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Sno wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:07 pm

Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:58 pm

no. Ramen is wheat based noodles, pho is rice. Among other differences.

Wait. I know I might be wrong but isn’t pho also ...noodles? It’s not rice.

rice noodles, noodles made from rice vs. wheat.

Big Brain Bradley wrote:

Sno wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:07 pm Wait. I know I might be wrong but isn’t pho also ...noodles? It’s not rice.

rice noodles, noodles made from rice vs. wheat.

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Sno wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:07 pm

Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:58 pm

no. Ramen is wheat based noodles, pho is rice. Among other differences.

Wait. I know I might be wrong but isn’t pho also ...noodles? It’s not rice.

Ramen is usually a heavier broth, with different shit in it, like eggz

Melon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:30 pm

Sno wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:07 pm

Wait. I know I might be wrong but isn’t pho also ...noodles? It’s not rice.

Ramen is usually a heavier broth, with different shit in it, like eggz

But still, Asain brothy stuff.

Sno wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:32 pm

Melon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:30 pm

Ramen is usually a heavier broth, with different shit in it, like eggz

But still, Asain brothy stuff.

Sure, the same as all weddings are fancy people occasions.

Melon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:41 pm

Sno wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:32 pm

But still, Asain brothy stuff.

Sure, the same as all weddings are fancy people occasions.

Melon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:41 pm Sure, the same as all weddings are fancy people occasions.

Melon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:41 pm

Sno wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:32 pm

But still, Asain brothy stuff.

Sure, the same as all weddings are fancy people occasions.

...you’re ..not wrong? Weddings = fancy

stripethree wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:50 pm

Melon wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:41 pm Sure, the same as all weddings are fancy people occasions.

Ain't got time fo dat pinterest shit. First time making gnocchi from scratch, just blackened chicken with gnocchi in a parmesan garlic butter parsley spinach thing. Pretty tasty.

rockchops wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:43 pm Ain't got time fo dat pinterest shit. First time making gnocchi from scratch, just blackened chicken with gnocchi in a parmesan garlic butter parsley spinach thing. Pretty tasty.

rockchops wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:43 pm Ain't got time fo dat pinterest shit. First time making gnocchi from scratch, just blackened chicken with gnocchi in a parmesan garlic butter parsley spinach thing. Pretty tasty.

Get that ziplock bag out of the pic... #pinshit

stripethree wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:51 pm Question for the DFD masses: are pho and ramen the same thing? AKA: "asian brothy stuff"?

Spoiler alert: the answer is no and any other answer is wrong. Sno and I might have to agree to disagree.

Yeah, they are pretty different...

That's like saying chili and chicken noodle soup are the same thing

Ramen has very different, more rich broth. Pho broth is lighter. They have different types of noodles, usual different types of meat, veggies, other toppings...

rockchops wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2017 7:43 pm Ain't got time fo dat pinterest shit. First time making gnocchi from scratch, just blackened chicken with gnocchi in a parmesan garlic butter parsley spinach thing. Pretty tasty.

This looks delicious. I could happily eat gnocchi for every mea for the rest of my life.

No pics, but made one of those Blue Apron meals last night. Braised chicken with smashed potatoes and roasted broccoli.

SAWCE wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:08 pm No pics, but made one of those Blue Apron meals last night. Braised chicken with smashed potatoes and roasted broccoli.

Was it good? 5/7?

Sno wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:20 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:08 pm No pics, but made one of those Blue Apron meals last night. Braised chicken with smashed potatoes and roasted broccoli.

Was it good? 5/7?

4/7. I don't know what kind of olives went into the sauce for the chicken, but I didn't love their flavor. Everything else was good though. Smashed potatoes were really basic with chopped capers, garlic, and olive oil plus salt and pepper to taste. I don't love capers, but they played really well in the potatoes. Michelle's parents get the boxes and they give us one here and there if they don't want it or won't have time to cook it. They've all been at least 4/7 so far.

stripethree wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:23 am

Sno wrote: ↑Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:54 am I promise to start taking really shitty photos to please him.

Nah, go the other direction. Post details on your new home lighting "studio" set up specifically for taking pinshit food pics.

Thanks for the recipe 4zilch, now I have a shopping list this evening.

Yes, please list and link to all your speed lights, soft boxes, umbrellas, reflectors and flags.

Does anyone here actively do Blue Apron or any of those other similar services? Michelle and I want to start cooking together a few nights a week, but $50/week for two two-serving meals seems like a lot. Sure it's cheaper than going out to eat two nights a week unless we do fast food, and its convenient to not have to think about what you're gonna make or buying some things in excess that you only need a very little amount of for a meal, but it's still expensive for what it is.

