🧑‍🍳 We talked about chili and beans. So, let's do Spaghetti. Onions? Peppers?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I do not care for canes at all. The rest I’ll eat.

At least by avoiding them you are not funding LSU's NIL. haha

 

[rick4bama]

@TerryP has opened something in this 70, 71 and almost one month old that I never thought I would be doing right now. That is cooking from scratch. Our grandson lives with us. I would get him stuff from the grocery. Now I will cook what he likes. I just wish I could get him to eat my soup. Did I tell you Terry that I made the shrimp and grits? April loves them. That's why I started the recipe post, got some saves one still not tried. Also, the Southern Biscuit Flour to make those sour cream and biscuits, I tried the other day and made cheddar cheese biscuits.

 

[footballer]

Wanted something different awhile back. Came across a recipe for taco spaghetti. Mexican flair instead of Italian. Was pretty good.
Looking for different kinds of taste these days. Have grown tired of some the same ole same ole.

 

[TerryP]

As long as it's dunked in good beer and not freaking spaghetti. I mean out of all the options we have who really says i want a plate of spaghetti?

Last time you ordered it at a restaurant?

I've never thought about the question. I don't remember if I've ever ordered it at a restaurant. I don't think I have. Now that I think about this it dawns on me Italian cuisine is probably the most underrepresented food genre around here. The only one I eat at is about three miles...and then we're talking :30 min or more.

(I suspect that has to do with the slow turn on tables.)

 

[TerryP]

A little bit of a different concept with the beer, but it seems to work for them. I haven't been in one that wasn't crowded. My daughter loves them... one of their sides is a cucumber salad or something and she digs it..

That's not too bad. The imitation crab bit throws me for a loop...but, the flavor is there. (Red pepper flakes top it off nicely.)

 

[TerryP]

.I eat what I like

If you didn't ... can't say we would be chatting. No criticisms, just interest.

I'm wondering...meatball subs?

A few times a year I get in the mood for a big plate. A few times a year I get in the mood for meatball subs. None of it is coming out of a jar. It's not going to be a cheap ground.

Speaking of restaurants ... there is a chain here called Firehouse Subs. I don't know how big they are now. The one up the street ... I've had their meatball sub a few times over the years. It's not too bad for a fast food sub shop thing. Now, their cold subs haven't measured up to Jersey's Mike's. Neither do JM's hot subs measure up to theirs. I'd put the hot sandwiches, Italian based, on the same level as those you can get at The Mellow Mushroom (which used to be good; some things real good.)

 

[Krimson]

If you didn't ... can't say we would be chatting. No criticisms, just interest.

I'm wondering...meatball subs?

A few times a year I get in the mood for a big plate. A few times a year I get in the mood for meatball subs. None of it is coming out of a jar. It's not going to be a cheap ground.

Speaking of restaurants ... there is a chain here called Firehouse Subs. I don't know how big they are now. The one up the street ... I've had their meatball sub a few times over the years. It's not too bad for a fast food sub shop thing. Now, their cold subs haven't measured up to Jersey's Mike's. Neither do JM's hot subs measure up to theirs. I'd put the hot sandwiches, Italian based, on the same level as those you can get at The Mellow Mushroom (which used to be good; some things real good.)

Can't remember when I've had a meatball sub so it's been a while but it was from subway because my wife wanted a turkey sandwich from there. It's one of 2 or 3 places that serve food near where my folks live. I can't say I've ever had one where I thought "this is really good" but I'll eat it.

 

[TerryP]

I can't say I've ever had one where I thought "this is really good" but I'll eat it.

It wasn't the meatball at MM I thought was real good, it was the hot turkey. I don't know how good their food is today. It's been years since I've been in one. They did well with their calzones.

One thought led to another which landed on subs ... threads did to do that around here on occasion.

 

[rick4bama]

Wanted something different awhile back. Came across a recipe for taco spaghetti. Mexican flair instead of Italian. Was pretty good.
Looking for different kinds of taste these days. Have grown tired of some the same ole same ole.

I have been wanting to try this one.

 

[Krimson]

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One thought led to another which landed on subs ... threads did to do that around here on occasion.

They do, kinda like conversations. You've had me thinking about my eating habits some, guess that's another thing I learned from living at home. I spent a lot of years, between home and the Navy, eating what was on my plate. After getting out on my own and getting financially able, I decided why not eat what you want more. I'll still cook something that the wife and kids want but there are lines like the days they want spaghetti. I'll eat leftovers or go pick me up something now rather than eat that.
Comfortable temps inside is another thing I'm going to do as long as I can afford it. Damn sweating inside, my dad would to save money but life is just too short.

 

[TerryP]

You've had me thinking about my eating habits some, guess that's another thing I learned from living at home. I spent a lot of years, between home and the Navy, eating what was on my plate. After getting out on my own and getting financially able, I decided why not eat what you want more.

I can relate to the plate. Although I've found more often than not the things I "forced down" as a kid aren't that bad as an adult: it's all about how they are cooked. As example, and setting flavoring aside here, I couldn't stand green beans as a kid. Now, I keep them on hand. It wasn't the taste, it was the texture. That side of my family likes veggies, mushy. That turns me off quickly and completely.

