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  1. Comment on Cheese lovers: What's your go-to/favourite cheese? in ~food

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    I've had this conversation with a buddy of mine that although Pecorino probably isn't my favorite cheese in the world, if I could only have one cheese for the rest of my life it'd probably be...

    I've had this conversation with a buddy of mine that although Pecorino probably isn't my favorite cheese in the world, if I could only have one cheese for the rest of my life it'd probably be that. It just works so well in do many places, IMO. I buy the big ol' wedges from Costco.

  2. Comment on What are some of your favorite cookbooks that you find yourself returning to time and time again? in ~food

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    While SFAH and Food Lab are great books for the technique and science behind cooking my go-to Cookbook for recipes right now is Kenji's The Wok. It's got plenty of the food science sprinkled...

    While SFAH and Food Lab are great books for the technique and science behind cooking my go-to Cookbook for recipes right now is Kenji's The Wok. It's got plenty of the food science sprinkled through still, but has a wide variety of recipes with generally similar ingredient pools and he's very forthcoming with ways you can vary the recipes to suit your diet or pantry.

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  3. Comment on World Health Organization advises against use of artificial sweeteners in ~health

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    Yeah. I get the concept of people being more used to sweetness, or it increasing appetite, or all that jazz, but at the end of the day if you replace sugar soda with diet soda and change nothing...

    Yeah. I get the concept of people being more used to sweetness, or it increasing appetite, or all that jazz, but at the end of the day if you replace sugar soda with diet soda and change nothing else about your diet you're gonna be intaking fewer calories and that'll lead to weight loss, all else remaining equal.

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  4. Comment on On losing weight and keeping it off -- thoughts eight years in in ~health

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    Y'know, I skimmed this and thought you said it was ones that involved dairy... lol. I was gonna be like "I know it's a great protein source, but those poor lactose intolerant people!"

    it boiled down to the only successful programs for losing and keeping weight off were ones that involved a diary

    Y'know, I skimmed this and thought you said it was ones that involved dairy... lol. I was gonna be like "I know it's a great protein source, but those poor lactose intolerant people!"

  5. Comment on On losing weight and keeping it off -- thoughts eight years in in ~health

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    I spent most of my teens and early twenties morbidly obese, peaking at around 365lbs at 6'3". Started counting calories and reducing intake, eventually started going to the gym and doing...

    I spent most of my teens and early twenties morbidly obese, peaking at around 365lbs at 6'3". Started counting calories and reducing intake, eventually started going to the gym and doing resistance training. Right now I'm at about 205lbs, my goal is to hit down to 200 and then start bulking so I can build muscle and my lifts can start going up at the gym.

    For me, I did try IF for a while, but what worked better for me was just casual calorie counting. It does feel weird to consider I might not be I intentionally eating at a deficit soon, after years of actively trying to lose weight. As is I don't worry too too much about hitting my calories - if I go a little over, no biggie. If I go a lot over... well, I know in the long run it doesn't matter at all. I have been using Mactofactor more recently which has a weight graph but also one that normalizes the extremes on it which helps make me feel less bad when I eat too much and weigh in way heavier the next day.

    I know counting calories can be a form of disordered eating for a lot of people, but for me, with how my brain works, it's perfect. I cook most of my own food and it's second nature at this point for me to weigh everything out and know exactly what I'm putting in my body.

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  6. Comment on Any cocktail enthusiasts/mixologists here? Feel free to share or workshop some good cocktail recipes! in ~food

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    I'm a big fan of a Corpse Reviver no. 2 riff called the Sunflower - sub in St. Germain for the aperitif. 0.75oz/22ml Lemon Juice 0.75oz/22ml Gin 0.75oz/22ml Cointreau, or orange liqeuer of choice...

    I'm a big fan of a Corpse Reviver no. 2 riff called the Sunflower - sub in St. Germain for the aperitif.

    0.75oz/22ml Lemon Juice
    0.75oz/22ml Gin
    0.75oz/22ml Cointreau, or orange liqeuer of choice
    0.75oz/22ml St. Germain

    Shake and strain into a coupe glass rinsed in absinthe, or I usually use an atomizer to stretch my tiny 187ml absinthe bottle further. I've made it with cointreau and Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao and both are delicious. Garnish with a lemon twist.

    Otherwise shout out to Ti' Punch, a bit of sugarcane syrup, 2oz of (Unaged) Rhum Agricole, and a sliced disk off the edge of a lime squeezed and dropped in. Serve with no ice. You can also make it with aged Agricole but I find it better with the fresh grassy flavor of unaged agricole.

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