Various random thoughts & observations....
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I collected my first pint of mulberries from my berry catching tarp today.
I collected my first pint of mulberries from my berry catching tarp today.
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. It appeared to be that the cold-boiled pork that my mom bought yesterday, had gone bad. It was already rotten (not completely though). So she roasted it and ate. And even then it tasted rotten. Of course she won't feed my sister with this crap, but she didn't feel pity for herself at all. Yes, it was expensive, and she loves it too much to throw it away, but still...
She has a persistent belief that i'm always wrong. And then, at the supermarket, i really tried to convince her to buy a pork loin instead, because it simply looked better than cold-boiled pork. Sometimes it seems that she acts in defiance of common sense.
. It appeared to be that the cold-boiled pork that my mom bought yesterday, had gone bad. It was already rotten (not completely though). So she roasted it and ate. And even then it tasted rotten. Of course she won't feed my sister with this crap, but she didn't feel pity for herself at all. Yes, it was expensive, and she loves it too much to throw it away, but still... She has a persistent belief that i'm always wrong. And then, at the supermarket, i really tried to convince her to buy a pork loin instead, because it simply looked better than cold-boiled pork. Sometimes it seems that she acts in defiance of common sense.
And on the other end of the spectrum, pea protein is the vomit of the earth. It ruins everything they put it in, as it has such a strong, unpleasant taste.
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Does it mean you don't like peas of any kind? Didn't wanna offend you or something
... I'm just curious...
I love peas! No offense taken, ever, especially from you.
It’s weird I guess. But the pea protein that they put in protein shakes and things like the Halo non dairy ice cream, tastes really gross. It overpowers the good flavor of the ice cream itself.
It’s weird I guess. But the pea protein that they put in protein shakes and things like the Halo non dairy ice cream, tastes really gross. It overpowers the good flavor of the ice cream itself.
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Got itI love peas! No offense taken, ever, especially from you.
It’s weird I guess. But the pea protein that they put in protein shakes and things like the Halo non dairy ice cream, tastes really gross. It overpowers the good flavor of the ice cream itself.
. I just never tried pea protein in any form, i don't even know what it is (we can't buy it here).
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It looks like your mother is the live-action version of Homer Simpson. (By which I mean that it’s exactly the kind of thing he’d do, eat pork gone bad rather than return it or throw it out.)
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That's weird, I just got a coupon in the mail for $1.50 off a 48 oz. bottle of Ripple, never tried it, saw folks talking about it in a UK thread, didn't think I'd see it around here so soon. But 48 oz. is a hell of a lot. And it sounds truly unappealing to me... "Ripple® Nutritious Pea Milk"....
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Yeah, ever have Ripple? Or Silk Nut Protein? I love both. I'll buy Silk plain, but when Ripple is on sale I really love their chocolate- ice cold is like a chocolate shake! Can't think of other pea-protein stuff I may have had..I love peas! No offense taken, ever, especially from you.
It’s weird I guess. But the pea protein that they put in protein shakes and things like the Halo non dairy ice cream, tastes really gross. It overpowers the good flavor of the ice cream itself.
Ripple is pea-protein! I've only had the chocolate, it's rich, thick, not too sweet.
Silk Nutprotein doesn't seem to be in too many stores, and usually sold out. I've had the plain-which doesn't taste like plain soy- and the chocolate. I was disappointed in the chocolate, just wasn't special and I get chocolate almond from Aldi for $2.40, so.... But the plain is great! It's a blend-and good nutritional profile
Protein Nutmilk | Silk
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You two wanna scrap for my Ripple coupon? LOL
I actually just Kroger-searched my location for "ripple"... two pages, mostly potato chips & toilet paper.
But there was a "half & half" Ripple. 
I'm just gonna put the coupon where someone else will see it....
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You're not weird! I loathe soy milk either! And soy chocolate...
I just always choose dark non-dairy chocolate. But the most creepy product is rice milk. Too sweet, IMO. And i'm talking about foreign brands
, because i used to buy milk from abroad. But the almond one and the hazelnut one are quite delicious though.
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Stripped of fine names, it is a swindle.
Yesterday we bought two my beloved spinach pies, wrapped in plastic, with paper stickers on them. And it was written that they were with spinach, and there was the list of ingredients. Nothing suspicious. But they appeared to be with cottage cheese!
We've lost $1.7. But it's not about money. Just sad.
