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Re: Guilty Pleasures
[Re: pizzaboy]
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10/21/07 02:12 AM
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LOL i have a problem with those chocolate fountains at weddings... its RECYCLED chocolate.. but once in a while i dip a pretzel underneath one ... chocolate covered pretzels are my fave...
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/23/07 12:41 AM
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MY father first introduced me to White Castle back in the 70s in Jersey City... while I didnt like onions, i realized thats what gave this burger a special flavor and I loved them... over the years they have declined, like everything else, and i had them just yesterday since Lodi Pizza was closed, and they just werent the same.. seems like exra salt, less meat and flavor... they certainly not are what they once were... Arby's roast beef is a good, but even healthy guilty pleasure i find ?
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/23/07 12:53 AM
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[White Castle] seems like exra salt, less meat and flavor... they certainly not are what they once were... Arby's roast beef is a good, but even healthy guilty pleasure i find ?
Last time I went to Arby's, a few weeks ago -- a craving I've had for at least a DECADE OR TWO since I was there last! -- and it was gross. Couldn't even finish it. White Castle is only good for late-night drunk food. And yes, it's still awesome in that regard. lol (Once or twice a year I may indulge ) Were they still using horse meat in the 70's? I heard they started out that way... What you want is White ROSE -- there's one in Roselle. I visit the one in Highland Park once every year or three - freakin' awesome!
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/23/07 09:11 AM
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Do you consider it "recycled" because the same chocolate flows all night? I guess you could think of it that way if you were a killjoy. There fun and interesting, IMO. A friend of mine got one for Christmas last year and brought it over with some dipping goodies one night. It's rather messy, mostly because you set it up in the middle of the table and then everyone's stuff drips chocolate all over the place as the food travels from fountain to mouth. Also, you have to add oil to the chocolate in order to make it flow more easily. That was sort of gross.
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/23/07 11:18 AM
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[White Castle] seems like exra salt, less meat and flavor... they certainly not are what they once were... Arby's roast beef is a good, but even healthy guilty pleasure i find ?
Last time I went to Arby's, a few weeks ago -- a craving I've had for at least a DECADE OR TWO since I was there last! -- and it was gross. Couldn't even finish it. White Castle is only good for late-night drunk food. And yes, it's still awesome in that regard. lol (Once or twice a year I may indulge ) Were they still using horse meat in the 70's? I heard they started out that way... What you want is White ROSE -- there's one in Roselle. I visit the one in Highland Park once every year or three - freakin' awesome! I too ate at Arby's recently, and have to say that the quality of the roast beef wasn't what I remembered. As for fast food, there is just something appealing about a McDonald's quarter pounder with cheese. I try to make it an occasional treat though.
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/23/07 12:19 PM
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My brother used to tease his wife that they were going out for French food- to "Roy Rojay's". They were good! I mean, as far as fast food goes. The fried chicken, rb sandwiches and cole slaw were top notch, as far as French food goes.
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/23/07 12:26 PM
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As for fast food, there is just something appealing about a McDonald's quarter pounder with cheese. Have you tried the new Angus Third Pounder? (Did it make it nationwide yet?) Pretty good The fried chicken, rb sandwiches and cole slaw were top notch, as far as French food goes. Roy Rogers fried chicken blows KFC away!
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/23/07 12:43 PM
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I get a craving for a Big Mac once every 6 or 8 months. I can't resist them. Hard to imagine, but in college I was capable of eating two, with large fries and coke. Now, the idea makes me ill. Yeah, I can't handle those anymore either, Babe. About the only fast food I eat anymore, on an even semi-regular basis, is Chirpin Chicken, a small chain here in the city. Here's a link: Chirping Chicken
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/30/07 03:29 PM
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Costco sells a 55" pie for $6.00. It is so delicious that I could probably eat the entire thing in two days if I was so inclined. A 55" pie????? Thats 4½ feet across! I'm going to prove that I am no math major with this statement, but it's 55" in diameter (I think that's the proper measurement - I hated high school geometry ). It's definitely not 4' across, but the point is it is a huge pie, and so remarkably good! I was in Costco this past weekend. It was a 60" pumpkin pie in diameter for $5.99. I somehow fought the temptation to get one, now I am kicking myself. I'll be back in that area on Sunday and will definitely get one.
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/30/07 04:01 PM
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I used to enjoy the Roy Rogers chain for a roast beef sandwich. There were a million of them on the way down the Jersey Shore, but have disappeared for the most part. The only Roy Rogers restaurants that I know of are on the PA Turnpike. I know there must be others. I used to like their Doduble R-Bar burger, which was a cheeseburger with ham. They also have them along the NJ Turnpike and I95. We passed quite a few of them this past weekend going to and from Virginia. Their fried chicken was the best.
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/31/07 12:57 AM
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Yea, Roy Rogers Double R Burger would rock, ham, hamburger, cheese, the buns alone really made it, nice texture of the kaiser roll... my "upscale" guilty pleasure would be boneless buffalo wings from chilis, and the shanghai wings with wasabi sauce... its basically still fast food but yummy...
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/31/07 09:53 AM
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Hot wings are popular among my family and where we live. Most bars/restaurants sell them in 5 or 6 different degrees of heat and several different flavors.
One place in particular offers the "Melt Down" wings. Before they are served, you must sign a waiver that you will not hold the tavern liable for anything that might happen as a result of eating them. They will only serve 6 at a time.
My wife and I have gone there with other couples, and after a few beers we guys order them. They are more orange in color, almost flourescent, and after one bight it feels as though your face is going to melt. They are unimagineably hot, that the sensation runs through your body like lava.
The taste? Well, it has more of a chemical type flavor. There is no reason to eat them, other than to say you did. I've had them twice, and could only get one down each time. The record was eight in one night. It doesn't sound like much, but I'm sure the guy felt like Vesuvius for days.
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Re: Guilty Pleasures
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10/31/07 02:55 PM
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One place in particular offers the "Melt Down" wings. Before they are served, you must sign a waiver that you will not hold the tavern liable for anything that might happen as a result of eating them. They will only serve 6 at a time.
Klyd, I believe that the show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on The Food network did a piece on this place in Pennsylvania. Did they? The place is called The Eagle Hotel and looks like a classic dive, but the food is good, and the wings frequently win awards.
Last edited by klydon1; 10/31/07 02:55 PM.
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