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My last half dozen completely useless questions went over so well, I thought I'd finish the dozen by posting another half dozen just as completely useless questions.
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My last half dozen completely useless questions went over so well, I thought I'd finish the dozen by posting another half dozen just as completely useless questions.
Like the title of my thread? Yeah, I hope so because... ummm... it's better than the questions. Seriously.
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled?
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces?
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing?
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste?
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage?
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out?
My answers...
#1. I like to shell them myself, esp. if I'm watching TV. Pistachio's are my favorite to shell (I like to peel apart the little jewel fruits of the pomegranate the same way: while watching TV. I also enjoy counting large amounts of change by hand while watching TV. Ever heard of restless leg syndrome? I think I have restless hands syndrome)
#2. Reece's pieces, although DS loves M&M's so we buy them more frequently.
#3. I have to measure before I begin... I've made too many errors not to!
#4. Favorite batter: homemade sour cream cookie batter, chocolate brownie batter is a very close second, though!
#5. I wish I liked coffee.
#6. Sausage. When I was a vegetarian, sausage was the last thing I gave up and the first thing I ate when I went back to behaving like a carnivore.
Bakers Dozen bonus completely useless question:
#7. My goodness, I've asked a question that I can't answer...probably at least twenty. When I'm bored I have a (nasty) habit of just looking and walking away. But I guess it's better than looking and taking something out and eating twenty times a day!
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#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? UnshelledExcept Brazil nuts... I still can't crack those! We're in the heart of Walnut and Hazelnut country, and mmmmm... it's nut season right now! Yeah!!!
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M&M's regular, by the bag full (if I could)
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? Ummmmm.... what's measuring? Seriously, tho, usually as I go.
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Chocolate chip cookie dough... mmmm.... brown sugar, sugar and butter.... And definitely brownies... yummy!
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. Coffee straight up; DH says I drink a little coffee with my cream.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Either really crispy, fatty bacon; otherwise sausage.
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? I don't think I can count that high! Many, many times.
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? I do both, but mainly buy shelled
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M&M's
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? While I am mixing!!
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Chocolate Chip cookies
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. - Fish
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Bacon all the way
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? - Probably a couple I'm trying to lose some weight, so I try not to take anything
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#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? Both, with shell mostly this time of year
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M & Ms
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? Measure while I'm mixing. I put all the ingredients on the counter before I start though.
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Brownie
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. fake Whipped Cream
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Bacon
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? Three
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? I like them unshelled but then I tend to eat more of them so I guess that isn't such a good thing. #2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M&Ms plain
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? While mixing. I usually use the same cup or spoon more than once. #4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Brownie #5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. Any Chinese food #6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? crispy bacon
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? I usually only do this on the weekend about 2 times a day.
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled?
I rarely eat nuts but when I do I prefer them unshelled.
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M&M's
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing?
I usually measure before I begin.
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Plain old chocolate
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. Coffee and fish.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Bacon but I have been known to eat sausage too.
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? I don't know - lots of times.
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#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? No nuts, thanks.
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M&Ms--can't eat peanuts or peanut butter
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? Measure as I go
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Brownies
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. Only one? Hmmm...coffee, I guess--love the smell, hate the taste.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Neither, thanks. Bacon if I must.
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? Not very often--have to be home to look in either one!
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? Unshelled
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M&M's plain
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? While I'm mixing
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Tollhouse cookies
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. Oysters
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Crispy bacon
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? When I'm home, many many times.
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled?
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces?
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing?
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste?
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage?
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out?
My answers...
#1. I buy them already shelled
#2. Peanut butter M&M's
#3. Measure as they are needed
#4. Brownie or vanilla cake batter
#5. Cooked carrots
#6. Bacon....I do not like sasuage at all
Bakers Dozen bonus completely useless question:
#7. Not often maybe 2 or 3
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? I like to shell them myself, but I will eat them unshelled. Just not as many!
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? Reese's Pieces!
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? While I'm mixing. Although I don't bake often enough to notice a pattern.
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Brownie batter.
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. I really wish I liked the taste of raw tomatoes. I like them cooked, and I CAN eat them raw if they are mixed up very, very well in a salad or something, but other than that, I don't like them. In the South, we LIVE off of tomato sandwiches in the summer, and I'm an outcast. I try them every year to see if anything has chagned - so far, no.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Bacon! Everything is better than bacon. Link sausage is a pretty close second.
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? Ha! Maybe once or twice. I usually don't open it unless I'm after something specific. But sometimes when I'm bored I will go just to look.
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? usually unshelled
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M&Ms
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? Bake? Whats that? I dont even cook. That's what I have a DH for.
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? none
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. hmmm. thats a touch one. If there is something I don't like the taste of that means I just don't like it.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? both
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? lol at least 5. Usually more then that. Sometimes I will stand there in front of the open fridge for like 10 mins and never pull a thing out.
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? Usually I buy them unshelled. I don't even know where our nutcracker is now!
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M & Ms
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? I measure while I'm mixing. That's backfired once or twice.
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? none. I just can't make myself eat raw batter
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. yoghurt. I've tried. I just cannot like it.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Either/or. Usually back (Canadian) bacon though because it's less greasy
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out?
I have no idea. I do that a lot when I'm trying to figure out what to cook for supper, or when I'm bored
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? Can't eat nuts - allergic (Ok, that is now three out of 12 answers that I am allergic to! )
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? Both!
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? Hmmm - I don't bake that often but I usually measure them out one at a time.
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Brownies
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. I wish I liked fish. I love shellfish but not regular fish.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? Again I say - both! But if I HAD to choose, I would go with Bacon, extra crispy.
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? Sadly, never. Chances are if I'm in there something is coming out!
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? unshelled
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? peanut m&m's
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? while mixing
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? brownies
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't.coconut
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? sausage
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? a couple
#1. If you eat nuts, do you like to shell them yourself, or do you buy them unshelled? Depends on the nut - peanuts I like to shell myself. Cashews - do they have shells?? And, the mixed nuts like Brazils etc., we like in the shell
#2. M&M's or Reece's pieces? M&Ms, hands down (but not dirty - melts in the mouth!)
#3. When you bake, do you measure out all of you ingredients before you begin mixing them, or do you measure them out while you are mixing? I've just started measuring BEFORE, after a few really bad problems with forgetting key ingredients.
#4. What is your favorite batter to taste? Almost anything - but yellow cake is wonderful!!
#5. Name one food you wish you liked the taste of, but don't. I can honestly say I can't think of one food I don't like the taste of. I like the taste of most foods, but don't like mushy textures much.
#6. For breakfast: bacon or sausage? BACON, BACON, BACON!! Crisp, really crisp!
BAKERS DOZEN BONUS COMPLETELY USELESS QUESTION:
#7. On average: how many times a day do you look in your fridge or pantry, without taking something out? Almost never. I know what's there. AND I'm usually never home anyway!