Yesterday we bought two my beloved spinach pies, wrapped in plastic, with paper stickers on them. And it was written that they were with spinach, and there was the list of ingredients. Nothing suspicious. But they appeared to be with cottage cheese!We've lost $1.7. But it's not about money. Just sad.
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One of the two greek yougurts we bought yesterday appeared to be expired. It was swelled out and distended!
I didn't notice it because i was sitting in a back position to the showcase and it was mom who was buying it. But she didn't notice it either as she was too busy telling the vendor(!) about my bad behavior and about the absurdity of me being vegan.Well, it smelled sour, so she decided that it turned into kefir, and that Gala would be able to make pancakes with it. Because since the time of commodity deficiency in the Soviet Union our people don't throw things away,- they continue to keep useless, hopelessly broken and expired things. Back then, in 1987-1990 we had ration stamps (food cards). I remember those times quite well: you couldn't just go to the grocer and buy anything you want, because there was literally nothing in the showcases and on the shelves. The most funny thing was that people did have money to buy things, but there were no things to buy. My dad was working at the United heavy machinery manufacturing conglomerate ("Uralmash-Izhora group"),- he was working with gamma-ray detection equipment. Their big brass held a lottery. The main prize was a TV(!) from East Germany (GDR), and my dad won it! We'd got the best tv ever! It still works perfectly, except once, when we thought it had died, but a man who owned details for old tvs, replaced something inside the box, and it was ok. Back then owning a tv like this was a huge privilege and was considered a miracle. My friend's father was a flight engineer in the Aeroflot airlines and once he brought a VHS player from Turkey (that was a pure happiness for them). Anyway, dispite the dificite, the corrupt officials never had problems with getting everything they wanted. My granny Nadine used to work in the police as an investigator and interrogator. And they'd been investigating a case of a plane crash. It had been unsolved until she found out that there were lots of VIPs on that flight, and they were carrying plenty of wardrobes(!) onboard. The plane was simply overloaded, but the airport management was corrupt as well and chose not to advertise that fact. The police found out everything, but our authorities gave bribes to the police(!) in order to hide that fact. It was claimed a terroristic attack. For decades that case remained an x-file, and only few people (including my granny who worked in corruption investigation department) knew about it. I just feel pity for the other passengers on that flight and their families.
I didn't notice it because i was sitting in a back position to the showcase and it was mom who was buying it. But she didn't notice it either as she was too busy telling the vendor(!) about my bad behavior and about the absurdity of me being vegan.Well, it smelled sour, so she decided that it turned into kefir, and that Gala would be able to make pancakes with it. Because since the time of commodity deficiency in the Soviet Union our people don't throw things away,- they continue to keep useless, hopelessly broken and expired things. Back then, in 1987-1990 we had ration stamps (food cards). I remember those times quite well: you couldn't just go to the grocer and buy anything you want, because there was literally nothing in the showcases and on the shelves. The most funny thing was that people did have money to buy things, but there were no things to buy. My dad was working at the United heavy machinery manufacturing conglomerate ("Uralmash-Izhora group"),- he was working with gamma-ray detection equipment. Their big brass held a lottery. The main prize was a TV(!) from East Germany (GDR), and my dad won it! We'd got the best tv ever! It still works perfectly, except once, when we thought it had died, but a man who owned details for old tvs, replaced something inside the box, and it was ok. Back then owning a tv like this was a huge privilege and was considered a miracle. My friend's father was a flight engineer in the Aeroflot airlines and once he brought a VHS player from Turkey (that was a pure happiness for them). Anyway, dispite the dificite, the corrupt officials never had problems with getting everything they wanted. My granny Nadine used to work in the police as an investigator and interrogator. And they'd been investigating a case of a plane crash. It had been unsolved until she found out that there were lots of VIPs on that flight, and they were carrying plenty of wardrobes(!) onboard. The plane was simply overloaded, but the airport management was corrupt as well and chose not to advertise that fact. The police found out everything, but our authorities gave bribes to the police(!) in order to hide that fact. It was claimed a terroristic attack. For decades that case remained an x-file, and only few people (including my granny who worked in corruption investigation department) knew about it. I just feel pity for the other passengers on that flight and their families.
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Haha, not weird. I think regular soy milk tastes disgusting. I use it only for cooking/baking. Any nut milks I drink are usually unsweetened almond milk, which I love, or rice milk. I'm not a fan of the sweetened nut milks, as they taste too sugary to me. I haven't tried the chocolate flavors, though I was never a fan of chocolate milk, as much as I love chocolate. The unsweetened vanilla almond milk is OK, though. I like that in iced coffee.
