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Johnny Garlic's has cherry coke barbecued ribs - mmmmmm! Probably not diet though.
I make boneless, skinless chicken breasts in barbecue sauce using diet cola and ketchup. Brown the chicken in a frying pan, add 1 can of cola and 1 cup ketchup. Turn down the heat and simmer until the sauce thickens and chicken is done.
I'd stir in a tablespoon or so of mustard just for the background notes.
Good idea. I often dump in a splash of cider vinegar to cut the sweetness of the ketchup because it has magical properties.
FIFY
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Johnny Garlic's has cherry coke barbecued ribs - mmmmmm! Probably not diet though.
I make boneless, skinless chicken breasts in barbecue sauce using diet cola and ketchup. Brown the chicken in a frying pan, add 1 can of cola and 1 cup ketchup. Turn down the heat and simmer until the sauce thickens and chicken is done.
I'd stir in a tablespoon or so of mustard just for the background notes.
Good idea. I often dump in a splash of cider vinegar to cut the sweetness of the ketchup.
You could always skip the ketchup and just go with canned tomatoes; preferably the kind with some sort of seasoning already added. That would really cut back the sweetness, although if you needed more a little molasses or honey could be added.
Tried it. Doesn't work nearly as well. You need some sweetness to caramelize. It might work if using regular cola instead of diet.
Good point. I always start with the drippings from whatever I'm cooking as a base so I need the ketchup and molasses (or honey or brown sugar or root beer) for the sweetness. Although I'm not above adding some chipotle powder, either.0 -
byustrongman wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Full fat Coke
is this the new bulletproof coffee? blend some coke with melted butter and mct oil?
I just gagged a little.5 -
VintageFeline wrote: »byustrongman wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Full fat Coke
is this the new bulletproof coffee? blend some coke with melted butter and mct oil?
I just gagged a little.
I knew people who would crush up hard cinnamon candy and dissolve it into their Cokes.0 -
VintageFeline wrote: »byustrongman wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Full fat Coke
is this the new bulletproof coffee? blend some coke with melted butter and mct oil?
I just gagged a little.
I knew people who would crush up hard cinnamon candy and dissolve it into their Cokes.
Here in San Antonio it's not unheard of for people to put peanuts in a bottle of Coke. Not sure where that originated, but you won't catch me doing it. :sick:0 -
VintageFeline wrote: »byustrongman wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Full fat Coke
is this the new bulletproof coffee? blend some coke with melted butter and mct oil?
I just gagged a little.
I knew people who would crush up hard cinnamon candy and dissolve it into their Cokes.
Here in San Antonio it's not unheard of for people to put peanuts in a bottle of Coke. Not sure where that originated, but you won't catch me doing it. :sick:
It's a Deep South thing, but not something I ever understood. But there's a salty/sweet thing going with it that I do like. I tried it but prefer to just wash the peanuts down.
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WinoGelato wrote: »Johnny Garlic's has cherry coke barbecued ribs - mmmmmm! Probably not diet though.
I make boneless, skinless chicken breasts in barbecue sauce using diet cola and ketchup. Brown the chicken in a frying pan, add 1 can of cola and 1 cup ketchup. Turn down the heat and simmer until the sauce thickens and chicken is done.
I'd stir in a tablespoon or so of mustard just for the background notes.
Good idea. I often dump in a splash of cider vinegar to cut the sweetness of the ketchup because it has magical properties.
FIFY
Thank you. I messed that one up.1 -
singingflutelady wrote: »
Nah, Coke No Sugar is where it's at. Does the US have that yet? We're now up to three sugar free Cokes in NZ, not counting caffeine-free, vanilla, etc. Ingredients in Zero and No Sugar exactly the same except for preservative (in the Zero). Somehow, the No Sugar is actually closer to real Coke (I think, really need to do side by side taste tests of all three). More sweetener maybe? Guess I will just die sooner...
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byustrongman wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Full fat Coke
is this the new bulletproof coffee? blend some coke with melted butter and mct oil?
Nah. It's just the Brit (and I think Aussie, too - maybe other places, as well) way of saying "non-diet" soda. Had me confused the first few times I saw/heard it.0 -
stevencloser wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »I don't believe in diet version of drinks. It's just as bad if not more harmful. Putting that on food diary to attempt to keep cal count low is just fooling yourself. Same goes for sugar substitutes. Just man up and consume the real thing, it's not the end of the world.
How is it more harmful? Why can't I spend those calories on something else? Or do you not believe that they're actually 0 calorie and that the manufacturers are lying and getting away with it?
You keep dancing around the question. WHAT is bad about it.
Organs man. Organs.8 -
drinking a diet coke right now, am I going to die or have a heart attack?singingflutelady wrote: »
Beat me to it.0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »stevencloser wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »I don't believe in diet version of drinks. It's just as bad if not more harmful. Putting that on food diary to attempt to keep cal count low is just fooling yourself. Same goes for sugar substitutes. Just man up and consume the real thing, it's not the end of the world.
How is it more harmful? Why can't I spend those calories on something else? Or do you not believe that they're actually 0 calorie and that the manufacturers are lying and getting away with it?
You keep dancing around the question. WHAT is bad about it.
Organs man. Organs.
If there are organs in my Coke Zero, I'm taking it back.15 -
byustrongman wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Full fat Coke
is this the new bulletproof coffee? blend some coke with melted butter and mct oil?
