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Taste Test

A few weeks ago I read online about "Kosher for Passover" Coke now being available in New York City. The "kosher Coke" as I call it is made with real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. Apparently this version is also quite popular in Mexico where they always make Coke with real sugar, not because of the large Jewish population, but because they use the corn for other things, like tortillas. Two nights ago we picked up a 2 liter bottle of kosher Coke at our local Key Food, then after the purchase of of the normal, HFCS version last night, conducted a blind taste test.
Andy drank first and he guessed incorrectly and said that he like the HFCS version better...no kosher Coke for him. Then it was my turn. I closed my eyes and Andy gave me the first sip, then the second sip, ok..so I started to think about which one was which..then he says, ok, a third sip...even though there was no third option. I protested because there was no third choice! He persisted and was like, just take it, just take it....so I drank it and it was one of the two cokes. So then he asked me to decide which was which...I guessed between the first two but I was wrong...because the first two that he gave me were the same...both were the HFCS Coke and the third was the kosher Coke. So, basically he cheated on the taste test...not that it really mattered because I couldn't tell the difference either. I haven't had a Coke in months so apparently my Coke palate isn't that sophisticated. It even tasted the same when I mixed it with Beam a few minutes later...still delicious.

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posted by carolyn @ 4:10 PM 1 comments

Quinoa-tastic

Last night I continued in my quest to rid the food cabinet of all of those odds and ends like half full boxes of noodles, old candy canes, etc.. by trying quinoa. I bought a box of quinoa on our trip to Fairway and we had never tried it. Quinoa is a grain eaten by the ancient Incas and is an excellent source of protein. Needless to say, Andy was very resistant to the idea. First of all, it looks like couscous which he hates. Plus I think he's resistant to any new grains because he doesn't want it to compete with his precious white rice. When were discussing quinoa he decided that it was the "Dipping Dots" of the grain world. Dipping Dots being the disgusting BBs of ice cream you can get at the mall. The slogan for this awful creation is "The Ice Cream of the Future" So after discussing the quinoa over the course of the day and him joking about the Dipping Dots I opened the box to find a recipe booklet that labels quinoa "The Supergrain of the Future." This did do much to support my completely baseless argument that the quinoa would be delicious. But, as usual, I was right...it WAS delicious. Andy made this recipe: Quinoa with Black Beans. He really liked it too which was surprising. In exchange for the quinoa, tonight we will be dining at a meat-centered restaurant. Yum. More on that tomorrow.

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posted by carolyn @ 2:48 PM 2 comments