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Post by milee on Nov 10, 2014 9:33:21 GMT -5
The whole diet soda thing blows my mind. First, I find it totally disgusting. But, it's like, oh if I buy a diet pop, then I can order a large fries, kind of mentality. I just prefer not to drink my calories. Unless it's alcohol or milk. Me, too. This weekend, I made the huge mistake of experimenting with homemade Irish Cream recipes. The results were unfortunately fantastic. DH and I spent all weekend "tasting" and "improving" the recipe.
It was soooooo much better the once or twice a year when I'd drink some commercial version of Irish Cream. I'd have one shot or so, decide it tasted to chemically or thin and not drink it again for another year. This homemade stuff is not only addictively awesome, but I know the ingredients and think with as much as I drank this weekend, I'm likely to die of a heart attack within the next 3 days. But I'll die happy!
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Post by milee on Nov 10, 2014 9:34:46 GMT -5
I just prefer not to drink my calories. Unless it's alcohol or milk. I went to McD's and ordered an iced coffee. I swear to God it came in a bucket. And it had probably a pint of whole milk and sugar too. I should have had a snickers bar. Not a huge deal since again, it's a maybe once a year or every other year thing, but Holy Guacamole - what do they put in the "yogurt" in those fruit and yogurt parfaits there? They're like ice cream. Not that I'm complaining.
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Post by swamp on Nov 10, 2014 9:39:32 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure McDonalds puts crack in the frappes.
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Post by swamp on Nov 10, 2014 9:40:07 GMT -5
I just prefer not to drink my calories. Unless it's alcohol or milk. Me, too. This weekend, I made the huge mistake of experimenting with homemade Irish Cream recipes. The results were unfortunately fantastic. DH and I spent all weekend "tasting" and "improving" the recipe.
sounds like a good weekend.
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Post by dannylion on Nov 10, 2014 9:45:17 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure McDonalds puts crack in the frappes. Yeah. The mocha frappe is irresistible. The local McD's was closed for renovations for several weeks, and I seriously had withdrawal symptoms, though not so bad that I was tempted to stop at the scary McDonald's I pass on the way home from the hospital every week.
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Post by milee on Nov 10, 2014 9:46:34 GMT -5
It was. I'm gearing up for holiday gift giving season. Oddly enough, many of my friends like to receive homemade hooch. And most homemade hooch tastes better if you can let it sit for a month or so to blend. It's been a boozy, messy weekend. I've got batches going of:
Pastis (kind of like Sambuca, but less complicated) Anisette Coffee liqueur Limoncello Orange brandy (like Grand Marnier) Cranberry liqueur Irish Cream
It was good timing. One of my friends had a big Divorce Party and we polished off all the peach hooch I'd made this summer, freeing up many of the big glass jars needed for the experiments. The peach hooch wasn't my favorite of the stuff I've tried to make, but it mixed great with champagne to make a really boozy Bellini.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2014 9:51:04 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure McDonalds puts crack in the frappes. The caramel one is over 600 calories. I've told myself I can have ONE every other month.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Nov 10, 2014 9:53:53 GMT -5
The cranberry one sounds good. I've made homemade Kahlua before.
They have cranberry Sprite now. I think its begging to be mixed with vodka.
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Post by swamp on Nov 10, 2014 9:54:32 GMT -5
It was. I'm gearing up for holiday gift giving season. Oddly enough, many of my friends like to receive homemade hooch. And most homemade hooch tastes better if you can let it sit for a month or so to blend. It's been a boozy, messy weekend. I've got batches going of:
Pastis (kind of like Sambuca, but less complicated) Anisette Coffee liqueur Limoncello Orange brandy (like Grand Marnier) Cranberry liqueur Irish Cream
How YOU doin'?
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Post by alabamagal on Nov 10, 2014 9:59:33 GMT -5
My DS is the king of SMH lines.
Back when we HAD a home phone, one time he called and asked if we were home.
