Back in high school, when I worked at the weight watchers camp in the summer, the chef told me he had seen a film about how they made chicken nuggets and that he would never eat them again.

the chef told me he had seen a film about how they made chicken nuggets and that he would never eat them again.

My dad has said the same about seeing a hot dog factory. I told him NEVER to tell me.

Hivemind help for the cooking impaired: when a recipe says to cut a zucchini "crosswise," what does that mean? The way you would normally cut it? So it comes out in discs?

I do not like Ponte Vecchio, was a huge let down on my trip there.

High Bridge is one of my favorites in NYC [link] I loved rowing under it.

Amy: yes, discs.

Ironically, I've had fast-food workers tell me that the chicken nuggets are the safest thing on the McD's menu because they're microwaved in the box straight from the freezer and have no contact with human hands.

I'd probably interpret "crosswise" as the opposite of "lengthwise" so yeah, into rounds.

I was having the crosswise v. lengthwise issue with tomato-cutting instructions recently. Did they mean so it has a top and bottom? Unclear!

Thank you. I swear, I need Pioneer Woman recipes only -- a picture for every step!

I like McNuggets too much to click that link. Every now and then I get a McNugget craving.

Tomatoes are unfair. Latitude or longitude, says I!

I have seen many hot dogs being made. To avoid mechanically separated meat and assorted organs, go with "all beef" or "all turkey" hot dogs. The same is true of bologna, only more so.