Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
She found goat milk cheddar, and she is SO HAPPY.
Isn't haloumi cheese made from goats' milk? Or maybe sheeps' milk? I keep meaning to try it. I hear it's good grilled.
I'm still not really sure what gluten is, I guess, as I would have guessed GF cereal to be impossible.
It's just the protein in wheat. So many cereals made of corn, for instance (corn flakes, corn chex) are fine for GF people to eat. Also rice (like rice chex).
But Frosted Mini-Wheats are DEATH.
I admit that I get impatient with people who are fad diet evangelists, but that's a separate issue in my mind.
Well, not really, because they're the reason people who have serious issues can't have nice things, by which I mean, they're the reason people who have serious issues get the sideeye and assumptions that they are Paltrowing.
That's what I meant, but you put it more succinctly, Plei.
I got goat milk cheddar at Cowgirl Creamery and it is delicious!
Okay. I need to go wrangle work tasks. And not cry.
As you know, Bob, I was down for the pumpkin spice burger, but I think Pimpkin Spice Vodka is where I draw the line. For some reason.
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Well, not really, because they're the reason people who have serious issues can't have nice things, by which I mean, they're the reason people who have serious issues get the sideeye and assumptions that they are Paltrowing.
But also ironically the reason they
can
have nice things, in that without all the fad gluten-free folks there's substantially fewer options in the grocery aisle and at the bakery.
My coworker brought goat milk candy from Mexico, which I have been eating all day! Mmmmm....leche de cabra.
I think Pimpkin Spice Vodka is where I draw the line. For some reason.
Because pimpkin ain't easy??
But also ironically the reason they can have nice things, in that without all the fad gluten-free folks there's substantially fewer options in the grocery aisle and at the bakery.
This is also true. One hopes it doesn't dry up with the fad.
But also ironically the reason they can have nice things, in that without all the fad gluten-free folks there's substantially fewer options in the grocery aisle and at the bakery.
This is also true. One hopes it doesn't dry up with the fad.
I will cry if that happens. (I don't actually get much in the way of GF processed foods, but I love that they exist when I need them, like tortillas to make enchiladas [because corn tortillas, while GF, are too small] or fucking graham crackers so I can have a s'more when I'm forced to camp. Also, beer.)
Isn't haloumi cheese made from goats' milk? Or maybe sheeps' milk? I keep meaning to try it. I hear it's good grilled.
Evidently a mix of goat and sheep milk generally so, YES!
I'm reading the book Cheesemonger by the head cheese cheese guy at Rainbow Foods right now. It's pretty great! Also, I'm trying new cheeses every week and taking notes on them. My new long-term career goal is to become a cheesemonger.
One of our friends with a HUGE gorgeous house has started having a Cheese Ball every year. The guests dress up super fancy -- though it's not required, because we're chill like that -- and everyone brings cheese. That is a great way to try new cheeses. And eat 5,000 pounds of cheese in one evening.
I always appreciate the person who brings Cheetos.