Foods you like a little too much ....

[thunderbolt]

Bacon and fried chicken are my kryptonite

[PNGwynne]

Aren't traditional bagels boiled in salted water first, then baked? That sounds challenging at home. Then again, I don't like to bake, just cook.

[Brazoo]

Real bagels are super chewy on the inside with a hard crust on the out

Kinda like a mall pretzel on steroids

Absolutely! That's a great description!

When you bite it the crispness has to bite you back a bit. That's what I can't get quite right on my homemade bagels. There's a crust, but it either isn't crispy enough or it goes too far in and the bagel is just kinda hard and chewy. They don't taste bad, but I can't unlock the secret.

[Brazoo]

This thread now has me wondering if I've ever had a real bagel.

Oh man! Next lunch — Kiva's!!

[Mikey]

Real bagels are super chewy on the inside with a hard crust on the out

Kinda like a mall pretzel on steroids

[B-Lister]

My dad's cooking. Chicken and dumplings, mexican, Chinese, chili, any baked good, pasta...whatever he sets his kitchen magic to, I can eat to excess.

[palitoy]

This thread now has me wondering if I've ever had a real bagel.

[Brazoo]

Speaking of real bagels, I had a crazy idea for Thanksgiving and it actually turned out GREAT

I got 3 out of date EVERYTHING bagels from my bagel shop.

I used them as the foundation of my homemade turkey stuffing.

Also added caramelized fried onions and some shredded Brown and Serve sausages

Finished it off with a box of Great Value stuffing and some spices

It was CRAZY GOOD !!!

Oh man! That sounds fantastic!

Recently I was in London and there's these two super old iconic bagel shops where the thing is to get a salt beef sandwich (salt beef sounded kinda weird to me, but I'm pretty sure it's just corned beef). Initially I couldn't fathom doing that to a bagel, and in my head corned beef goes with rye bread, but it was delicious. So now I'm much more open to non-traditional bagel use. I really feel that travel has helped me grow as a person.

Using bagels as stuffing foundation is inspired, man. I have to try that!

[Mikey]

Bagels - REAL bagels..

Speaking of real bagels, I had a crazy idea for Thanksgiving and it actually turned out GREAT

I got 3 out of date EVERYTHING bagels from my bagel shop.

I used them as the foundation of my homemade turkey stuffing.

Also added caramelized fried onions and some shredded Brown and Serve sausages

Finished it off with a box of Great Value stuffing and some spices

It was CRAZY GOOD !!!

[Brazoo]

I have no defence against chocolate. I just can't have it in my house.

Bagels - REAL bagels. NOT grocery store ones. Not bread in a donut shape. REAL NY style bagels. I could live off cream cheese and bagels 3 meals a day. I love them so much I've been trying to teach myself to bake them with mixed results.

[JediJaida]

Roast pork shoulder joint with crispy skin. I love it and it loves my hips.

[J.B.]

For me it's eggs

Ah, eggy weggs! When it comes to hard boiled, Cool Hand Luke's got nothin' on me.

[PNGwynne]

Cheese. Oh, how I love it. All sorts. By itself, or with antipasti or charcuterie. With eggs, in casseroles, on vegetables. And Ohio has some fantastic cheesemakers.

Quite fond of eggs, too--my latest fad is shirred eggs and toast.

[Mikey]

For me it's eggs

I could easily eat 2 dozen poached eggs in one sitting

Pizza too, if I was hungry I probably could eat 4 large NY style pies