Croc

...what's dangerous about it?

Same reason that the US is not the world's leader of fuel right now. We could switch to Biodiesel (which runs on diesel engines with NO alterations) and in doing so we could end farm subsidies, become an export country, and be rich. Why don't we? Oil lobbyists... I have yet to see a single negative for biodiesel.

The main argument for SUVs with safety is that the winner of an accident is the driver with the most mass around him or her. SUVs are very heavy in comparison to similarly sized cars, and therefore help "win out" in an accident. I haven't driven an Avalanche, but I am sold on crossover SUVs. Those are extremely fun to drive. Like the SRX or my M-Class.

The hardest thing about sharing my recipes is that I don't really measure...I just kinda go with what works. For example, my french toast recipe... 3 or 4 eggs Milk Flour Sugar Vanilla Extract Go heavy on the flour with a decent amount of sugar. Add milk until it is a batter, but a fairly thick batter. Add a tbl or two of the vanilla extract. Whisk it until smooth, but remember it needs to be thick. Basically just add the ingredients until it is thick but smooth...and so that the batter when tasted is pleasant but not too sweet or too "floury." Take a pyrex dish and place 4 pieces of bread in it. pour less than half of the batter in. On top of these four pieces, place an additional four slices of bread. Cover with remaining batter (should be mostly submerged...if not be sure to have some batter on top of bread slices). Place in fridge overnight. Come morning, fire up the skillet and melt a generous pat of butter on it. Use a spatula to pry the heavy, dense bread from the pyrex dish. Place in skillet and press down with spatula. When it seems ready, flip it. End result should be a nice golden color. Serves 4, and is nowhere close to healthy...but man is it good! Note: you can make it with single slices if you wish, but the doubles allow for a slightly gooey inside. Yum!

evok, i'll let you do the honors today...

Good point. Here's my opinion on the various sweeteners: NutriSweet: stay away from this. it causes water retention and bloating. it builds up in your joints and can cause arthritis. Your internal organs may swell. If you're allergic to it, well you will swell up like a balloon if you consume it like my friend does. STAY AWAY Splenda: this stuff is toxic. it is not made from sugar; the sweetness is derived from the chlorine in it. more than 15% of ingested Splenda is absorbed by the body. it has been known to cause severe reactions in some people, including unexplainable gastrointestinal pain (nothing shows up on tests). other people have developed rashes. STAY AWAY!! Sweet n Low: this is the only one I will ingest. why? it was once on the carcinogenic list, then was proven to be so safe it was removed from said list. That makes it safe enough for me. If anyone knows of any documented ill effects, let me know...though it does NOT lead to cancer.

Japanese Seaweed Rice Cook Japanese sticky rice until rice is tender and water is absorbed. Add rice vinegar to rice (not too much, just enough to moisten it). Add Kikoman Tempura Dipping Sauce to taste. Moisten 2 sheets of nori per technique described on page 1 of this thread. tear into strips. combine with rice. A yummy and fulfilling snack! Miso Rice Cook Japanese sticky rice, but instead of cooking it in just water, add two packets of miso soup mix to the water (preferably a mix of red and white miso). Add strips of moistened nori if you choose.

Cosmopolitans are a favorite alcoholic beverage among family friends...and apparently I make the best Cosmos those lifelong alcoholics have ever consumed. Croc's Cosmopolitan Recipe Serves 2 2 shots vodka* 1 shot triple sec 1 shot natural cranberry juice (no sugar added) 1 shot POM pommegranate juice 2 key limes Combine vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice and POM in a shaker with ice. squeeze juice from one key lime into shaker. cut other key lime in half and then partially cut each lime half (keep halves intact). shake and pour into martini glasses and garnish with each partially cut key lime half. Serve. The "secret ingredients" of this recipe are the unique addition of pommegranate juice and the choice of key limes that add a unique and exotic flavor to this old standby. Enjoy! *Croc only serves the very best vodka to his guests; no vodka is better than Belvedere.

Here's a Greek salad I love to make: Salad red leaf lettuce spinach mint leaves Additional Ingredients grilled mutton coconut shreds kalamata olives red globe grapes diced apples feta cheese Dressing basalmic vinegar kalamata olive oil/vinegar (from jar) Everything to taste. Combine salad greens, mutton, apple, olives and grapes. Hand toss. Add dressing, but keep it light; add only in small increments until everything is coated, but not saturated. Crumble in feta and toss again. Serve and sprinkle coconut shreds to garnish.

How do you figure? Plenty of organic/natural foods are available there...you just have to avoid the processed stuff, which isn't too hard to do.

Yes, which is present in margerine and not butter.

Actually health food weenies use butter again as it does not have the awful hydrogenated oils in margerine.

as in it isn't chock full of fats and high in calories. costs? it isn't prohibitively expensive. no special items you cant find in your average grocery.

Because it wouldn't turn out right. As written, the soup acts as the hydrator and the rice absorbs all the flavor. I've never tried it cooking the rice first then adding the soup...but my guess is it would be runnier...and take longer to make.

Here are a few quick and easy recipes that not only are cheap, but definitely NOT unhealthy! "Chicken Rice" Difficulty: easy Combine can of Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup in a pot with some rice. Cook until rice is finished. Stir pretty frequently to keep it from burning as it is a very dry recipe. Very tasty! You can add curry and pepper to it if you want. --- Cucumber salad Difficulty: easy Finely chop 3 cucumbers. Combine 1.5 tsp sugar, a fair amount of rice vinegar (3/4 cup or so), Kikoman Tempura Dipping Sauce to taste and 1 tbl water in a small bowl. Mix. Add cucumbers to bowl. You may also add shredded carrots if you choose. Hand toss and let marinate for a few minutes. While waiting, prepare 2 sheets of nori (dried seaweed) by placing on a clean, damp paper towel and pouring a small amount of rice vinegar on the center of the nori sheet. Using your hands, spread the rice vinegar all over the wrap to moisten it. Repeat with other side. When nori is moist (but still has some integrity to it) rip it up into strips. Add the nori strips to the cucumber salad while continuing to hand toss it. Serve and garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy! More coming soon... Any recipes you like that aren't unhealthy or expensive?

You really enjoy your daily enemas don't you? That's kinda weird, no offense...

That's ironic since I stay as far away from uncontrolled nature as possible.

Best Chinese car yet...but that's not saying much.

Well, since I'm feeling slightly benevolent, I'll let you get by with a turkey sandwich this time.

If you are ONLY applying his last 18 months from an accounting perspective, then probably. Unfortunately for your argument, GM is not PriceWaterhouseCooper. Rick has done many other, non-accounting things, and that is why we supporters like him. Also, mistakes are made. Frankly, I think being open and correcting them now is better than covering it up...something some foreign makes seem to like doing.

Spring break was 2 weeks ago... It was alright, went back to Hicks' Arctic Tundra aka Indiana and did the damn thing there... Hung out with some people, got as much of a job lined up as possible at this time for summer, changed peoples' lives for the better, etc. Just the usual.

Keep it the way it is. Sounds good.

Yea...BM seems a bit constipated still.

I don't really like it.

Time for your enema!))<>((