its muscle for the pot roast sitting in the crock pot, rather than 1000 animals having various bits processed into solid protein "nuggets" or "patties."

I have no problems with vegetarianism, and I will happily acommodate vegetarians at all meals. Vegans, though, I have no idea what to cook them. I'd probably just hand them some lentils and the spice rack.

Vegans, though, I have no idea what to cook them.

Pasta. Stir-fry w/o any meat. Pad thai w/o any meat. PB&J sandwich.