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Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
I just made this for one, using two boneless skinless chicken thighs, one medium sweet potato, and a shallot instead of the onion. I used equal parts of coriander and cumin, honey, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper for the rub. I should have made more rub but it was still quite tasty. I warmed some whole grain naan to go with the meal. Thanks for the inspiration!
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
Another native St. Louisan here (wish I could go back there), adding her voice to the Imo's chorus. I've had better pizzas, sure, artisan potato, Neapolitan pizza margherita, blahdy blah blah.
But Imo's is one of those memory foods for St. Louisans like toasted ravioli, gooey butter cake or an Amighetti's special. I remember going to an Imo's on Hampton Avenue with my parents after a college hockey game at the Arena. It was a special treat.
By the way, my brother says that one good thing about wearing dentures is that you can't feel it when the Imo's burns the roof of your mouth. Ha!
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Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
@ButterButter: I can't help you with the origin of the St. Paul sandwich but thanks for reminding me of it! It's been years, even decades, since I had one but it was my "sober up so I could drive home" late-night snack many times. I usually got mine on the South Side and it was on white bread, not a bun.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
I just made this for one, using two boneless skinless chicken thighs, one medium sweet potato, and a shallot instead of the onion. I used equal parts of coriander and cumin, honey, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper for the rub. I should have made more rub but it was still quite tasty. I warmed some whole grain naan to go with the meal. Thanks for the inspiration!
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
Another native St. Louisan here (wish I could go back there), adding her voice to the Imo's chorus. I've had better pizzas, sure, artisan potato, Neapolitan pizza margherita, blahdy blah blah.
But Imo's is one of those memory foods for St. Louisans like toasted ravioli, gooey butter cake or an Amighetti's special. I remember going to an Imo's on Hampton Avenue with my parents after a college hockey game at the Arena. It was a special treat.
By the way, my brother says that one good thing about wearing dentures is that you can't feel it when the Imo's burns the roof of your mouth. Ha!
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
I like the Pioneer Woman, Elise at Simply Recipes, Smitten Kitchen, and Cheap Healthy Good. Plus SE, of course.
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Nance's Sharp and Creamy mustard. Like a creamy Dijon. I like it with a slice of ham, apple, and cheddar on toast. Yum!
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Oh, this is right up my alley. Diet Sunkist, diet A&W root beer, diet Sierra Mist (it's a great lemon-lime soda with more lime flavor than lemon). Last fall there was a real tasty diet 7up with pomegranate that I felt positively virtuous about drinking.
@coolname: Whistle orange soda! I always looked forward to my parents going out because we got to have Whistle orange. Remember the Vess red cream soda?
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That's just amazing!
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How about Carla Hall (Hootie Hoo!) goes to the White House to teach Michelle and the girls some seasonal dishes? She's already in DC, it would be so easy!
Top Chef's Spike Mendelsohn Opening D.C. Pizzeria
"Napoleon" pizza. HA! What a dork.
One thing I'll say for him, he's got a rich business partner, whoever it is.
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French onion soup. All the way with crouton in the brown crockery bowl, Gruyere melted on top. How bad could that be?
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Anybody who sings the praises of Steak 'n Shake is all right by me. Sadly, I am Takhomasak-deprived as the closest Steak 'n Shake is 300 miles away.
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I like to make my version of a Cubano sandwich: whatever bread I have on hand smeared with a mixture of mayo and spicy brown mustard, deli turkey and ham, kosher dill pickle slices, and swiss cheese. Toast the bread and stack the ingredients on each slice. Heat open-faced in the toaster oven until the cheese is melty. Smush the two sides together, slice in half, and enjoy!
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Big Bad Wolf's House of Barbeque in Baltimore, MD! The best of everything but especially brisket.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
Made this last night using 3 large chicken breasts and 3 sweet potatoes - chicken was almost perfect in 50. After that we put the potatoes in a large pan and crisped them up along with some butter and already roasted garlic, turned the oven up to 400 and added a bottle of beer and 2 minced jalapenos to the pan for the chicken and put it in for another 8 minutes.
Shredded the chicken for tacos with some homemade avocado salsa and the potatoes were a perfect side dish. We skipped the rice since the potatoes were enough starch for us. Delicious!
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
Made this tonight with skinless, boneless chicken and brown rice. The sweet potatoes took 50 min. and the chicken 40 min. We drizzled extra honey on the sweet potatoes too. This was a great, simple, quick meal.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
The chicken and sweet potatoes recipe inspired my husband. My husband didn't include onions (for me) but subbed celery and sprinkled S&B (Japanese) curry powder. We ate it with plain white rice. I loved it.
