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Buenos Aires Is a So-So Food City
I think you go there to consume gigantic amounts of meat.
What Do You Think of Dijon on Burgers?
Was he slighting John Kerry by emphatically saying No Ketchup.
I like French's mustard. Brown mustard is too strong on a hamburger.
Obama, Biden Eat at Ray's Hell Burger
Sixty Minutes showed him on his first visit to Air Force One. He ordered a hamburger the exact same way.
What is with putting up the Twitter thing. That was unnecessary. If George Bush had gone there all the leftists would be foaming at the mouth and having smoke coming out of their ears. Don't confuse a hater with someone who went to the teabag party. They were people who were against all of the thoughtless spending without a way to object to it.
Hamburgers aren't political. They probably got to talking about the best burger in town and wanted to get out and do something semi-normal for a change.
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Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
If you're not going to have mashed potatoes I'm not coming.
Buenos Aires Is a So-So Food City
I think you go there to consume gigantic amounts of meat.
What Do You Think of Dijon on Burgers?
Was he slighting John Kerry by emphatically saying No Ketchup.
I like French's mustard. Brown mustard is too strong on a hamburger.
Obama, Biden Eat at Ray's Hell Burger
Sixty Minutes showed him on his first visit to Air Force One. He ordered a hamburger the exact same way.
What is with putting up the Twitter thing. That was unnecessary. If George Bush had gone there all the leftists would be foaming at the mouth and having smoke coming out of their ears. Don't confuse a hater with someone who went to the teabag party. They were people who were against all of the thoughtless spending without a way to object to it.
Hamburgers aren't political. They probably got to talking about the best burger in town and wanted to get out and do something semi-normal for a change.
Cook the Book: Broccoli, Rice and Cheddar Casserole
Brocolli, Rice and Cheese casserole is even better with chicken in it.
Cook the Book: 'Kneadlessly Simple'
I love to make bread and pizza dough. I don't use a mixer. Just a bowl, spoon and my hands.
Whenever I get really frustrated or stressed, I make dough.
Pepsi to Use Real Sugar in 'Pepsi Throwback' and 'Mountain Dew Throwback' in April
Mexican Coke is made with sugar. One little bottling plant in Dublin, Texas makes Dr. Pepper with sugar. There are people that buy cases of it, then smuggle it to sell in Houston and Dallas.
You can find Mexican Coke on the shelves in the grocery store here in Houston. It costs $1.20 for a 16oz glass bottle. It tastes really good.
Bay Area Eats: Fish Tacos Extraordinaire from Mariscos Sinaloa
When I first heard of a fish taco I thought it was a bad idea until I ate one. Now it is one of my favorite things.
How do you make your egg salad, tuna salad, ham salad...
Miracle Whip.
I don't care what you think, I like Miracle Whip. I mostly make tuna and chicken salad. I always put tomatoes in it and when available celery, green pepper, chopped pickles (dill or bread and butter or both) or store bought relish, sometimes cheese, bacon, onion (if my wife is eating any of it) corn relish.
Mayonnaise Is Second Most Popular 'Treat' For American Dieters
I don't care what you think, I like Miracle Whip.
Howdy Burger vs. Mytiburger in Houston
I live within a mile of both. I prefer Mytiburger. Howdy Burger tries to be a higher end burger but I don't like the bun, The meat is fresh but handled so much it is rubbery, I don't care for the mayonnaise based Howdy Sauce. It is built such that the meat slides off the bun.
Mytiburger won't win any awards for the meat patty but overall it is put together like a great old style Texas burger.
Mytiburger has the best french fries around. They do not have shakes. Mytiburger has a huge breakfast business.
Oprah Blames Weight Gain on Organic, Multigrain Blue Chips
Organic does not mean zero calories. The calorie count is probably the same as Doritos.
Grilling: Tacos Carne Asada
Those are some tasty looking tacos. That is what you find at taco trucks and tacquerias which we have a lot of her in Houston. That is more like what Mexicans really eat.
The wife of a guy that works for me makes a taco that is out of this world. The inside of the taco is like a stew and is wrapped in a flour tortilla she makes herself.
If you had to choose just three vegetables...
onions
tomatoes
potatoes
Breaking: Book on History of In-N-Out Burger Due Out in April
They have their unique way of doing business which is worth studying.