When he was visiting my MIL house, we were talking to him on the phone and asked to speak to his brother. He said "I can't go get him, the phone has a string on it." Apparently he was not familiar with a old style corded phone.
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Post by billisonboard on Nov 10, 2014 10:12:20 GMT -5
Yeah, you name it and the food industry will super-size, over-sweeten and load it with fat. I've read the nutritional info on some of those muffins. Scary. Why do muffins have to be the size of a pillow?
Why can't I have a normal sized one?
you don't have to eat the whole thing
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Post by milee on Nov 10, 2014 10:20:18 GMT -5
It was. I'm gearing up for holiday gift giving season. Oddly enough, many of my friends like to receive homemade hooch. And most homemade hooch tastes better if you can let it sit for a month or so to blend. It's been a boozy, messy weekend. I've got batches going of:
Pastis (kind of like Sambuca, but less complicated) Anisette Coffee liqueur Limoncello Orange brandy (like Grand Marnier) Cranberry liqueur Irish Cream
How YOU doin'? Still a little tipsy to be honest. I'm drinking some green tea and deciding if it makes sense to try to get some work done now or if that's a really bad idea.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2014 10:27:00 GMT -5
The cranberry one sounds good. I've made homemade Kahlua before. They have cranberry Sprite now. I think its begging to be mixed with vodka. Do you have the recipe for the Kahlua? I rarely touch alcohol anymore, but I love that stuff. This reminds me I made a really good Bailey's back in the day. I should find the recipe and whip some up for Christmas gifts.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Nov 10, 2014 10:33:20 GMT -5
The cranberry one sounds good. I've made homemade Kahlua before. They have cranberry Sprite now. I think its begging to be mixed with vodka. Do you have the recipe for the Kahlua? I rarely touch alcohol anymore, but I love that stuff. This reminds me I made a really good Bailey's back in the day. I should find the recipe and whip some up for Christmas gifts. I'll post it tonight or tomorrow. It's at home in my recipe file.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2014 10:36:35 GMT -5
My DS is the king of SMH lines. Back when we HAD a home phone, one time he called and asked if we were home. When he was visiting my MIL house, we were talking to him on the phone and asked to speak to his brother. He said "I can't go get him, the phone has a string on it." Apparently he was not familiar with a old style corded phone. Last year, my 22yo DD was driving her BF's large car down a narrow 2lane road with a steep drop off the shoulder. My 20yo DS was riding with her. DD hadn't been driving long and wasn't use to driving big cars. She was nervous and complained that the car seemed too big for the road. DS replied in a completely serious voice "If you drive faster, the car will get smaller". He was trying to ease DD's nerves by cracking a joke. At least I hope so.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Nov 10, 2014 11:41:08 GMT -5
Do you have the recipe for the Kahlua? I rarely touch alcohol anymore, but I love that stuff. This reminds me I made a really good Bailey's back in the day. I should find the recipe and whip some up for Christmas gifts. I'll post it tonight or tomorrow. It's at home in my recipe file. The worse thing about making Kahlua is waiting for it to "cure" for 30 days. If your recipe doesn't ask for that pleassssssssssssseeee post it!!!
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Post by NoNamePerson on Nov 10, 2014 11:44:41 GMT -5
My DS is the king of SMH lines. Back when we HAD a home phone, one time he called and asked if we were home. When he was visiting my MIL house, we were talking to him on the phone and asked to speak to his brother. He said "I can't go get him, the phone has a string on it." Apparently he was not familiar with a old style corded phone. Last year, my 22yo DD was driving her BF's large car down a narrow 2lane road with a steep drop off the shoulder. My 20yo DS was riding with her. DD hadn't been driving long and wasn't use to driving big cars. She was nervous and complained that the car seemed too big for the road. DS replied in a completely serious voice "If you drive faster, the car will get smaller". He was trying to ease DD's nerves by cracking a joke. At least I hope so. This sooooo sounds like something my son would say!!!
