bonny, meant to say thanks for linking that column and your post about the March. I'd heard part of the story but it was great to learn more.

Yeah, I also drink water where I shouldn`t. I don`t really know why I`m not dead. But I have to say, it might not have been the smartest thing I`ve ever done, but drinking that water that was runoff directly from the glacier at the top of my hike in Alaska was one of the most delicious drinks I`ve ever had.

Oh, haupia pie! Mmm.
 
Did I tell you guys over here that my beloved local Hawai`ian lady reopened her restaurant in town? OMG SO HAPPY. I had lunch plate with kahlua pig, cabbage, macaroni salad and two scoops rice. And she was so happy to see me she gave me free haupia for dessert. She`s getting ready to make her own portuguese sausage which I can then buy! And I have to go this weekend for dinner because then I can get lomi salmon. The only thing is that she doesn`t do the less mainland friendly stuff like poi and poke. I have to see if she`ll do me lau lau. Nom nom nom. Anyway I now singlehandedly have to keep her in business.

I'm kind of amused that that US foods site is selling ramen noodles. I never really thought of ramen noodles as something that you'd specifically seek out.

I always though of them as lunch when you're just about out of money.

I imbibed everything in Jamaica but 75% of that was inside Sandals (don't judge, it was a gift).

I always though of them as lunch when you're just about out of money.

Yeah. Not something that I can see ordering from a website.

Heh - a friend of mine writes a food blog focused (almost) entirely on ramen, but she means the kind of ramen she grew up eating in Osaka, not the kind that broke college kids eat here in the States. (Apparently it IS possible to find authentic Japanese ramen in NYC, but as with most good ethnic foods you have to leave Manhattan.)

Ha! I just saw it was Kara asking you to go to yoga! I say do the absinthe thing though, and report back!

I think this website is one of the only places I've ever seen "American" used this much as a selling point.

When you ladle out B&M Brick Oven Baked Beans, you’re dipping into real, authentic American food history! The B&M recipe is centuries old. B&M has been cooking up Brick Oven Baked Beans since 1867. Their beans are slow-baked in small batches in old-fashioned brick ovens and the beans are still hand-stirred for that rich, homemade American flavour.

Hamburger Helper has been a meal favorite for busy families since it was introduced more than three decades ago – providing an easy, delicious one-skillet solution to the question, “What’s for dinner?” Simply brown 1lb of minced beef, (Or any other meat), and then add milk, hot water, the sauce mix and uncooked pasta and simmer for approx 11 mins then remove from heat and allow to stand for a few minutes to thicken and then voila a delicious beef and Pasta Home cooked skillet meal, American style!

Made with 100% real Idaho Russet Potatoes for genuine American, Restaurant Style, Hash Brown Potatoes. Simply add water and butter and cook for 10 minutes and voila delicious American Hash Brown potatoes that Denny's would be proud of!