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Its a good evening! Both the snakes have an interest in food. Neither of them have taken any interest since September; and now that they’re back on feed it means I’ll be back to 100% rating on have pets that have a will to continue their own existence!
As I’ve posted before, Toowoomba Pasta from Outback Steakhouse is my favorite food of all time. Outback decided sometime in 2005 to stop putting it on the menu, and adding $3 to the prices of everything else, giving us no reason to ever go back there. There was a point we were at Outback two to three times a week. They knew us there. One of the waitstaff used to take his breaks at our table to chat.
Then they dumped it, and Ive been looking for over 3 years to find a decent recipe. Ive tried with 4 other recipes, and nothing I could do to tweak them ever got close. Every now and then, Outback will put it back on their menu, but that only happens once every six to nine months. The last time I found it was around Thanksgiving, and I had to drive into CT to get it.
Someone over at Recipezaar came up with a near exact replica. They account for not having fresh crawfish available, but do note its a bit spicier than the outback dish. Thats easily taken care of.
Outback Steakhouse Toowoomba Pasta Copycat Recipe Recipe | Recipezaar
Tags: copycat, crawfish, outback, outback steakhouse, recipe, secret recipe, shrimp, toowoomba, toowoomba pasta, toowoombah, toowoombah pasta
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents seized 411 bottles of illegal hooch Thursday at Bayou Bob’s Brazos River Rattlesnake Ranch in Palo Pinto County.
But it wasn’t your typical variety of moonshine: the bottles of vodka also contained 10-inch rattlesnakes.
…
There was no evidence that Popplewell was shipping the snake-infused alcohol from his business but the investigation is ongoing.
I’d buy a bottle of this in a second. Not to drink, but it would definitely be something cool to put on the shelf with the rest of my bar stuff.
Happy St Patrick’s Day!
[Hundreds of bottles of booze with a bite seized in Palo Pinto]
Tags: alcohol, ireland, saint patrick, snakes, vodkaI wasn’t able to get a hold of my doctor for 5 minutes of advice on the phone today
“Oh, you’d need to come in for anything like that. We don’t do that over the phone.”
“I live an hour away and I just told you I haven’t been able to sleep since Saturday. I don’t want to be driving a car in this condition.”
.. awkward pause ..
“Fine. Ill see if I can get a ride” ::CLICK::
I can’t get a ride. I know that. I wanted 5 minutes for an OTC recommendation.
I called the pharmacist instead, asked for advice on something OTC as a sleep aid. They know me there, its a small town. Nytol didnt work last night so I was looking for something different to try. I refuse to take the Ambien I have due to some rather awful side effects.
I know one guy who ended up out on his roof yelling into the night, and another whose family had to lock in a closet because they couldn’t wake him up to convince him it was a dream, and he kept trying to escape.
Yeah. I don’t feel like dealing with that since I don’t have anyone to pull me from the roof, throw me in a closet, and barricade it until I come to.
The pharmacist recommends Benadryl. “The Nytol and things like that are better are keeping you asleep and making it quality sleep, but the Benadryl will help get you there.” Ok, I can believe that. I’ve seen it knock someone on their ass in 20 minutes.
Check the packaging as I go to wash it down..
Its diphenhydramine. Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride. I had to dig in the trash to find my Nytol packaging to double-check.
25Mg in Benadryl, 25Mg in Nytol/Sominex. The Benadryl markets it as an antihistamine, the Nytol as a nighttime sleep aid.
So…
If you’re looking to save money and don’t want to buy name-brand prices for Sominex, go look in the allergy aisle and check the generics.
If you looking for a sleep aid and are also on allergy medicine, check the active ingredients.
Otherwise, hit me up on AIM and we can talk generics and hope it puts us BOTH to sleep before sunrise.
Tags: ambien, benadryl, Diphenhydramine, Diphenhydramine hydrochloride, generic drugs, nytol, pharmacy, sominexI’ve mentioned in the past how I like to sample new foods, even if I think its going to make me unwell. Usually my argument is “I’ll try anything that is bred for human consumption.” So far the only thing I’ve ever said “NO” to is duck, since ducks are my favorite animals.
I’ve found one that most def makes me say “NO”
Cooked dog paws at a CXhinese restaurant. A French association of animal lovers on Monday launched a petition aimed at encouraging China to ban, by the Summer Olympics, the killing of dogs for food.
No way. Not a chance in hell. Never.
Image after the cut… Amy, don’t scan down, don’t click.
Continue reading ‘I’ve found a food I will never, ever, ever try [Not PETA/Vegan friendly]‘
Tags: barbaian, chinese, disgusting, dog, dog paws, dogs, Food, revolting, ugly, yuck
Alright, I’ve had this thing sitting in draft mode for weeks. Its time I finally push it through.
There is a HUGE update to this post: I got the recipe. Click here
I was in CT for Thanksgiving, and to suppress my boredom I spent 3 hours driving around the general Hartford area looking for something to do. Since I don’t drink at bars, I don’t club, and don’t really have the spare $ to shop, I don’t know exactly what I was looking for
While the Silas Deane and Manchester area yielded no results, I found what I was looking for on the Berlin Turnpike.
There seems to be a lone Outback Steakhouse there which still has Toowoomba Pasta. My favorite meal of all-time.
Continue reading ‘Toowoomba Pasta finally found’
Tags: favorite, Food, outback, outback steakhouse, shrimp, toowoomba, toowoomba pastaWhy roast a turkey not wrapped in bacon when you can roast a turkey…wrapped in bacon?
Happy thanksgiving!
Serious Eats: Bacon-Wrapped Turkey: You Know You Want It
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