What did you eat today?
Quote: MrVHad a lunch of left overs from an easy, tasty skillet dish.
Cook rice, set it aside in fridge to cool.
When cool, chop up a can of Spam, fry it, then add the rice, a packet of frozen peas and carrots and a bit of soy sauce and cook.
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dessert:
took a single scoop of vanilla ice cream - Tillamook is the best brand imo - very creamy
and put a banana in it
then smooshed it all together so the banana got creamy
voila: banana flavored ice cream
and at least half of the dessert was healthy - 5 star
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Had some sushi.
Lobster with wasabi was not an amazing pairing.
1) most of the people on this thread live on fast food, frozen TV dinners, canned crap and gas station pizza. Were you expecting the homeless to ask for pasture-raised chicken and organic spinach ?Quote: EvenBobThere's a YouTube channel I watch where a guy gets donations on YouTube and he helps homeless people with it, he'll find a homeless person and spend maybe 2 or $300 on them buying tents and sleeping bags and clothes and bicycles and anything they want basically. He usually asks them if they want something to eat and 100% of the time so far they always say they want something from McDonald's or Burger King or Taco Bell or some fast food crappy restaurant. Never ever do they say they want a salad or a nice steak dinner or do they ask for a camp stove and some fuel and some freeze-dried dinners. Which he would buy for them. You begin to understand these people are homeless because they're double digit IQ High School dropouts..
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2) if someone is born with a low IQ, you think they deserve to be homeless?
Quote: Ace21) most of the people on this thread live on fast food, frozen TV dinners, canned crap and gas station pizza. Were you expecting the homeless to ask for pasture-raised chicken and organic spinach ?Quote: EvenBobThere's a YouTube channel I watch where a guy gets donations on YouTube and he helps homeless people with it, he'll find a homeless person and spend maybe 2 or $300 on them buying tents and sleeping bags and clothes and bicycles and anything they want basically. He usually asks them if they want something to eat and 100% of the time so far they always say they want something from McDonald's or Burger King or Taco Bell or some fast food crappy restaurant. Never ever do they say they want a salad or a nice steak dinner or do they ask for a camp stove and some fuel and some freeze-dried dinners. Which he would buy for them. You begin to understand these people are homeless because they're double digit IQ High School dropouts..
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2) if someone is born with a low IQ, you think they deserve to be homeless?
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I don't think anybody deserves anything, what does that even mean. You work hard and you get what you get. You don't work at all and you get what you get. It's not rocket science.
the perfect snack imo -
guacamole on a good cracker
rocks - like totally
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Quote: Ace21) most of the people on this thread live on fast food, frozen TV dinners, canned crap and gas station pizza.
You forgot the most important staple, gas station hot dog.
Quote: DRichQuote: Ace21) most of the people on this thread live on fast food, frozen TV dinners, canned crap and gas station pizza.
You forgot the most important staple, gas station hot dog.
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Have you found any truly excellent examples recently?
(I had a "big dog" something or other yesterday. Seemed to be a footlong large gauge sausage roasted in biscuit dough with cheese. Not bad, but rather greasy - it repeatedly tried to slip out of the crust. I added no condiments.)
Quote: rxwineI can't remember the last time I saw "sloppy joe" on a menu.
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That was on a list I saw of ten foods Boomers eat that young folks find gross. As was meatloaf and jello salad.
Quote: mcallister3200What about those pickles with the cream cheese and ham around them, “Lutheran Sushi rolls” or something like that.
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The recipes I usually see refer to these as "pinwheels".
Pickle, ham, cream cheese, rolled up in a tortilla, and sliced.
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Have you found any truly excellent examples recently?
(I had a "big dog" something or other yesterday. Seemed to be a footlong large gauge sausage roasted in biscuit dough with cheese. Not bad, but rather greasy - it repeatedly tried to slip out of the crust. I added no condiments.)
I don't use condiments on any food. To be honest I have not had a gas station hot dog since I moved away from Las Vegas (about 18 months ago).
