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I did 2 things I've never done before!

18 years ago

#1 Went out to lunch on Sat in Baltimore and had a Bison Burger. The menu said "lower fat then grilled chicken but just as tasty as a burger"! It did taste A LOT like regular beef, just less greasy, maybe a tad dry, but good and the lower fat is a HUGE plus!

#2 I've noticed a place near my DH's office that I thought was crazy at first, but I checked it out. A drive thru Dunkin Donuts/Baskin Robbins! Got a scoop of Chocolate Chip (my FAV!) in a cup, but they do serve cones! Seems like that would be hard to drive with-lol. They have about 10 of their most popular flavors, not all 31.

Have you done anything new lately??

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kathy_
18 years ago
I did it before (30 years ago), but I am taking horseback riding lessons again. I am having a ball!
Hubby orders buffalo whenever he can.
Kathy
jannie
18 years ago
Teresava, that's brave of you trying bison meat. There's a restaurant in my hometown, Clarence NY that had two unusual meats on their menu last time I was there-bison and ostrich! I didn't feel brave, I left wondering what they were like. When I was in New Orleans about 20 years ago, I ate turtle and rattlesnake meat. It's true, they taste like chicken!
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Happy_Go_Lucky_Gayle
18 years ago
I like to taste new things off of someone else's plate before I order something new. LOL!

I love fried Oysters and Baked Oyster Fondue, but not raw Oysters. I recently tried one. It was OK, but I'll save that for when I'm on a "Survivor Show". LOL!

It took forever for me to try Maui Maui, but I love it now.

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glenda_al
18 years ago
Had bbq bison while at Philmont, NM. So good I had two.
I have grilled bison burgers, before.

Always eat ice cream from a cup instead of a cone.
nodakgal
18 years ago
Bison is GOOD! Good for you too. Low fat and low cholesterol...course as young as you are you probably don't have to worry about that yet! LOL
DD#2 works in the office of a bison processing plant, they get generous meat credits and we have ate lots of bison since she started there. Thats my only "brave or new" thing I have done in the past couple years! LOL Bison prime rib, bison tenderloin, burger, ribeye steaks, ummm seems to me I am missing something.
joyfulguy
18 years ago
jannie,

jannie,

What happened to your venturesome spirit?

Did you drop it in a ditch, somewhere??

There's not a lot of risk associated with trying bison.

Bison does taste a lot like beef - but less fatty.

o j
bestlawn
18 years ago
So many combo places here like Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts, Church's Chicken/Long John Silvers, Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken. I thought they were weird at first, too. I have two Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts within two miles of me. Don't go as often as I'd like.

Nothing new here. Just the same ole.....
joyfulguy
18 years ago
joyful

joyful
alisande
18 years ago
Good for you! Trying new things is (almost) always good.

Well, last week I attended the first meeting of a new group forming around the concepts of positive thinking and the law of attraction. That was a first. And in April I'm going to conduct a one-hour class on beginning digital photography at a Senior Fair. And in May I start teaching eBay classes at the library.

Hey, let's not forget my new haircut! :-)

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ronf_gw
18 years ago
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Ron

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