Would You Send Back an Overcooked Burger?
I did take a hamburger back at McDonald's for being undercooked. It resembled most of the pictures on your blog. I don't eat bloody hamburgers. I know many of you relish medium rare burgers but I do not.
The staff at the McDonald's were out of control that night. The girl at the cash register was a space cadet that took our order then grabbed a broom and started dancing around the room. I could hear the cook griping about various things. Someone else had ordered the burger done special. He yelled "What is this grill night at McDonald's!" When I returned the burger, the space cadet took it to the back to show the cook. The rest of the kitchen gathered in a circle, looked at it and started laughing uproariously.
Dish of the Year: The Burger
The burger is the dish of every year. Of course, people say that I will be buried between two buns.
Top 10 Improbable McDonald's Items from Around the World
They once had McPizza. I only saw it in small towns that I assume did not have any pizza joints.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Food Giveaway: Russ & Daughters
Bagel and cream cheese
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Zingerman's Praise the Lard Gift Box
When we would visit my aunt, there would be a huge breakfast spread. I would make my special biscuit. Bacon, pork sausage, cheddar cheese, butter and grape jelly. I would probably add tomatoes, now. I never liked breakfast food or biscuits, but boy was it good.
Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Boneless Heritage Ham
Just cheese if it is hot.
Cheese and Miracle Whip and/or mustard if it is cold.
I don't care what your think. I like Miracle Whip.
McDonald's Cheeseburger vs. McDouble vs. Double Cheeseburger
I know folks who prefer the cheeseburger because it tastes better than the double cheeseburger.
I have to say the McDouble works for me because the one slice of cheese allows for the meat flavor to come through more than on the double cheeseburger.
I know this is off the subject, but the new Angus Mushroom & Swiss is good!
McDonald's Cheeseburger vs. McDouble vs. Double Cheeseburger
Hilarious.
I just happen to be eating a McD's Cheeseburger right now! I missed lunch and had the hubby bring me one, well actually two, to work.
Tastes pretty good when you're really hungry!
McDonald's Cheeseburger vs. McDouble vs. Double Cheeseburger
I want to know why the double cheeseburger was cheaper than the cheeseburger for a while. does anyone remember that? one was $1 and the other $1.29
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
I'm with Ed. Let's eat pie.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Do I really have to choose? They're all so good.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
This year we are having 18 for dinner.My daughter and I do nearly all of it. She always brings mashed potatoes, cornbread dressing (yuck!), a pumpkin cheesecake, her Sexy Salad ( greens with sexy stuff in it), my dad's green beans (with shallots and bacon - coming from our garden this year), and chile con queso. I do the rest, usually, although this year Jose Luis and Carmen are bringing smoked brisket and tamales. (They recently inherited my cast-iron smoker which Jose-Luis can make sing arias.) I will be making a sweet potato pie, a few apple pies (the youngest child and his beloved are bringing New England apples they picked last week with his roomates), at least 3 pecan pies, and a carrot cake for dessert. If I can squeeze it in, I want to also make a 3 layer chocoalte cake for me. The sides I make are cranberry-ginger sauce (the cranberries are also being brought directly from the bog in MA), 8 dozen homemade rolls, a relish tray with homemade pickled green beans and pickled okra, and tiny gherkins and our friend Richard Moon will augment it with different olives and throw some sweet pickles, baby carrots and left-over celery from the dressing on the plate. I might make some hummus for that.
I have a 25.7 lb turkey in the freezer and a 10lb ham in the fridge. We should be in good shape. I've been saving plastic send-home containers for a few months so everyone can bring stuff for sandwiches the next day.
My mouth is watering for Friday's breakfast which will be turkey (breast meat only, please), mayo, cranberry sauce and dressing on sourdough sandwiches.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Even though I have to watch my carbs and sugar for health reasons, I always have been and always will be a sides girl (just gotta eat little bits of it now instead of going all out!). I like ham and turkey just fine, but I eat deli meat a lot throughout the year, so it doesn't really seem like anything special. Southern cornbread dressing, macaroni and cheese, sweet potato casserole (we do a pecan streusel-mini marshmallow mixture on top), orange-cranberry sauce, yeast rolls... it's all so good!! Of course, I adore pumpkin pie and pecan pie too... have to have a little bite of them to really call it Thanksgiving!
