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LeftyMom

(49,212 posts)
48. You need to go to a ramen shop.
Wed Aug 31, 2016, 06:53 PM
Aug 2016

That stuff in the packets is a salty horror. The real thing made with a broth that takes a day or more to develop a depth of flavor and hand-made noodles? Totally different thing.

It's like the difference between soup your grandma made and a can of Campbell's chicken noodle.

I'll try to restrain myself. Far be it from me to cast asparagus. pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #1
What would I do without you malaise Aug 2016 #2
And you'll get me to try Blue Mountain yet pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #3
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Aug 2016 #4
Now see. cwydro Aug 2016 #52
:) pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #58
No, not everyone can do it GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #76
do mental gears grind when shifting, like metal gears? rurallib Aug 2016 #94
If I were close I would kick you on the shin. AngryAmish Aug 2016 #61
Hey, that's Skittles' job! pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #73
"The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification" Ilsa Aug 2016 #5
Need to find it malaise Aug 2016 #77
TBS has reruns, Ilsa Aug 2016 #80
This is one of my favorite photos of all time. Found it on the internets. Tikki Aug 2016 #6
Help me out malaise Aug 2016 #7
It wasn't titled when I found it, but it looks like some nice European or Middle Eastern farmers.... Tikki Aug 2016 #16
I got a lovely two pounder at the market on Saturday malaise Aug 2016 #17
Yummy... Tikki Aug 2016 #18
Actually it's a photo of the Alternative rock band Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification. bluesbassman Aug 2016 #46
Slaps forehead...I loved that song...how soon we forget. Tikki Aug 2016 #49
Yes, very danceable. bluesbassman Aug 2016 #50
Remember when everybody was promoting spinach 'for the iron'? pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #8
That's funny malaise Aug 2016 #11
This sounds delicious! gvstn Aug 2016 #26
Casserole malaise Aug 2016 #55
Thanks! gvstn Sep 2016 #107
Collards got the iron GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #78
My background wasn't into ham hocks pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #82
Any smoked fatty meat will do. Well, not smoked fish! GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #91
Oven roasted cauliflower is one of my all time favorite things. SO easy to make and underahedgerow Aug 2016 #9
Will try that malaise Aug 2016 #12
Oh, that reminds me of a Turkish place here that makes an amazing roast suffragette Aug 2016 #57
Sounds good. senseandsensibility Aug 2016 #14
Yep. But I roast longer and stir GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #79
I prefer brussel sprouts or red cabbage with apples, but always nice to know suffragette Aug 2016 #10
I like brussel sprouts malaise Aug 2016 #15
I like cabbage slaw and curry, too. What are Masala nuts? suffragette Aug 2016 #20
Peanuts fried or roasted with Masala malaise Aug 2016 #21
Oh, I really like garam masala. Hmm, now I'm thonking cashews. Yum! suffragette Aug 2016 #22
I must try the cashews malaise Aug 2016 #25
Cauliflower makes a great substitute for Pasta maxsolomon Aug 2016 #13
Another great substitute malaise Aug 2016 #19
That's obscene! pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #23
Caribbean Slave food malaise Aug 2016 #24
I've had some exotic foods--some good, some not pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #28
Had turtle soup once but felt very guilty and never touched turtle again malaise Aug 2016 #31
How do you use cane without the juice? pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #32
we can buy peeled sugar cane malaise Aug 2016 #35
Okay, I actually once knew that pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #39
If you knew how much I've forgotten malaise Aug 2016 #68
Take a trip to New Orleans GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #81
Love crawfish anything malaise Aug 2016 #85
I took a gourmet cooking course from a Cajun pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #92
You do great puns and you can cook malaise Aug 2016 #97
Oh HELL no! Pasta RULES. It's not the pasta making people fat, it's the sauce that's put on underahedgerow Aug 2016 #27
Ramen! pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #29
Don't hate me, but ramen is just horrendously unhealthy eating. The instant noodles underahedgerow Aug 2016 #41
Um, that was a Pastafarian reference pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #43
You need to go to a ramen shop. LeftyMom Aug 2016 #48
You're absolutely right! Real ramen is a work of art! underahedgerow Aug 2016 #51
Sorry, I live with a Diabetic maxsolomon Aug 2016 #30
Your comment about Italy reminded me of an article I read last week tritsofme Sep 2016 #100
I'm told it mashes like potato. forgotmylogin Aug 2016 #70
Many delicious ways...Mrs PKDU is vegan and swears by the non-dairy versions here pkdu Aug 2016 #86
steam it till soft, put it in the food processor maxsolomon Sep 2016 #103
I have tried mashed cauliflower, great substitute for mashed potatoes. Really tastes like Thinkingabout Aug 2016 #33
I'm making them tomorrow but I don't think they match the real thing... Phentex Aug 2016 #36
I'm going to try to make cauliflower pizza crust. A friend did it & said it was really good. megahertz Aug 2016 #34
I'm learning new stuff today malaise Aug 2016 #40
I like it pickled! I like almost any veggie pickled. immoderate Aug 2016 #37
I put bits of cauliflower florets in my peppersauce malaise Aug 2016 #38
Pickled cauliflower is amazing. Codeine Aug 2016 #42
I completely understand why you avoided posting in the Cooking & Bakinggeon pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #44
Well to be truthful this was about malaise Aug 2016 #64
Steamed with some cayenne and shredded cheese...... Historic NY Aug 2016 #45
And, since it has become the darling of the "low carb" crowd, GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #47
It's not super hard to grow yourself, if you can keep the pests out of the bulb. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #53
It is super hard, if you live on a wooded lot. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #67
Yeah, the lack of sun could be a problem Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #89
I've spent my life avoiding trends and fads pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #56
I don't consider that one a fad. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #63
I'm in worse shape than I look, and my skinny visage is nothing to look at pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #72
I once had a Czech gf who made the most amazing cauliflower dish with eggs and cheese. cwydro Aug 2016 #54
I had wonderful plantains for the first time at a Nicaraguan friend's home pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #60
I love plantains. Learned to love them when I lived in Key West. cwydro Aug 2016 #87
I just asked her... TeeYiYi Aug 2016 #75
Oh yum! cwydro Aug 2016 #88
I like cauliflower, but you don't want to be in the same room with me once its worked its Waldorf Aug 2016 #59
ROFL malaise Aug 2016 #62
Romanesco! AngryAmish Aug 2016 #65
Never seen that here malaise Aug 2016 #84
Looks like the Mandelbrot Set. immoderate Sep 2016 #104
Fractalicious!! nt Codeine Sep 2016 #105
Eat your slimy okra or else! pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #66
Hmmmm... I have never had it grilled. GoCubsGo Aug 2016 #69
Fried with garlic, onion, scotch bonnet pepper and tomato with either shrimp malaise Aug 2016 #71
The vegetable that finishes in your mouth. Codeine Sep 2016 #106
I love the stuff myself BYJ439 Aug 2016 #74
Welcome to DU malaise Aug 2016 #90
I love cauliflower and broccoli! I think they taste great. nt tblue37 Aug 2016 #83
And yet I can eat cauliflower every day malaise Aug 2016 #93
Of course pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #96
we discovered late season cauliflower at the farmers market is the best ever. same for cabbage. pansypoo53219 Aug 2016 #95
That's a good observation malaise Aug 2016 #98
I love broccoli. I have heart failure and with it comes every problem Jim Beard Aug 2016 #99
Beano Jim MFM008 Sep 2016 #101
I eat broccoli malaise Sep 2016 #102
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