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Re: Cleaning trout - Journal - The Food Geek

anthgirl — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:46:32 -0000

Thanks for showing this cool video, though I'm a bit disappointed that it isn't from the true beginning - de-scaling and cutting off the heads, included.

I come from a long line of fisherwomen - in fact, I thought all women fished until after going to college and getting a broader perspective on American culture.

I have been grateful many times that I learned how to clean fresh-caught fish at a very young age - there's nothing quite so satisfying as wrangling a 20-pound striper to the boat, then taking it home to clean and get on the grill. MMmmmm...

Re: Cupcake Muffin Showdown

anthgirl — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:43:53 -0000

One small point of disagreement with your premise...Cupcakes are NOT necessarily a conveyance for icing/frosting. Personally, I don't like icing and don't put it on my cupcakes unless forced by others. I love a nice, warm, fluffy german chocolate cupcake plain - maybe even two with an afternoon tea. Or carrot and spice cupcakes. MMMMMmmm...

Ok, so I have two points..."muffins" are not necessarily healthier. I have seen many oversized "muffins" that seem clearly to be made of dense cake batter and are loaded with more refined sugar substances (chocolate chips, icing, etc.) than any cupcake I make.

So, to push the geek limits here, why don't we define "muffin" vs "cupcake" so that our definition are consistent? That being the case, I would vote for a honey-wheat muffin with strawberries (a fave) over a cupcake, any day.

Re: Fractal Foods

anthgirl — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:55:23 -0000

"**- Ooh, and fiber optic artwork. People loved that stuff." Why the past tense? I still do.......too bad you didn't see my fiber optic christmas tree. Wait a minute - it's STILL up, so visit anytime to marvel at the ever-changing blinking branches.

Re: Vanilla Salt Cookies

anthgirl — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:58:54 -0000

I've had them when I was fortunate to work with TheFoodGeek and he brought them to my desk...oh....soooooo.....goooooood....

*drools on keyboard*

Re: Spanking Poms

thefoodgeek — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:57:05 -0000

One secret to The Food Geek is that I have a team of about 3000 test readers that I can send each article to. They are monitored by cameras and connected to various biometric devices, including a device that watches their eyes and tells me what they are reading at any given time. This allows me to make any edits to my articles, as well as put in the footnotes such as the one that caught you.

I know, it ruins some of the magic of the site, me telling you this, but I feel that it's important for people to understand how things *really* work.

Re: Spanking Poms

anthgirl — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:24:19 -0000

You are a SPY, I tell you - a genuine SPOOK SPY! How else would you know I was giggling? :)