Sorry. I also left out Burger King Whoppers and the 3,000 different ways they can be prepared. Crappy, light crap or extra crapQuote: DRichQuote: Ace21) most of the people on this thread live on fast food, frozen TV dinners, canned crap and gas station pizza.
You forgot the most important staple, gas station hot dog.
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Quote: DRichQuote: Dieter
Have you found any truly excellent examples recently?
(I had a "big dog" something or other yesterday. Seemed to be a footlong large gauge sausage roasted in biscuit dough with cheese. Not bad, but rather greasy - it repeatedly tried to slip out of the crust. I added no condiments.)
I don't use condiments on any food. To be honest I have not had a gas station hot dog since I moved away from Las Vegas (about 18 months ago).
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Sad indeed.
I do add condiments (sparingly), but ketchup is rarely a condiment of choice. There has to be no better option for french fries, or the scrambled eggs need to be really awful.
in a Teflon pan ?!?!?!Quote: EvenBobRare burgers cooked in red onion caramelized in dark brown Guinness Stout. Cook the beer right down until there's just a thick sauce left in the pan and put in the burgers for 3 minutes on each side. This is way more calories then I usually consume but twice a month I treat myself and this was a super treat. Burgers are half pound ground chuck and I used an entire large red onion that filled the entire pan at first and cooked down to what you see here.
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Are you saying that nonstick is not the way to go? Or just not teflon non stick. We had some all stainless pans with NO nonstick coating which is what many chefs prefer but I gave them away to family because they were too hard to clean even if someone else is cleaning them for you they are not always the way to go.
Quote: EvenBobRare burgers cooked in red onion caramelized in dark brown Guinness Stout. Cook the beer right down until there's just a thick sauce left in the pan and put in the burgers for 3 minutes on each side. This is way more calories then I usually consume but twice a month I treat myself and this was a super treat. Burgers are half pound ground chuck and I used an entire large red onion that filled the entire pan at first and cooked down to what you see here.
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Only you can make a hamburger unattractive.
Quote: Ace2in a Teflon pan ?!?!?!Quote: EvenBobRare burgers cooked in red onion caramelized in dark brown Guinness Stout. Cook the beer right down until there's just a thick sauce left in the pan and put in the burgers for 3 minutes on each side. This is way more calories then I usually consume but twice a month I treat myself and this was a super treat. Burgers are half pound ground chuck and I used an entire large red onion that filled the entire pan at first and cooked down to what you see here.
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I believe it's titanium. Even Julia Child used nonstick pans in her later years because they are unbeatable for some things. But how would you know, your diet consists mostly of Swanson TV dinners eaten out of plastic.
Quote: billryanQuote: EvenBobRare burgers cooked in red onion caramelized in dark brown Guinness Stout. Cook the beer right down until there's just a thick sauce left in the pan and put in the burgers for 3 minutes on each side. This is way more calories then I usually consume but twice a month I treat myself and this was a super treat. Burgers are half pound ground chuck and I used an entire large red onion that filled the entire pan at first and cooked down to what you see here.
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Only you can make a hamburger unattractive.
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How would you know what good food looks like, never having eaten any. You think any burger that doesn't have a McDonald's or a Burger King wrapper must suck.
Quote: EvenBobBut how would you know, your diet consists mostly of Swanson TV dinners eaten out of plastic.
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Warning: Attack the post, not the poster.
Quote: Ace2[in a Teflon pan ?!?!?!
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Quote: MDawgWe cook on Ceramic titanium nonstick pans, also on Stratanium.
Are you saying that nonstick is not the way to go? Or just not teflon non stick. We had some all stainless pans with NO nonstick coating which is what many chefs prefer but I gave them away to family because they were too hard to clean even if someone else is cleaning them for you they are not always the way to go.
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Quote: EvenBobI believe it's titanium. Even Julia Child used nonstick pans in her later years because they are unbeatable for some things.
