Results tagged “Food” from V2
From Sushi Maki on Bellevue Ave in Capitol Hill. Though it's tough to gauge scale here, those are both about ten inches long. On the left, the Bellevue Special (california roll topped with salmon, yellowtail, and tuna) and on the right, the Volcano (crab, cream cheese, shrinp and asparagus, topped with salmon). Grand total for both: $16.
So as part of my PB&J lunch campaign I've been buying fresh-crushed peanut butter at the grocery store (so much cheaper, fresher, and tastier than the commercial crap that's filled with preservatives and sugar...), and for lack of better knowledge of my jam options I've been buying Smucker's Simply Fruit, which is pricier than its compatriots but really is just fruit, juices, fruit syrup and pectin. While this is good from the "no extra sugar and preservatives" standpoint, I figured I should look around some and see if there are other options available that better meet either the 'buy local' effort, or are a better price for quantity if I'm going to stick with a large commercial brand. Besides, it's not as if this stuff is really all that great -- they add fruit syrup (probably pear and grape since those are cheap) to sweeten it and take up bulk, but it is still at least pure fruit and pectin, instead of high fructose corn syrup, when all is said and done.
Imagine my surprise to see this a few feet over on the same shelf...
Admittedly Knott's Berry Farm isn't much better than Smuckers in terms of corporate crap but it's a much larger container for the same price... great, right?
Let's take a peek at the back side of the container, shall we? (Sorry for the blurriness, but that's my awesome cameraphone at its finest...)
Imagine my surprise to see this a few feet over on the same shelf...
Admittedly Knott's Berry Farm isn't much better than Smuckers in terms of corporate crap but it's a much larger container for the same price... great, right?Let's take a peek at the back side of the container, shall we? (Sorry for the blurriness, but that's my awesome cameraphone at its finest...)
That's right, not only does this container of pure preserves have High Fructose Corn Syrup, but they apparently couldn't get it sweet enough by doing that alone and add regular Corn Syrup too! (And then for good measure they toss in a bit of Citric Acid to bring the tartness back up, rather than just using a bit more actual fruit in the first place.)
Awesome.
Awesome.
Chop Suey (a local music venue, for those of you not in the know) has apparently started serving southeast Asian food in the back (or as they call it, at the Soy Cowboy Kitchen.)
Curiously, one item not on the menu? Chop suey. (In fairness they're primarily a Thai kitchen, but c'mon, the marketing potential is obvious!)
Also, six-word review of Hypatia Lake: lovechild of Spinal Tap and Queensryche.
Curiously, one item not on the menu? Chop suey. (In fairness they're primarily a Thai kitchen, but c'mon, the marketing potential is obvious!)
Also, six-word review of Hypatia Lake: lovechild of Spinal Tap and Queensryche.
Despite the fact that we're already nine days into the new year, here's my resolution (effective whenever the last few pieces of deli-sliced turkey in my fridge are finished.)
I'm joining the PB&J Campaign for lunch, because every step counts.
As an aside, although a few of the items from the original post are no longer accurate (no more worm bin, garden or CSA produce for me at the moment due to current living arrangements), others have improved:
I'm joining the PB&J Campaign for lunch, because every step counts.
As an aside, although a few of the items from the original post are no longer accurate (no more worm bin, garden or CSA produce for me at the moment due to current living arrangements), others have improved:
- nearly all lighting is now CFL
- walk to nearly every store I shop at
- reusable totes for most groceries
- Jasper's litter is now corn-based and 100% biodegradable
- Moved my websites off-site so the computer (my main power drain) is now off when not in use
NaNoWriMo 2007
