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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

30 to 40 olives. Give it a try, you surely will not regret eating 30 to 40 olives.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there a joke I'm missing here? I do this fairly often.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Uhhhh..my dogs duck breast fillets. It's like duck jerky and so much cheaper then buying actual duck. Only ingredient is duck at like 4.99 for 14oz.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Still won't try her pizzle sticks though. (Animal dicks)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean it's sold as dog treats?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not just sold as, it literally is. At least they mentioned human grade so i got that going for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Lol the human grade badge... no judgement though, I've tried most of the food I have fed my birds. If you eat it yourself and initially resist sharing with them they will usually start to want some, then eating together with them makes bonding with them go better.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Weird flavored chips from the Asian grocery store.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have a bag of numb & spicy hotpot flavour waiting for me at home. Also have a bag of takoyaki flavour.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Dried pineapple bits. One ingredient, absolutely delicious, sweet as candy. You can buy it from the bulk bins at the grocery for cheap

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cheese toasties.

I remember they're a thing every couple years, eat way too many for a couple months, then grt sick of them and rinse and repeat.

Fuck I love cheese toasties.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the British version of grilled cheese sandwich, right? No argument from me, they're great no matter what you call them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah but slightly different if you use a dedicated toastie maker which are pretty common, it seals the bread around the edge and gives you a perfect pocket of cheese.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But then you don't get that cheese that dribbled out and sat on the pan and got crunchy and savory and delicious. Like caramelized cheese.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's why you intentionally overfill the sandwich so that when you press down on the maker some cheese is hanging out the side, and the rest gets trapped in its pockety goodness.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I looked up "grilled cheese sandwich maker" and apparently there's quite a few kinds as well. Personally I prefer a small nonstick pan because I like the overflowed cheesy goodness. My dad would sometimes make us "iron cheese sandwiches" by wrapping them up in aluminum foil and putting the hot iron on top. They were really good, but with a tendency to scorch, and sometimes Mom got mad if butter leaked out onto the ironing board. He'd use Longhorn Colby cheese in thick slices of my mom's homemade bread.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

i case you haven't tried it, ghee butter is the best oil for this in my opinion

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's after Halloween, the trick or treaters didn't reach the bottom where I was storing the Butterfingers, so those!I never buy candy for mysel.

Kraft deluxe Mac and cheese. Deluxe makes the difference. I can treat myself.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I discovered frozen butterfingers this year... Game changer

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just got one of those big bags of salted pistachios. My tongue is fried

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Roasted and salted pistachios is basically crack. It's not possible to stop once you open that first shell

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Salted Popcorn

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Home baked kale chips.

Dry off the kale, rip the leaves into bite-sized bits and toss with 1tblspoon olive oil, the add some salt, pepper, garlic powder and chilli powder (if you like a bit of heat). Then, arrange kale flat on a baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 300f. Let them cool for 10 minutes.

So delicious. Perfectly crispy and salty.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I used to make these all the time. I prefer to keep the leaves big. Also you really REALLY need to dry off the kale, as any amount of moisture causes it to steam instead.

I like to do oil, honey, salt, pepper, and a bit of cayenne

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ohh, a bit of honey is a great idea!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know this is dirty, but I eat shop-bought tortillas raw, sometimes with a bit of sauce on them. Can't get enough of the blighters.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if you ever feel so inclined, all you need to make your own tortillas at home is:

  1. masa flour aka specially treated corn flour

  2. a stovetop and a pan for cooking

  3. a plastic food storage bag

  4. something with a flat bottom, ideally transparent

  5. water

the bag of flour typically has instructions for how much flour and water to mix. you can mix it by hand and form it into balls by hand. the size of the balls only matters if you care about the tortillas being "the right size".

From there, you press a ball flat, toss it on an already hot pan over medium heat, flip it after a couple of minutes, and remove it after a minute more. to press the ball flat, place it under your flat-bottomed transparent thing and mash on it until it looks tortilla-shaped enough for you.

the plastic food storage bag is optional/recommended to stop the tortilla balls sticking when you press them. cut the food storage bag open along its seams and remove its zipper if it has one. what you have left is a single sheet of plastic with a seam/hinge in the middle.

it might be sounding like a lot but it's really just:

  • mix flour into wet balls

  • mash flour in your "press" made of random flat dishes and a plastic bag

  • cook the thing a little

  • eat

if you iterate on those 4 steps a dozen times, you'll be out like 50 cents of flour and you'll have produced at least one satisfactory tortilla. and it'll be so, so much better than store bought, you'll think about it every time you have store bought tortillas therafter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah, I meant wheat tortillas. I won't tell you what I think of maize tortillas in case you get upset. I don't think you can even buy the ingredients you mention here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Sea salt pita crisps and smashed avocado.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Baby carrots with peanut butter

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I add hot pepper powder to the peanut butter

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

choco churro turtle chips (they aren't made from turtles)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those look great! Where do you get yours? They're on Amazon but they're expensive and I'm tired of supporting Bezos.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I normally find turtle chips in international markets where I live! (Mid-Atlantic United States)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'll do digging, thank you!

Also, great screenname! I'm also a fan of the best beetle ever. Snoots and boots!

Hey...do we have a weevil time community?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you!! I haven't noticed any weevil communities yet but I'm in as many bug groups as I can find lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

My favourite snack now is a type of candy made from crushed peanut and jaggery. It's called crushed peanut chikki.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Flavor Blasted Goldfish. One o'them big ass cardboard cartons.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Flamin’ Hot Fritos. Delicious salty corn products 🤤

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Veggie Straws, sea salt or ranch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

baby carrots

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I champion chomping on champignon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Carrot sticks. Healthy, filling, delicious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You have the roles reversed. It's the snack's job to appease me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Rice chips/Rice cakes, taste great, are cheap and are healthy, underrated snack imo