Nah. It's just the Brit (and I think Aussie, too - maybe other places, as well) way of saying "non-diet" soda. Had me confused the first few times I saw/heard it.
Ha, never occurred to me people wouldn't get that vernacular.1 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Nah, Coke No Sugar is where it's at. Does the US have that yet? We're now up to three sugar free Cokes in NZ, not counting caffeine-free, vanilla, etc. Ingredients in Zero and No Sugar exactly the same except for preservative (in the Zero). Somehow, the No Sugar is actually closer to real Coke (I think, really need to do side by side taste tests of all three). More sweetener maybe? Guess I will just die sooner...
Coke Zero has officially been replaced by Coke Zero Sugar here.
I was highly skeptical but believe it or not, they actually improved the taste and got even closer to actual Coke.2 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Nah, Coke No Sugar is where it's at. Does the US have that yet? We're now up to three sugar free Cokes in NZ, not counting caffeine-free, vanilla, etc. Ingredients in Zero and No Sugar exactly the same except for preservative (in the Zero). Somehow, the No Sugar is actually closer to real Coke (I think, really need to do side by side taste tests of all three). More sweetener maybe? Guess I will just die sooner...
Coke Zero has officially been replaced by Coke Zero Sugar here.
I was highly skeptical but believe it or not, they actually improved the taste and got even closer to actual Coke.
Yeah, weirdly we're apparently keeping Zero, along with the No Sugar (which lives right beside the normal coke on the shelf, and the only distinguishing thing on the label is a black band at the top).
Annoyingly, the pizza place has both Zero and No Sugar, but No Sugar is thus far only available in a two for one taste test pack with ordinary coke (and a free eye mask).0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Nah, Coke No Sugar is where it's at. Does the US have that yet? We're now up to three sugar free Cokes in NZ, not counting caffeine-free, vanilla, etc. Ingredients in Zero and No Sugar exactly the same except for preservative (in the Zero). Somehow, the No Sugar is actually closer to real Coke (I think, really need to do side by side taste tests of all three). More sweetener maybe? Guess I will just die sooner...
Coke Zero has officially been replaced by Coke Zero Sugar here.
I was highly skeptical but believe it or not, they actually improved the taste and got even closer to actual Coke.
They're replacing coke zero with the no sugar coke here in Australia.... I think the no sugar version is minging (because it tastes more like coke). Diet for me! (diet vanilla preferably - when I can find it!)0 -
I don't believe in diet version of drinks. It's just as bad if not more harmful. Putting that on food diary to attempt to keep cal count low is just fooling yourself. Same goes for sugar substitutes. Just man up and consume the real thing, it's not the end of the world.
I prefer to "woman up" and drink what I choose due to personal preference and not because of what some misinformed internet warrior thinks.
Anyway, I can't stand the way regular soda makes my teeth feel. I don't get that crunchy feel with diet drinks.
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Nah, Coke No Sugar is where it's at. Does the US have that yet? We're now up to three sugar free Cokes in NZ, not counting caffeine-free, vanilla, etc. Ingredients in Zero and No Sugar exactly the same except for preservative (in the Zero). Somehow, the No Sugar is actually closer to real Coke (I think, really need to do side by side taste tests of all three). More sweetener maybe? Guess I will just die sooner...
I think it's called Coke Zero Sugar here, which seemed a stupid name change to me. (There was an ad for it before the movie I saw last weekend.)
I hate Coke Zero (unlike Diet Coke, which is tasty), so do not plan to try it. I'm stuck in my ways!0 -
livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Nah, Coke No Sugar is where it's at. Does the US have that yet? We're now up to three sugar free Cokes in NZ, not counting caffeine-free, vanilla, etc. Ingredients in Zero and No Sugar exactly the same except for preservative (in the Zero). Somehow, the No Sugar is actually closer to real Coke (I think, really need to do side by side taste tests of all three). More sweetener maybe? Guess I will just die sooner...
Coke Zero has officially been replaced by Coke Zero Sugar here.
I was highly skeptical but believe it or not, they actually improved the taste and got even closer to actual Coke.
They're replacing coke zero with the no sugar coke here in Australia.... I think the no sugar version is minging (because it tastes more like coke). Diet for me! (diet vanilla preferably - when I can find it!)
They're phasing out Coke Zero apparently, but may have issues because Woolies is refusing to even stock the No Sugar one.0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »livingleanlivingclean wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
Nah, Coke No Sugar is where it's at. Does the US have that yet? We're now up to three sugar free Cokes in NZ, not counting caffeine-free, vanilla, etc. Ingredients in Zero and No Sugar exactly the same except for preservative (in the Zero). Somehow, the No Sugar is actually closer to real Coke (I think, really need to do side by side taste tests of all three). More sweetener maybe? Guess I will just die sooner...
Coke Zero has officially been replaced by Coke Zero Sugar here.
I was highly skeptical but believe it or not, they actually improved the taste and got even closer to actual Coke.
They're replacing coke zero with the no sugar coke here in Australia.... I think the no sugar version is minging (because it tastes more like coke). Diet for me! (diet vanilla preferably - when I can find it!)
They're phasing out Coke Zero apparently, but may have issues because Woolies is refusing to even stock the No Sugar one.
Bahahahaha! But, why?
And interesting that the US and Aus are phasing out Zero, and NZ is steadfastly going with having both. We do like to move to the beat of our own drum, though.
Also, Google tells me I was right about No Sugar having more sweetener than Zero, hence why it's closer to Classic in taste.1
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