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Post by milee on Nov 10, 2014 12:11:28 GMT -5
I'll post it tonight or tomorrow. It's at home in my recipe file. The worse thing about making Kahlua is waiting for it to "cure" for 30 days. If your recipe doesn't ask for that pleassssssssssssseeee post it!!! Pretty much any homemade hooch will taste better after curing for 30 days, unfortunately. The only exceptions I've found are Limoncello (can be drunk after a week or two but will taste better IMHO after a month) and Irish Cream (but that's because it's not an infusion, it's just mixing whiskey with a bunch of other things.)
One thing that can speed up the infusion a little bit and also IMHO makes a much better tasting liqueur is to use Everclear instead of vodka. The Everclear has a higher alcohol content, so more quickly absorbs the flavors and also doesn't leave any of the aftertaste vodka does. Then again, it's also much more alcoholic which has it's own issues... DH teases me about using "lighter fluid".
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Post by alabamagal on Nov 10, 2014 13:57:03 GMT -5
My son also called me one time to ask if Premium Gasoline would damage his car. SMH. He made a mistake at the gas pump. I guess he listened when I told him never to use it, but he didn't understand that it was only a waste of money.
He also called in a panic one time and said someone stole money on his credit card because he looked online and the balance was $0. Again I had to explain the difference between credit and debit cards and that $0 balance on a credit card is GOOD. He was in his 3rd year of college and his major is Finance!
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Post by happyhoix on Nov 10, 2014 13:57:52 GMT -5
Yeah, you name it and the food industry will super-size, over-sweeten and load it with fat. I've read the nutritional info on some of those muffins. Scary. Why do muffins have to be the size of a pillow?
Why can't I have a normal sized one?
They did the same thing with cupcakes. They used to have a reasonable amount of frosting, and now they come 50% frosting and 50% cake. Who can eat that much frosting without feeling sick?
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Post by swamp on Nov 10, 2014 14:01:33 GMT -5
Why do muffins have to be the size of a pillow?
Why can't I have a normal sized one?
They did the same thing with cupcakes. They used to have a reasonable amount of frosting, and now they come 50% frosting and 50% cake. Who can eat that much frosting without feeling sick? I can. I just shouldn't.
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Post by happyhoix on Nov 10, 2014 14:04:00 GMT -5
I have a last name that sounds common but is spelled a little weird. For instance, Smith but spelled Smythe.
I was giving my information over the phone to a woman who didn't like how I spelled my last name. I spelled it out for her letter by letter, and she kept asking me 'isn't there another R in there? Isn't it spelled XXXX?'
After about the fourth time of me spelling it for her, she said "You're spelling it wrong."
Yes, of course, you must be right, I am spelling my own name wrong. SMH.
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Post by The Captain on Nov 10, 2014 14:07:33 GMT -5
It was. I'm gearing up for holiday gift giving season. Oddly enough, many of my friends like to receive homemade hooch. And most homemade hooch tastes better if you can let it sit for a month or so to blend. It's been a boozy, messy weekend. I've got batches going of:
Pastis (kind of like Sambuca, but less complicated) Anisette Coffee liqueur Limoncello Orange brandy (like Grand Marnier) Cranberry liqueur Irish Cream
It was good timing. One of my friends had a big Divorce Party and we polished off all the peach hooch I'd made this summer, freeing up many of the big glass jars needed for the experiments. The peach hooch wasn't my favorite of the stuff I've tried to make, but it mixed great with champagne to make a really boozy Bellini. Are you willing to share recipes? Please ?
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Nov 10, 2014 14:08:12 GMT -5
I have a last name that sounds common but is spelled a little weird. For instance, Smith but spelled Smythe. I was giving my information over the phone to a woman who didn't like how I spelled my last name. I spelled it out for her letter by letter, and she kept asking me 'isn't there another R in there? Isn't it spelled XXXX?' After about the fourth time of me spelling it for her, she said "You're spelling it wrong." Yes, of course, you must be right, I am spelling my own name wrong. SMH. Same here. I have a common last name with an uncommon spelling. Everyone wants to make it the common spelling. I've had to write it out for people who don't believe me when I spell it out s-l-o-w-l-y. I've handed over my driver's license as proof, only to have people ask me why the DMV got it wrong. Um, 'cause it's the gubmint, and like me, they can't spell when I hand them proof, either.
