What did you cook or eat today (August 2019)?

[Karen W]

Another week of 100 degree heat. Lunch inspired by an old lunch-counter restaurant called Chock full of Nuts (coffee) - Cream cheese on cinnamon raisin bread, grapes and strawberries on the side. Chocolate brownie for dessert. Dinner - open-faced Tuna/artichoke melts with provalone on toasted English muffins. More fruit. On the side.

 

[TastyReuben]

Yes. The big brand name is Fritos. You can make a carry around version of it as well using either the regular size bag or individual serving bags. Empty out the fritos, put a few back in, some of your favorite chili mixture, cheese, repeat layering.

And the county/street fair name for that is...?

 

[medtran49]

So you mix the corn chips into the chilli and then layer it with cheese and bake it? This is so foreign to me!

No, for baking, chili, chips, cheese, bake. I guess you could layer it if you want, but we never did. It's something that has been around ever since they started making Fritos.

 

[TastyReuben]

Pork saltimbocca and sautéed spinach and potatoes.

Pardon my thumb, we're overcast and about to storm, so it's dark in the kitchen.

 

[medtran49]

Homemade pot stickers. The half moons are pork and the rectangles with wings are crawfish. Sesame and soy sauce for the pork ones. Citrus for the crawfish.

 

[detroitdad]

low carb tortilla pizza.

 

[rascal]

I'll have a slice too please.

A seagulls brekky for me.

Russ

 

[rascal]

Homemade pot stickers. The half moons are pork and the rectangles with wings are crawfish. Sesame and soy sauce for the pork ones. Citrus for the crawfish.

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If these are home made they look amazing. I'm going to have to learn to make these.

Russ

 

[medtran49]

If these are home made they look amazing. I'm going to have to learn to make these.

Russ

Just takes practice! And thank you.

 

[rascal]

Just takes practice! And thank you.

I've tried folding samosas but they aren't pretty, my wife folds them now from a you tube vid. I've seen chinese people folding like your ones. It really is an art. One I wasn't blessed with.

Russ

 

[medtran49]

I've tried folding samosas but they aren't pretty, my wife folds them now from a you tube vid. I've seen chinese people folding like your ones. It really is an art. One I wasn't blessed with.

Russ

I have to admit, I really suck at folding the soup dumpling ones, and I watched several videos before attempting. I'll never do those homemade again more than likely!

 

[rascal]

I have to admit, I really suck at folding the soup dumpling ones, and I watched several videos before attempting. I'll never do those homemade again more than likely!

I really should watch you tube more on folding, I do like to present tidy even portions, not odd shapes. Being lazy I'll prolly just let the wife do them.

Russ

 

[TastyReuben]

Just takes practice! And thank you.

And patience!

I have a recipe for potstickers, and I've made them a few times, really good, but I gave up trying to do a proper fold on them. Now, as long as I get them sealed up, I'm good.

 

[rascal]

And patience!

I have a recipe for potstickers, and I've made them a few times, really good, but I gave up trying to do a proper fold on them. Now, as long as I get them sealed up, I'm good.

Snap

 

[medtran49]

Use a scoop for filling to give even portions and the folding is just practice, really. The soup dumpling folding is more tricky, but I'm sure I would get it eventually.

I can do the regular fillings and foldings really quickly, close to 50 in half an hour. The soup dumpling filling is another matter, twice as long for half as many.