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Oyster dressing smothered in turkey gravy.....yum! I can't wait!!!!
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
I love the entire trifecta.
The turkey is great esp since we deep fry it with a nice spice rub on the skin.
The sides are great - sausage and apple stuffing, stuffed mushrooms, garlic mashed potatoes, etc. And of course deep dried mac n cheese balls.
Then the dessert is the closing act - pumpkin pie is a must but apple pie with some vanilla ice cream works too!
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Without the turkey there is no gravy. Gravy is the essential T-Day component. ALL non-dessert food is there merely as a vehicle for the gravy. Hmm, even some of the dessert food is improved by it. I say the heck with it. Gravy should be the main course, with everything else as a side.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Definitely the sides. Yes, you could make them any other time, but generally we don't make that particular combination of sides. And although I don't especially care about *eating* the turkey, I care very deeply about smelling it while it cooks and the gravy it produces. So I guess that means the turkey is equally important, but for different reasons.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
I like the whole meal: turkey, sides, and pies. But if I had to choose among them, I'd say the sides are my favorite.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
People, you can make the sides any time with any meal but the occasion to cook a great big bird only comes around once or twice a year. Yes, we can cook a turkey for a dinner party but most of us don't. It's the turkey!
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
It's all about the crown roast of pork. That's right. Who needs a turkey that takes hours of brining, rubbing, basting and baking when you can have 12-18 bones of luscious pork that cook up in under 90 minutes? We made the switch about four years ago and have not looked back.
And turkey sandwiches? Bah! Have cubanos made with the leftover pork loin instead!
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Side! Sweet potatoes with all the fixings. Since my family is none traditional I always look forward to the Chinese roast duck.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Sides, absolutely. Not that I don't like turkey. And pies and desserts, I could do without. I need one bite of sweet at the end of a huge savory meal, then I'm done. And I'm a huge baker, in pastry school! As long as I get to eat a mound of mashed potatoes, some stuffing, and something green, I'm satisfied.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Sides. My favorite is the day after when a blob of mashed potatoes, a scoop of stuffing, perhaps some roasted onions and carrots, and a few shredded pieces of turkey are dumped, KFC-bowl of sadness style, into a bowl, doused with and obscene amount of gravy, nuked to within an inch of their life, covered in black pepper and eaten...with a spoon.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Pie, pie, pie!!!!!
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Sides. The turkey is just there to provide pan juices for the gravy for the dressing, potatoes and other sides. (I also cook the giblets for broth for the stuffing).
I do eat a little turkey, but wouldn't let it interfere with the sides. And I am actually very fond of turkey and eat a lot of it. But that's part of the reason that all those sides on Thanksgiving are so much more important than the turkey - I don't make them a lot.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Love the sides but I can't wait to tear into a great bird! I've had smoked, deep-fried and traditional roasted turkeys over the years and all have been absolutely delicious!!!!
So give me the bird with great gravy!
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
sides! Mostly cuz in my family, they ALWAYS order the turkey from Safeway and it's ALWAYS dry so the sides are the only edible thing (even though the mashed potatoes are gummy, but I like them that way)
although last year my aunt made the mashed potatoes with flakes and spoilt milk so nothing was eaten :/
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
On the "day of", I'm going for the sides; particularly the cornbread dressing and giblet gravy. I'll sample the rest of the meal but I'd feel cheated if I didn't get that dressing; aplenty... That said, I'll fight to the death for the roasted tail and have to admit that since we cook the dressing "inside" and the gravy has to be laden with minced giblets, Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without the turkey. I'll wait until game time the next day to devour those cold turkey sandwiches rich with mayonnaise and always on white bread.
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
1. Sides, especially stuffing and potatoes.
2. Spaghetti Carbonara, a la Calvin Trillin
3. Turkey
Where Does Your Thanksgiving Loyalty Lie?
Is there an option to say all of them? I love the turkey, the sides, and the pie!
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Classic Parisian Burgers at Armadillo Willy's and Pezzella's in California
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Robb Walsh on the Davis Meat Market Cheeseburger
Posted by Adam Kuban, February 9, 2009 at 11:45 AM
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If you're not going to have mashed potatoes I'm not coming.