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Post by giramomma on Nov 10, 2014 14:14:18 GMT -5
Do you have the recipe for the Kahlua? I rarely touch alcohol anymore, but I love that stuff. This reminds me I made a really good Bailey's back in the day. I should find the recipe and whip some up for Christmas gifts. If you find the Bailey's recipe, will you share?
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Post by midjd on Nov 10, 2014 14:15:21 GMT -5
I have a checking account, savings account, and two credit cards through one bank. Until last week, my car loan was also through this bank. I bought a new car through a credit union and they sent the payoff check to the bank on 11/4. My monthly car payment was auto-deducted from my checking account on 11/5. Having seen no refund applied to my account, I called the bank to find out what had happened to the extra payment. Oh, they issued a paper check for the overpayment, it was mailed Friday. Even though the funds were auto-debited from an account held by the same bank. SMH
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Post by Mardi Gras Audrey on Nov 10, 2014 14:57:44 GMT -5
Many years ago when I first got out of college I went to work for a really progressive political group. Really progressive, and hip, and PC, granola, and all that cool stuff.
We did mostly field work, but we always ended up back in the office. Back then smoking cigarettes indoors was- believe it or not- normal, and of course pot was illegal as all get out.
It was not unusual for someone or several someones to fire up a doobie in the office at the end of the day. But there was a strictly enforced No Smoking policy. Cigarettes; tobacco cigarettes, that is. Really? My BFF had something similar happen when she met her now-DH. She was at his friend's house and excused herself to go outside "to smoke". All his friends wanted to join her and when she pulled out her Marlboro cigarette, they were horrified! "How can you smoke cigarettes? That's so nasty!".... Yeah, they thought she had pot and wanted to "join her" as she toked up (No, she doesn't smoke pot).
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Post by imanangel on Nov 10, 2014 15:00:27 GMT -5
Weight loss advice: don't eat 12 donuts Crap, that is what I am doing wrong. I suppose next you are going to tell me to lay off the wine!
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Post by weltschmerz on Nov 10, 2014 15:03:53 GMT -5
The female cashier at the grocery store asked me (a female) if I wanted to donate to prostate cancer research. I told her no. She said okay, but it's a really bad disease that any of us could get and she donates because if she gets it she's hoping it's after a cure is found. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! And now I miss toughtimes. She used to wish testicular cancer on me when she didn't agree with me about Andrej. People that eat a Snickers candy bar while drinking a diet coke. But in my defense I really don't like overly sweet sodas with my candy bars. Oh, and the one that cracks me up is a vegetarian/vegan who smokes. They eat for health (per them) but they smoke because it's healthy? Or are they trying to break even? Andrej Pejic? What's to argue about? He's gorgeous!
I'm a smoker who doesn't eat red meat. It has nothing to do with my health. I've seen what goes on at factory farms and industrial feedlots, and I won't be party to that.
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Post by Jaguar on Nov 10, 2014 15:15:14 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! And now I miss toughtimes. She used to wish testicular cancer on me when she didn't agree with me about Andrej. People that eat a Snickers candy bar while drinking a diet coke. But in my defense I really don't like overly sweet sodas with my candy bars. Oh, and the one that cracks me up is a vegetarian/vegan who smokes. They eat for health (per them) but they smoke because it's healthy? Or are they trying to break even? Andrej Pejic? What's to argue about? He's gorgeous!
I'm a smoker who doesn't eat red meat. It has nothing to do with my health. I've seen what goes on at factory farms and industrial feedlots, and I won't be party to that.
He's now a she, Andreja Pejić, underwent sex reassignment surgery earlier this year.
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