whats for lunch Oppo?

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 03/10/2015 at 12:23 • Filed to: foodlopnik

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Last night I made some chicken/onion/pepper/cheese flautas, beans, rice and a salad. Happily taking part in leftovers today. The secret is to take an ice cream scoop of sour cream and dump a bunch of Valentina or Cholula on top to dip these beasts in.

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:21

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Are those Griswold pans?

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem 03/10/2015 at 12:22

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not sure, they are my girls

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:23

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Just had a simple salad today. Bell peppers, red onions, corn, cucumber, salmon and pasta.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:25

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Amateur! doing it the old school way.

Just set it and forget it!

Agrajag > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:25

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I just finished a bowl of cornbread and chili.

505Turbeaux > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/10/2015 at 12:26

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I dont trust that thing as far as I can throw it

Moves-Like-Senna > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:26

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That looks good! I'm doing brown rice/chicken breast/string beans.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:28

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That's some exotic eating for Maine! And Cholula (by far the best of the mainstream hot sauces, I think!) can be tricky to find even out here in CA.

Speaking of Mexican food, I really want to try out El El Frijoles in Sargentville next time we're out there. The name just cracks me up...but it seems to have gone a bit over the head of more than a few locals.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:29

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Glass lid rice cookers are iffy, particularly for cooking asian or other glutinous rice. They can froth up and be the devil to clean afterwards unless you pre-rinse the rice. They also dry out the rice easily. Proper rice cookers with a sealing lid and a moisture capture, however, are truly excellent.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:30

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I bought one for $14.99 ten years ago and I use it just about everyday(my wife is asian so we eat ALOT of rice) still works like a charm. I will never cook rice in a pot again for as long as this thing works.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:30

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I dunno, but your post made me hungry. And that reminds me, I really need a Mexican chef in my life. I'm good with making a fair amount of different cuisines, but Mexican isn't one of them.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/10/2015 at 12:31

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*That* is not a serious rice cooker. For the best, the sealing lid kind, you have to go high-dollar or go to an asian foods store.

MonkeePuzzle > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:31

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Tokyo Joes or Ikea meatballs are calling my name

505Turbeaux > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/10/2015 at 12:31

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haha that is a great name. Yeah Cholula is easy to find out here, but the Valentina, either the regular or extra hot is tough to find for me. Hot sauce UPS swap? I ran a Mexican restaurant in Denver for a few years, I know whats up!

Svend > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:32

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Pork and egg gala pie with salad cream and a couple of cans of guava juice.

Tidy.

OPPOsaurus WRX > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:32

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i havnt really eaten much in 3 days so i trreated myself to chicken chow mien fried rice, chicken fingers and boneless spareribs, i'd send a pic but its pretty much gone at this point. based on the last couple days i could be able to take a pic in about half an hour

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/10/2015 at 12:32

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Also to note, use the measuring device provided with the rice cooker - there is a unique unit of measure to rice.

505Turbeaux > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/10/2015 at 12:33

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yeah if you make it every day that makes sense. It becomes tedious after a while

505Turbeaux > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 03/10/2015 at 12:34

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I am going to make a generalization, bred through experience. Just find a girl that can cook Mexican, not an actual woman from Mexico. They can be stabby when mad

505Turbeaux > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/10/2015 at 12:35

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hahaha I see what you are laying down, but I dont actually want to see what you are laying down. Feel better man!

505Turbeaux > Svend 03/10/2015 at 12:36

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I need this in my life

Aaron M - MasoFiST > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:36

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I bought a Reuben, because I was lazy...and craving a Reuben.

OPPOsaurus WRX > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:37

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thanks. todays a lot better than the last couple. sunday was brutal. i couldn;t do much more than lay on the couch. god forbid I call in sick so I dragged my ass in monday and today

Nibby > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:38

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Leftovers. I really need to make a trip to the cemetery.

JR1 > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:38

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Damn this post made me hungry. Maybe I will make an omelet

macanamera > Svend 03/10/2015 at 12:39

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why havent i eaten this

505Turbeaux > Nibby 03/10/2015 at 12:39

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505Turbeaux > JR1 03/10/2015 at 12:40

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those are always good!

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/10/2015 at 12:40

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El El? Isn't that kinda like Ferrari LaFerrari?

JR1 > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:41

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Breakfast food is the best food!

505Turbeaux > JR1 03/10/2015 at 12:41

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all day. every day

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:41

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I love cast iron pans. Next time you're around them flip 'em over and report back to me ok? Haha.

