Ever wondering what spices go with each other, and in what?

[230RN]

"Cayenne spiced candied carrots are the cat's pajamas."

That's three out of four of my main non-meat taste interests:  crunchy (not really a taste, but valuable), sweet, and heat.

Salt is the other.... no salt?

Otherwise, pretty good on my "Big Four" for veggie snacks.

I was delighted to find that peanut butter smeared into the trough of a celery stick was pretty yummy.  Mainly 'cause most of my food experiments turn out badly, and this one was an exception.

Terry, 230RN

[K Frame]

"I was delighted to find that peanut butter smeared into the trough of a celery stick was pretty yummy."

That, and celery smeared with cream cheese, was a Christmas day snack staple for my family for decades.

[wmenorr67]

The other day almost my wife gag when I put peanut butter on my pancakes, which wasn't the problem, the problem came when I topped that with caramel syrup. 

[mtnbkr]

The other day almost my wife gag when I put peanut butter on my pancakes, which wasn't the problem, the problem came when I topped that with caramel syrup. 

Sounds good to me!

I can't eat that kind of stuff anymore, but as a substitute for sweet pancakes, I now make savory pancakes with buckwheat, cheese, and meat.  No syrup.

Chris

[Scout26]

I was delighted to find that peanut butter smeared into the trough of a celery stick was pretty yummy.  Mainly 'cause most of my food experiments turn out badly, and this one was an exception.

Terry, 230RN

Welcome to third grade !!!!       Stick a few raisins on top and you can have "Ants on a Log."

[charby]

"I was delighted to find that peanut butter smeared into the trough of a celery stick was pretty yummy."

That, and celery smeared with cream cheese, was a Christmas day snack staple for my family for decades.

I wish I liked raw celery.  My taste buds think raw celery is the most bitter.

[wmenorr67]

I wish I liked raw celery.  My taste buds think raw celery is the most bitter.

Cooked celery?   

[charby]

Cooked celery?   

Yes like with roasts and in soup.

[mtnbkr]

I'm in the same boat as Charby WRT celery.  I like it well enough cooked, but cannot tolerate it raw.

Chris

[K Frame]

I'm in the same boat as Charby WRT celery.  I like it well enough cooked, but cannot tolerate it raw.

Chris

Interesting. I don't find raw celery to be bitter at all. I wonder if there's some chemical in it that only certain people can taste?

[230RN]

^^, ^^^^^
 You guys are washing all the pesticides and windblown dust and fiberglass and asbestos and powdered rubber and asphalt from the nearby highway off it first, aren't you?

I agree with the "bitterness" of the leafy parts, but the solid stalks don't have that taste for me.

"Ants on a log..."  Heh, gave me a grin.

Terry

[Perd Hapley]

I like celery either way, but I sometimes notice a bitter taste, when raw. Still like them. I like cooked celery in soup, especially chili.

Carrots, on the other hand, become nasty when cooked.

[Scout26]

I like celery either way, but I sometimes notice a bitter taste, when raw. Still like them. I like cooked celery in soup, especially chili.

Carrots, on the other hand, become nasty when cooked.

You just hate America, don't you?

[wmenorr67]

Yes like with roasts and in soup.

Hell I don't even notice it then, just part of the landscape.