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I assume the reason "real" chefs use the stainless steel non stick pans is that they are ON IT cooking the food in real time with nothing else going on, and don't allow anything to overcook or burn, remove food from the pans promptly when ready. Also maybe because over time even the best nonstick will fade in effectiveness but the stainless pan stays the same for long term constant use.
But for most cooking where a person might be doing other things and doesn't want to stand over the stove tossing the pan and such making sure everything cooks perfectly and is transferred at exactly the right time, the more modern non stick surfaces are the way to go. Burn or even just slightly overcook food once in a stainless steel pan and you'll not want to go back to using nonstick again especially if you have to clean the pan yourself.
Now going to make breakfast of eggs and hash browns. In stainless pans of course. I’ll be watching it closely for the entire four minutes to ensure nothing burns
Probably used elevated toilet seat attachment in later years as well. Just easierQuote: EvenBob[Even Julia Child used nonstick pans in her later years because they are unbeatable for some things.
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Quote: MDawgQuote: Ace2[in a Teflon pan ?!?!?!
link to original postQuote: MDawgWe cook on Ceramic titanium nonstick pans, also on Stratanium.
Are you saying that nonstick is not the way to go? Or just not teflon non stick. We had some all stainless pans with NO nonstick coating which is what many chefs prefer but I gave them away to family because they were too hard to clean even if someone else is cleaning them for you they are not always the way to go.
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I assume the reason "real" chefs use the stainless steel non stick pans is that they are ON IT cooking the food in real time with nothing else going on, and don't allow anything to overcook or burn, remove food from the pans promptly when ready. Also maybe because over time even the best nonstick will fade in effectiveness but the stainless pan stays the same for long term constant use.
But for most cooking where a person might be doing other things and doesn't want to stand over the stove tossing the pan and such making sure everything cooks perfectly and is transferred at exactly the right time, the more modern non stick surfaces are the way to go. Burn or even just slightly overcook food once in a stainless steel pan and you'll not want to go back to using nonstick again especially if you have to clean the pan yourself.
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The reason I hear most often is that "stick" pans form a better quality crust on the food being cooked, with a secondary reason of "fond" (which is the bits that get stuck to the pan, and can then be deglazed into a pan sauce.
Non-stick pans brown somewhat less effectively.
Quote: Ace2Probably used elevated toilet seat attachment in later years as well. Just easierQuote: EvenBob[Even Julia Child used nonstick pans in her later years because they are unbeatable for some things.
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"What was Julia Child's favorite cookware?
Nonstick cookware
Julia loved her copper stuff, but she also loved her nonstick pans. She was a fan of all things nonstick, including sheet pans and muffin pans, but especially liked nonstick fry pans, considering them a “blessing” for omelettes and potatoes. (She was clearly very into omelettes!)Jul 26, 2022"
I'm a huge Julia Child fan and have all her cookbooks. She was a genius in the kitchen and if you follow her recipes to the letter some of them are so good you won't believe what you're eating. It's a lot of work but it's almost always worth it. Professional restaurant chefs use stainless steel because it's indestructible which is something you don't need at home. I personally hate stainless steel it's way too easy to screw up, I'd much rather use cast iron or non-stick.
Quote: rxwineIf I’m eating alone, I microwave steak. Just as satisfying once eaten in my opinion. Practically zero effort. Flip a couple times.
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I have never tried that and it sounds unappealing to me but I might give it a try. I am a very lazy person.
Quote: DRichQuote: rxwineIf I’m eating alone, I microwave steak. Just as satisfying once eaten in my opinion. Practically zero effort. Flip a couple times.
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I have never tried that and it sounds unappealing to me but I might give it a try. I am a very lazy person.
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I’m sure the thought of it causes heart murmurs in fine chef’s everywhere.
Quote: rxwineQuote: DRichQuote: rxwineIf I’m eating alone, I microwave steak. Just as satisfying once eaten in my opinion. Practically zero effort. Flip a couple times.