Sn210 > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:43

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The special today was grilled chicken, sundried tomatoes, and feta cheese. Not bad for $3.50, but needs more mayo

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem 03/10/2015 at 12:43

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I will, I doubt it, but they are quality. I use Lodge myself unless they are enameled, then le Creuset is what is up

505Turbeaux > Sn210 03/10/2015 at 12:44

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yeah looks a tad bit dry, price is right though

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:44

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Lunch? It's 8:45 in the morning!

505Turbeaux > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 03/10/2015 at 12:44

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haha can substitute Breakfast, where are you, Alaska?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/10/2015 at 12:45

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We eat mostly Jasmin rice & never had an issue. Rince the rice first then one unit rice to one unit water. it's perfect every time.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:46

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"stabby when mad"

Now people are looking at me weird because I bust out laughing at work. Kudos to you, good sir.

My wife is Italian, so she would probably have an issue with me getting another mamacita.

spanfucker retire bitch > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:47

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Went to Wegmans and got one of their Meal + 2 sides $8 special. Chicken parm, mac & cheese, and green beans.

Mmmm mmmm.

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:48

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I'm not a fan of enameled cast iron but I do have a large le Creuset French oven that makes a mean chili on a kerosene heater.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/10/2015 at 12:48

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Haha, it's a funny take on the "L.L. Bean" brand name - which apparently people from Maine are super proud of.

505Turbeaux > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 03/10/2015 at 12:48

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hahaha got to watch out for those too. All those quick tempers.

I do 90% of the cooking around the house. My lady makes some interesting casseroles, like her mom did, but doesn't have a good lineage of grandparents that cook or any reason to really cook. At least she doesn't get mad at me ever!

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem 03/10/2015 at 12:50

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haha yes you do, in fact have this. Smelting season is done as of this weekend sad to say.

Nibby > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:50

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 03/10/2015 at 12:51

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Without a rinse, I can speak from experience CalRose and similar varieties produce a gummy froth in those that's hard to clean. I used one of the cheap glass lid ones all through college, and for those varieties (Korean cuisine ones) it just makes more sense to use a sealed top one - the extra stickiness from powder/whatever when unrinsed makes sticky style rice turn out quite well.

Svend > macanamera 03/10/2015 at 12:51

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Because it's mine, all mine I tell you.

Best is game pie. Pheasant, partridge, venison, guinea fowl or chicken and pork.

There's a place near me (20 mile away) that makes a perfect game pie.

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:51

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Can't say I'm upset about that.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:52

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Saddly even though my wife is Italian, she doesn't have any good recipes. Her grandmother (off the boat) died when she was too young to get any cooking knowledge. I do 99% of the cooking in my house. Actually, I love to cook. My perfect job would probably be to open my own eatery. But that takes money. And long hours. And more money.

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem 03/10/2015 at 12:52

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nah, it is fun, but it is good for the fishery

505Turbeaux > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 03/10/2015 at 12:53

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my dream was always to have an old gas station garage, half for working on cars, half diner or sandwich shop on the other side. Both my grandmothers were excellent cooks (not my mom though). My gramma had a German deli in new york and I have the book and all the tools to execute them

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 12:58

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Nice! I love trying non-local foods in random places. To this day one of the best Mexican dinners I've had was in Anchorage, AK (the fact that it was my first hot meal after a few days of camping through some surprisingly cold summer nights might have had something to do with it too though).

Thankfully we've found a store nearby that carries Cholula (for now). Haven't looked in to the varieties but I definitely see Valentina freely available at stores out here - can definitely try shipping some out if you're running low on supplies! Have you tried Amazon? Found this on Prime...$14 sounds a bit pricey but a liter of hot sauce sounds like a good time?

http://www.amazon.com/Valentina-Sals… /

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 13:01

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Nice dream to have. Problem is which side would you man?

Being a portly individual, I like lots of food. My grandmother was Polish/Czech, and whenever you went over her house she was always cooking something. You could come to her house at 1pm on a Tuesday afternoon un-announced and she'd inevitably have something awesome cooking in the oven. Oddly enough though, she never made Pierogis. Although I've managed to find a few decent recipes online for them.

505Turbeaux > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 03/10/2015 at 13:04

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nice!!! I will have to nab some from there!

505Turbeaux > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 03/10/2015 at 13:06

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I would man the deli side of it. No doubt. I could and have wrenched professionally but love cooking more.

My best friend is Italian/Polish, and man does he have talents on either side

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 13:12

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We have vastly different definitions of fun :p

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 13:17

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Actually, I am. I'm in Anchorage. I'll be in Spain in a few months so it'll get all flip-floppy here soon (Air Force).

505Turbeaux > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 03/10/2015 at 13:23

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ah yeah that makes sense. Good luck and travel safe!

MonkeePuzzle > 505Turbeaux 03/10/2015 at 13:34

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fail, no TJ's or Ikea, 5 Guys called louder.

and you know its good by the grease on the bag...