This was a delicious, filling, and cheap meal -- it cost us less than $1.00 for 2 whole legs and ~$1.00 for 2 sweet potatoes. We roasted zucchini and yellow squash which were $0.50 each.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
That's funny, I always think of sweet potatoes as a vegetable, not a starch, since they are so good for you. We eat plenty of greens, trust me...just ask my long-suffering husband. Anyway, I think squash cut into slightly larger chunks would work, too. I'd have to experiment with roasting times. Is squash also a starch?
I buy free-range hormone-free blah blah blah meat, so it does tend to be expensive. That's why this column often features rice and beans.
Oh man, freekeh--I had never heard of this and now am excited to hunt it down. Thanks, teamgf!
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
Just created this recipe, but with chicken breast instead - also, did not made the rice (used some couscous I had on hand). However, I plan to make the rice next time, but using freekeh - since I often use freekeh in place of rice or pasta. Thank you!
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
Sounds delicious, really delicious and two carbs, yummmmm. One question though: where do you buy your whole chicken legs? That is expensive! We have a hispanic market here in my town and can buy either drumsticks, thighs, or whole legs for 88 cents a pound usually. The REGULAR price is $1.29 per pound.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
This looks great but . . sweet potatoes AND rice? 2 starches and no greens? Really?
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
@lemons: Very well said.
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
There is no reason why folks can't like Imo's and other pizzas as well. That seems to be something the detractors sometimes don't get. We have some fine pizza spots in town, and their number has increased over the past year or two. But there's room for all of them. Imo's certainly is what our kids crave when they come back to STL for visits.
N.B., be aware that most Imo's is sold as take-out or delivery; many spots don't have eat-in.
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
Spent 4 years living in St Louis, departed 8 years ago, and reading this article and thinking about Imo's still made me throw up in my mouth a little.
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
It's called "Toasted Ravioli" not "Fried Ravioli," y'all - even if the later is a better description. In addition to toasted ravs, I'd be interested to know if anyone knew the origins of the "St. Paul Sandwich," (egg foo young on a white bun w/ lettuce and mayo) another odd St. Louis food phenomenon.
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
BigGirlPheobz, I think it would work fine with breasts. Unless they are super giant they should cook a little faster than legs anyway...although it varies so much that a thermometer really is handy. You could always cut the sweet potatoes a little on the large side and then continue roasting them when the chicken was done, if they weren't done yet. Or if your sweet potatoes end up getting a little overroasted, they should still be quite edible!
Sunbyrne, that combination sounds great!
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
Imo's is not the best St. Louis style pizza but it's good and there is a lot of history between Imo's and STL. I am here to say that Provel is pretty damn good stuff and to equate it to chitterlings is a bit of a reach. Would you also compare American cheese to chitterlings? If you look you will find that provel and American cheese are made in a similar way, the key difference is Provel is a combination of Provolone, Cheddar and Swiss. It is great on salads, burgers, philly cheesesteaks and on pizza. Is it for everyone? no, but neither is blue cheese, or Camembert. Provel is certainly is not as evil as it's made out to be.
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
@hmlicata to each his own. but: while toasted rav has made its way to Chicago (& thank god for that), it definitely did originate in StL. & my husband, who'd never even been to St. Louis until he was 23 years old, was a fan of Imo's from day one. so even people who didn't eat it from infancy are capable of embracing its gooey deliciousness. :)
Eat for Eight Bucks: Chili Roasted Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
I love that you roast the chicken directly on top of the sweet potatoes. What a great idea. Would this work with breasts, or are they too thick to match the timing with the sweet potatoes? If so, I am going to try this with regular potatoes and this lemon-garlic chicken!
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
I'm not even from St. Louis, but I love Imo's. It's totally a mood thing, though. You have to be in the mood for it, or it's horrible. BUT--if you ARE in the mood for it, nothing else will do. I don't eat pizzeria meat, so I get the vegetarian, and it is truly wonderful.
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
When I saw this article, I was prepared to defend Imo's to the fullest, but thank you for describing Imo's exactly as it is - comfort food.
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
I have never been to St. Louis but hear so many amazing things about this city being a pizza city. Sorry I haven't been on the comment boards so much, but hope to be back regularly.
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
@hmlicata — well, if st. louis didn't come up with the fried ravioli, i'd love to see an article here on where it came from. i've never seen it anywhere else, much less seen anywhere else lay claim to its creation. let's get to the bottom of this! : )
Imo's Pizza: St. Louis' Inexplicably Addictive Pie
@franko - Fried ravioli, despite what many St. Louisans like to think, is not a local phenomenon, you can find it all over Illinois as well.
Also, having spent four years in college in St. Louis, and being subjected to an untold number of foul Imo's pies at extracurricular activities, I can definitively say that it's not even an acquired taste. Unless you were exposed to it during your formative childhood years, it will never be palatable.
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@ButterButter: I can't help you with the origin of the St. Paul sandwich but thanks for reminding me of it! It's been years, even decades, since I had one but it was my "sober up so I could drive home" late-night snack many times. I usually got mine on the South Side and it was on white bread, not a bun.