No complaints. I was fed. I didn't get a lot of the variety; no time for a single parent. Now it's as much of "eating what I like" as it is "having the time and willingness" to make what I like. And of course the "able to afford" weighs heavily.

If there's one thing I've taken away from Mom's cooking ... Lipton's Soup mixes for meats.

 

[Krimson]

I can relate to the plate. Although I've found more often than not the things I "forced down" as a kid aren't that bad as an adult: it's all about how they are cooked. As example, and setting flavoring aside here, I couldn't stand green beans as a kid. Now, I keep them on hand. It wasn't the taste, it was the texture. That side of my family likes veggies, mushy. That turns me off quickly and completely.

No complaints. I was fed. I didn't get a lot of the variety; no time for a single parent. Now it's as much of "eating what I like" as it is "having the time and willingness" to make what I like. And of course the "able to afford" weighs heavily.

If there's one thing I've taken away from Mom's cooking ... Lipton's Soup mixes for meats.

It wasn't that what we ate was bad, I liked most everything except spaghetti and rutabagas, it was very repetitive but it was good. My folks made us try everything but if we were consistent in not liking it they didn't make us eat it. You weren't getting anything else cooked but our meals were almost always 2 to 3 sides and a meat, cornbread was a must. So if rutabagas were one of the sides I'd eat the other two. Spaghetti days there wasn't much option though so you ate spaghetti, maybe that's why i feel the way i do about it.
My dad loved oysters but he'd rarely pay for them. We weren't poor but he acted that way, guess because he grew up really poor. I don't live paycheck to paycheck and neither did he. I'll buy oysters whenever I decide I want some and he still won't, guess that's more of what I was saying about eating what I want.

 

[PurlJam]

Onions and mushrooms, I don’t use peppers in mine, but that is a thought. I do like red bells.

 

[PurlJam]

Growing up, my dad wouldn’t eat Spaghetti or Pizza, so we rarely had either. His Grandkids came along and he started eating both like nobody’s business. I gave him the WTF talk . He gave me the “It’s different now” line.

 

[TerryP]

Onions and mushrooms, I don’t use peppers in mine, but that is a thought. I do like red bells.

With yellow, diced in small sections, and simmered for a few hours ... they lead to a sweeter taste to the sauce. I like green on things like pizza for the contrast, the bite.

It's almost like a bay leaf thing ... it slowly works its way in.

 

[PurlJam]

With yellow, diced in small sections, and simmered for a few hours ... they lead to a sweeter taste to the sauce. I like green on things like pizza for the contrast, the bite.

It's almost like a bay leaf thing ... it slowly works its way in.

I’m the same with the greens on pizza. I like the reds and yellows in chili to cut the acid of the tomato sauce.

 

[TerryP]

I’m the same with the greens on pizza. I like the reds and yellows in chili to cut the acid of the tomato sauce.

We're on the same page.

 

[Krimson]

Growing up, my dad wouldn’t eat Spaghetti or Pizza, so we rarely had either. His Grandkids came along and he started eating both like nobody’s business. I gave him the WTF talk . He gave me the “It’s different now” line.

Understand that completely. Not sure who this grandpa is but he didn't raise me.

 

[Krimson]

Just this week my daughter was telling me that one of her friends always orders chicken fingers when at Mexican restaurants. She was like, who does that? Why does she not ever get tacos or quesadillas or something? I had to then tell her there was a Mexican place that is no longer open, that her mom and I used to go to at least once a week. I ordered the chicken finger plate 95% of the time. It was damn good. They smothered them in cheese sauce and topped with pico de gallo. IMO, it was the best thing on their menu. But at other Mexican joints, I always eat something else. When I find something I really like at a Mexican place (and mostly any place), I stick with it.

But places like Foosackly's, Canes, Buffalo Phils (local), Waldo's (founded by a UA alum), Super Chix, etc... I could eat at those places every day until my heart exploded.

Ever try the chicken tenders at a gas station that serves Krispy Krunchy chicken? Those are my favorite tenders and I'm not a big tender fan. Usually it's about the dipping sauce for me but those tenders are good.

 

[TerryP]

It wasn't that what we ate was bad, I liked most everything except spaghetti and rutabagas, it was very repetitive but it was good. My folks made us try everything but if we were consistent in not liking it they didn't make us eat it. You weren't getting anything else cooked but our meals were almost always 2 to 3 sides and a meat, cornbread was a must. So if rutabagas were one of the sides I'd eat the other two. Spaghetti days there wasn't much option though so you ate spaghetti, maybe that's why i feel the way i do about it.
My dad loved oysters but he'd rarely pay for them. We weren't poor but he acted that way, guess because he grew up really poor. I don't live paycheck to paycheck and neither did he. I'll buy oysters whenever I decide I want some and he still won't, guess that's more of what I was saying about eating what I want.

I'm with ya. I didn't like liver. We didn't eat it anymore. The only thing I call remember "balking" on was cheese inside a hot dog. That might be good (as a kid then) but good lord that one was a hard no. I may have pissed off my mom that night...

This has sent me into a bit of a memories spiral. I'm trying to remember grocery stores back then: it's vague.