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I didn't gain an ounce until I started working full time. Then every bad thing I ever ate came back to haunt me. C

That is just cruel ;)

At least it other crafty people and not the drivel from MI5whatever...

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There are still people who are on dial up and do not wish to download all this along with the group they actually want. I willingly admit I am bad about the OT posting from their point of view, but we do not need to add everyone elses OTs as well !

There are also people who are bored with it all but are too timid to say so openly on here.

There are good reasons for netiquette saying that cross posting equates with bad manners.

Anyway, I will shut up now and just stay away from here for a few days and hope to find it over when I get back.

I've heard that the one infallible sign of an authentic Mexican restaurant in the U.S. is menudo on the menu. Also that menudo soup is a hangover cure. Not that I've tried it, mind. :)

Interesting. I've never grocery shopped in Wal-Mart. But, then again, I didn't really grow up in the Wal-Mart region, and while now they are here, I tend to avoid them based on the child-slave labor issue (there are other bargain places to use).

Might just be how labelling of products is at different places.

Interesting far from stitching conversation.

ellice

I totally understand this. When I first stopped my "real" job, I ended up as a supervisor/asst mngr in a Starbucks. Lots of fun. But, quickly I learned what the calories were in those hefty drinks. So, also, not being very much of a sweets person, that helped. But, you could see the regulars coming in for their daily 500 calorie drink. The worst - a very nice youngish woman, kind of puffy, with some skin issues - every day - a Caramel Macchiato, made with 5 or 6 shots of expresso, and extra caramel syrup (in the cup) and extra caramel sauce (on the top) and....instead of milk - with Half'n'half. What a killer - clog your arteries, hype you up, and fatten you up all at once.

Personally,I'm a cappucino drinker in winter, and iced latte's in summer - maybe with 1 pump of syrup (about 20-30 cal). Always skim milk. Even on Weight Watchers - that way I get my milk in. I do need something about mid-afternoon.

I can see this. One of my contractors years ago in science world had put a cappucino machine in their kitchen for that particular group. When we'd go over to meet - review some seriuos calculations, the first thing one of the guys would immediately say (the chief investigators were a great pair, one Israeli, the other German - both now American) "C'mon - let's make cappucinos" . It was a hoot.

I hate guys for the quick weight loss thing as well. DH - who only does the visit to the colonel when he's away or I'm not around - about once every 3 mnonths - can lose it sooooo quickly. His biggest issue - he still can eat like the teenage boy jock that he was - so getting him to go with smaller portions on some things, is the key. But, if he just cuts some sweet indulgence - he loses quickly. Life just isn't fair.

ellice

The stuff the BK and MacDonalds is serving - absolutely. It's purposely being marketed that way, iced coffees, etc. Dunkin Donut's as well. Read/saw some show about the coffee wars.

But a true cappucino isn't. Of course, an iced cappucino is kind of an oxymoron - in that cappucinos are traditionally espresso with a 50/50 foam-milk mix. Lattes are the straight milk - with a tiny bit of foam. So, well, an iced cappucino is a tough thing - unless you're pouring foamed milk into a glass with ice & expresso. And then if you really get into it - there is the "wet" cappucino - which is higher percentage milk/lower percentage foam & the "dry" cappucino - the opposite - more foam, less milk.

In a coffee bar they won't sweeten unless you ask them to, or you're ordering a sweetened drink recipe. Bottled Frappucino - definitely addictive and sweet.

The things you can learn as a barista. So, I drink cappucinos because it's a little less "milky" than a latte.

ellice

I wonder if we will see a resurgence of interest in my grandmother's favourite drink - "Camp Coffee"

Most restaurants, authentic or not, only serve Menudo on weekends now, unless special-ordered as I did for my DB. Yes, everyone "knows" it'll cure hangovers, I can't attest to it. I don't drink any alcohol, not even a glass of wine. Emily

Looks yummy! I can't decide between the Pork Brains or the Lamb Tongue. As dumb as pigs are, I guess it would take at least 8 or 10 to fill up one of those little cans!! I know pigs are dumb.......they must be, if they are donating their brains to a lunch meat company!!...............LOL

just me, Cathy from Ky in CA

I did not grow up in a WM area either (in fact WM was not around when I was growing up). However, economic realities being what they are, and the lack of availability of other discount houses makes shopping at WM necessary here.

I wish there were other places to shop..(other than high-end stores).. WM pretty well has a monopoly here on "discounted" goods (within 50 or more miles). They are not precisely my favorite company either, since Sam Walton died, and they have been changing their policies drastically ever since.. I might mention that many of the higher-end shops also sell merchandise from China, which is where most of the "slave labor" items come from, AFAIK.

me

My mother used to make "coffee", using a small amount of Camp Coffee and 100% milk.

It still sets my teeth on edge just thinking about it

As a good low point fix mid shop, a bucket of skinny latte is a great pick-me-up. In the UK unsweetened, it works out at about 2 points. :D The killer is the passion cake at 12 points a wedge! I only get 18 points in a whole day!

Humph! DH has lost a stone just cutting down on the beer and swapping some snacks to lower point stuff (but he has to be careful doing this as he's a type 1 diabetic). I lost 70 lbs by being good, and am now finding maintenance less easy than losing. 4 lbs up on goal, but still staying to meetings!

Better yet: straight filter coffee with a splash of milk and no sugar or sweeteners! That's what I usually drink unless I'm feeling shopped to death!

Come now, Jim, I`m surprised at you, knowing how mathematically picky you are! Your mother sounds much like mine though, all the same.

Pat

You & me both, Kate. I stopped sweetening my coffee and tea back in college (30-some years ago). And if I can't have real cream for my coffee, I'll drink it black.

For years we kept Camp Coffee Extract on hand - it was wonderful for making Tia Maria (1 bottle vodka, 1 bottle Camp's, vanilla - blend and let age several weeks in a cool dark cupboard) Yumm - one of many liqueur recipes I used to have.

Marg