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I have never tried that and it sounds unappealing to me but I might give it a try. I am a very lazy person.
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I’m sure the thought of it causes heart murmurs in fine chef’s everywhere.
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It does.
I have a little clamshell griddle.
If I leave it open, the steaks come out with a better crust.
If I close it, it's trivially convenient, and somewhat better than a microwave.
(I don't carry a microwave with me.)
Quote: billryanI've put a steak in the microwave, but I heat up a frying pan at the same time and then sear a nice finish on the meat. It's not a favorite method but does save some time.
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It used to be thought you could not cook a medium rare steak in a microwave because they cook from the inside out. Not true at all.
"Although heat is produced directly in the food, microwave ovens do not cook food from the "inside out." When thick foods are cooked, the outer layers are heated and cooked primarily by microwaves while the inside is cooked mainly by the conduction of heat from the hot outer layers."
Expectation is such an important part of satisfaction that I have only myself to blame.
I did not read the label where it said "Spam, Potatoes", so my expectations of being a few thin slices of spam, fried crispy, blanketed with gooey processed cheese, wrapped into a tortilla along with a melange of crumbly scrambley eggs, onions, peppers, (and possibly diced tomatoes), then grilled until the tortilla browned and began to crisp were unsatisfied.
What I got was cubes of potato and diced spam wrapped in a thick tortilla that had been grilled before wrapping (apparent from the scorchmark pattern, once the foil and waxed paper had been peeled away). No cheese. No egg. No vegetables. No sauce. The spam was not crisped, but it did seem to contribute some saltiness and grease to the mix, which was a much needed change of pace. I'm sure it's a local delicacy that my palate is simply too unsophisticated to enjoy fully.
I take this as a clear sign that I have neglected to cook for myself far too often of late, and that this situation requires correction.
Quote: Dieter"Spam Burrito".
Expectation is such an important part of satisfaction that I have only myself to blame.
I did not read the label where it said "Spam, Potatoes", so my expectations of being a few thin slices of spam, fried crispy, blanketed with gooey processed cheese, wrapped into a tortilla along with a melange of crumbly scrambley eggs, onions, peppers, (and possibly diced tomatoes), then grilled until the tortilla browned and began to crisp were unsatisfied.
What I got was cubes of potato and diced spam wrapped in a thick tortilla that had been grilled before wrapping (apparent from the scorchmark pattern, once the foil and waxed paper had been peeled away). No cheese. No egg. No vegetables. No sauce. The spam was not crisped, but it did seem to contribute some saltiness and grease to the mix, which was a much needed change of pace. I'm sure it's a local delicacy that my palate is simply too unsophisticated to enjoy fully.
I take this as a clear sign that I have neglected to cook for myself far too often of late, and that this situation requires correction.
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I would go hungry for the day rather than eat that and that's not hyperbole. I had an avocado and tomato and green onion salad for lunch. With homemade garlic croutons and homemade blue cheese dressing
Quote: EvenBobQuote: Dieter"Spam Burrito".
Expectation is such an important part of satisfaction that I have only myself to blame.
I did not read the label where it said "Spam, Potatoes", so my expectations of being a few thin slices of spam, fried crispy, blanketed with gooey processed cheese, wrapped into a tortilla along with a melange of crumbly scrambley eggs, onions, peppers, (and possibly diced tomatoes), then grilled until the tortilla browned and began to crisp were unsatisfied.
What I got was cubes of potato and diced spam wrapped in a thick tortilla that had been grilled before wrapping (apparent from the scorchmark pattern, once the foil and waxed paper had been peeled away). No cheese. No egg. No vegetables. No sauce. The spam was not crisped, but it did seem to contribute some saltiness and grease to the mix, which was a much needed change of pace. I'm sure it's a local delicacy that my palate is simply too unsophisticated to enjoy fully.
I take this as a clear sign that I have neglected to cook for myself far too often of late, and that this situation requires correction.