If you use one, which do you use, or what's the cheapest one you've found?

SAWCE wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:07 am Does anyone here actively do Blue Apron or any of those other similar services? Michelle and I want to start cooking together a few nights a week, but $50/week for two two-serving meals seems like a lot. Sure it's cheaper than going out to eat two nights a week unless we do fast food, and its convenient to not have to think about what you're gonna make or buying some things in excess that you only need a very little amount of for a meal, but it's still expensive for what it is.

If you use one, which do you use, or what's the cheapest one you've found?

Wifey and I did Home Chef a bunch earlier this year and it was about $60 for 3 meals for the two of us. I liked it, and hope to pick it back up in the future as it broadened the stuff we would make at home. Plus I tried a bunch of sides I would normally pass up.
Recipes come on nice cards so you can keep for future use too.

Apex wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:22 am

SAWCE wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:07 am Does anyone here actively do Blue Apron or any of those other similar services? Michelle and I want to start cooking together a few nights a week, but $50/week for two two-serving meals seems like a lot. Sure it's cheaper than going out to eat two nights a week unless we do fast food, and its convenient to not have to think about what you're gonna make or buying some things in excess that you only need a very little amount of for a meal, but it's still expensive for what it is.

If you use one, which do you use, or what's the cheapest one you've found?

Wifey and I did Home Chef a bunch earlier this year and it was about $60 for 3 meals for the two of us. I liked it, and hope to pick it back up in the future as it broadened the stuff we would make at home. Plus I tried a bunch of sides I would normally pass up.
Recipes come on nice cards so you can keep for future use too.

Sounds like similar pricing to Blue Apron. Theirs comes on a nicely printed card too to keep for future reference as well. Maybe we'll scale up to 3 meals a week. More money outright, but less per meal..

SAWCE wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:29 am

Apex wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:22 am

Wifey and I did Home Chef a bunch earlier this year and it was about $60 for 3 meals for the two of us. I liked it, and hope to pick it back up in the future as it broadened the stuff we would make at home. Plus I tried a bunch of sides I would normally pass up.
Recipes come on nice cards so you can keep for future use too.

Sounds like similar pricing to Blue Apron. Theirs comes on a nicely printed card too to keep for future reference as well. Maybe we'll scale up to 3 meals a week. More money outright, but less per meal..

We liked Home Chef more because when you are choosing the meals, Blue Apron blocks more choices when you choose stuff. Ie. select 1 of 6 meals and they grey out 3 others, forcing you to get something you might not want.

Apex wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:31 am

SAWCE wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:29 am

Sounds like similar pricing to Blue Apron. Theirs comes on a nicely printed card too to keep for future reference as well. Maybe we'll scale up to 3 meals a week. More money outright, but less per meal..

We liked Home Chef more because when you are choosing the meals, Blue Apron blocks more choices when you choose stuff. Ie. select 1 of 6 meals and they grey out 3 others, forcing you to get something you might not want.

Ah.. good to know. $40 off coupon for your first week at Blue Apron.. $20 for 3 meals isn't terrible.

Looks like most of them offer some sort of first week discount. I'll just bounce from company to company at one week each to get it all for cheap

We did a free week and never went back. Food was decent but it was too much money for the amount, especially since we always plan to have leftovers available for lunch throughout the week.


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SAWCE wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:07 am Does anyone here actively do Blue Apron or any of those other similar services? Michelle and I want to start cooking together a few nights a week, but $50/week for two two-serving meals seems like a lot. Sure it's cheaper than going out to eat two nights a week unless we do fast food, and its convenient to not have to think about what you're gonna make or buying some things in excess that you only need a very little amount of for a meal, but it's still expensive for what it is.

If you use one, which do you use, or what's the cheapest one you've found?

We do Hello Fresh every week for three meals. We order the two person package and supplement a little meat if my daughter is with us. $60/wk.

Advantages:
1. No meal planning for three nights a week, that's a big deal to us ain't nobody SAH in our family.
2. Good size to the meals but NO WASTED FOOD. But no leftovers for lunch doe.
3. Good quality food, interesting flavors but nothing over the top for spice haters.
4. Cheap compared to eating out.

A nice alternative to trying to plan 6ish meals at home every week. We eat out twice a week and make our own stuff or simply skip dinner on the other two.

Disadvantages:

1. On busy weeks we've tossed a meal before, Johnny W style.
2. Not cheap compared to meal planning yourself.

It's really a convenience, you're not going to save money over going to the grocery store.