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I just made Pasta Alfredo (with some grilled chicken cutlets) for the first time. I make a GOOD alfredo sauce it turns out.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to wonder; who is Alfredo?

Whoever he is, he had a great idea; "Let the rest of those italian ninnies work with freakin' tomatoes. I'm taking my chances with cheese!"
Smart man. Thank you, Alfredo.

Any food questions you ever wonder about?

One question:

What the hell is really in Spam?

And here i thought you were talking about The Contender....

One question:

What the hell is really in Spam?

If you find out, they'll come after you! :eek:

Thank you, Alfredo.
Dude needs a statue and a cape. I love Alfredo sauce. I have no concept of that coming from 'ingredients'...

Any food questions you ever wonder about?
Olives, unless treated, are poisonuos. My question-Who wanted an olive that bad? Who was that convinced that it would taste good if it just wasn't poisonious? I mean, great-natural second topping after pepperoni, but still....

Dude needs a statue and a cape. I love Alfredo sauce. I have no concept of that coming from 'ingredients'...


Olives, unless treated, are poisonuos. My question-Who wanted an olive that bad? Who was that convinced that it would taste good if it just wasn't poisonious? I mean, great-natural second topping after pepperoni, but still....

Dates too. Who was brave enough to say, "maybe if we cook em a little."

And mushrooms. It takes a LOT of balls to try mushrooms considering how many of them can kill you painfully.

Yes. How did someone figure out how to make bread?
And one inspired by Calvin and Hobbes.

What inspired the guy who discovered milk to yank those cows udders? Really!

I just wanted to take this opportunity to wonder; who is Alfredo?

This isn't the greatest help, I know, but it's not Alfredo, it's Al Fredo, meaning of or by Fredo. Fredo in this case is a surname (prbabably a shortened form of Godfredo meaning peaceful God), but that still leaves the question which Fredo? Alternatively, it may not be the surname, but may simply be that Al Fredo is a form of "of peace".

I have a friend who went by Alfredo in Spanish class.... :eek: Mabye he made the sauce! I gotta give him the cape and build the statue! Cause Fettuccine(SP?) Chicken Alfredo is one of my favorite Italian foods, following Americanized pizza...

Dates too. Who was brave enough to say, "maybe if we cook em a little."

And mushrooms. It takes a LOT of balls to try mushrooms considering how many of them can kill you painfully.
There is a book called Peace on Earth by Stanislaw Lem that has a part where a guy goes on a tear about 'the unknown chef,' the guy who tried all the food to find out if it tasted good or was poisonious-who created the local cuisine. It's a great segment with a nice ironic end to that part.

Alfredo Stroessner

born Nov. 3, 1912, Encarnación, Para.

Military leader and president of Paraguay (1954–89).

The son of a German immigrant, Stroessner joined the army in 1932 and rose to become commander in chief in 1951. He deposed Pres. Federico Chávez (b. 1881?—d. 1978) and was the sole candidate in the 1954 presidential elections. He stabilized the currency, moderated inflation, and provided some new schools and public health facilities, but he spent half the national income on the military establishment in order to preserve his authority and harshly suppressed his political opponents. After his election to an eighth successive term, he was deposed in a coup d'état and went into exile.

Fettuccine Al·fre·do
Function: noun
Etymology: from Alfredo all'Augusteo, restaurant in Rome where it originated
: a dish consisting of fettuccine with butter, Parmesan cheese, cream, and seasonings -- called also fettuccine all'Alfredo


The Restaurant it was made famous at...
http://www.alfredos.com/

Woo, so it's not my friend... saves the time of building a statue to Alfredo...But what to do with this cape?

I stand corrected. Thanks!

Yes. How did someone figure out how to make bread?
And one inspired by Calvin and Hobbes.

What inspired the guy who discovered milk to yank those cows udders? Really!
Even worse: Who first looked at an egg and said, "Hmm. This thing that just came out of that chicken's butt looks really tasty. I think I'll crack it open and fry and eat the insides!" :confused:

One question:

What the hell is really in Spam?

*breaks into song whilst donning a viking helmet*

Spam spam spam spam!
Spam spam spam spam!
Spa-spa-spaaaaam! Spa-spa-spa-spaaaaam!

...

(bloody vikings!)

*breaks into song whilst donning a viking helmet*

Spam spam spam spam!
Spam spam spam spam!
Spa-spa-spaaaaam! Spa-spa-spa-spaaaaam!

...

(bloody vikings!)
"We have Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Baked Beans and Spam"
"I don't like Spam!"
"That's okay mother. I'll have yours. I love Spam!"

"We have Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Baked Beans and Spam"
"I don't like Spam!"
"That's okay mother. I'll have yours. I love Spam!"

:p

Wife: Could you do the egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam then?
Waitress: Urgghh!
Wife: What do you mean 'Urgghh'? I don't like spam!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings!

And I'll think that I'll stop there so as to not further hijack the thread. ;)

hey, all you "who was the first one who said, lets try eating that thing"ers. usually it was because someone saw animals eating it. everything here except for the olives is, i beleive, done by animals as well as humans.


...but what about cheese... and beer...

hey, all you "who was the first one who said, lets try eating that thing"ers. usually it was because someone saw animals eating it. everything here except for the olives is, i beleive, done by animals as well as humans.


...but what about cheese... and beer...

Cheese: "Hey pa! Lookee heer! That them there milk 'as gotten smelleh n' squisheh! I wonder if'n I can still drink it...Whooo! Boy howdy! This milk suuure is gewd, but it is kinda hard...!"

Beer: "I wonder what yeast sh** tastes like..."

hey, all you "who was the first one who said, lets try eating that thing"ers. usually it was because someone saw animals eating it. everything here except for the olives is, i beleive, done by animals as well as humans.
That makes sense for milk, but I still don't quite see that happening with eggs. Especially stuff like fried eggs and hard boiled eggs.

Alfredo Stroessner

born Nov. 3, 1912, Encarnación, Para.

Military leader and president of Paraguay (1954–89).

The son of a German immigrant, Stroessner joined the army in 1932 and rose to become commander in chief in 1951. He deposed Pres. Federico Chávez (b. 1881?—d. 1978) and was the sole candidate in the 1954 presidential elections. He stabilized the currency, moderated inflation, and provided some new schools and public health facilities, but he spent half the national income on the military establishment in order to preserve his authority and harshly suppressed his political opponents. After his election to an eighth successive term, he was deposed in a coup d'état and went into exile.

Fettuccine Al·fre·do
Function: noun
Etymology: from Alfredo all'Augusteo, restaurant in Rome where it originated
: a dish consisting of fettuccine with butter, Parmesan cheese, cream, and seasonings -- called also fettuccine all'Alfredo


The Restaurant it was made famous at...
http://www.alfredos.com/


Alfredo di Lello was the restaurateur.

Alfredo di Lello was the restaurateur.

You're the first person to notice, I thought the first clue was that the guy wasn't even in Italy! LOL

"I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!"

Alas fair Fredo i spammed you well.

Did anyone watch the Contender?
Is Sly Stalone better than Arnie?