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I would go hungry for the day rather than eat that and that's not hyperbole. I had an avocado and tomato and green onion salad for lunch. With homemade garlic croutons and homemade blue cheese dressing
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Sometimes I try new things.
Sometimes I learn of new delights.
Sometimes I remember why I liked the old stuff.
Honestly, it's been a weird trip.. hadn't been able to conveniently stop for resupply for the first thousand miles, so it was a ... change from sandwiches. (I'm restocked now. Hooray for vegetables!)
I'm not educated enough on Navajo cuisine to know if it was frybread or tortilla. Again, expectations.
Quote: DieterQuote: EvenBobQuote: Dieter"Spam Burrito".
Expectation is such an important part of satisfaction that I have only myself to blame.
I did not read the label where it said "Spam, Potatoes", so my expectations of being a few thin slices of spam, fried crispy, blanketed with gooey processed cheese, wrapped into a tortilla along with a melange of crumbly scrambley eggs, onions, peppers, (and possibly diced tomatoes), then grilled until the tortilla browned and began to crisp were unsatisfied.
What I got was cubes of potato and diced spam wrapped in a thick tortilla that had been grilled before wrapping (apparent from the scorchmark pattern, once the foil and waxed paper had been peeled away). No cheese. No egg. No vegetables. No sauce. The spam was not crisped, but it did seem to contribute some saltiness and grease to the mix, which was a much needed change of pace. I'm sure it's a local delicacy that my palate is simply too unsophisticated to enjoy fully.
I take this as a clear sign that I have neglected to cook for myself far too often of late, and that this situation requires correction.
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I would go hungry for the day rather than eat that and that's not hyperbole. I had an avocado and tomato and green onion salad for lunch. With homemade garlic croutons and homemade blue cheese dressing
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Sometimes I try new things.
Sometimes I learn of new delights.
Sometimes I remember why I liked the old stuff.
Honestly, it's been a weird trip.. hadn't been able to conveniently stop for resupply for the first thousand miles, so it was a ... change from sandwiches. (I'm restocked now. Hooray for vegetables!)
I'm not educated enough on Navajo cuisine to know if it was frybread or tortilla. Again, expectations.
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The word delight has never been used to describe spam. Ever
Niman ranch ham, Swiss cheese, lettuce and mayo on a toasted baguette, with side bites of black and green olives and artichoke / tortellini salad.
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The word delight has never been used to describe spam. Ever
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Whoa, there.
A quick search for recipes disagrees with that assertion.
Having seen a few of the results, I could agree in principle that many people who use those two words together seem to misunderstand at least one of them.
(Spam Onigirazu looks surprisingly ok.)
I’m shocked…that actually looks good!Quote: EvenBobFor dinner it was chicken and artichoke salad. I love cold salads in the summer.
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Did you make it ?
Ask anyone from Hawaii how they feel about it. Very popular.
Quote: Ace2I’m shocked…that actually looks good!Quote: EvenBobFor dinner it was chicken and artichoke salad. I love cold salads in the summer.
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Did you make it ?
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No, my Vietnamese pool boy made it. I make everything I eat.
Quote: rxwineI can't remember the last time I saw "sloppy joe" on a menu.
Ditto.
How long since you've seen / eaten "Hamburger Helper?"
my compliments then. That looks delicious (for a change)Quote: EvenBobQuote: Ace2I’m shocked…that actually looks good!Quote: EvenBobFor dinner it was chicken and artichoke salad. I love cold salads in the summer.
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Did you make it ?
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No, my Vietnamese pool boy made it. I make everything I eat.
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Quote: MrVQuote: rxwineI can't remember the last time I saw "sloppy joe" on a menu.
Ditto.
How long since you've seen / eaten "Hamburger Helper?"
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About the same. I'm not even sure when I last had that.
Quote: rxwineWatching an old movie. Audrey Hepburn is offered a liverwurst sandwich. Don't think I've ever had that.
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You should try it. It's hard to describe, but a fresh liverwurst sandwich can be a treat. The packaged stuff usually sucks.
