Chrono Krysster II wrote on 12/05/17 at 13:19:31:


I ate Pringles chips today with my sandwiches. I had the Loud Salsa flavor. It was really good and complemented my sandwiches well. I don't care what anybody says about Pringles chips, I'll still eat them, though I usually only eat them when I have sandwiches (which is not that often).

johnboy81918 wrote on 05/02/18 at 09:36:04:

You make me wanna cook my own paella now, that's one of my favourite (among probably 50+) meals. I really love it and I think a home-made one could be very cool.

@Nick: yes, Europe has great food, especially among the Mediterranean countries (France of course, Spain, Italy, Greece), just like northern African countries, i.e Maghreb.

Harvey Kartel wrote on 05/03/18 at 12:10:56:

Technically it doesn't come from "Middle East" (just like Syria, Lebanon, etc.) but more than from Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia).

Harvey Kartel wrote on 05/04/18 at 16:20:10:

lol perhaps but that would show they're poorly educated (and there are Muslims, deserts and terrorists everywhere in the world, not even always in the same places, you know).

Antistar wrote on 05/05/18 at 01:57:28:


I think we Americans always picture the rest of the world incorrectly, because we see so little of it depicted accurately in our media. I love browsing the Internet to find pictures of foreign countries that look very different from the way we usually picture them. I can't help but still picture Morocco as being nothing but scorching, barren desert where bearded, brown-skinned men in white robes ride around on camels and shop at bazaars, but here's a picture of the ski resort town of Ifrane. I'm probably not the only one who hears "Syria" and immediately imagines a war zone in a barren desert with missiles and bombs flying everywhere, and burned-out buildings. But Wikipedia has this picture from the Homs region...

P.S. Here's another favorite of mine. This picture was taken in... wait for it... Oman.

Harvey Kartel wrote on 05/10/18 at 14:43:01:


Haha, me too!

Love Baja Blast and so much junk food for so little cash, lol.

Antistar wrote on 05/10/18 at 22:32:19:


^ Fixed.

I don't think body size has as much to do with it, as I'm not exactly André the Giant (I'm actually fairly small for a man, and people who see me are surprised that I weigh as much as I do-- I certainly don't look like someone who's a shade over 100 kg, nor do I feel like I weigh that much), but what we are surrounded by and therefore conditioned to consider normal. If you grew up in Yuma, Arizona where my cousin lives, you'd think 45°C was a normal summer day.

...Of course, if I was in France and they gave me a too-small drink, I'd just ask them for un deuxième   (or maybe even un troisième)
They'd charge me a few extra Euros, but what the heck. If I can afford to come to France, surely I can afford to buy an extra Coke or two. Ultimately it's just a First World problem, because we could be somewhere in Africa, walking down to the crocodile-infested river, wooden bucket in hand, if we wanted something extra to wash our food down with.    

Just bottled my peach saison yesterday, got a little over 4.5 gallons out of the batch so I'm pretty pleased with it. Tasted nice too, now just have to wait until it's carbonated and I'll have a nice refreshing beer stocked up to get through some of the warmer days.

For some reason, I'd never made deviled eggs before last week...I had no idea how easy it was, and damn they make for a tasty snack! Might have to make another batch soon, or at least whenever I've got company over since it would be really easy to scale up and make a large quantity (the only reason I even bothered making them was to use up some mayo I made last week).

My wife made Peking duck and steamed buns yesterday, turned out great - I love the flavor of duck, but we rarely cook it whole, just occasionally get some breasts and cook those. Gonna freeze the carcass and make some sort of duck-based soup someday!

I went to a Honduran restaurant right down the road from where I live, and now I wish I hadn't. I paid over $20 for some rather crappy food that didn't really fill me. I did however get to practice my Spanish with the lady who took my order. Since there was a Hispanic-oriented market two doors down, after ordering I told her, "Cuando espero por mi comida, busco en la Tienda Latina", pointing my finger in the direction of it because I couldn't say "next door" or even "over there". Neither could I tell her that I'd be back shortly. Yet she compliments my Spanish skills wondering how I learned to speak the language so well, despite me clearly sucking at it. (and this isn't the first time a Latin American has said this to me)

I don't know if she was just trying to flatter me, or if most of us "gringos" are much, much worse at Spanish than me. It's not like you have to be a super-genius to learn enough Spanish or French to "just get by". These are certainly two of the easiest foreign languages for a native English speaker to learn. I think any worldly, educated person should have basic conversational ability in three languages at the very least, if not be somewhat fluent. There is much more to this world than the United States and the English language. Only about 5% of the world's population lives in the U.S. so for every American in the world, there are at least 19 people from somewhere else, and the world's Spanish-speaking population equals (if not exceeds) the total of English speakers.

There was a TV in the Honduran restaurant that was on Univisión, an American Spanish-language television network. I wish I had some Spanish channels on my TV, as it'd give me a lot of opportunity to work on my listening skills as well as important vocabulary. However, my cable package doesn't have it, and the only Spanish-language program I've ever been able to watch was Plaza Sésamo, which is of course the Mexican version of Sesame Street (itself a very good tool for learning Spanish as a second or third language)

P.S. Had a small bowl of some Indian dish last night. Indian food to me is so-so (as they say in old Wendy's ads... where's the beef?) but I do eat it from time to time as something "exotic".

I went to Arby's again today because I had to have THE MEATS!  

They have a new "triple decker" sandwich, which I got with the Greek gyro (they told me they don't make the Greek salad anymore). With the large curly fries, it turned out to be a bigger meal than I could finish, which is a good value for $15.

And, of course, "J'ai demandé pour un grand boisson"! (I suppose I could make that my French catchphrase?)

Harvey Kartel wrote on 05/30/18 at 14:26:02:


Nick quite frankly I'm appalled.  A true nationalist patriot would know that English is the superior language.  As the predominant language of the United States of America, a real populist would know that there's no reason to waste valuable time learning the minority languages of the country.  Only a fake Trumpian would cast consternation on those who are smart enough to put their free time to better use. Are you really just a Globalist masquerading around here trying to portray a Southern stereotype?  Shame!

Orange Slices wrote on 06/08/18 at 03:46:43:

If you want beef or chicken tacos, the easiest way to get good taco meat at home is to go with shredded meat in some kind of sauce that you like. For beef, I'd recommend going with a cut like chuck eye roast, then cooking it slowly for a couple of hours until it becomes really tender, then shredding it. If you start with too lean of a cut, the shredded beef will be really tough and fibrous. For chicken, it's easiest to go with boneless skinless breasts, cooked in a marinade of your choosing (feel free to experiment, I've even used orange juice as the base for a marinade, maybe that appeals to you ) until done, then shred. No matter which protein you choose, go with corn tortillas - there's pretty much never a good reason to go with flour tortillas for tacos, corn tortillas give much better flavor and texture. As for toppings, that's entirely up to your preference - salsa, sour cream, cole slaw, guacamole, cilantro...all are popular options, just depends what you like.

Let us know if you end making some tacos!

Harvey Kartel wrote on 06/08/18 at 12:46:10:


^Danny Trejo approved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6z2k63niPA